Louis Vuitton was looking to tap into the popular wave of domestic travel in China and the beauty of the natural landscape. I developed scenarios that spoke to China's history that were reverent but also playful. We brought on legendary photographer Alec Soth to represent the them with artful and alluring majesty.
My role: Creative strategy and direction
Agency: Be Good Studios
Exec creative director: Lina Kutsovskaya
Photographer: Alex Soth
Production: 138 Productions
Locations: Zhangjiajie, Hanging Temple, Guilin, China



Creative director / strategist working with global brands and local communities for over 15 years. As co-founder and creative director of Imprint Projects for 12 years I developed ongoing brand platforms for Google, Uniqlo, Levi’s, Sonos, Spotify, Absolut, Soundcloud, and Vans, and nonprofits like the Gates Foundation and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). I have since worked with various agencies for clients like Louis Vuitton, Lacoste, Berluti, H&M, Versace, Aläia, Canada Goose, Marc Jacobs, and RCA Records.
Imprint Projects was championed by AdAge (Best Small Agency, Best Agency Culture, Best Experiential Agency), The Drum (Experience Agency of the Year, Brand Activation of the Year), D&AD (Wood Pencil for Branded Documentary), Digiday (Finalist Best Community Building Campaign, Finalist Most Innovative Independent Agency), and Campaign US BIG (Experiential Excellence).
I also founded the bookstore, Family, in Los Angeles, that ran for 15 years, specializing in artists' books, zines, and artist events. I have written about art and culture for Gagosian Magazine, Fantastic Man, Another Man, GQ, the Believer, World of Interiors, and as a guest editor for Paper Magazine. I am author of the books Heads Together: Weed and the Underground Press Syndicate (Edition Patrick Frey) and Handmade Utopia: Back-to-the-Land Architecture in Northern California (DAP / Edition Patrick Frey).