Bureau for Visual Affairs

 

Bureau for Visual Affairs are a leading agency exploring the space between design and technology. They work with us to visualise ideas across both analogue and digital.

The Council

 

The Council believe good brands make life better. They are a highly experienced media branding agency and support us in creating charismatic, authentic and beautiful brands.

Andrew Smith – Visual Communication

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His portfolio includes brand commercials, title sequences and product launches. He works across a myriad of mediums from TV and cinema advertising, to outdoor digital, radio commercials and internal corporate communications.


Now a board member of the IVCA, Andrew has become a leading figure in creative visual communication, recognised through an array of industry awards. His company A-Vision continues to make ground breaking campaigns for global brands such as Sony and Blackberry.

Martin Percy – Interactive Video

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Martin Percy

Martin’s work enables the production of immersive filmscapes rich in visual content and messages. The active participation of the user helps to maximise audience engagement alongside learning outcomes. His techniques combine the immediacy of video with the interactivity of the web.


Martin has received three Emmy nominations, a BAFTA nomination, eight Webby nominations and ten Webby honorees. He has created interactive video pieces for the Tate, BFI and National Theatre, working with people like Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Derek Jacobi, Gordon Ramsay, Julie Walters, Tracey Emin, Jonathan Ross and Malcolm McDowell.

O Production

 

O Production offer a full range of professional video services. They specialise in cultural content and support us in providing high quality cost-effective film services online and beyond.

Flow Associates

 

Flow Associates promote cultural education across social and technological boundaries. They work with us to ensure that effective interpretation underlines everything we do.

Purpose

There is a gap between the way culture is traditionally communicated and people’s everyday lives.

 

Contemporary Vintage fills that gap by connecting people to culture in ways that are relevant to them.

Partners

Contemporary Vintage works with a number of carefully selected partner agencies to add value in specific areas.

 

 

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Simon Piehl – Digital Design

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Simon’s focus is on exploring the space between design and technology. He uses a deep understanding of design, branding and digital to make communication more effective and engaging. He has a reputation for delivering innovative and considered projects, particularly in the fields of audience development and content-rich websites.


Simon is one of the founding partners in Bureau for Visual Affairs, a leading independent design studio. Their approach focuses on user experience and accessibility, and has seen them build long-term relationships with clients including Creative Review, the Tate and National Gallery, and the fashion brand Whistles.

Leah Bazalgette – Brand Communication

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Leah Bazalgette

Leah’s work demonstrates the benefits of using innovative ways to deliver messages, both cultural and commercial. Her background includes publishing, political campaigns, broadcast journalism, advertising and most recently feature films, music videos and documentaries.


Leah has worked for some of the top experiential agencies in the UK producing international integrated campaigns including award winning stunts, experiences, TV / viral content and events for clients such as MTV, Honda, Esprit, Sony, GAP, Virgin, Google and the British Fashion Council.

Guerilla Science

 

Guerilla Science specialise in mixing science with art, music and play. They work with us to integrate smart scientific thinking into our cultural offerings.

The Broken Hearts

 

The Broken Hearts are style celebrities and cultural commentators in their own right. They work with us on devising lively content for projects in the fashion and underground arena.

Act IV

 

Act IV produce fundraising events and develop sponsorship initiatives for the arts. They work with us to build effective relationships between cultural and commercial organisations.

Tim Jones – Audience Interaction

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Tim Jones

Tim has worked in a range of arts participation contexts over 20 years, at the innovating edge where audience expectations are changing. He has embraced the creative possibilities around collaborative technologies, including leading the NODE.London Festival of Media Arts in 2006 which led to 450 art and technology events across London.


As Executive Director of Motiroti and through his previous company Solar Associates Tim produces, online and offline, for artists blending theatre, interaction and digital. This connects him strongly to the rise of a new generation of live performance makers who are influenced by the culture of the web, pervasive gaming and multi-platform storytelling.

Contemporary Vintage

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Here are some of the things we are thinking about across the Contemporary Vintage spectrum.

 

We share a passion for culture and are out and about observing, commenting and contributing.

 

Projects

Alongside our past projects, we have a range of ideas in development which we can adapt to meet specific needs. We also create completely bespoke solutions.

 

We take projects from concept through to delivery and employ the highest production values to generate stylish material that challenges, informs and entertains.

 

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People

Oliver founded Contemporary Vintage to expand on over twenty years of innovation for the cultural sector.

 

He has assembled a talented team of Associates who offer a wealth of expertise from working with exceptional clients.

 

Our work is not limited by a fixed skill-set, instead we draw on the right people to fit the shape of the project.

 

We collaborate with a number of key partner agencies.

What we do

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Our projects inhabit the space where lifestyle and heritage overlap, sparking new perspectives and reinforcing audience relationships.

 

We understand how to match strategic organisational objectives to the changing demands of public taste.

How we do it

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We combine digital, broadcast and experiential media to reach both mass and niche audiences.

 

We create experiences that take people seamlessly from the real to the virtual, offering content in the way that is right for them.

Who we do it for

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We communicate cultural content and commercial brand values in a way that is sensitive to both.

 

We create a deeper relationship with the public, extending audience reach and maximizing value.