A Cold Wall names Joshua Bullen its first designer-in-residence

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A Cold Wall has appointed Joshua Bullen as its first designer-in-residence, bringing a new creative lead to the London-founded menswear label. Bullen, 38, spent more than a decade at Stone Island, later led menswear design at Givenchy and served as design director at Kenzo under Nigo.

The title is deliberately open-ended rather than a conventional fixed-term creative-director job. Bullen will work with the label's existing product team and alongside director and creative consultant Nick Griffiths. In interviews with Vogue, Bullen described an ambition to preserve the progressive identity established by founder Samuel Ross while making the brand more clearly clothing-led and practical in everyday use.

Bullen's first collection for A Cold Wall is scheduled to be presented in Paris during menswear fashion week in January 2027. The presentation is planned to include an exhibition and music programme, and Bullen said the collection will include tailoring made in London.

The appointment also sits within a commercial reset. Ross founded the label in 2015 and sold it in 2024; Four Marketing later acquired the business from Tomorrow. The company is preparing US-based fulfilment from February 2027 and a showroom for the FW27 season, while a first London store remains a longer-term ambition rather than a confirmed opening.