Michael Murdoch

CEO and Founder

Michael founded The House in 2009 and is responsible for creative output, managing the team and keeping our clients smiling. He is an experienced designer having over 10 years experience working in London and Hong Kong and has helped organisations of all sizes like the NHS, MTV, Diabetes UK, Boots, Heineken, Global Goals and Nokia to smaller start-ups like Olive Branch, Mixcloud and Readwave. Michael helps clients find their full potential, taking them step-by-step through their projects in partnership with them.

Graduating from Central Saint Martins and the University of West of England, with a time spent studying in Hong Kong, Michael has the training and skills required for any big brand name. Past companies Michael has worked at include Lloyd Northover, Ingredient, Getty Images and Root Design.

When not dreaming up creative and commercially viable ideas Michael loves to gain inspiration from travel (35 countries and counting), practicing Tai Chi and Yoga, cycling to and from work, running (2 marathons down and a few to go) and photographing the wonderful things he sees.

Fancy a chat?  Email michael@thehouselondon.com

Simon Van Blerk

Chief Technical Officer

Simon cut his teeth as a freelance web developer and entrepreneur in the 90s when the web was a primitive beast. During his career so far he has worked at the worlds largest privately owned gaming portal, Miniclip, and spent several years contributing to and later leading the Miniclip web development team. In 2010 Simon co-founded 3step Web to bring agile and iterative web development to small businesses including co-founding a funded tech start-up.

He excels in managing digital teams so that every project stays on task and on time, connecting the dots between coder and client.  Not only does he have the technical skills to code fantastic website which meet all web standards, he has the personable skills to get the job done efficiently and effectively.

In his spare time he plays with his kids, reads comics and rides a skateboard (badly).

Matt Wilson

Head of Animation

Matt Wilson is an award winning, talented graphic designer and animator, he is interested in information design and enjoys the challenge of illustrating facts and statistics. Recently he has been combining his passion for information with motion graphic techniques to tell stories through illustration.  Matt is an enthusiastic hard working individual who is passionate about providing high quality design solutions.

He heads up our animations team producing powerful stories for Heineken, Diabetes UK, Walk Free and many more.  Got a story to tell, test Matt’s skills for yourself and bring it to life!

Outside of the world of animations, you’ll find Matt in out on a surf trip, at a gig or enjoy some tasty grub with his friends.

Paul Kemp

Senior Designer

Lloyd Cook

Designer

Jennifer Turpin

Animator/Designer

Graduate of a masters degree in Graphic and Digital Design, with first class honours, Jennifer is a talented French Graphic Designer and Animator.

She specialises in digital design working on websites, mobile apps and motion design projects, plus a little illustration for good measure. Passionate about movies and Cinema, she loves storytelling and animating. So give her a challenge and see what she can do!

Beside design, she is often seeking for a new exciting and adventurous travel, always with her camera and her backpack!