“ceft and company began its collaboration with white house black market and became the agency of record within months. 14 months into this partnership we are thrilled with the news of the brands growth, and the recent article in woman’s wear daily below. while many aspects contribute to such developments, we’d like to congratulate our client for their vision and support in allowing ceft and company to contribute…”
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press: WHBM alter ego TV commercial featured in kenton magazine
“the stunning coco rocha will return to be the face of white house black market’s fall campaign with a series of print and television advertisements. entitled ‘alter ego,’ the new tv spot will feature the supermodel doing more than just striking a fierce pose–instead, she will be tap-dancing a routine specifically created by broadway choreographer, laurin latarro…”
press: refinery29 features our nars social media campaign
“there’s all this hubbub about the new NARS book and its interactive website makeup your mind. the very cool creative team at ceft and company did the design and production. and sure, we love that everyone can get in on trying out the looks françois nars created for the just-released “how-to tome”, makeup your mind: express yourself, but what we’re really psyched about is…”
press: gerald forster photographs ucef hanjani in the new yorker
“german photographer/director, gerald forster, visits the homes of new york city’s most notible creatives, capturing the place where they are their most imaginative. forster photographs the homes of the founders of reknown brands like: le labo, ceft and company new york, rush communications, threeASFOUR and WSJ magazine photo editor, jennifer pastore, to name a few…”
press: ucef hanjani featured in “the new yorkers”
“ceft and company co-founder and executive creative director ucef hanjani. architect richard meier. brandon ralph from code and theory. artist christina kruse. russell simmons, founder of rush communication, global grind & phat farm. ceft and company’s creative director ucef hanjani is featured in the book, “the new yorkers”. the book is a selection of, german photographer, gerald forster’s project…
press: vogue on model-approved label Wardements
“from gigi hadid to kate moss… wardements has already received the model stamp of approval… ward stegerhoek is a man of many trades. the dutch-born vogue-minted hairstylist rose to fame in the early 1990s, taming the coifs of supermodels like cindy crawford, and has been working in the industry ever since. now, however, he’s also making waves for his Instagram account @ward_hair. the feed features images of his editorial work… “
press: timberland boasted a significant bump in overall brand equity
“…timberland boasted a significant bump in overall brand equity (+7.5), representing the growing value that momentum (+8.0). the popular outdoor boot company saw the greatest rise in gen z’s familiarity with their brand. while many factors aligned for this rapid uptick, timberland’s strategic step into the metaverse greatly helped them…”
press: nars cosmetics rolls out new social media strategy
“social media is a challenging medium for luxury brands. while it’s tempting and advantageous, it comes with many perils, namely lack of control and placement and associations with mass outlets. for NARS it was quite apparent that we had to start from scratch and custom build a website that was within the brands aesthetic and sensibility, while incorporating as many available social media channels as possible…”
press: hennessy campaign – the fastest selling cognac
“hanjani says that hiring luchford who shot the legendary prada campaign was essential to getting what was needed. ‘when we first proposed luchford there were some reservation about the moodiness of his early work’ he continues ‘but luckily we had smart clients who saw the advantages.’ hennessy is now the fastest-selling cognac…
Press: as featured in NY Times ceft and company to reintroduce revlon’s iconic brand charlie
“revlon, new york, chose ceft and company, new york, to help reintroduce the fragrance brand charlie. billings were not disclosed. the agency’s work will include packaging design.” ceft and company is thrilled to be the agency of choice for the rebranding of the iconic fragrance, charlie. charlie is one of revlon’s most iconic fragrance brands which made waves upon its original launch back in 1973…”
press: teen vogue features our nars social media campaign
“to celebrate the release of the new book makeup your mind: express yourself by NARS founder and creative director, françois nars, the cosmetic brand is launching makeupyourmind.com, a virtual global gallery to showcase your personal interpretation of beauty. you’ll be able to re-create a look from the book, upload an image of your makeup creation, and then vote for your favorite entries…
press: LVMH krug selects ceft and company featured in the new york times
“featured in the new york times under people and accounts of note, ceft and company new york is recognized exclusively as the agency of record for LVMH’s elite champagne krug…”
press: whbm the heart of workwear TV commercial featured on fashion gone rogue
“she has moves – coco rocha is back once again for the latest spring campaign film from fashion label white house black market. photographer and director ellen von unwerth captures the canadian beauty in work-wear ready looks. coco brings a sense of vibrancy and freshness to an otherwise static work environment with her dancing…”
press: hypebeast on nike architecture of the body
“nike underlines movement – in its various forms – for its new lookbook showcasing forthcoming goods for the coming fall. nike has continued to develop essential pieces that were engineered to both accentuate specific movement and create the uniform for the everyday athlete. highlights here include sculpture tights designed with bold prints for an array of expressions and sleeveless tech fleece hoodies…”
press: the california project identity selected in graphis annual
“the california project logo and identity designed by ceft and company new york as featured in graphis design annual. publishing work from some of the best talent in design, advertising, and photography, graphis is committed to embracing the entire artistic community by presenting aspiring young artists, as well as award-winning professionals…”
press: jawbone visuals by ceft and company in british GQ
“what’s great about jawbone is that its practicality is more than backed up by its visual appeal; it is designed to look and feel like a piece of jewellry or eyewear. ceft and company’s collaboration with jawbone produced certain visuals like the one above. these visuals were created to be offered exclusively to high-end style magazines that we saw fit to accentuate the beauty and precision of jawbone products…”
press: the independent features our nars social media campaign
“inspired by the makeup brand’s popular makeover books, makeupyourmind.com – launched may 6 – invites beauty fans to upload their looks in the hopes of winning a trip to new york fashion week and other prizes. in order to participate, aspiring makeup artists need to connect via their facebook accounts in order to share their interpretations of ten different nars looks…”
press: nike spsu features in v magazine
“from the game-changing studio wrap to the sportswear pinnacle collection, the nike women’s spring/summer look book can compete. these sophisticated new silhouettes featured on nike’s superhumans, including US track and field champion allyson felix and US women’s soccer star alex morgan. under the creative direction of ucef hanjani from…”
press: whbm a musical odyssey tv commercial featured in the huffington post
julee wilson of huffington post wrote, “…as we were patiently waiting for the oscar red carpet to begin a flash of fabulous appeared on the screen–white house black market’s new foot-tapping commercial featuring supermodel coco rocha… directed by johan renck, the mastermind behind madonna’s ‘hung up’ video…
press: nike supernatural spring/summer lookbook starring allyson felix featured in the huffington post
“nike microsite and its content created by ceft and company new york “nike is taking its apparel to a whole new level! the athletic wear mega brand has released a high-flying collection of images for its women’s latest spring/summer lookbook with help from one of our favorite olympic athletes, allyson felix, along with fellow olympians–alex morgan and paola espinosa…”
press: whbm workkit TV commercial featured on oxygen show “the face” starring coco rocha
“it is not often that a product commercial can find its way into general entertainment, but this one managed to do just that. the workkit commercial by ceft and company for white house black market utilized model coco rocha’s amazing talent in dance, making the spot a favorite showcase for coco…”
press: whbm the heart of workwear tv commercial featured on elle.com
“coco rocha busted a few moves for the white house black market spring 2013 campaign video.” – kelsey garcia, elle dispatch fashion. the elle online dispatch fashion section is a great source for what is up to date in the ever-colliding worlds of fashion, music and culture. white house black market releases the third episode of the “workkit” series, directed by ellen von unwerth and created by ceft and company…
press: bruno magli’s premier fashion film 603: featured on models.com
bruno magli’s premier short film, 603 as featured on models.com. the film was directed by karen collins and features models heidi mount and matt clunan. ceft and company collaborated and advised on the idea stages and assisted in the post with edit, music and titling. the film is the first of its kind for the luxury fashion house, and surely paved the way for works to come…
press: nike warriors featured in the ny times
“…the game faces presented in a 60-second commercial that began running yesterday on networks including CBS, ESPN, FOX and MTV are in the form of stark, even startling masks that are intended to personify the transformation of six professional baseball and football players from mild-mannered men into steely competitors”…