Creative Review | Leila and Damien De Blinkk

Leila and Damien's work with French Connection 'I Am Collection' campaign has been awarded with two pages in the prestigious Creative Review Annual 2012. This annual showcases and celebrates the previous's years most outstanding work within the world of visual communications. The first page showcases their Photographic campaign for the 'I Am Collection' and the second celebrates the video campaign 'I Am Suit'. 

To read more about the Creative Review Annual click here...

Leila and Damien De Blinkk | 1.4 Interview

Leila and Damien talk to 1.4 about their latest commercial for Ergo and how they work better as a pair...

 Is it easier working as a pair? Could you imagine doing it alone? It insures there is always a critical 
 eye present throughout. We haven’t thought about doing it differently.

To read the full interview click here.

Leila & Damien de Blinkk | Ergo

Leila and Damien shot latest commercial for Ergo in LA last month. So far, 2 of the 10 stunning films have been unveiled, the rest will be released slowly...just so that we savor every bit of them.

The films were shot by highly talented DOP Ben Kracun.

Leila & Damien de Blinkk | HTC Sensation

Leila and Damien de Blinkk directed the latest TV commercial for the HTC sensation phone.

Agency: Mother london
Production: OneSix7 Productions

Leila & Damien de Blinkk | French Connection AW11 - The Magic Dress & The Jumper

Two more brilliant installments from Leila & Damien's latest campaign for French Connection.

The magic dress is truly magical. It does tricks involving glitter and even fireworks. Watch the film and see for yourself...

Rollnecks, V-Necks, Turtlenecks...there are many jumpers in the world and all of them are special in their own unique way. Jumpers are heroes and in this short film by French Connection for AW11, we celebrate their woolly gallantry.

Production by OneSix7 Productions
Advertising Agency 101 London

I-D Online | interview of Leila and Damien de Blinkk

Read Lily Avnet Brilliant interview of Leila and Damien de Blinkk for I-D Online that gives you an insight into the mind of the directors of French Connection A/W 2011 campaign:

"We never think in ‘buy this’ terms. We think in terms of expressing an idea in a certain way that we hope is “en dehors des chemins battus” (out of the usual roads). If it works, a connection will happen, a trace will stay. "

"The moods came from this search for the essence specific to each article of clothing that would become a kind of subtle, living incarnation of it. We looked for the feminine and masculine qualities of each piece, for its relationship to our skin, to our emotions, expectations and projections of ourselves."

To read the full interview, click here

Leila & Damien de Blinkk | French Connection AW11 - The Suit & Shorts Vs Skirt

Two more brilliant instalments from Leila & Damien's latest campaign for French Connection.

The first features 'The Suit'. A powerful ally that gives it's wearer whatever he wants, without it he is nothing - a fresh take on fashion advertising.
And in the second we see hero garment 'The Skirt' in a face off with 'The Shorts' to decide who will be crowned table tennis champion.

Production by OneSix7 Productions
Advertising Agency 101 London





If only all garments could settle their differences over a game of ping-pong, the world would be a better place. There's not much between these two titans of the fashion world. Watch out for some outrageous showboating from the shorts which serves only to further anger the proud skirt. Spare a thought for the ping-pong ball, an innocent victim in this garment grudge match.

Leila & Damien de Blinkk | French Connection AW11 Videos

French Connection have released the first of Leila & Damien's adverts for this autumns collection.
The two shorts place 'the blouse' and 'the lucky shirt' as their subject - making the clothes as the subject.

Production by OneSix7 Productions
Advertising Agency 101 London



Not all men are born equal and not all shirts are lucky. But the man who possesses a lucky shirt is a collar and cuffs above the competition. And should you find yourself caught up in an imaginary bullfight, it pays to have a shirt to hand. Better still, a lucky shirt, with an ace up your sleeve.



The Blouse. The Shirt's better half. Delicate and ethereal, the blouse knows it looks good in natural light and is not afraid to flaunt it. Naughty blouse.

Leila & Damien de Blinkk | French Connection A/W 2011 in Store Teaser

Leila & Damien's teaser for the latest French Connection campaign is all over the stores with samples of the upcoming print ads in the windows and the trailer released last Monday displayed on screens.
Shots below taken in the Regent Street store - a big thanks for the access.

LEILA AND DAMIEN DE BLINKK

This is the first of 9 separate Autumn Winter advertising campaigns that OneSix7 have produced for French Connection with Creative Director Richard Flintham @ 101 Agency. Directed and Photographed by Leila and Damien de Blinkk, the films and prints will be staggered, with a constantly evolving message, throughout the season digitally, in cinema, on TV, in print, outdoor and in store windows. Celebrating the power of clothes, each film is stylishly told from the point of view of a hero garment. This is the first in the shape of a teaser 60” trailer and will be followed by a succession of films throughout August and September.

The Creative Circle Gold Honours 2011 go to Leila and Damien de Blinkk

Leila and Damien de Blinkk have been awarded Creative Circle Gold Honours 2011 for Best Campaign or Series (TV and Cinema) for the French Connection Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter 2010 campaigns. The award marks further industry recognition of the already highly-acclaimed campaigns.

French Connection AW10 - The Man


Blinkk: French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010 - The Man from onesix7 on Vimeo.


French Connection SS10 - The Woman


Blinkk: French Connection Spring/Summer 2010 - The Woman from onesix7 on Vimeo.

Credits

Entrant: Fallon
Client: French Connection
Product: Spring/Summer & Autumn/Winter 2010
Title: The Man and the Woman
Creatives: Selena MacKenzie & Toby Moore
Executive Creative Directors: Richard Flintham & Dirk van Dooren
Agency Producer: Gemma Knight
Production Company: onesix7
Director: Leila & Damien de Blinkk
Production Company Producer: Abi Hodson
Cinematography: Tariel Meliava (SS10) & Edu Grau (AW10)
Editor: Ben Campbell - Cut & Run
Post-Production: The Mill

Leila & Damien de Blinkk | French Connection presents ‘You are…?’ Spring Summer 2011

Are you ready for the challenge?

For Spring 2011, French Connection worked again with Leila and Damien de Blinkk continuing to question what it means to be a man or a woman. The ‘You Are Man?’ and ‘You Are Woman?’ campaign follows on from the two award-winning 2010 campaigns featuring The Man and The Woman. This season the scenarios confront the viewer with the questions ‘You are man?’ and ‘You are woman?’.


Blinkk: French Connection SS11 - You Are Man? Pole from OneSix7 on Vimeo.

For two weeks, the team set up ‘THE MAN CAMP’ on the Isle of Malta and ‘THE WOMAN CAMP’ on the Isle of Gozo and dared our ambassadors to discover what it meant to be a man or a woman in the twenty-first century. Exploring ideas of how gender and society dictate how we are meant to act, we asked them to perform a series of tasks (ride a horse in the sea, look spectacular atop an inflatable animal, dance on piano keys, wrestle a biker…the list goes on) – all of these were captured on film to help define whether ‘You are man?’ or ‘You are woman?’. 

Blinkk: French Connection SS11 - You Are Woman? Piano from OneSix7 on Vimeo.

Our Ambassadors of Manhood

Bertrand Le Pluard We found Bert on the streets of Paris. In his own words: “I’m an image-maker, illiterate diarist, suburban freak, 99 cents oracle, hippie whore, style remedy, digital crash, socialised hermit and ego sharman.”

Daniel Hills Dan was discovered lurking on the streets of London. He is a surfer, famed polymath and a musician in a band called Friendship.

Paul Hamy A French-American artist based in Paris. Paul was one of the founders of the French arts collective Pain-O-Chokolat and, when he finds time, models for Marc Jacobs and Yves Saint Laurent.

Leila & Damien de Blinkk: French Connection SS11 - You Are Man? Bucket Head from OneSix7 on Vimeo.

Our Ambassadors of Womanhood

Ludmilla Dom Perignon We found Ludmilla in Paris. She loves horse (which are sadly in short supply in the City of Light) and can also play the piano with her feet. Clever girl.

Simone Van Werkhoven Has an amazing name. Simone is achingly hip and hails from Holland but lives round the corner from Ludmilla in Paris.

Eden Clark Eden grew up on the glamorous Isle of Wight and occasionally appears on the cover of Vogue.

Polina Sova Loves to speak Norwegian mingled with Russian as she graffitis in East London. She learnt to roller-skate powered by fire extinguishers for our short films.

Blinkk: French Connection SS11 - You Are Woman? Fire Extinguishers from OneSix7 on Vimeo.

Leila and Damien de Blinkk | Shelter Stills Campaign

Shelter chose Leila and Damien de Blinkk to capture their latest stills campaign concerning families and indiviuals being made homeless. Production was us at onesix7 with set design by Erik Rhel. 

Leila and Damien de Blinkk | French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010

Spotting the campaign everywhere, this is on the London, Regent St store...

Leila and Damien de Blinkk | French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010 Stills and Film launch

French Connection AW10 launched today with another ground breaking campaign shot and directed by our very own Leila and Damien de Blinkk, joining them this season as Director of Photography was cinematographer Edu Grant, who created imagery in A single man & Buried.
Once again the brand divides the collection into two distinctive personas, The Man, The Woman, exploring their interaction with their environment. Shot on location the campaign offers a voyeuristic snapshot of their lives.
This season the entire campaign can be seen on French Connections micro site.
For any information on Blinkk as directors or to see a show reel please contact Abi. 

Leila and Damien de Blinkk | French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010 | The Man

Directed by Leila and Damien de Blinkk


Blinkk: French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010 - The Man from Rachel Farrar on Vimeo.

Leila and Damien de Blinkk | French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010 | The Woman

Directed by Leila and Damien de Blinkk


Blinkk: French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010 - The Woman from Rachel Farrar on Vimeo.

Leila and Damien de Blinkk | Behind the scenes on location in Budapeste for French Connection Autumn/Winter 2010 | The Woman