feature story with actress chloe sevigny creatively directed by ucef hanjani. due to the exponential growth of chloe’s fame and the intimacy of the interview, this issue eventually found its way on ebay and was auctioned for a serious sum. view all work for editorial / art direction.
Editorial / Art Direction
editorial: nike rockstar story for doing bird
creatively directed by ucef hanjani, photography: karen collins, stylist: leslie lessin, set design: ceft and company, model: inguna butane, for nike, published in doing bird magazine. view all work related to this project.
bts: nike rockstar – smart ways to maximize efforts for doing bird magazine
fashion photographer karen collins was commissioned by ceft and company to photograph a story staged at the nike event venue designed by the agency. the story ran in the alternative fashion publication “doing bird” and mixed in vintage couture with nike’s latest dancewear. this was a smart way to maximize efforts in the announcement of […]
editorial: david bowie cover story
the cover design by ceft and company utilized part of the article, allowing it to merge into the cover creating a visual sense of story to the images and set it apart from the other publications. this editorial on david bowie was photographed by frank ockenfels iii. what made it particularly interesting was that the […]
collateral: nike speed photo shoot and book design
ceft and company created and barnaby roper photographed this booklet to hand out to key press contacts and influential stylists in the united states. the lookbook was art directed and produced by ceft and company, with photographs by barnaby roper which were shot in new york under the creative direction of ucef hanjani. view all work […]
advertising: Salvatore ferragamo single page executions
this image of eugenia volodina exiting the maserati qattroporte was based on an image of catherine deneuve. the idea of the women avoiding the camera was used throughout the campaign and in this case worked rather well as the bag became the focus and the culprit. this image has a good story to it… our […]
advertising: Salvatore ferragamo digital display and single page executions
this image of eugenia volodina exiting the maserati qattroporte was based on an image of catherine deneuve. the idea of the women avoiding the camera was used throughout the campaign and in this case worked rather well as the bag became the focus and the culprit. this image has a good story to it… our […]
advertising: salvatore ferragamo campaign as it appeared in american vogue
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editorial: JIL SANDER FOR PUMA
photographed on a white artist’s sketchbook and bobinga wood by kenji toma under the creative direction of ceft and company. view all work for editorial / art direction.
press: big magazine in the weekend edition
ceft and company was commissioned to create an entire issue of big magazine, the prestigious art & design and fashion magazine that collaborates with the best creative talent globally. previous issues were designed by creative giants such as, peter saville, marc atlan, david carson, doug lloyd (lloyd and co), swillingham & spalding. “‘BIG’ is the hippest art/fashion/photography book disguised as a magazine to date. published six times a year, each issue of ‘BIG’ is devoted to a different subject matter — meticulously dissected with photos, stories, theory, and fashion.” view all work related to this…
editorial: BIG magazine las vegas issue
issue #53 of big is a cultural and geographical journey into the ultimate city of excess. cover photograph by guido mocofico. ceft and company was commissioned to create an entire issue of big magazine, the prestigious art & design and fashion magazine that collaborates with the best creative talent globally. previous issues were designed by […]
editorial: big magazine
big magazine, is the prestigious art & design and fashion magazine that collaborates with the best creative talent globally. previous issues were designed by creative giants such as, peter saville, marc atlan, david carson, doug lloyd (lloyd and co), swillingham & spalding. big magazine’s big report featured a series of spreads from elite global creatives […]
editorial: numero magazine – the house
editorial story for numero magazine paris. quest art directed by ucef hanjani. view all work for numéro.
editorial: vogue nippon concrete jungle
this gravity-defying spread was shot by photographer karen collins for vogue nippon, with creative direction by ucef hanjani of ceft and company. view all work for karen collins.
editorial: culture of activism with photographer karen collins
an inherently literary editorial, art directed by ucef hanjani and shot by photographer karen collins, for soma magazine. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: Hairwear with photographer Mary Rozzi
editorial story hairwear editorial with photographer mary rozzi. art direction by ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: self obsession with photographer olivia beasley
editorial men’s story art directed by ucef hanjani and photographed by olivia beasley. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: the hunt – fur fashion story
shot partially in studio and partially at the museum of natural history, this simple editorial story created quite a stir, prompting some to call it not just fashion but “thoughtful fashion”. at the time, debates were heated over the resurgence of fur in the fashion industry;peta on one side and the fashion elite on the […]
editorial: interview with iggy pop
interview with music legend, iggy pop photographed by olaf heine and composed under the editorial art direction of ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: actor / director / musician vincent gallo photographed by terry richardson
cover story and feature interview with actor, director and musician vincent gallo. the story was creatively directed by ucef hanjani, and photographed in los angeles in vincent gallo’s home recording studio by fashion photographer terry richardson. view all work related to this project.
editorial: environments of silence with photographer adam friedberg
editorial story environments of silence editorial with photographer adam friedberg art direction by ucef hanjani. view all work for editorial/art direction.
editorial: magazine curation and art direction for soma magazine
ceft and company’s creative director ucef hanjani redesigned and recurated the west coast publication soma, releasing numerous noteworthy issues. eventually,many of these became collectors’ issues, some of which even fetched hundreds of dollars on ebay. featuring cover stories with cult figures of the time such as actor/director vincent gallo, actress chloe sevigny, director wong kar-wai, […]
editorial: interview with tom waits
music legend tom waits gives intimate details and advice in this editorial story art directed by ucef hanjani and photographed by russ flatt for soma magazine. view all work for editorial / art direction.
editorial: director wong kar-wai interview and cover story
interview with one of our favorite hong kong film directors, wong kar-wai. this magazine cover and accompanying editorial story made this issue a collectors edition. the spread includes the beautifully intimate interview with wong kar-wai, complete with visuals from his most important films such as days of being wild, chungking express, and in the mood for […]
