Robert Shaw

An architect and designer working in the UK and internationally, Robert has been closely involved with the Sunbury Embroidery since 1996, serving as a founding trustee and chairman from 2006 to 2025. He has played a central role in shaping the project’s identity, leading its brand development and, in collaboration with David Brown, designing the award-winning Embroidery Gallery, which opened in 2006. More recently, he has designed the proposed enlargement of the Gallery, for which fundraising is currently underway.

Alongside his professional work, Robert is a writer and photographer with a passion for travel, bringing a broad cultural perspective to his creative practice.