“the art of fun” is back with S/S season three… a summer afternoon in the garden… this years spring /summer designs incorporated lush colors and playful tropical patterns which influenced the setting of the campaign. model susanne knipper from the society management feeding our golden birds… sneaking in on our guy was a friendly, but […]
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editorial: STREETWISE modfather off of britains streets
editorial story inspired by “all mod cons”… as big fans of paul weller and the jam this was simply bound to be… art directed by ucef hanjani, photographed by russ flatt and styled by eric portes on the right peter wears trousers and scarf by raf simons, jacket, by dries van noten, leather boots from […]
advertising: Aliph’s Jawbone ad campaign
jawbone is a product from aliph, a technology and wearable products company. aliph’s line of products include the jawbone UP wristbands and portable audio devices, jambox wireless speakers, the jawbone era and icon bluetooth headsets, and noise assassin technology. ceft and company was commissioned by aliph to create a series of visuals for their upmarket […]
Advertising: adore fall / winter featuring model saara sihvonen
the print and digital display airport advertising campaign featuring model saara sihvonen for luxury japanese fashion brand adore. view all work for adore.
product/package design: moda operandi
ribbon and drawer shoe box magnetic base makes the boxes stackable and stable shopping bags. jewelry or accessory box. jewelry bag. luxury wooden hangers. logo and identity design. (view entire identity work here) logo-marked monogrammed packing tissue. fabric garment bags with monogram and leather zipper accent tabs. boxes and packaging design. press kit and […]
digital: modular e-commerce website for white house black market
work-kit is a line of fashion work wear created by white house black market. what is unique about the line is that all the pieces work seamlessly together. meaning, you can mix any top from the collection with any bottom and make it look like a set, with corresponding buttons and all… the modern working […]
advertising: adore beauty campaign
the beauty campaign proposal for a current fashion client aimed at expanding the brand’s ready-to-wear fashion line. the campaign focuses on single and double page advertising inserts, using the ready-to-wear collection’s color palettes and design translated into make-up. view all work for adore.
fashion: ceft x wardements V-3d beanie at the v magazine pop-up event
wardements pop-up shop by V magazine presented by inez and vinoodh during new york fashion week friends, georgia fowler and alexandra agoston “see the world through wards eyes” the limited production ceft x wardements V-3d beanie along with wardements deck of playing cards designed by ceft and company exclusively for the event were on hand […]
strategy/positioning: revlon’s charlie – how to bring a ‘heritage brand’ back into the limelight
great history for one of the most successful fragrance brands of all time. charlie changed the world of perfume with a wink. but like many once-iconic names, the brand had slowly faded into the background over time. and yet, time has a way of circling back—of rediscovering what once mattered most. […]
ADVERTISING: DONALD PLINER “THE ART OF FUN” S/S CAMPAIGN VIDEO
“the art of fun” S/S video – bts “the art of fun” has returned for the summer. the whimsical theme has continued, this time with a resort collection leading the way. the bright vivid colors pop with a floral resemblance against the lush greenery. the imagery was inspired by the playful patterns and choice of […]
BTS: whbm the heart of workwear behind the scenes images featuring ellen von unwerth and coco rocha
rehearsal with choreographer john byrne, director ellen von unwerth, WHBM’s sandra ranke and ceft and company’s creative director ucef hanjani carolina pimenta from ceft and company even choreographers have to eat. model coco rocha, choreographer john byrne and purdie baumann make-up artist lisa houghton with ucef hanjani stylist sarah ellison molly mcmullin, coco rocha and […]
case study: white house black market coco rocha tap dance commercial
ceft and company collaborated with fashion retailer white house black market for a span of approximately 14 months, producing three television spots. the spots proved to be successful for the company, boosting traffic to their stores and creating brand recognition in the industry. the company’s stock skyrocketed within 12 months of partnership, and while not […]
press: whbm alter ego tv commercial featured in women’s wear daily
“ROCHA’S DANCE OFF: having been discovered during an irish dance competition, coco rocha appears to be ready made for the white house|black market fall ad campaign. the model shows off her tap dance skills and 12 different ensembles in a 30-second commercial called “alter ego” directed by matt bieler with help from johan renck. and […]
BTS: adore behind the scenes with photographer karen collins featuring anais pouliot
on location with model anais pouliot and photographer karen collins. view all work related to this project.
advertising: adore campaign featuring anais pouliot photographed at the st. regis hotel
model anais pouliot for adore – the campaign was photographed at the st. regis hotel in new york, outdoor and print advertising campaign the campaign was photographed by karen collins in new york. view all work related to this project.
bts: whbm alter ego featuring coco rocha
behind the scenes with ceft and company and model coco rocha as she challenges her alter ego to a dance-off for white house black market’s fall 2012 campaign. view all work related to this project.
editorial: headbangers – christian dior
headbanger fashion editorial story with photographer alex freund, featuring; christian dior, chanel, wolford, jil sander, alexander mcqueen, and sonia rykiel. view all archived editorial work.
print: nike white label lookbook with martien mulder
six spreads from the lookbook designed and produced by ceft and company for nike. photographer martien mulder was chosen for the 3 day shoot, while kenji toma was selected to shoot the still visuals. the line included nike’s exclusive white label and skateboard lines which are targeted to a more chic and forward international audience. […]
bts: nike SB lookbook with Terry Richardson
the nike lookbook was art directed and produced by ceft and company for nike. the agency contacted terry richardson making this terry’s first collaboration with nike in a series of projects that followed. view all work related to this project.
strategy/positioning: rebranding for revlon’s charlie fragrances
ceft and company begins work on revlon’s historic brand “charlie”, in an effort to revive the iconic line that introduced charlie’s angel shelley hack, and the embodiment of a modern woman in their 1970’s advertisements. the project will engage the new york agency in market assessment and repositioning along with product redesign, scent creation, distribution […]
collateral: nike revolution inside lookbook and press kit
the lookbook designed for nike was titled “revolution inside” which refers to nike’s revolutionary structural technology inside their form-fitting women’s top. this technology stabilizes the body, offering excellent support and minimized bounce. the art direction and design, not unlike nike’s technology, was based on function first. the CD containing media and information was placed front […]
editorial: Skywalkers Mathias Kessler
editorial story by ceft and company new york and art direction by ucef hanjani. photographed by mathias kessler, styled by lisa mosko. view all archived editorial work.
collateral: WARDEMENTS deck of cards
designed and produced by ceft and company, the wardements spring / summer collection lookbook was presented as a deck of oversized cards (4″ x 6″). the wardements premier collection received numerous accolades from the fashion press across the globe, from vogue italia to french vogue and vogue.com… the collection will be presented in milan this year […]
film: whbm a musical odyssey tv commercial by johan renck featuring coco rocha
the spot was inspired by the “work-kit,” a line of carefully designed modular workwear by white house black market. for this season, the line consisted of mainly black and white looks with the insertion of a single color…. red. the spot was shot accordingly and in just 2 days, on film, not digital, by swedish […]