pepsi co. reaches out to ceft and company for their GSP launch event. ceft and company created this influencer event in new york for a select 75 guests–from the press elite, bloggers, and the world of professional sports. ceft and company turned giorgio deluca’s (of dean & deluca) penthouse apartment into a pro-athlete’s dream pad, showcasing how for a pro, sports and life are inseparable. eli manning and ladainian tomlinson battled each other over a game of foosball, and diddy took the athletes route and climbed the eight floors of stairs in order to get to the party floor and lived to tweet about it. from the event, more than 100 stories were generated, including MTV, the wall street journal and…
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collateral: daruni book design and production for artist hadi tabatabai
cover and back of book design for hadi tabatabai’s limited edition book. 750 copies, hand numbered, with the first 50 signed by the artist himself. floor piece #5 – wood, thread, acrylic paint and plywood (3x). floor piece #3 – wood, thread and plywood (3x). wood and thread #2 – wood and thread on plywood. […]
press: la times highlights pepsi’s g-series pro event
“eli manning attended a gatorade g series pro bash in new york with NFL comrades including ladainian tomlinson and d’brickashaw ferguson. the athletes were treated to a tasting followed by foosball with about 100 guests at a loft in soho, where sean “diddy” combs made a cameo. we’re told that diddy–in an attempt to keep up with the sports stars?–skipped the elevator and opted to hike the eight flights of stairs to the loft space.” – the LA times ceft and company created this influencer event in new york for a select 75 guests–from the press elite, bloggers, and the world of professional sports. ceft and company turned giorgio deluca’s (of dean &…
editorial: house of incest lingerie photoshoot
a few pages from an erotic lingerie editorial story creatively directed by ucef hanjani. the title of the story “house of incest” derives from a slim volume of 72 pages written by anaïs nin and originally published in 1936. unlike her other novels, “house of incest” does not detail the author’s relationships with famous lovers […]
collateral: gap inc fashion consulting with stylist marie-amélie sauvé
ceft and company collaborated with french vogue fashion editor marie-amélie sauvé on a fashion consulting project for gap inc. the project entailed sourcing reference visuals to aid and inspire gap’s design team on the their fall collection which resulted in the line of colorful stripes taken from 70’s supplied references as well as a range […]
press: gatorade g series pro event as featured on jsd
“elite athletes eli manning and ladainian tomlinson joined top media and celebrities like p. diddy in new york city at an exclusive gatorade’s g series pro event. the event, conceived and produced by ceft and company new york, transformed a high-end Soho loft to dramatically communicate the premium quality of the new product line and capture the mindset of a pro athlete who thinks about sports performance 24/7. the party started rocking early with more than 100 guests including new york Jet players d’brickashaw ferguson, and jericho cotchery. for the past 15 years g series pro products have only been available to college and pro athletes until now as we offer them through our partnership with GNC and dick’s sporting goods.”
content creation: tommy hilfiger online viral campaign
this campaign for tommy hilfiger jeans was the brainchild of creative director ucef hanjani and produced at kbp under his supervision back in 2002, way before viral campaigns had a name or became a category. the campaign at the time was referred to as the “tommy jeans unreleased cuts” and the idea was based on […]
collateral: nike serena williams card design
ceft and company designed and produced the press kit for the launch of serena williams’ US and australian open. these cards were stacked in a small white box and handed out during the 04′ US open. each card introduces a part of their new line, revealing the technology behind the moisture repelling, highly breathable fabrics […]
product/package design: nike serena williams box design
press kit for the launch of serena williams US and australian open. the press kit was given out during an event that ceft and company designed and produced. the event took place during the US open in an effort to introduce the line, and reveal the technology behind the moisture repelling, highly breathable fabrics engineered […]
press: aiga features target television ad
target’s quaint television ad, creatively directed by ucef hanjani receives an AIGA award and is documented on their site. view all work related to this project.
editorial: interview with tom waits
music legend tom waits gives intimate details and advice in this editorial story art directed by ucef hanjani and photographed by russ flatt for soma magazine. view all work for editorial / art direction.








