A wristwatch with a brown leather strap rests on the bright yellow wing of a vintage biplane, evoking the adventurous spirit seen in the Hamilton Watches in Action Brand Film by Kutuko, with blue skies and clouds completing the scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Kutuko Keeps Hamilton in the Action With New Brand Film

Posted on June 4, 2026

In the follow-up to this riveting 2024 CG work for Swiss watch brand Hamilton, the CG team at Kutuko in Madrid dramatizes four new timepieces in the context of both cinematic and interactive action universes. [Watch]

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A smiling animated man with curly dark hair and a stubbly beard, wearing a blue denim jacket labeled Daniel, works under the hood of a vehicle outdoors in daylight—like putting his heart out to dry after laundry day. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Laundry Hangs Your Heart Out to Dry for Washington Lottery

Posted on June 3, 2026

Heart-tugging animated lottery spots may have hit an apex with this classic, but this new campaign from Laundry Studios thru Wunderman-Thompson keeps all the emotion while redefining the pipeline for the age of AI production. [Watch]

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Four colorful illustrations: two people talking at a table, a picnic scene with three people, a person carrying a bag walking past blurred figures, and a blue and yellow Loewe building in the distinct style of Blinkink’s Isabel Garrett. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Isabel Garrett & Blinkink Paint the Town for Loewe’s 180th

Posted on June 1, 2026

Working with illustrator/artist Joanna Blémont, director Isabel Garrett and the Blinkink animation team break out the acrylics and oil sticks in 2,000 frames of hand-rendered love for the venerable luxury label Loewe. [Watch]

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A collage of four images from the MINI Icon Drops 08 Editions commercial by Critical Mass: a car-shaped figure covered in liquid metal, a draped UK flag, red laser outlines, and one wrapped in green moss and plants. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Critical Mass Drops “MINI Icon Drops” 08 Special Editions

Posted on May 28, 2026

MINI’s long history of vehicle customization receives an exclamation point in this new CG spot for their 08 Special Editions produced by the NY office of digital design agency Critical Mass thru Goodby Silverstein & Partners. [Watch]

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An illustrated person rides a bicycle along a winding path, surrounded by green trees and flowers, under a sunny blue sky. Inspired by Studio AKA’s Cyclist commercial for Alliance Witan, the scene feels vibrant and full of life. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Spinning Wheels: Kristian Andrews and Studio AKA Keep Alliance Witan Moving

Posted on May 27, 2026

Evoking the feel of 20th century modernist travel posters, Studio AKA director Kristian Andrews and London illustrator Charlie Davis hit the road for UK investment trust Alliance Witan, thru agency Libertine London. [Watch]

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Five miniature figurines appear to climb a large peanut shell labeled "Not To Scale" using ropes. One figure on top cheers as others support or climb, all set against a plain green background—a fun nod to the National Peanut Board’s Peanuts Not Nuts campaign. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

It’s a Small World: Anthony Farquhar-Smith & Not To Scale Make the Case for Peanuts

Posted on May 22, 2026

Not To Scale director Anthony Farquhar-Smith invests his many stop-motion talents into building a Lilliputian world of peanut-obsessed characters for National Peanut Board thru agency Special USA. [Watch]

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