About
Hi I'm Sophie Ralli- amateur skateboarder, fine artist, mediocre racket sports player and cat lover based by the sea in Brighton & Hove, UK.
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I am also an ACD with a foundation in the arts, driving high-level art direction that fuses conceptual rigor with refined visual craft that resonates across culture. I have helped shaped distinctive brand experiences for global icons including Diageo, Heineken and Google.
Raygun London
Sept 2025 - Nov 2025
Freelance Associate Creative Director
ACD for the Art Basel Awards 2025. My role was predominately to shape high level art direction for the prestigious event, involving hospitality elements, awards ceremony and VIP afterparty.
NVE Experience Agency
April 2024 - Oct 2025
Freelance Associate Creative Director
My role as ACD for NVE Experience Agency on Diageo's World Class 2025 was to concept, develop and direct the creative on each of the luxury brand activations for several of Diageo's luxury brands including Don Julio, Ketel One, Tanqueray No.Ten, Zacapa and The Singleton.
Jack Morton 2022 - 2025
Experiential Creative
For over three years at Jack, I relished the opportunites to contribute to innovative and impactful experiences as an Experiential Creative. I'm passionate about creative problem-solving and have sought to push creative boundaries by bringing strategic thinking, fresh ideation and a strong design direction to every project. I have thrived in the collaborative environment as I believe in fostering positive, supportive teams where everyone can contribute their best ideas and deliver impactful experiences that leave a lasting impression.
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Clients have included Heineken, TikTok, Google, Samsung
Ralli Design Ltd
2010 - 2020
Director
I co-founded Ralli Design, a ceramic homeware brand creating products for small spaces. As part of Royal Stafford's English Eccentrics collective, our designs were produced by Royal Stafford my Ralli Tea Set was exclusively sold at Crate&Barrel in the USA. I gained experience in all aspects of product design, from concept to market, including project management, manufacturing, and business development. Additional freelance projects encompassed glassware and packaging design.
Education
London Southbank University, London 2015 - 2016
I took part in Investment Escalator and Momentum business programme for SMEs with Ralli Design, winning an award for pitching.
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London 2008 - 2010 BA (Hons) Ceramic Design. My final major project was designing and producing a stacking, Skandi style tea set. This product went on to be manufactured at Royal Stafford (UK) and sold at Crate & Barrel (USA).
During my BA at CSM, I was chosen to do an internship with Joseph Joseph kitchenware company which was fantastic and inspired me to start my own design company- Ralli Design.
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London 2007 – 2008 Foundation Diploma in Art. A wonderful year of exploring diverse creative practice ultimately specialising in ceramics.
Nottinghill and Ealing High School, London 2000 – 2006
I received the Aplin Scholarship for Art and did 9 GCSEs, 4 AS Levels and 3 A Levels.