mills.dray@proton.me
(they/them)
Mills Dray is a designer and educator working with play, strategy, facilitation and design research.
Across the UK, Sweden and Australia, they have facilitated programmes of organisational change in collaboration with the NHS, school networks, charities, and local and central governments. They have been an Enabler at the Leadership Centre since 2017, is a visiting lecturer at MfA Embedded Design at HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg and currently a Play Sufficiency Consultant at Ludicology.
Alongside this work, Mills has a drawing and diagramming practice that explores processwork, animation and analogue techniques. They have exhibited at Röhsska Museet, Detriti Gallery and Nääs Slöjd & Byggnadsvård, and have given talks and workshops internationally, including at Tokyo Play and Kaospilots in Aarhus.
Mills holds a BA in Design (First Class Honours) from Goldsmiths, University of London (2016) and an MfA in Child Culture Design from HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg (2022).