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Anant Sharma

Anant has spent the last 14 years leading Matter Of Form – a Brand & Experience Design Consultancy partnering with timeless luxury brands. A father of two, avid DJ and producer, Anant places a ruthless focus on craft and creativity to bridge the gap between the minds of tomorrow with the C-suite of today.

A futurist, innovation enthusiast and keen advocate of developing meritocratic cultures that promote ideas and learning, Anant is also a dedicated teacher and student of behavioural design; exploring what drives us to do the things we do.


It’s a fascination he brings to all ventures; including co-ownership of design thinking school Experience Haus, lecturing as an adjunct professor in branding, CX and innovation at EHL and through his role as part-time host of What The Luxe – a podcast series designed to shun boring ideas of luxury and instead reframe timelessness as the relentless pursuit of craft.


In between causing trouble, Anant was a founding member of Eton’s eCommerce society and Editor of Arts Magazine. With a Bachelor’s in Journalism from UAL and Executive MBAs from UCL and Oxford, Anant is an eternal student. Before founding Matter Of Form, he established several other ventures; most notably, a tech business focused on fashion retail.


He’s a regular keynote speaker, having delivered talks at Walpole’s British Luxury Summit, Inhorgenta, LCC and more building on themes of human-centred design, meaningful innovation, new-age tech, healthy friction and perceived value to leading luxury and business audiences. Since April 2023, Anant has sat on the Board of Trustees for Crafts Council – the UK’s national charity for craft enrichment.

 

Outside of Matter Of Form, Anant moonlights as a DJ and producer, having played sets at clubs and festivals all over the world, Glastonbury included. He is also a very proud father of two; three if you include Molly – the dachshund adored by the 
entire studio.

Expert in These Subjects

Design

Branding

Luxury

Business Leadership

Digital Innovation

CX

Strategy

Industry Recognition

Member Board of Trustees, Craft Council

Adjust Professor, MBA, EHL

Judge, The Lovie Awards

Judge, The Webby Awards

Campaign Best Places To Work 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

Anant Walpole

Anant Sharma, Founder & CEO, speaking at the Walpole Luxury Summit