BRAND SERVICES
Our presence at the crosspoints of fashion, art and design has
cultivated a network like no other, pooling individuals whose fluidity of
thought drives forward all creative fields. From the polymaths of editorial
publishing and design to brand identity, consultancy, concocting campaigns,
exhibitions or experiences; boundaries never mattered to us, and collaboration
was in our bones long before it became a buzzword. This is how we keep driving
forward, appealing to heritage only to see the seeds of ethos, then the onward
direction is clear. Brand values remain solid, their translation elastic.
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AGL
We had the pleasure to work on 4 campaigns for the Italian shoe brand AGL. At the outset, the objective was to bring to life the DNA of both the brand and the product, embodied by a cast of talent whose spirit spoke of the refined, resolute style of the house. A natural expression of this ethos is found in Maggie Gyllenhaal, a strong and powerful role model for women across the world, at once classic and progressive, resistant and yet eternally elegant. Gyllenhaal emits an easy charisma that the modern woman finds magnetic. She is everything AGL stands for: inherently sophisticated, with a spontaneous twist, with a clear reverence for the artist’s hand, but always evolving. Finding a new form of expression for the family traditions of AGL, DutcH Studio concepted a campaign geared to the spark of its style, arranging the talent management, production and team.
ONITSUKA TIGER
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Onitsuka Tiger, we created a limited edition magazine, Made of Japan, an immortalization of the brand’s sports heritage, original vision and evolution, along with its lasting influence among fashion leaders, athletes and sports fans. In Japan, turning 60 is a tremendous honor, for it completes the 60-year cycle of life. It is this poignant milestone that inspired the Japanese sports brand to commission a publication that would be collectible with lovers of Japan and street style enthusiasts alike, launched worldwide in-line with the release of the brand’s limited edition shoes.
Made of Japan is rendered with beautiful treatment; the pioneering vision and international legacy of the brand told across 260 pages. Published in English and Japanese, the publication was created in close collaboration with Onitsuka Tiger, intended as a collector’s item, rich with truth and beauty. Its physical form paid homage to the exceptional craftsmanship of Japan, merging traditional bookbinding methods with a clean, authoritative look and feel, while the use of various paper stocks would speak of the intriguing contents within. To crown the soft cover book, we created a silkscreened box and carton sleeve, distinguished with a laser-cut tiger motif. Limited to a run of 250, this collectors’ edition soon sold out. A non-boxed edition of 10,000 was distributed through a selection of exclusive stores throughout Japan, the US and Europe, including Colette (Paris), Do you read me?! (Berlin), International Magazine Store (Antwerp), Selfridges (London) as well as international airports and railway stations.
Sensitivity and depth also characterized the content, featuring interviews with more than 30 iconic figureheads across the cultural landscape including Chiharu Shiota (a performance and installation artist who explores the cultures of Asia and Europe), Yusuke Iseya (former model and one of Japan’s most treasured film actors), Hirofumi Kurino (a leading authority in Japanese fashion), Mamoru Oshii, Kiyoshi Kuroda and former star athletes Dave Cowens and Lasse Virén.
Further to Made of Japan, DutcH Studio worked closely with Onitsuka Tiger to develop a brand bible: an absorbing narrative of the brand’s birth, history, and the footprint it leaves on contemporary consciousness, intended to instil expert knowledge when onboarding new employees. Through its sensitive storytelling style, devised into chapters, the booklet begins by honing in on the brainchild of the brand, Founder Kihachiro Onitsuka, whose eye for detail, sense of social responsibility and reverence for material craft, as much as the seductive urban style scenes, has made Onitsuka Tiger the definitive Japanese sports lifestyle brand and dominant force it is today.
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