Benedict Hobson
Benedict Hobson is co-CEO of Dezeen.
He graduated from the University of Sussex with a first-class English Literature degree in 2009 and joined Dezeen in 2011 after spending two years working for a London architecture firm.
From 2012 to 2018, Benedict led Dezeen's in-house creative team Dezeen Studio, which produces the online magazine's original video content and delivers projects as diverse as print publications, exhibitions, talks and events for prestigious clients around the world.
From 2018 to 2022, he held the position of chief content officer, which saw him oversee Dezeen's editorial, video and social media output, as well as spearheading Dezeen's digital development strategy.
Benedict was appointed as Dezeen's co-CEO together with Wai Shin Li in 2022.
Dezeen has won more than 20 awards under his leadership, including multiple wins at the BSME Awards, PPA Awards, AOP Awards, British Media Awards and IBP National Journalism Awards.
Benedict led Dezeen Studio to beat media giants the Guardian, CNN and Google to a prestigious Webby Award in 2015 and came ahead of Vice, GQ and The Late Late Show to win an AOP Digital Publishing Award for best use of video in 2017.
Dezeen received multiple accolades for the groundbreaking Virtual Design Festival in 2020, won a second Webby Award in 2021 and scooped numerous awards for innovative brand partnerships during his time as chief content officer.
Under Benedict's direction as co-CEO, Dezeen was named editorial brand of the year by the International Building Press and won business publication of the year at the PPA Independent Publisher Awards in 2022.
In 2023, he was named leader of the year for media and the digital industries at The Drum Awards 2023 alongside his fellow co-CEO Wai Shin Li.
Benedict is an experienced public speaker and digital media consultant and has spoken at events in cities including London, Berlin, Beijing and Sao Paulo. He has hosted talks, moderated panel discussions, facilitated workshops and taken part in judging panels around the world.
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Stories by Benedict Hobson
Martino Gamper creates drum kits for Nike with Flyknit skins
Denise Schindler to become world’s first Paralympic cyclist to use 3D-printed prosthesis
Lindsey Adelman creates quivering tree-like lighting installation for Nike
Nike’s The Nature of Motion exhibition aims to “start a conversation” with the design community
Land Rover celebrates design and creativity with 2016 Born Awards
Arihiro Miyake’s Coppélia chandelier for Moooi could “only be created with LEDs”
Tord Boontje wanted to make the home “softer and more humane” with 2004 Midsummer Light
Patrizia Moroso reveals the “hidden heart” of Moroso in exclusive factory tour
Model making was key to the design of Smiljan Radić’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in 2014
Kki Sweets redirect
Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion paid homage to its predecessors
Peter Zumthor’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 was a space of “solitude and calm”
Greg Lynn’s microclimate chair for Nike could give athletes “a distinct performance advantage”
The Restaurant by Caesarstone and Tom Dixon aimed to “open up what a kitchen could be”
Lee Broom’s Salone del Automobile delivery van arrives in Milan
Marcel Wanders creates lamp for Moooi with “super-thin space-frame structure”
Moooi creates floor-standing version of “beautiful and iconic” Raimond lamp
Jonas Forsman uses 3D knitting to create folding Shift Chair for Moooi
David Weeks’ folding wooden Cubebot toy “has a life of its own” on Instagram
Cox Rayner’s university health centre aims to reduce anxiety in patients
Produce Workshop uses wooden trellis to create connected shops inside Singapore art school
Sou Fujimoto was considered “a risk” for the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
