ART DIRECTION
From the conception to the mood and the location,
We design the environment to create the right visuals for your brand
PHOTOGRAPHY
Equipment, lighting, photography, retouching,
We take care of all the aspects of the production process
LEADERSHIP
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CHARLES ROUSSEL | Founder and Creative Director · Brooklyn, NYC
Charles Roussel founded CIR in 2013 in NYC; Based in Bushwick, Brooklyn’s creative hub, he oversees daily operations, and is at the base of any new project, through a collaborative process with the clients.
Being himself a photographer, and knowing the industry from the inside as a former account manager in global advertising agencies such as Publicis or Mazarine/MA3, his mission is to widen access to high end visuals for smaller brands.
Charles earned a Bachelor of Marketing from EFAP Paris (France) and a Master in Communication Arts from NYIT (NY, USA).
You can see more of his work and inspiration on @CharlesRoussel
MARK CARSON | Art Director & Client Relations Lead · New York, Los Angeles
Visual artist Mark Carson - nom de guerre Marcarson - joined CIR in 2015, but his collaboration with Charles Roussel began in 2010.
It's as a psychology graduate that he found his true calling, while exploring the subcultures of Venice Beach; the nomadic creative found himself drawn to art, music and fashion, and created "Kaviar & Cigarettes" in NYC in 2008.
Today his mark can be found in both popular and unassuming locations - the striking logo, "freeface", is a signature emblem representing rebellion and a touch of anarchy.
In 2016, Marcarson opened NOT FOR THEM, an art house/concept gallery in NYC, right behind MoMA PS1, which quickly gained recognition among artists and collectors.
Marcarson’s work has an avant garde comedy, tongue in cheek approach to exploring cultural references and self experiences.
He has worked with countless brands, institutions and agencies; He collaborated with media outlets such as magazine High Snobiety or Boiler room; in 2018, Marc Jacobs commissioned his artwork & vision for their perfume "Daisy".
PARTNERS
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PHOTOGRAPHERS
Charles Roussel (@CharlesRoussel) · NYC
Julien Boudet (@Bleumode) · Paris, NYC
Arnaud Montagard (@ArnaudMontagard) · NYC
Jeff Mikkelson (@JeffMikkelson) · NYC
Timothée Chambovet (@TimothéeChambovet) · Paris
Owen Kolasinky · Los Angeles
VIDEOGRAPHERS
Antoine Manceaux · Director
Christian Huguenot, Franklin Burger · DP/Camera
Florent Barbier · Sound
Hadrien Nicoloso, Gaspard Nemec · Editors
ART DIRECTORS
Lucie Matussiere · Paris, NYC
Lea Mazet · Paris
Aurelie Jouan · NYC
PRODUCTION & EQUIPMENT RETAL
Fiat Lux · NYC
Adorama · NYC
Milk Studios · LA
Matt Photo · Paris
STUDIOS
Slate Studios, OSTUDIO, NYC
Studio Rouchon, Paris
CLIENTS
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BRANDS
FASHION · Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Alexander Wang
COSMETICS · La Prairie, Maybelline, Biologique Recherche, Yon-Ka Paris
LIQUORS · Louis XIII, Mr Black, Campari, Stolen Rum
BEVERAGES · Kombrewcha, Bear's Fruit
TIME PIECES · Audemars Piguet, Jaeger Le Coultre, Parmigiani
DESIGN · Polonsky & Friends, Fefo Studio
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
MUSEUMS · MoMa / MoMA PS1, Whitney Museum
ART GALLERIES · Simon Lee Gallery, Nara Roesler, Paul Kasmin
ART FAIRS · Art Basel, Frieze, The Armory Show, ADAA, Independent, Pulse
MEDIA
PRINT · Ocula, Hypebeast, High Snobiety, Blackbook
ONLINE · Food52, White Hot, BFA
We would love to work with you.
Thank you!
