MAKE’s Animation Thesis Grant Helps Senior Students Finish Their Films
August 18, 2025
First introduced in 1987, Artemide’s Tolomeo lamp has always embodied a wonderful balance of functionality and timeless style and now it has a very 2025 motion homage courtesy of the South Korean CD team of Geonhee Lee and Minjong Kim. [Watch]
It’s no secret the Stash crew has a soft spot for explainers, especially those unafraid to deliver a deep and authoritative level of detail and insight balanced with the style and charm required to guarantee engagement. [Watch]
Directors Gustavo Sanchez and Carlos Pierucci at Neko Studio in LA walk Stash fans thru the origin and building of their pop-up book-inspired zoetrope for the social launch of season 2 of the Wednesday series on Netflix. [Watch]
Working in concert with industrial design studio Map Project Office, the crew at London 3D house Found creates an austere (and perhaps chilly) launch film for IBM’s NorthPole AIU chip and the minimalist server units that house it. [Watch]
Studio AKA, the London-based creators of stand out titles for BODIES and the prequel to Bridgerton on Netflix (watch here and here), conjure a luminous and richly atmospheric CG treatment to open Chief of War on Apple TV+. [Watch]
Directors Faga Melo and Gustavo Leal lead the crew at São Paulo animation studio Dirty Work into the spine-chilling world of the Brazilian women’s national football team in this CG tribute for Nike thru Wieden+Kennedy. [Watch]
CD Oleg Lyakhov and theoutpoint team make their Stash debut with this spec brand film for GE, using a jet engine “to explore forms of engineering as art and highlight its beauty and strength through light and shadow.” [Watch]
The fun of tracking the CG sneaker wars is in the fine details and this new director’s cut from CD Miguel Rato and Steelworks Studio for Lululemon’s Chargefeel 3 workout shoe delivers plenty of technical and creative finesse. [Watch]
Oscar-nominated director Henry-Alex Rubin and the Framestore crew reveal mother nature as the “mother f#$%er” she really is in this mad spot for the brand platform relaunch of Columbia Sportswear thru adam&eveDDB London. [Watch]
Internationally acclaimed creative festival OFFF has launched its first ever Montréal event, LANDING on September 8-9 at Société des arts technologiques (SAT). [Watch]
Looking to capture the “timelessness, modularity, and functionality” inherent in the furniture of Swiss manufacturer USM, the FRAME motion team deliver a sleek and satisfying showcase for the brand’s new Haller Soft Panel options. [Watch]
The design and animation team at Cobb Studio in Seoul, whose branding for TheLIFE2 channel we featured in Stash 170, keep the tone light and accessible in these character-filled insurance spots for South Korean conglomerate Hanwha. [Watch]
If you’re looking to kick back with something light and joyful on this summer Friday, CD Rafał Blecharz and the animation team at Animwood Studio in Kraków, Poland, have you covered with this series of hand-animated GIFs. [Watch]
New York City Ballet announced their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with this detailed and dramatic trailer “designed to transport, not just represent” from Scottish studio Where Giants Roam. [Watch]
