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§ About the studio

An independentpractice forambitious brands.

Founded in San Francisco in 2019. We are eighteen people, working from three studios, taking on roughly twelve projects each year.

06

Years in practice

18

Studio members

03

Locations

I

We make objects, not assets.

A campaign, a film, a system — each finished work should reward a second look. We design with longevity in mind.

II

Craft is non-negotiable.

Every pixel, frame and kerning pair passes through human hands. We don't ship until the work feels resolved.

III

Quiet is louder.

Restraint is a luxury. We chase compositions that hold their tension instead of shouting for it.

IV

Tools follow the idea.

Real-time engines, AI pipelines, traditional letterpress — we pick the medium that serves the work, not the trend.

A small group of specialists.

Sasha Mori

Sasha Mori

Founder · Creative Director

Lukas Hoffmann

Lukas Hoffmann

Head of Motion

Imani Okafor

Imani Okafor

Design Director

Yui Tanaka

Yui Tanaka

3D & Real-time Lead

Marco Rossi

Marco Rossi

Producer

Elena Volkov

Elena Volkov

Strategy Director

Four stages, roughly.

We adapt our process to each engagement — but every project moves through these four phases, with built-in checkpoints to recalibrate.

01

Listen

Two weeks of conversations, audits and field research. We arrive without solutions and leave with the right questions.

02

Frame

We translate the brief into a single, defensible creative direction — a strategic centre of gravity for everything that follows.

03

Make

Small teams, fast iteration, daily reviews. We prototype in the real medium — film cuts, working code, printed sheets.

04

Land

Launch is a craft of its own. We stay close through the first months of life, refining and stewarding the work.

Awards & press.

  • 2026D&AD Wood PencilBrand Film
  • 2025FWA of the YearDigital
  • 2025Type Directors ClubEditorial
  • 2024Cannes Lions BronzeDesign
  • 2024ADC Silver CubeIdentity
  • 2023Brand New of the YearIdentity