Advertising exists at the intersection of art and commerce. Our campaigns engage some of the most talented photographers, painters, and street artists from around the world in collaborations that make every good idea even more beautiful.
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Melika Dez, Movement Photographer
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Anthony Ricciardi, Visual Artist
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Berndnaut Smilde, Cloud Artist
Melika Dez
Movement Photographer
Melika Dez has spent thousands of hours spent behind the lens, photographing ballerinas, circus performers, studio artists, and street dancers. Dez has an unrivalled talent for capturing the human body in movement. The Montréal-based photographer is constantly on the move herself, travelling around the globe to shoot for clients in fashion, culture, and the arts.
For 31 Parliament, Dez captured seven extraordinary dancers against a backdrop of green screens and downtown scenes, creating an homage to what can happen when passion drives performance.
Anthony Ricciardi
Visual Artist
Hearts are a recurring theme in the works of renowned, multi-disciplinary, Toronto-based artist, Anthony Ricciardi, demonstrating that every project is truly a labour of love. With a client list that includes notable celebrities and big brands like Disney, Adidas, Coors Light, and L’Oreal, Ricciardi's art reaches the four corners of the globe. His collections have been showcased in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Sydney, Manchester, Montréal, and São Paulo.
Ricciardi's viscerally colourful style appeared in a series of murals at Liberty Market Tower, gracing the building’s living environments to reflect the creative spirit of the larger community.
Berndnaut Smilde
Cloud Artist
For over a decade, Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has been creating and photographing hyper-realistic miniature cloud installations to much critical acclaim; his original photo of Nimbus resides at London’s Saatchi Gallery. In 2013, Harper’s Bazaar published ICONOCLOUDS, juxtaposing the artist’s signature cloudscapes with fashion luminaries Karl Lagerfeld, Dolce & Gabbana, Donatella Versace and Alber Elbaz.
We tapped this international talent for Cielo Residences, where Smilde created an iconic cloud to represent "sky and heaven," the literal translation (and fitting representation) of Cielo.
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Recent Awards
at the top of our game
Through more than 25 years building successful brands, we’ve also managed to build our own, and the industry has taken notice.
2024 BILD:
- Best Brochure, Mid/High-Rise : Q Tower (Lifetime Developments & DiamondCorp)
- Best Organic Social Campaign : Gupta Group Developments
2023 NAHB:
- Best Website for a Builder : Alterra
- Best Video : 50 Scollard (Lanterra)
2023 BILD:
- Best Overall Marketing Campaign : Cielo (Collecdev)
- High Rise Project of the Year : Cielo (Collecdev)
- Best International Project of the Year : La Clara (Great Gulf)
2023 OHBA:
- Best Low-Rise Project Logo Branding : Terra (Great Gulf)
2023 DRHBA:
- Excellence in Digital Advertisement : Whitby Meadows (Great Gulf)
- Excellence in New homes Sales Office : Whitby Meadows (Great Gulf)
2022 Bild:
- Best Overall Marketing : Kindred (Daniels)
- Best Presentation Centre : Universal City East (Chestnut Hill)
- Best High Rise Building Design : Cielo (Collecdev)
2022 Nationals:
- Best Logo Design : Natasha (Lanterra)
- Best Brochure (Community): Cielo (Collecdev)
- Best Community Over 4 Stories : Cielo (Collecdev)
- Best Email Marketing / Web Banners / Rich Media : the Goode (Graywood)
- Best Brochure (Master Planned Community) : Union Village (Metropia and Minto)
- Community of the Year (Master Planned) : Saville on the Roe (Block Developments)
2022 CHBA:
- Best Digital Advertising Campaign : Collecdev
2021 Bild:
- Best Paid Media Campaign : Nordic (Collecdev)
2021 Nationals:
- Best Overall Marketing Campaign : Jac (Graywood)
- Best Signage: JAC (Graywood)
2020 Bild:
- Best Experiential Marketing - 11YV (Riocan, Metropia, Capital Developments)
- Best Brochure - No. 31 (Lanterra)
- Best Project Branding - No. 31 (Lanterra)
- Best Advertising Campaign Paid Media - Great Gulf Whitby Meadows (Great Gulf)
2020 Nationals:
- Multifamily Community of the Year - 11YV (Riocan, Metropia, Capital Developments)
- Best Computer Generated Sales Tool - 11YV (Riocan, Metropia, Capital Developments)
- Best Brochure - 11YV (Riocan, Metropia, Capital Developments)
- Best Digital Marketing - Universal City (Chestnut Hill Developments)
2020 OHBA:
- Project of the Year High-Rise: Nordic Condos (Collecdev)
- Project of the Year Low-Rise: Union Village (Metropia, Minto)
- Low Rise Project Sales Brochure = Union Village (Metropia, Minto)