PODGE, YOU & US

2019

This is our special day.
A day to celebrate
Podge, you, and “us”.

Together with D&AD let us pause and remember
all the good things that brought us together
and will continue to bond us in the future.

How we met

Twenty-five years ago a handful of the biggest names in design, gathered
for lunch at Quaglinos. That was back in 1994, the first Podge lunch. They
wanted the chance to chew over the fat and do what had never really been
done before. Talk openly. No pitches. No awards. Just the opportunity to
discuss their industry, their businesses, and their experiences with no
agenda in sight. Turns out, it was a bit of a hit! They had so much fun,
they met again a year later. And the year after that.

There were just 30 attendees at that first lunch, the likes of Alan Fletcher,
Colin Porter, Aziz Cami, Brian Webb, Erik Spiekermann, Lynn Trickett,
Malcolm Garrett, Marcello Minale, and of course, the Podgefather,
Phil Jones.

And so here we are, 25 years later, with the same values, the same spirit,
and the same awkward table change before pudding. We’re all older, and
wiser of course – but the friendships forged at Podge have stood the test of
time and the Podge formula has stayed the same. We have grown from a
gathering of 30 designers to 250, representing the now markedly different
and more diverse creative sector.

To mark 25 years of lost-afternoons, we have teamed up with our friends
at D&AD to celebrate the ‘best of’ design and today’s creative industry.

Guests

Podge is enriched by friends. We welcome our oldest
friends and the newest to our family.

Extended Family

For their patience and caring, kind words and sharing,
we just want to say Thank you.

OUR CREATIVE FAMILY

Reception
what
Podge 25th
Anniversary Lunch
where
116 Pall Mall, London
SW1Y 5ED
when
12.30pm – Late
May 17th