A potted plant with glossy green leaves topped by a pink balloon cluster, resembling a flower, sits on a pedestal against an ornate white and green wall—a whimsical scene reminiscent of The Sweet Performance of Bubblegum Plant short film by Sebastian Marek. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Sebastian Marek Floats “The Sweet Performance of Bubblegum Plant” Short Film

3D artist/animator Sebastian Marek, whose last gravity-defying short we featured in Stash 177, is back with a lighthearted take on identity and transformation in this bubblegum-related tragicomedy. [Watch]

A futuristic spaceship approaches a large, glowing alien structure in space, with vibrant blue and pink nebulae in the background, reminiscent of the cinematic visuals seen in Star-Trek-Strange-New-Worlds-Season-4-Main-Titles-by-Picturemill. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Picturemill Builds More Strange New Worlds for Star Trek in Season 4 Main Titles

CD William Lebeda and the team at Picturemill in LA, whose Starfleet Academy titles we featured in Stash 176, enter full-on world-building mode to open season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+. [Watch]

A woven tapestry shows a person and two horses, all looking through telescopes. The person and horses are side by side, with ornate, colorful designs framing them in shades of red, gold, and blue—a striking visual that echoes how Petrick & Director Natalia Bazina roll out the carpet for WOSTOK. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Petrick & Natalia Bazina Roll Out the Carpet for WOSTOK

Working with berlin-based director Natalia Bazina, the crew at Petrick expand their extensive portfolio of animation styles with this tactile take on stop-motion carpets for German soft drink brand WOSTOK. [Watch]

Three electric bicycles—including the Specialized Vado 3 in bronze, white, and red—are displayed on different levels of gray stone steps with columns in the background. Sunlight highlights the bikes and part of the stairs, capturing a sense of inertia and excitement around this latest launch. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Inertia Studios Launches Vado 3 E-Bikes for Specialized

Specialized’s new suite of Vado 3 e-bikes rolls out with a campaign from founder/ECD Thomas Valente and the CG motion crew at Inertia Studios in London that strikes a nice balance of elegance, atmosphere, and insight. [Watch]

A robotic arm assembles a large wooden panel on a metal frame, surrounded by machinery labeled AUAR. The setup, part of the innovative Robot MicroFactories developed by AUAR and XO3D, appears to be an advanced automated construction or manufacturing workstation. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

XO3D Frames Up Robot MicroFactory for AUAR

UK 3D studio XO3D makes their Stash debut with this polished and precise launch campaign for London-based construction technology company AUAR and their containerized, robotic MicroFactories designed for home builders. [Watch]

A large robot in fiery debris with lightning and sparks surrounds the word OUTLAW in bold, glowing text across the center of the image, capturing the intense energy of OUTLAW CG Short Film by JIT & Calars. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Cyber-Girl vs Robot: JIT & Calars Drop OUTLAW Short Film

Inspired by their shared love of cyberpunk, Seoul CG artists JIT and Calars team up for an ambitious, render-heavy (and AI-free) blast of atmospheric sci-fi action with audio courtesy of Echoic. [Watch]