Art Direction
Hermione Olivia – CEO Yourself
Building from an idea to a fully realised identity, we were involved in every stage of the branding experience, working collaboratively with Hermione to deliver a brand. STUDIO LEES was involved in all steps of the process, the creative direction, visual identity, website, socials and merchandise.
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Lucy Delius – New website and shop launch
Studio Lees reinvigorated Lucy Delius’ design and translated it across their new website, social media adverts, posts and reels, newsletters, print advertising, bold outdoor poster campaign targeting West London, printed invitations and pieces, packaging
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Jessica McCormack OVERVIEW
STUDIO LEES has been collaborating with the London-Based jewellery designer since 2017, working on editorial design, creative direction, visual identity and all associated assets including advertising, printed materials, merchandise and event collateral.
Art Direction
Hermione Olivia OVERVIEW
STUDIO LEES works with Hermione Olivia on brand identity, creative direction, website and social media design, newsletters and merchandise as well as print collateral design.
Art Direction
WIRED OVERVIEW
STUDIO LEES is a go-to for WIRED on multiple publications and projects including: rebranding, art direction, design, film production, event production, editorial design, documentary-making and illustration.
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Lucy Delius OVERVIEW
STUDIO LEES’ ongoing relationship with Lucy Delius has unfolded over time - refining, elevating and platforming this elegant, irreverent brand.
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Roxie Nafousi OVERVIEW
STUDIO LEES collaborated with Roxie Nafousi to create a fresh brand identity, characterised by pared-back visual aesthetics and a neutral approach to the graphic design and color palette. Work included a complete rebrand with creative direction on photography and a reset of Roxi Nafousi’s social media platforms and website to align with the new branding and elevate her digital presence.
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Roxie Nafousi – Website
Studio Lees collaborated with Author Roxie Nafousi to design and develop her new website.
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Roxie Nafousi – Rebrand
Studio Lees collaborated with Author Roxie Nafousi to craft a fresh brand identity characterised by hyper-reductive visual aesthetics and a neutral approach to graphic design and palette.
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Lucy Delius – Siren’s Kiss
Flyer and lookbook to showcase latest collection by Jeweller Lucy Delius
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Jessica Cormack – Art Brochure
Studio Lees designed a new chunky paged book to showcase and celebrate the full art collection at no.5 Carlos Place.
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World Of Interiors Magazine – Redesigning the tradition
In collaboration with Studio Lees, World of Interiors Magazine embarked on a transformative journey into a new design era, guided by a commitment to preserving the emphasis on quality and craftsmanship. The redesign seamlessly integrates Studio Lees' expertise, weaving together timeless elegance and modern flair.
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Jessica McCormack – Carmela
The latest campaign CARMELA celebrates a collection is inspired by the Italian food culture. 'Forget everything you know about the gangster’s mole, the mob boss’s wife, the mafia mama. At Jessica McCormack, she’s no longer relegated to the kitchen – she’s the boss.
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V&A Museum – Editorial redesign concept
The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. The brief was to establish a new visual system for this iconic museum's editorial department, redesigning its magazine and digital offering. STUDIO LEES took a contemporary approach to the traditional fonts and classic flourishes of the V&A’s huge and incredible archive of work, in order to create maximum impact.
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VOTCH
STUDIO LEES' creative draws upon the elegant and minimal design of Votch's products - using street-cast models to capture candid, real-life moments of people wearing the watches, showcasing the time pieces in a natural, authentic way. Each watch has a personality, which is captured through the photography, celebrating their unique features through styling and art direction.
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Middle Journal – Issue One: Morocco
Middle Journal was a bold and brilliant editorial concept by Arta Ghanbari, with a desire to create a genderless and seasonless journal that celebrates identity and personal style, with an intellectual, craft-based approach to fashion.
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Middle Journal – Issue One: Casley Hayford
Middle Journal was a bold and brilliant editorial concept by Arta Ghanbari, with a desire to create a genderless and seasonless journal that celebrates identity and personal style, with an intellectual, craft-based approach to fashion.
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Middle Journal – Issue One: Fabric Stories – Maharam
Middle Journal was a bold and brilliant editorial concept by Arta Ghanbari, with a desire to create a genderless and seasonless journal that celebrates identity and personal style, with an intellectual, craft-based approach to fashion.
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Merchant Archive – Merchant Archive AW 2017
Advertising campaign for Merchant Archive Autumn/Winter 2017 campaign.
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Middle Journal – Issue One: FOB
Middle Journal was a bold and brilliant editorial concept by Arta Ghanbari, with a desire to create a genderless and seasonless journal that celebrates identity and personal style, with an intellectual, craft-based approach to fashion.
Art Direction
Merchant Archive – AW 2016
Merchant Archive was an renowned luxury fashion, balancing tradition and the forward-thinking approach to design. I was privileged to work with Sophie Merchant for four years. Here is a glance through a few projects we created during our second year.
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Merchant Archive – Collection Preview
Here’s a glimpse into the final project for Merchant Archive’s closing show. Working closely with Sophie, I ran the complete creative direction: the location, the food, site projections, set design, and overseeing casting and glam.
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WIRED – September-October 2022
The cover of the heroic Zelensky and his discussion on war, technology and the future of his country.
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WIRED – Redesign, redefine.
Working with WIRED's Creative Director Andrew Diprose, our rebranding repositioned and solidified the publication as an authority in business, technology and innovation.
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Calico Club – New identity
New identity for Calico Club.
The Calico Club provides a curated calendar of events and experiences for devotees of design, interiors, gardens and art. Created by the House & Garden team, The Calico Club brings the magazine to life, offering privileged access to the people and places we feature on our pages. The Calico Club is a ready-made community for curious minds in search of cultural adventures.
The Calico Club provides a curated calendar of events and experiences for devotees of design, interiors, gardens and art. Created by the House & Garden team, The Calico Club brings the magazine to life, offering privileged access to the people and places we feature on our pages. The Calico Club is a ready-made community for curious minds in search of cultural adventures.
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WIRED – Signs of the Times
A contemporary update to Bruno Munari's 'The Fine Art of the Gestures', exploring the changes that have evolved as technology influences our everyday communication.
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Merchant Archive – The Experience
We worked with artist Sarah Woodburn to create a piece on artwork on set. Every shot she worked on the canvas so the piece developed as the shoot continued. We wanted a true perspective and insight into how an artist works to encapsulate the spirit of ‘the artist’.
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WIRED Magazine x World Wildlife Fund – Poaching the Poachers
Wired Magazine x World Wildlife Fund - How Kenya is Saving Elephants with Night Vision Tech
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Merchant Archive – Fragility AW17 collection
A directorial debut, this film was created for Merchant Archive to showcase the AW17 collection.
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WIRED – Explains
Porn Block: since 2015 the UK government has been trying to impose restrictions on access to porn. All of the legal measures needed to do so have passed and now it is only a matter of time until changes start to happen across the web.
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Merchant Archive – Fish
A short film produced for Merchant Archive, premiered at London Fashion Week to give a taster into the new collection. Working closely with Charlie, together we created a surreal, characterful film with an everyday elegance whilst maintaining a sense of humour.
