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We are: Anna Wolf / Christian Joy / Daniela Federici / Dan Monick / Jerry Schwartz / Picture Farm / Thierry Van Biesen / We Came In Peace
Disciplines: ART DIRECTION / SOCIAL MEDIA / MOTION / MEDIA / PHOTOGRAPHY / BUZZ / SET DESIGN / DIRECTOR / EDITOR / COSTUME DESIGNER
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DINNER AT THE LVMH TOWER PRIVATE EVENT HONORING YOUNG ARTISTIC TALENT / NEW YORK CITY
VIEW WORK →The Shops at Target
VIEW WORK →DELL'S CREATE. WORK. INSPIRE. POP-UP / NYC
VIEW WORK →Westin Hotels and Resorts for the 2011 US Open. Spot directed and produced by Chris Bren and Picture Farm.
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Who is Anna Wolf? Born and raised in southern California, Anna Wolf loves the sun and warm weather. After graduating from Art Center College of design, she spent a year in Mexico City, learning spanish and taking pictures. Anna now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York, shooting for a variety of advertising and editorial clients. www.annawolf.com/→
Joy was born in Marion, Iowa,USA. She started designing in Brooklyn, NYC in 2000. With no formal training in fashion design, she started creating one of a kind hand-painted/hand-sewn t-shirts and re-designing old prom dresses. She met Karen O in 2001 and the aspiring singer soon became her favorite model. As the Yeah Yeah Yeahs began playing shows Joy designed a fresh outfit for each occasion. As the band's fame grew so did Joy's reputation and, in Sep 2002, she mounted a solo show Brat Style during NYC Fashion week. As the Yeah Yeah Yeahs achieved international success Joy was able to pursue her designing work full time. In 2007 her costume designs were featured at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as part of the New York Fashion Now exhibit. In 2008 Joy took on dressing UK band The Klaxons persuading them to give up their trademark neon outfits. She collaborated with TopShop on three limited-edition collections, and released her first personal ready-to-wear garments. christianjoy.us/→
Born in Melbourne. New York based; perpetually airport bound. Began a lifelong passion for film and photography while still a toddler. Got degrees in both for good measure. Shooting for Guess Jeans in its heyday was validation of said obsession. Traveled around the world and back again shooting stills and film for everyone from Vogue to Queen Rania of Jordan to commercial clients like La Perla, BMW, and DeBeers. Style stalwart. Lover of India and the Taj Hotels in Rajasthan. Adventurer. Culture seeker. Relentlessly inspired. And now, in front of the camera on the TV show “Nomad Traveller”, which follows her on her travels. Chances are, you’ve run into her in an airport, or seen her on her boat Clover, or shopping for sandals in Capri at Canfora. Heavily under the influence of 70s jet set glamour and its accomplices- Jackie O, Bardot, Deneuve, and Birkin. Is happy to work in fashion because she gets to play dress up on a daily basis. Next stop on her travels? The Himalayans, a place that holds great appeal for its beauty and charged spirituality. Finds the best thing about being a creative for hire is having all of your dreams become a reality, and then some. Directing credits include: Nomad Traveller, J. Brand, Alberto Culver, Campari, Westfield, Savi Shopper, Always, Kayser, Chanel www.danielafederici.com→
Born in Minneapolis. Graduated from Hampshire College where getting kicked out of a writing class and accepted into a photography class on the same day changed his fate. Degree in hand, he switched gears and played in bands. Moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and pursued photography full time. Commissioned by Paper, Spin, Swindle, enRoute, ESPN, Dwell, XXL, Out, Rolling Stone, Foam, The Journal, Arkitip, and Fortune. Commercial gigs include American Standard, Activision, Blu Dot, Clearwire, Dell, PACSUN, Stussy, Target, and Virgin Mobile. Co-curated shows for new artists at the Jeff Electric Gallery. Own work shown at the Nicole Dintaman Gallery, Hollywood and Highland, Gallery 1269, Fluxco Gallery, The Jeff Electric Gallery, Little Bird, Meter Gallery, Subliminal Projects, Space 15twenty, The Ace Hotel and Soo Visual Arts Center amongst others. First book published by Gingko Press entitled "Seven Years with Atmosphere and Rhymsayers" in December of 2010. Counts Prince among his many inspirations including Nan Goldin, Phillip Lorcia De Corcia, and Joan Jett. Is lost without a daily espresso. Respects true collaboration and a let’s make it happen despite the insanity kind of work ethic. Also respects lemon poppy seed scones, the song “Dreamweaver”, and Clifton’s Cafeteria at 7th and Broadway in downtown LA. He says not to ask. Just to go.Directing Credits Include: Virgin Mobile, Blood is the New Black, Valerj Pabega, and The Icarus Line dmonick.com→
Born in the Bronx. Childhood formed by an obsession with dioramas and a love for the Museum of Natural History. Got a journalism degree at NYU. Paris called after college. Shelved journalism and wrote postcards instead. Stayed in the City of Light for six years and fell into fashion. Moved back to New York to make large scale dioramas and began a career in set design. Dioramas aside, he thanks his journalism studies for making him an acute observer of culture, inspiration, and visual details that lend to his craft. Feels most comfortable collaborating and entering a new world each day. Has been called on to create everything from ice caves to mini paper cities. Media agnostic and works in everything from kraft paper to cashmere, and from chic to cheap. He spreads his unique point of view not only in his set design and installation work, but also as an art director, illustrator, stop motioneer, and paper artist. →
New York based but completely virtual. Birthed by Chris Bren and Ben Freedman after discovering a mutual love for coffee, conversation, and production. Caffeine fueled yet creativity inspired. Started as a print production unit but quickly adapted to a more integrated model. Digital media farm housing producers, directors, and editors of creative content, united to make great ideas grow and flower. Inspired by everything from Fitzcarraldo to Cocteau to The Talking Heads. Media agnostics and myopics. Production gurus and tech translators. Fascinated by making things work. Champions of the noble spirit of storytelling. Open to ideas from anywhere, at any time. Never met a challenge they didn’t like. Enlightened enough to know not all duck confit is created equal. Fearless producers and happy family men. Team of merry production pranksters looking to change the world, one project at a time. Picture Farm boasts two offline edit suites and a host of finishing and effects resources for broadcast commercial advertising, web content creation and film post production. Perfectly situated at the current digital crossroads of photography and filmmaking, Picture Farm is a fully operational creative editing battle station. www.picturefarmpro.com/→
Beirut born. Studied math and sociology. Got bored with facts and figures and bought a camera from an old girlfriend’s brother. Moved to New York to pursue a career in pictures. Learned to see from the likes of Sarah Moon and Arthur Elgort. Found his passion then moved back to Beirut to find his roots. Wishes to infuse the world with optimism and happinesss, one visual at a time. Was feeling European so moved to Brussels, then London, then Paris. Inspired by everyone from Nikki de Saint Phalle to Moebius to Guy Bourdin. Seeing the world helped him see the world. Will never stop creating. Now divides time between New York and Paris, stills and moving images and then some. Tireless and fearless boundary pusher, storyteller, and visual linguist. Lives in his own truth and is quite happy there. Has also hung out in the Valley of Fire with the whole troupe from Cirque de Soleil. Directing credits include: Van Cleef & Arpels, Guerlain thierryvanbiesen.net→
We Came In Peace is a creative studio headed up by Kim Swift & Andrew Stevens, that builds connective spaces and experiential campaigns. Their work spans art installations, pop-up shops, branded environments, event design and production. As experiential designers and storytellers, they invite people to participate meaningfully in our worlds, sparing no detail to produce immersive happenings at maximum volume. We Came In Peace's goal is to create unforgettable experiences that bring the imagined to life. www.wecameinpeace.org/→