We’ve connected strangers
to draw each other, transformed
paper currency into protest,
inspired couples to talk about
their love life, celebrated a
station agent, reignited the lost
art of letter writing,
bridged generational gaps,
but the best is yet to come.

We shape culture &
inspire human connection.

We are an independent creative studio
specializing in experiences and films for daring brands.

SELECT CLIENTS

WORK

Brand Projects

A Selection of Case Studies

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AIRBNB: CONNECTING 50 YEARS OF PRIDE

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UNFINISHED: What's Possible

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Nordstrom: Dear Nordstrom

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TIPPING POINT: COMMON THREAD

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SILENT CIRCLE: READING APP PERMISSIONS

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TOYOTA: FATHER’S DAY REUNION

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HIMS: REAL COUPLES TALK SEX

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GOOGLE: A PLANET RULED BY LOVE

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NORDSTROM: THIS IS GIVING

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AIRBNB: STRANGERS DRAWING STRANGERS

Original Projects

A Selection of Case Studies

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A Social Distance

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AGENT OF CONNECTION

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SNAIL MAIL MY EMAIL

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LAST PHOTO PROJECT

CAPABILITIES

Our tried & true, soup-to-nuts process

Strategy

We believe constraint yields creativity. This phase involves collaborating with our clients to arrive at a tight brief, setting the project up for success.

Creative

We develop unique insights and cultural truths to land at compelling creative territories, before refining and crafting distinct directions, ready to be made.

Production

We love bringing a project to life, be it digital, experiential, or live action. Our innovative approach means no production challenge is unsolvable.

Impact

We take great pride in the far reach of our work, and have developed a unique way to collaborate with our clients to ensure the work cuts through the clutter.
ABOUT

We make work for humans,
not consumers.

People don’t need more ads. But they do want to be moved, provoked, informed, and inspired.

Our work slices through the noise, permeates culture and inspires radical engagement. Our campaigns are media-agnostic—the creative executions are informed by the idea—spanning film, digital, experiential and social.

Our work makes headlines, news feeds, & cultural memes.

Founder

Ivan Cash is an award-winning artist and filmmaker who founded Cash Studios in 2013, after stints at global ad agency of the year Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam and Venables Bell in San Francisco.

Ivan has been recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Creative, AdAge Creative 100, Art Director’s Club Young Gun, Print New Visual Artist, and is on the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee of the United States Postal Service.

He is an international speaker on creativity, having given keynotes at conferences, organizations and universities ranging from Stanford, The New York Times, and Apple, to SXSW, TEDx, and 99U.

CONTACT

Based between NY and CA, we collaborate with brands around the world.

EMAIL
studio@cashstudios.co

SNAIL MAIL
Cash Studios
PO Box 24213
Oakland, CA 94623
United States

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