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[ WORK ] · 17 PROJECTSSÃO PAULO → RIYADH → DUBAI · 20 YEARS

If it didn'tsell, it'snot here.

FOUR THAT SOLD BIG ↓17 PROJECTS. EVERY ONE PAID ITS RENT.
01

The Unburied Casket

WOMEN FOR CHANGE · 2025
★ 2 LIONS · CANNES 2026

What if the protest was a funeral?

No march. A funeral. The casket reached the Union Buildings, and the President declared gender-based violence a national disaster.

WITH MOIZ KHAN, PRINOLAN GOVENDER AND THE EDELMAN CREW. FOR WOMEN FOR CHANGE.

1.1Msignatures
2Bearned impressions
9xdonations

Cannes Lions 2026 · Silver, Bronze
Dubai Lynx 2026 · Gold + 6
The Drum 2025 · Grand Prix

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02

The Unstainable Thobe

HEINZ · 2022
★ GRAND PRIX · DUBAI LYNX

What if ketchup could never stain a thobe?

The real brief was never ketchup. It was the white thobe. So we made one ketchup can't touch. The GCC ate fearlessly.

WITH THE WUNDERMAN THOMPSON CREW AND LOCAL TAILORS. FOR A BRAVE CLIENT, KRAFT HEINZ.

9M+reach
2M+earned
+61%sentiment

Dubai Lynx 2023 · Grand Prix + 4
Clio 2023 · Winner
D&AD 2023 · Shortlist

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03

Baity Battle

STC · 2023
Baity Battle for stc★ 4M+ PLAYERS

What if a game knew when to let you go?

The first Fortnite island synced to the Saudi sun. One more round, zero cold dinners. Subscriptions went up 16%.

WITH EPIC GAMES, XCAVE STUDIOS AND THE VML CREW. FOR STC.

4M+players
12Mminutes played
+16%Baity subscriptions

Dubai Lynx 2024 · Silver, Bronze

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04

Hearing Trade

STC · 2024
★ DUBAI LYNX · HEALTHCARE

What if your old phone could hear for someone else?

Every dead phone hides a microphone, a speaker and a battery. stc rebuilt them into hearing aids, then gave the blueprints away for free.

WITH THE VML SAUDI ARABIA CREW AND THE ENGINEERS WHO TOOK THE PHONES APART. FOR STC.

2 YRSof R&D
3phone parts
100%open source

Dubai Lynx 2024 · Bronze + 2 shortlists
Effie MENA 2024 · Finalist
Athar 2024 · 3 shortlists

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