Luxury & prestige

In luxury, exclusivity is whispered rather than shouted.

I help prestige brands shape how they are seen, experienced and remembered, driving engagement, footfall and attention while protecting the reputation they have earned.

From London’s finest hotels to luxury travel, private events and lifestyle brands, I create and direct the identities, imagery, partnership collateral and communications that make exceptional experiences desirable.

Concept creation · Creative & art direction · Editorial & copy · Brand identity · Partnership collateral · Event & weddings marketing · Leading creative teams and makersRequest the luxury portfolio

Concept, creative direction, design & copy: Olçar Tosun · Artwork: Wildhorse, the studio I founded.

Luxury & prestige

Luxury partnerships

Where prestige brands meet exceptional spaces. Each partnership is one storytelling thread: the pedigree of a brand, savoured in a setting worthy of it, and a visual execution that crafts the two worlds together.

01 · Luxury partnershipsFor Pernod Ricard

Claridge’s · The Connaught · The Berkeley

Artistry Bottled

Two houses of craft, one discerning guest.

The challenge

Pernod Ricard wanted its prestige portfolio savoured at three of London’s grandest hotels, presented as a meeting of equals rather than a supplier’s pitch.

What I did

Concept, words and creative direction for a book supporting the partnership, matching each house’s pedigree to each hotel’s character: a Belle Epoque Connaught Cuvée, a Bottle Keep in the Champagne Bar, the Claridge’s Fumoir celebrated with Royal Salute.

What changed

A partnership told with the same craft and discretion as the hotels themselves.

The setting: the chequered marble foyer at Claridge’sArtistry Bottled book cover, quilted and closed with a diamondThe Connaught Belle Epoque arch spread

Quilted like the Connaught’s banquettes, closed with a diamond.

The parachute spread from Artistry Bottled
02 · Luxury partnershipsRoyal Salute 30 Years Old

Harrods · The Bulgari Hotel

The Flask Edition

Exclusivity, whispered.

The challenge

Launch a limited-edition collector’s piece to just 50 UK owners, a Harrods exclusive with a first tasting at the Bulgari Hotel, with all the rarity of the whisky itself.

What I did

An understated creative direction worthy of Royal Salute 30 Years Old, with materials that speak of luxury and rarity: a cloth-bound book, gold foil, gold-lined envelopes, and blind-embossed, individually numbered certificates signed by the Master Blender.

What changed

An opulence that told each owner they were part of a rare and special event, at two of London’s most exclusive addresses.

The Flask Edition launch book and invitation with a gold-lined envelope
Royal Salute 30 Years Old, The Flask EditionBlind-embossed, individually numbered owners’ certificates

Blind-embossed. Individually numbered.

Every owner received a certificate signed by Master Blender Sandy Hyslop, sealed with a blind-embossed Royal Salute 30 Years Old mark and numbered as their own, one of only 50 in the UK.

03 · Luxury partnerships

Abercrombie & Kent

Rare Adventures

Every great journey begins with a toast.

The challenge

Bring the romance of an Abercrombie & Kent journey into the lounge, so the adventure begins before guests set off.

What I did

Concept, naming and design for the drinks list, menus, posters and lounge display: each serve named for a kind of traveller, the Ambassador, the Navigator, the Escapist, and menus that read like itineraries, with handcrafted finishes throughout.

What changed

A lounge that toasts rare adventures: the power of place, the importance of journeys and the richness of storytelling.

The Abercrombie & Kent lounge with the drinks displayMeet the Ambassador and Meet the Navigator postersRare Adventures menus: Your Itinerary, The Navigator, The Escapist
04 · Luxury partnershipsFor Perrier-Jouët

The Sanderson

The Garden of Live Flowers

A menu that blooms.

The challenge

In partnership with Perrier-Jouët, the Sanderson turned its courtyard into a Looking-Glass garden. The champagne’s Art Nouveau elegance had to feel at home in the hotel’s whimsical world.

What I did

Concept and design for the menus and collateral supporting the partnership: Perrier-Jouët’s anemones painted in loose watercolour, so every page feels grown in the garden itself.

What changed

A dreamlike sampling experience, savoured in one of London’s most enchanting spaces and widely shared on social media.

The setting: the Sanderson courtyard gardenThe Garden of Live Flowers at the Sanderson Hotel: afternoon tea with Perrier-Jouët
The watercolour concept menuTasting table set in mossThe gilded tree serve

Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass and Perrier-Jouët’s Art Nouveau anemones.

05 · Luxury partnershipsChivas × Savile Row Bespoke

Savile Row

The Modern Gentleman

Two crafts, pinned together.

The challenge

Pair Chivas with Savile Row Bespoke as equals: two houses built on two centuries of British craftsmanship, meeting in the world of the modern gentleman.

What I did

Partnership branding that joins the two marques with a single gold pin, a coffee table book written and art-directed in black, white and a note of gold, and six classic cocktails renamed in the language of the cutting room: the Tailor Made, the Cocktail Cuff, the Slim Lapel.

What changed

A partnership that looked and spoke as one, with a bold assurance that made it credible.

The setting: a Savile Row tailor at workThe Modern Gentleman coffee table book, open on several spreads
The partnership identity: Savile Row Bespoke and Chivas, gold on black
06 · Luxury partnerships

Martell

VS Single Distillery · Voyage du Swift

The land, drawn in line.

The challenge

Celebrate the pedigree of a single distillery, and the terroir that shapes it.

What I did

Concept, words and design for the press pack and the Voyage du Swift book and VR experience, shaped by Cognac’s topography: contour lines laser-etched into the paper, aerial imagery in harmony with the words, and a book hand-stitched in Martell blue with tipped-in copper pages.

What changed

A cognac’s terroir made tangible: to be read, touched, and flown over through the eyes of the swift.

The Martell VS Single Distillery press pack: wooden box, bottle wrapped in a topographic map, copper cup and contour-line bookAroma notes kit: key notes separated into individual aroma bottles
Art installation concept: the bottle set in a sculpted white landscapeBottle glorifier concept with tasting notes
The hand-stitched Voyage du Swift book with the VR headset
Voyage du Swift spread: the swift in flight over the terroirVoyage du Swift spread: copper stillsVoyage du Swift spread: contour lines over the vineyards
Luxury & prestige

Selling the space

07 · Selling the space

The Gherkin

Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 2006

Theatre at the top of London.

The challenge

Unveil Perrier-Jouët’s Belle Epoque 2006 to VIP guests in a setting as remarkable as the vintage, and draw new audiences up to the dome.

What I did

Concept and creative direction for the launch and its theatre of the serve, realised with specialist makers: a bespoke gilded birdcage presenting the bottle, anemone masks and necklaces, fans, invitations and the launch brochure, all drawn from Perrier-Jouët’s Art Nouveau anemones. Then the venue’s weddings and events marketing.

What changed

For one night the dome became a nightclub, and the marketing that followed made The Gherkin an extraordinary setting for weddings and private celebrations.

The launch suite: digital invitations, the printed invitation, an anemone fan and the anemone maskThe birdcage serve on screen and the Celebrating an Exceptional New Vintage launch brochure
The birdcage serve, with guests in anemone masks under the dome
Weddings brochure, lace spreadWeddings and events brochures
08 · Selling the spaceFor Searcys

Tonic & Remedy · M by Montcalm

The Naughty Sibling

An apothecary, reinvented.

The challenge

Give Searcys’ new bar and restaurant at M by Montcalm, Shoreditch, a character of its own, and fill the hotel’s event spaces beyond the bar.

What I did

A brand built as an homage to the area’s apothecary heritage, with a contemporary twist: the identity, a verbal language of aphorisms, elixirs and potions, and the full collateral, from copper-detailed menus to the website.

What changed

A bar with a story worth returning to, and an events brochure that draws off-peak footfall to the hotel’s beautiful contemporary spaces.

A Tonic & Remedy cocktail being poured, and the Shoreditch bar interiorWebsite, business cards, logotype, invitations and info cards: Restoration, invigoration, celebration; We stir in passion
Envelopes and card: Fortune leaves always some door open to come at a remedy

Fortune leaves always some door open to come at a remedy. Every word chosen to suit an apothecary.

The Tonic & Remedy logo on copperMenu card with the bottle monogramAniseed and Black Pepper apothecary bottles
We stir in passion, we shake off evil: the apothecary voice on a coasterThe website on an iPadThe events brochure, selling the hotel’s spaces
09 · Selling the space

Drake & Morgan

Every Season, Every Celebration

Make every venue a destination.

The challenge

Drive weddings, events and everyday bookings across a collection of London venues, each with its own character.

What I did

Seasonal concepts and art-directed photography that linger on the artistry of the food and drink and the beauty of each space, carried through the lookbooks and the Happy Ever After weddings collection, from intimate receptions for 50 to lavish occasions for 500.

What changed

Venues told as destinations worth booking, with every season and every celebration a story of its own.

Drake & Morgan Spring Summer 19 lookbook coverLight Lunches spreadWind Down at Dusk spread
Happy Ever After, the Drake & Morgan weddings collectionThe party everyone will remember forever
Wow factor locations and breathtaking settingsA wedding feast that’s tailored
Cosy personal touches to make your dayPre-wedding celebrations and get-togethers
The full Drake & Morgan case study →
Luxury & prestige

Lifestyle

10 · Lifestyle

Mahler & Kin

Quiet Luxury

Hygge for the everyday ritual.

The challenge

Launch a new Anglo-Scandinavian bathroom brand and make a simple daily ritual feel like a small luxury.

What I did

Communication strategy, packaging design and art direction for the launch shoot and brochure: soft natural light, raw marble, warm textures and pared-back type, curated so the story and imagery celebrate the product’s design as much as its purpose.

What changed

A brochure that invites you in rather than sells: calm, tactile and quietly luxurious.

Mahler & Kin packaging
The Mahler & Kin logo on dark tilesEveryday Routine brochure on marble
11 · Lifestyle

Estée Lauder

Behind the Beauty

A magazine, not a sales booklet.

The challenge

Excite audiences about the products, and the woman behind the brand, without a hard sell.

What I did

Editorial concept and art direction: a curated marriage of colour and image, from soft blush to bold, with tipped-in pages pairing an evocative quotation with each product, and words written to match.

What changed

A bold impression of the brand’s heritage and vision, celebrating women’s spirit, strength and sisterhood, with every product lifted by the story around it.

Bold lipsBehind the Beauty book cover
A tipped-in page pairing a quotation with the productSpreads from the lookbook
12 · Lifestyle

Hunters Moon

Simple Pleasures

A family name, brought to life.

The challenge

Turn a family name into a range of luxury candles with a world of its own.

What I did

Identity, packaging and brand voice: a crescent-and-arrow mark, monochrome packaging with an embossed moonlit mark, and a quiet palette made for slow evenings.

What changed

A range designed to evoke feelings and emotions, leaving everyday distractions at the door and escaping to where the scent takes you.

Hunters Moon candlesThe gift box
The Hunters Moon bagThe embossed crescent-and-arrow markWinter Moon candle

Content & creative lead. Storyteller. Art director. Team leader.

For luxury brands and UHNW audiences, with a commercial lens: content that fills rooms, lifts bookings and drives sales, while protecting everything that makes a place exceptional.

Content & creative lead

Creative strategy, visual identity and guidelines, carried across social, website, email, print and guest-facing materials, every piece held to one standard.

Storyteller

Concept creation, editorial, naming and copy that turn a place into a story guests want to be part of.

Art director

Stills, film and motion, planned to the last prop: creative briefs and shot lists for photographers, videographers and motion designers, from composition and lighting to styling.

Team leader

Leading designers, photographers, videographers, stylists, printers and makers, hand in hand with marketing, sales and venue teams.

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Concept, creative direction, design & copy: Olçar Tosun · Artwork: Wildhorse, the studio I founded.