A GLOBAL CREATIVE GROUP
Making waves that transform experiences for people and brands
A collection of experiences
Red Design Group has been creating and connecting since 2002
23
Years of leading change
120
Clients reinvigorated
500
Transformations embarked
110B
Clients’ enterprize value
1 GROUP
3 STUDIOS
4 TIMEZONES
9 LANGUAGES
From a small design agency in Melbourne, Red Design Group now overlooks 3 global design studios specialised in branding, retail, hospitality, residential, hotels and resorts across 3 continents.
OUR BRANDS
FEATURED WORKS
OUR TEAM
ROY TAVENOR
Founding Chairman
Roy Tavenor is a retail marketing visionary with nearly 50 years of experience spanning retail, brand strategy and design. Beginning his career with Unilever in South Africa before moving to Australia in 1994, Roy is known for his sharp insight, direct communication and passion for helping retailers navigate industry disruption. As co-founder of Red Design Group in 2002, he helped grow the business from a Melbourne start up into a leading retail strategy and design consultancy. His book Old Retail, New Retail: WTF? captures his practical, future focused perspective on why iconic brands struggle and what retailers need to thrive. An author, innovator and the driving force behind the newly launched BRANDR business and podcast, Roy continues to share the stories and foresight that define his career.
ROBERT OVCARIC
Founding Chairman
Rob Ovcaric is a founding principal of Red Design Group with over 35 years of experience in architecture, interior design and branded environments. Since co-founding Red in 2002, he has shaped the company’s creative culture, mentored its core team and led the delivery of commercially effective design across retail, hospitality and commercial sectors. Rob previously spent nine years at Myer in Store Development, and earlier worked with Godrey and Spowers Architects, Design Helix and other Architectural Practices while running his own design and construction practice. His technical strength and strategic design leadership have made him a cornerstone of Red’s long-term success. Rob holds an Interior Design Qualification from RMIT and is a Registered Building Practitioner (Building Designer) with the Victorian Building Authority with Mutual Recognition around Australia.
DARREN HOSE
Founding Chairman
Darren Hose is a founding director of Red Design Group and director of RCX, the company’s digital innovation division. With a multidisciplinary background in architecture, branding, experience design and digital strategy, Darren has spent more than two decades helping organisations build connected and future-ready brand ecosystems. As a co-founder of Red in 2002, he played a key role in integrating physical and digital experience design well before it became mainstream. At RCX, he leads teams creating immersive digital content, applications and connected platforms. His earlier career includes major roles at The Buchan Group and Myer, and he holds an MBA and multiple design qualifications from RMIT.
RHYS MULLARVEY
Founding Chairman
Rhys Mullarvey is a director at Red Design Group and a key driver of the company’s international expansion, particularly across Southeast Asia. As Director of RxD Global and CEO of Red Vietnam, he leads high performance teams delivering rapid, scalable and technically robust design solutions for global retailers, architects and commercial brands. Rhys oversees teams specialising in reality capture, BIM modelling, 3D visualisation and advanced documentation workflows, positioning RxD Global as a critical production hub for Red’s international operations. His technical capability, speed and leadership continue to elevate the quality and innovation of Red’s global design delivery.
DRIVEN BY OUR PURPOSE, WE EXIST TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO OUR PEOPLE, OUR CLIENTS AND OUR WORLD
