We are an independent creative studio
specializing in experiences and films for daring brands.
A Selection of Case Studies
A Selection of Case Studies
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.
Ivan Cash is an award-winning artist and director who founded Cash Studios in 2013, after a stint at global ad agency of the year Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam.
Ivan has been recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Creative, an AdAge Creative 100, an Art Director’s Club Young Gun, and a Print New Visual Artist, while collecting multiple Vimeo Staff Picks and Webby Honorees.
He has given keynotes at conferences, organizations and universities ranging from Stanford University, The New York Times, and Apple, to The National Postal Forum, TEDx, and SXSW.
Melissa Abe (she/her) is an executive producer with over a decade of experience working with some of the most recognizable, community-driven brands of our time. She spent nearly seven years leading award-winning global campaigns for Airbnb that have helped shape the brand into a global phenomenon.
Mel leads with humanity and empathy, believing that people are at the core of every experience. As an experienced mindfulness meditation teacher, she strives to bring consciousness to the workplace, promoting a safe and welcoming environment where everyone can flourish to their fullest potential.
Mary Michael Pringle is a creative director and writer who has spent nearly two decades bringing brands to life through language and storytelling.
She has worked at award-winning creative agencies including IDEO, Venables Bell & Partners, Butler Shine Stern & Partners, ATTIK and Mad Dogs & Englishmen, helping brands like Intel, Visa, Scion, Kate Spade, Adidas, Converse and Jamba Juice find their voice so they can make meaningful connections with their audiences and ride off into the sunset together.
Studio Manager Louie Jimena believes creativity can solve all problems. A self-professed design nerd, Louie has worked as a Young Guns Awards manager and ADC Awards manager at The One Club for Creativity, allowing him to collaborate with agencies Sunday Afternoon, Sid Lee, BBDO, and RoAndCo , while working with the design industry’s luminaries like Debbie Millman, James Victore, and Stefan Sagmeister.
Outside of work, Louie finds equanimity in museums (MoMA and MAD being his favorite) and believes that the Filipino dessert, turon, is the second-best invention after the toothbrush.
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