Michael Jager - Keynote Revolutionary

Director and President, Jager Di Paola Kemp Design

Killing Curiosity?

Whether amplified or under attack, curiosity is undergoing uncertain transformation. As creators, the choice is ours to destroy, defend, or set in motion a movement that catapults curiosity to a brave new level. Fear not, for we must always find joy on the precipice of the unknown!

“Careful how you move, Mac, you dig me in me back
An’ I’m so pilled up that I rattle
I have got the sharpest knife, so I cut the biggest slice
I’ve got no time to do battle”
-The Clash, “Revolution Rock”
For twenty years Michael has directed the multidisciplinary creative and design efforts of a studio whose process is informed by emotional, rational, and cultural forces and whose focus centers on the idea that design distinction matters. Working with internal and external partners, Michael has helped to create proprietary processes, experiences, and exploratory environments like Living Brand®, the Collaboratory, Exquisite Corpse Artsite, Iskra Print Collective, and Sanctuary Artsite. Guided by Ezra Pound’s simply but elegantly stated principle, “Make it new,” his collaborative output for a multitude of today’s most important and relevant brands is recognized worldwide by design periodicals, books, competitions, exhibitions, and his peers. Michael lives in Burlington, Vermont, with his wife and three children.