Three modern wristwatches—silver, blue, and red—are displayed floating in front of shiny metallic blue abstract shapes. Drawing inspiration from the Hublot x Jeff Koons Classic Fusion Balloon Dog by Zünc Studio, the background is bright, and the watches are prominently featured in the center. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Zünc Studio Polishes Up Hublot x Jeff Koons Collaboration

Posted on September 22, 2026

Zünc Studio’s latest work for Hublot sees the CG watch wars take a fun and unexpected turn with a playful and impossibly shiny film for the brand’s Classic Fusion Balloon Dog collab with Neo-Pop pioneer Jeff Koons. [Watch]

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A 3D modeling software window shows a man’s face duplicated and overlapped, surrounded by animated characters and scenes—including a broccoli biker, a muscular red figure in a car, and other surreal images—reflecting the imaginative style Christopher-Rutledge-joins-Hornet-Roster brings to his creative work. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Hornet Adds Christopher Rutledge and His Amalgamation Collective to Roster

Posted on September 22, 2026

From the release: Hornet today announced the addition of creative leader Christopher Rutledge and Amalgamation, his evolving creative collective, to the studio’s roster. The partnership expands Hornet’s multidisciplinary offering across animation, design, live action, emerging technologies, and beyond. [Watch]

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Two black-and-white photos: Left, three people sit on a couch; right, two people stand next to a piano, all dressed casually and smiling or looking relaxed—a moment of camaraderie captured with the signature Modern Post style that’s making waves in the US market. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Paris-based Monumental FX Expands Into US Market in Partnership With Modern Post

Posted on September 21, 2026

From the release: Monumental FX, the Paris-based visual effects and 3D animation studio, today announced its formal entry into the US market through a strategic, non-exclusive partnership with creative post-production studio Modern Post. [Watch]

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Ordinary Folk Dreams of Brazil in New “Rio 40°” Short film

Posted on September 21, 2026

Lovely (and perfectly timed) new in-house work from the motion team at Ordinary Folk in Vancouver and UK-based designer/animator Guillaume Roux, looking back at summer and it’s sunny vibes from a Rio de Janeiro perspective. [Watch]

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A dramatic black and white scene shows a chaotic pile of bicycles illuminated by beams of light, with traffic signals above them, creating a surreal and cluttered urban atmosphere reminiscent of New York’s restless energy. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Film Noir Meets the Surreal in Yeti Pictures’ Titles for Motion Plus Design New York

Posted on September 20, 2026

The Motion Plus Design festival drops into Brooklyn this Saturday and will open with these riveting titles, a fresh combination of surreality and grit from director Tony Zagoraios and his crew at Yeti Pictures in Athens. [Watch]

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A man and woman stand heroically atop office debris, holding a red flag that reads WE ♥ PITCH IN amid burning wreckage—a scene from We Love Pitching Part 7 by Claus Cibilis on Stash. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 17

Posted on September 18, 2026

Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils makes a compelling case for building an environment of mutual respect and gratitude within the universe of creative pitching in this latest chapter of his series of Stash editorials. [Watch]

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