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Art Direction for Music
Bob Moses 'Battle Lines'
Creative direction and imagery for Bob Moses' third album 'Battle Lines' released on Domino Records.
Fashion Film
Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons x Mat Maitland
Mat has directed and designed a set of films for Louis Vuitton’s ‘Holiday’ campaign. The films feature 3-D inflatable LV icons in collaboration with Jeff Koons as well as selected paintings from his iconic Celebration series.
Art Direction and Design
Please! Magazine
Mat Maitland has guest edited, art directed and designed the 10th birthday issue of Please! magazine as a one off project completely re-imagining the look of the publication as well as attracting contributions from some of his creative heroes such as Sorayama, Allen Jones and Serge Lutens. Mat has also created several new collage images for the issue, including the cover. Out now.
Exhibition
Michiel Schuurman – Vlisco Un à Un
Big Active artist Michiel Schuurman worked with Dutch textile company Vlisco, and was responsible for many of their recent iconic fabric designs. He has partnered with the company again, this time applying his skill to the surface design of an exhibition celebrating 170 years of the wax fabrics that colour much of the Central and West African population.
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Books
Anthony Burrill - Make It Now!
A life-affirming guide to new thinking, creative problem-solving and getting things done from graphic artist Anthony Burrill. Full of inspiration and ideas, his best-loved prints as well as new work, this book will get you thinking bigger and better.
On-line Content
Camille Walala for Armani
We worked with Camille Walala and Emporio Armani to produce a set of stills and motion work for instore and social content, for the brand's AW16 accessories.
On-line Content
Anthony Burrill – Steam Print
Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft commissioned Anthony Burrill to create a large-scale letterpress print, made using a vintage steamroller. Follow the above image to watch Max Smith's evocative film that documents the process.
Art Direction and Design
White Lies
Following on from our work on the award winning album sleeve for 'Big TV' we have Art Directed, Designed and Illustrated the new White Lies album 'Friends'
Books
Katie Scott – Botanicum
Following her bestselling and award-winning Animalium, Katie Scott's latest book, Botanicum, continues in the same natural vein. Celebrating the plant kingdom in all its glory, Botanicum was two years in the making, and created in collaboration with Kew Gardens, where Katie spent many days researching the plants in the book.
Exhibition
Hattie Stewart for Apple Music Festival
To celebrate the 10th year of their Music Festival, Apple asked Hattie Stewart to create a set of original artworks, applying her trademark doodlebomb style over photographs of some of the iconic performers to have played the festival. The artworks, including Pharrell, Katy Perry and Queens of The Stone Age, will hang in London's Roundhouse for the duration of the festival.
On-line Content
Wilfrid Wood Rio 2016
Attracted by their feats of heroism and courage, Wilfrid Wood spent the duration of the 2016 Summer Olympics picking out the best faces on offer, instantly immortalising them in plasticine with his trademark humour. Alongside favourites Usain Bolt and Mo Farah, Wilfrid was quickly sculpting the lesser known, but equally heroic, characters of the games.
Fashion Film
Will Sweeney for Hunter Original
For Hunter Original’s Spring / Summer 2016 campaign, Will Sweeney produced a set of images depicting backstage scenes from a festival. Previous collaborators, Machine Molle, provided Visual FX and post production for the accompanying animated film.
Art Direction for Music
NAO
'For All We Know' is the eagerly awaited debut album from NAO with Art Direction from Big Active. The campaign features a set of distinctively cropped images and unexpected colour combinations to match the futuristic production of the record. The album is out July 29th.
Illustration
Michael Schuurman joins Big Active
We are very pleased to welcome graphic artist Michiel Schuurman as the latest Big Active artist. Michiel is known for his warped experimental typography, rich, colorful screen prints and highly accomplished textile designs, produced for legendary Dutch wax textile company Vlisco.
Brand Collaboration
Filipe Jardim - Hermès Modernisme Tropical
Filipe Jardim's first project with the prestigious La Maison Des Carrés captures ‘his’ Brazil with its distinctive, resolutely modernist architectural landscape.
