Adiam Habtezion

Hair Stylist

Adiam Habtezion was born in Germany and realised early on that it lacked diversity and multicultural influences in her environment. At the age of 15 she then decided to leave her hometown and moved to California and soon after to London where she started building her creative career. Over the years she has auto-didactically acquired her own personal and individual creative expression and defined a way to work creatively that is significant to her. Now, based in Paris and Berlin, she works on creative projects around the world. She has worked with well established fashion brands like Acne Studios, GmbH, Ottolinger, Gentle Monster, Calvin Klein, Dior, Bottega Veneta, Heron Preston, MCM, Vogue & Dion Lee. Her vision and purpose is to authentically represent and empower each individual with the art she creates. With her work Adiam hopes to bring a new approach to Hair as a tool of art.

Aidan Zamiri

Director & Photographer

Aidan Zamiri is a Glaswegian photographer and director who works across fashion & music. His work often combines the surreal with the mundane, creating a kind of alternate universe in which his films and images exist. His distinctive creative voice - which blends nostalgia and humour with innovative use of technology - has brought him to work some of the most influential names in music such as FKA twigs, Yung Lean, Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Pinkpantheress, Sega Bodega & Rex Orange County. Within fashion, he has injected his flare into projects with brands and designers such as Loewe, Vivienne Westwood, Mowalola, Off-White, Nike & Paolina Russo.

Akemi Kishida

Hair Stylist

Born in Japan, Akemi studied the art of hairdressing and through this found a passion to pursue a career in session styling. Wanting to be in the heart of the industry, Akemi moved to London, where she assisted several major hairstylists. After a number of years her career brought her to Paris.

Alix Bortoli

Film Director & Artist

Alix bortoli is a director, illustrator and artist whose films and images have appeared in magazines such as Cap 74024 and Vogue, and has worked with Hermes, Byredo. She won the British Vogue and YouTube new visionary award 2022. She studied illustration at Central Saint Martins, followed by an MA in animation at Royal College of Art in London. Her aesthetic is often described as a mix media, handcraft and experimental with always a poetic imagery and a use of raw materials. She likes using second hand materials like textiles or wood to create a story through an animation film.

Angel My Linh

Nail Artist

Angel My Linh, is a nail artist and creative born and raised in South East London with Vietnamese descent. Angel has been doing nails since she was 8 years old, working in a family owned salon since she was 10, and today she is an independent multidisciplinary artist. Angel has worked with magazines like Vogue, brands like Beats, DePop, Gucci, and celebrities like Tems and Megan Thee Stallion.

Anthony Tong

Stylist & Creative Director

Anthony Tong is a stylist and costume designer born and raised in Hong Kong. He has been determined to achieve his dreams in the fashion industry. He is known for his conscientiousness and has gained opportunities of working with many different artists (celebrities) in his hometown, participating in styling, art direction and costume design for commercial and music videos, as well as attending several major events in Hong Kong. He has also collaboratively produced several editorials for Hypebeast, Fucking Young!, Vanity Teen, Vouge Italia, etc. In summer 2022, he was honoured to be selected as one of the costume designers for more than 60 performers at Terrence Lam Concert held in Hong Kong Coliseum. This was a big challenge as the concert was one of the biggest productions in Hong Kong. However, Anthony regarded this as a good chance to demonstrate his creative and artistic potential in costume and set design. To Anthony, this is just the beginning of his career journey. He does look forward to broadening his network and working with different people around the globe. There will be many more challenges ahead, but Anthony will regard those as opportunities and, as always, overcome them with his great passion and faith.

Aoife Akue

Stylist & Creative Director

Aoife Akue is a Togolese-Irish Stylist and Creative Director based in Berlin, Germany. Working from the perspective of her own self reflection, Aoife has explored and created an aesthetic based on their individual experience. Making the decision to follow their dreams of becoming a stylist after unexpectedly having to drop out of studying Fashion Branding at Uni and quitting their full time job 3 years ago, Aoife has taken their time to establish themselves and curate their references with an undeniable air of cultural awareness, a unique sense of layering, colour theory and a strong capacity to make each model feel like the best version of themselves. Working with brands like Nike and collective Limitrofe Television along with emerging talent and designers, Aoife's goal has been to create and work within environments that are genuinely diverse, and they feel a great sense of accomplishment in that so far in my journey. Growing up between the UK, Ireland and Canada, Fashion was always Aoife's first intention. Everything was always and has always been about the outfits that I create, and this has led them to become a muse of many for their personal style. From as young as 5 or 6 Aoife's glam Grandmother Muriel used to save the Fashion Week Catwalk specials of Hello! Magazine for them to read. Living in the midlands of Ireland, magazines were Aoife's only access point for fashion and cultural knowledge until they got their first laptop and iPhone in their teens; they will always be Aoife's favourite media outlet. Unfortunately in Germany the English ones are so expensive, but Aoife buys them anyway when they can and they read them from cover to cover. Aoife hopes one day to have their own.

Arya Yung

Nail Artist

Arya Yung started Koannail during the covid pandemic. Most of their work is inspired by grotesque nature, sculpture, material, fashion or even random things they see in their life, makes any creative vision. Manicures are small experiment playgrounds with an extraordinary potential of artwork to Arya. They love to explore any texture, colour, elements or shapes that they can transform to nails using different designs.

Aurore Gibrien

Makeup Artist

Aurore Gibrien is a makeup artist from Bryant. Aurore was born in Guadeloupe but now lives in Paris. Aurore started her career in the Fashion industry four years ago as an autodidact. Aurore is proud to be a nominee for NEW WAVE: Creatives, makeup is more than passion for her because it is the way she expresses her culture vision. Aurore has a spontaneous approach to makeup.

Celia Croft

Photographer

Celia Croft is a photographer born in Kent. She is inspired by characters created and characters found. Her recent publication CORE features the extreme glamour of female bodybuilding. Now living and working in London, she still looks to small town and rural environments for inspiration.

Chiao Shen

Hair Stylist

Chiao Shen/Chenet (one his Taiwanese name, one his French, both of which he uses professionally) arrived in Paris from Taiwan in 2003, at the age of seventeen—never having done hair. After working for six years with Toni & Guy Paris and for two years with Jean-Marc Maniatis, he left the salon life in 2011. He began work as a session hair stylist with Guido Palau in 2013, working in the main team for NYC, London, Milan, and Paris fashion weeks. Over 400 shows later, he’s an independent session stylist travelling around the world with his own team, working on everything from editorials to advertisements and even back again to Paris Fashion Week.

Chieska Fortune Smith

Photographer

Born in Baltimore, Maryland to a Japanese classical dancer and a black American soul singer, art and music has always been a constant in Chieska’s life. First picking up a camera while working in Japan, she began her journey in photography, capturing street life and family from her unique point of view. Now based in London, she has shot for Rolling Stone, Vogue, Dazed & Confused, and a number of other publications and talent. Chieska works to create images that have reflections of her cultural makeup, while intertwining beauty, obscurity in shape and concept, and sometimes melancholy. Essentially she wants to create photos that make you feel.

Chiron Duong

Photographer & Visual Artist

Chiron Duong (real name: Dat Duong) was born in 1996 in Vietnam. Chiron studied landscape architecture in Vietnam and is now working as an architect and photographer. Chiron's style is to integrate fashion photography into environmental and social topics through dreamy and vibrant colors, strong but soft, and carries sadness. Chiron's works evokes the contrast between the child and soaring and optimistic mind and the empty soul of the grown-up in modern society. Chiron's inspiration usually comes from Vietnamese and Asian cultures and beliefs, which he discovered and learned through his numerous meetings and personal research. Asian tones are not only extremely flamboyant and floating but also generous, ruminant, and meaningful.

Cinthia Sifa Mulanga

Artist

Cinthia Sifa Mulanga born in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997. Taught to draw by her older brother then pursued to study art particularly in printmaking where she graduated her 3rd year In 2020 at the Artist Proof Studio, one of South Africa’s well known printmaking institutions.Cinthia works in many mediums including painting,collage, drawing and printmaking themed around black woman’s experience with beauty starting with herself and the women around her. Cinthia credits much of her inspiration from artists spanning a wide range of styles and times. She has exhibited at various art fairs and exhibitions including the UN women -force for change auction, AKAA Fair Paris and recently collaborated with Gucci for the Beloved tote bag celebrating late princess Diana. Cinthia is currently preparing for a preview show in Johannesburg South Africa where she lives and works

David Nana Opoku Ansah

Photographer & Filmmaker

David Nana Opoku Ansah is a young Accra-based photographer and filmmaker whose images exist in the nexus between fashion photography and studio portraiture. His works explore community, love, freedom and the ongoing socio-political temporalities in Ghana. David, who cites James Barnor as an influence, represents a generation of emerging continental Ghanaian cultural workers that breaks to forge new visual articulations. Primarily through fashion and portraiture, he creates work centred around freedom, community, black culture and all things human. His critically acclaimed ongoing project “Area Boys” captures the theme of freedom. Vulnerability, truth and what it means for coming-of-age Ghanaian boys. This effortlessly connects David’s origins to his burgeoning identity as an artist. “All things are worth photographing” is a functional pillar of David’s ethos. In 2019, he made history as the premier filmmaker to direct and shoot Nike's very first sneaker campaign in Ghana. Following this success, he was selected as one of the top three emerging photographers for “the Independent Photo contest”. David was the only Ghanaian to be chosen by the Tanzania Arts Festival for their annual group exhibition in 2019 in Zanzibar. His work is also featured in Vogue’s Hope Series. He is a grantee and winner of the 2020 PhMuseum’s New generation award. David was selected as one of the five African image-makers to reflect on their shared trajectories to James Barnor’s archive in April 2021 at Piccadilly Circus in London. In May 2022, he shot his very first 2 versions magazine cover with Kendrick Lamar for Citizen Magazine.

Diana Onatskaya

Fashion Stylist & Art Director

Diana Onatskaya is a practicing art director and fashion stylist from Ukraine. She has worked with landing Ukrainian fashion designers and also directed the shows at Ukrainian Fashion Week. Diana is now based in Europe, open to cooperation at all around the world.

Ekua King

Photographer

Ekua King is a London based photographer who comes from Jamaican heritage. King graduated from the London College of Fashion where her final project was entitled ‘The Black Male image’. King’s work blends portraiture and fashion, inspired by her culture. Early on King spent her summers in North Carolina and would annoy her cousins for pictures: this anecdotal record of young Jamaican youth became her style. Leaving college her ‘Trainer Collectors’ series was published by i-D magazine which led to several commissions. King shoots for LUNCHEON, Vogue Italia, Net-A-Porter and i-D Magazine.

Elena Mottola

Stylist

Born and raised in Paris, Elena Mottola started working in the fashion industry when she was seventeen. Initially Elena co-founded a brand, called Afterhomework. Elena designed men's and women's clothes, and was the youngest to ever enter the official Paris Fashion Week calendar, and also sold in many multi brand stores around the world. Elena was mainly designing and creating the image of the brand. In the meantime she started styling, and went on to do so exclusively 3 years ago when she terminated the brand. Elena loves how styling reunites different people and crafts. Also realises the impact of image in our society. This year was the most impacting for Elena, as styling turned on something really creative. She also art directed some projects, such as the exhibition of “la Manso museum” at 35/37.

Elizabeth Kezia Widjaja

Artist & Photographer

Kezia is an Indonesian-born and raised artist and photographer. Her creative works initially proliferated from music, later on discovered new media art during her time at the School of Creative Media, Hong Kong. Stemming from the frustration of information overload, the work articulates Kezia's act of rebellion, altogether irking, provoking, tickling its audience with metacognitive thoughts. While those who nonchalantly scroll over the image may be aesthetically satisfied temporarily, those who thoroughly reads the image shall be relieved of their thirst for meaning. A firm believer in 'specialist in being a generalist, she stands by the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Thus leading to a quest for knowledge expansion, the recent one being computer programming, which naturally galvanized control down to every single pixel. Through her works, she constantly learns and shares her findings about the ontology of matters and the deconstruction of media.

Emmanuel Sanchez Monsalve

Photographer

New York-based photographer Emmanuel Sanchez-Monsalve, raised in Miami to Colombian Immigrants. Emmanuel took his love of art, dance, and fashion and moved to New York in 2015 to further pursue his career. His cultural upbringing, background in dance, and flair for fashion created a unique fusion evident in his photography. You can see this juxtaposition not only in his mixed media, where he blends Film and Digital photography but also in his diverse casting. Emmanuel has shot several stories for major fashion publications such as i-D, Harper's Bazaar US, and Document Journal. Additionally, he’s worked with music artists like Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, and Bad Bunny and brands like Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Oscar de la Renta.

Filip Koludrovic

Photographer & Visual Artist

Born in Rijeka in 1996, Filip Koludrovic fell in love with film photography from a very young age. At 16, he bought his first digital Nikon camera and began shooting black and white images. Although he enrolled at the Faculty of architecture his passion for photography prevailed. Mostly recognised for his black and white, sharp and personal portraiture his work is published internationally in magazines such as Vogue, Numéro and GQ. List of brands he collaborated with includes Gucci, Hermes, Chanel, Givenchy, Moschino and Hublot.

Fromm (Vince Ibay & Jessica Miller)

Digital Artists

Fromm is a 3D studio based in London founded by Vince Ibay and Jessica Miller. Having both graduated from Chelsea and Camberwell College of Arts in 2021, they teamed up to combine their unique understanding of visual communication and creative content. They specialize in creating eccentric and otherworldly 3D art and design, taking inspiration from all things camp, kitsch and wonderful. Their work ranges from music videos, advertising, social media content and face filters. Previously worked on projects for Spotify, The New York Times and WeTransfer, and have also been featured on ItsNiceThat, Nowness and Dezeen.

Giselle Ali

Makeup Artist

Giselle Ali is a self taught makeup artist with a passion for decolonising beauty. Her focus being the celebration of black women in beauty, she draws inspiration from her Caribbean background and the African women that raised her. Giselle has worked with Hollywood actors & musicians and has most recently turned her hand to the film industry working on 'Luther' earlier this year. Refusing to be put into a box, out of love for the craft she also works as a consultant helping brands formulate products that work on dark skin. Never afraid to publicly speak on issues that affect her community, Elle Magazine named Giselle the "The Advocate" for her work in eco beauty, closing the pay gap for black artists and product inclusivity.

Githan Coopoo

Artist

Githan Coopoo is an artist and self-taught jewelry designer from Cape Town who works exclusively with clay as his medium. From 2017, originally focused on volume, opulence and fragility, Coopoo’s clay jewelry has shown at Fashion Weeks internationally, including New York, Paris, Nigeria and Russia. He has collaborated with brands such as Nike, Thebe Magugu, Sindiso Khumalo, Rich Mnisi and Tibi. His work has also been published by platforms such as Paper Magazine, Dazed, Document Journal, Nataal, Vogue and King Kong Magazine. Expanding upon his practice, recent years have seen the production of larger-scale sculptural works, best described as false ceramics. These works have predominantly taken the form of tiles, amphora-like vases and handbags which use text to communicate simple but pointed messages of a queer tonality that span from sarcastic to intimate in timbre. In 2021 Coopoo facilitated a two part education based series with The Museum of Modern Art in New York on the topic of Queer Abstraction. His short essay ‘P(r)ep talk’ outlining his experiences as an HIV positive individual living in South Africa promoting positivity and demystifying stigma and bias was also published in Touch , a queer anthology of essays, short stories and poetry produced by Kwela Publishers. Coopoo's most recent gallery presentation with Everard Read Cape Town, The Luxury of Wearing Fakes (2022), explored luxury consumption in both art and fashion, while again being bolstered by base and colorful remarks teetering between the existential and tongue-and-cheek.

Herin Choi

Stylist

Herin Choi was born and raised in Anchorage and is currently based in NY. She is the daughter of Brian and Josephine Choi and sister to Erin Pilnyak and Serin Choi. Her work is inspired by her love of people and their stories. She is grateful to all of the publications, clients and collaborators that have given her space to explore and create.

Issac Yu

Hair Stylist & Creative Director

Issac Yu is an artist and hair is his medium. Working with brands like Chanel, Loewe and Mugler and magazines including Vogue US, Dazed, Purple, Re-Edition, hairstylist Yu constructs elaborate coiffed creations that defy both convention and gravity. Full of strong shapes, towering silhouettes and neon colours, Yu’s work demonstrates the sculptural possibility of hair and proves that there are no limits when it comes to creativity.

Jack Collins

Stylist

Originally from the South East of England, Jack Collins is a London based stylist and consultant. Jack works for titles including Vogue China, Revue, Interview and Modern Weekly Style, and has collaborated with photographers including Marili Andre, Josie Hall, Markn, Valentin Herfray and Raphael Bliss. He takes inspiration from the people and characters around him.

Jackson Bowley

Photographer & Art Director & Editor

Jackson Bowley is a London-based beauty photographer, editor and art director. His work captures beauty through a modern, playful and energetic lens. Sincere and honest casting, paired with bold and colourful looks are at the forefront of his work. He is also the founder of the beauty magazine Circus.

Jonathan Johnson

Stylist & Casting Director

Jonathan Johnson is a British stylist and casting director based in London. After studying in fashion school, Jonathan soon realised design wasn't what he wanted to do and quickly began assisting with the likes of FKA twigs & Christina Aguilera. Jonathan has since gone on to develop and establish a unique direction birthed from specific references of childhood spent observing his mother's style. He has since worked between editorial and the music industry. Simultaneously, Jonathan has developed a distinctive yet prominent eye in casting and endeavours to build a world where the diversity is the standard. His work can be seen globally having casted out of London, Senegal, Nigeria, Jamaica, Berlin, Paris and the U.S, sometime launching models careers before they arrive to Europe. Clients include Tyler the Creator, Kenneth Ize, Farfetch, Brown's, Burberry, Robyn Lynch, Labrum, TIME, AnOther, System, Numero, Fantastic Man DAZED and Luncheon among others.

Julie Liu

Stylist & Art Director

Julie Liu is a Chinese-Canadian stylist and art director based in London. She first stepped foot into the industry at age 17, working at her mother’s hairdresser’s beauty and photography studio. Still learning to fully embrace her third-culture identity, she looks to story-tell to the world with a sense of romanticism, power, and a pinch of humour. Liu has worked with magazines and brands such as Vogue Ukraine, Document Journal, and Uniqlo.

Kacion Mayers

Editorial Director

Since graduating from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Fashion Journalism in 2019, Kacion Mayers has been quietly honing his craft. From his time as Content Editor at Bottega Veneta to his most recent appointment as Editorial Director at Dazed magazine under stylist Ibrahim Kamara, he has slowly established himself as a key emerging communicator in the rapidly shifting editorial landscape.

Lawrie Abei

Stylist

Lawrence Adu, artistically known as Lawrie Abei, is a Ghanaian born and raised stylist living in Berlin. Lawrie has been living in Germany for the past seven years, in the last three years, he started working in the fashion industry as fashion stylist. Lawrie got introduced to fashion through retail stores and his art is influenced by storytelling and the art of culture.

Louis Burguet

Creative Director

Paris based Creative Director Louis Burguet, founded his studio in 2018. He is specializing in image and brand strategy with an innovative global approach across fashion, beauty and interior design.

Luca Khouri

Photographer

Luca Khouri is a photographer based in London. His work is largely based on the human subconscious - often addressing themes of desire, sexuality, freedom and spirituality. He was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.

Marika-Ella Ames

Fashion Stylist & Consultant

Marika-Ella Ames is a stylist who draws inspiration from her unique upbringing and heritage of the U.S., Jamaica, and London. Marika draws influence from her travels (notably the British countryside), New York's vibrant and ever-changing culture, and the music and community of her part-Jamaican roots.

Marquet K. Lee

Stylist

Marquet K. Lee is a Berlin based artist working across fields of theater, art, and fashion. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance with choreographic honors, Marquet moved to Germany to work professionally as a ballet dancer. Post dance career, Marquet expanded his knowledge of physical movement into garments and space, working in collaboration with photographers, directors, and artists to bring his understanding of the body and space to the roles of stylist/costume designer and art director. His work has been published in fashion publications, presented in art Institutions, on stages, and on screen in movie theaters. In 2020, Marquet was nominated for a Robert Prize, a Danish Film Academy award, for his costuming work on the danish film 'Resin'.

Mical klip

Makeup Artist

Mical is a makeup artist from Toronto based in New York City. They came to the fashion industry by accident after working in music, and bring a cross-disciplinary eye and sense of humour to all their work. Their approach to image-making is informed by their love of classic film, queer counterculture, and the absurd. They are committed to honouring the specificity of every individual’s beauty, and expanding visual conventions in the luxury space.

Michael Delmas

Hair Stylist

Paris Based Hairstylist, Michael Delmas, has been working in the fashion industry for 8 years. Michael is totally obsessed with connecting things together and trying to make sense of it (if there's any).

Michaela Bosch

Makeup Artist

Michaela Bosch is a makeup artist living in New York for the last six years. She spent her assisting days working with as many top artists as possible, eagerly gleaning the methods behind her favorite iconic fashion images. Michaela finds inspiration in fiddling with traditional makeup techniques and styles to build her own processes, pursuing perfection and impact in every face she makes up. Since joining Bryant Artists in 2020, her work has been seen in Dazed, Interview, and WSJ, on the covers of Vogue France and Document Journal, and on the runway at Christopher John Rogers.

Ming Ma

Digital Artist

China-born, Shanghai-based Ming Ma is a multimedia artist. She holds a BFA degree in fine arts from the school of visual arts, and MFA degree from design and technology at the New School in New York. Her personal works focus on the playful and fun experimental experience. Ming Ma is also know for her interactive visual arts and 3D art creations.

Mollie Gloss

Makeup Artist

Mollie Gloss is a makeup artist whose work intersects between the fashion, art, and music worlds. She’s known for her playful approach to beauty and embracing elements of the weird, fabulous and fantastical in her vibrant and innovative work. Shimmering lids, bold matte moments, and punchy pouts are all a part of her signature touch, and her inspirations range from the likes of David Bowie and Billy B to the Spice Girls. Her work has been featured in campaigns for Nike, Doc Martens, and Glossier, publications including Office Magazine, Teen Vogue, Nylon, and Allure, as well as past collaborations with musicians Ravyn Lenae, Clairo, and Megan Thee Stallion. She’s a firm believer that when it comes to beauty there are no rules — just paint.

Nwaka Okparaeke

Photographer & Director

Nwaka Okparaeke is a Nigerian and British Film director and Photographer. She is passionate about sharing authentic stories from unique perspectives. She wants people to feel free when engaging with her work. When creating a concept she is naturally drawn to seeing how peace, serenity, love and freedom connects to every experience. Her dreamy, euphoric style has resulted in her creating film and photography for a variety of clients right across the industry.

Olivia Giles

Set Designer

Olivia Giles was born and raised in Surrey, England. She spent her childhood exploring local forests, reading fairy tales, and building dens in her back garden. Her carefree and creative upbringing helped shape her love and appreciation of art; and gave her an incredibly enquiring mind. Olivia attended London's prestigious university, Central St. Martins where she studied knitwear. After graduating, Olivia developed an eclectic set of skills, such as millinery, ceramics, woodworking, floristry and scenic painting. She went on to assist renowned set designer Shona Heath, helping produce beautifully original props and dress sets in the world of fashion photography, working alongside world acclaimed photographer, Tim Walker. Olivia has embarked on carving out an incredibly unique style of set design. She prides herself on creating magical bespoke worlds, fabricating almost everything from scratch. Holding strong ecological morals at the center of her work, she recycles and uses natural materials as much as possible when designing.

Otis Giovanni

Casting Director

Half Aussie half French living in Paris, 22.

Pau Avia

Stylist

Pau Avia is a stylist with creativity in his lineage. Growing up in southern Spain, he was raised around books, with his family in bookbinding and book restoration. Avia traveled globally being a professional dancer for over 12 years before graduating from the University of Alicante and Paris Sorbonne in Translation and Interpretation. After relocating to Paris in 2010, Avia worked at Condé Nast France, with tenures at Vogue and GQ, before leaving to pursue his solo styling career. Select clients include Ami Paris, Wales Bonner, Rimowa, Louis Vuitton, Heron Preston, Valentino or Tommy Hilfiger while he frequently contributes to magazines such as Dust, SSAW, Dazed, Le Monde d’Hermès, Fantastic Man, Buffalo Zine, Candy, Re-Edition and T Magazine. Avia lives in Paris.

Raphael Bliss

Photographer

Photographer living and working in London. Raphael has had a long standing relationship with Ami at GUT Magazine - often collaborating on both commercial and editorial work together. Brands worked with include Balenciaga, Marc Jacobs and Stella McCartney amongst others.

Simone Cummings

Nail Artist

Simone always had an obsession with nails, growing up a typical day would see her researching and testing out new ideas and concepts to be able to create art on a small canvas of nails. Since becoming a session manicurist, Simone has rapidly built an impressive following and clientele for her renowned signatures; the nude clean and her distinctive nail art. She collaborates with publications Dazed & Confused, i-D, Re-Edition, Vogue and W magazine. Her clients include Dior, JW Anderson, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Selfridges and Zara and photographers, Campbell Addy, Tim Walker, Carlijn Jacobs and Juergen Teller.

Tom Schneider

Set Design

Hailed from Frankfurt, Germany and now based in London, Tom Schneider is a designer trained in Paris and Amsterdam. He works with props, spaces and happy sad intuitions. His practice is informed by the long heritage of stage design to which he adds a raw surreal texture. He creates fantastic layouts and situations, spectacular to unheimlich. Cracks into reality.

Trevor Swain

Casting Director

Trevor Swain is a freelance casting director based in NYC. He got his start assisting on shows for HBA and has since gone on to cast for brands and publications such as T Magazine, i-D, and Vogue Italia; as well as popular brands like Balmain, Nike, and MAC. Growing up in the diverse area of PG County, MD he is often finds his inspiration from the people in his neighborhoods and community and uses his love for cinematography as a driving force when casting for various projects.

Wenqingao Reven Lei

Artist

Wenqingao Reven Lei was born in Chengdu, China. She graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Photography Master degree in 2019, after studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York. Her work has been exhibited worldwide including museums and galleries in London, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, Amsterdam, Arles and other places. (Royal Academy of Arts, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, LUMA Arles, Tate Modern Offprint, The Oculus, Spadolini Pavilion Florence, Unseen photo festival etc.) She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including Dior Photography Award for Young Talents, Artists of the Future Award，European Photography Award, Phmuseum 2020 Photography Grant, Art Olympia 2019 and more. Her works have been published on New York Times, Vogue, Dazed, CHIP FOTO-VIDEO Digital and other publications. Her arts also have been collected by numerous institutions and individuals.