54 is a multidisciplinary creative practice.
We work across experience design, creative direction and production. Our commissions include exhibitions, installations, private gatherings, product launches and cultural programmes.
The practice
We begin with research into the brief, the setting and the people involved. This informs the creative direction, design and production of each commission.
Clients come to us with early ideas, detailed briefs and projects already in development. We assess the work and agree its scope before preparing a proposal.
What we do
Research & appraisal
We examine existing spaces, events and proposals through research, site visits and observation, and provide findings and recommendations.
Concept & creative direction
We develop concepts, programmes, narratives and visual direction. These are translated into creative briefs for the designers, producers and other specialists involved.
Experience & spatial design
We plan layouts, movement through spaces, installations and the details of an environment, including lighting, sound, materials and points of interaction.
Production & delivery
We prepare budgets and schedules, source locations, appoint suppliers and coordinate fabrication, technical teams and on-site production.
Experience architecture
For an exhibition, the order in which visitors encounter the work matters. At a dinner, seating, lighting and the pace of service affect how people spend time together. A launch has its own sequence, from arrival through the presentation and the conversations afterwards.
We consider these details during design and carry them into the plans, schedules and production briefs used to deliver each project.
Where we work
Private & social
Dinners, gatherings, celebrations and experiences commissioned by individuals or groups.
Brands & commerce
Product launches, presentations, activations, exhibitions and experiential campaigns.
Art, fashion & culture
Exhibitions, installations, screenings, performances and cultural programmes.
Hospitality & places
Openings, pop-ups, guest experiences, residencies and programmes for hospitality spaces.
Collaborators
Our collaborators include architects, artists, chefs, filmmakers, designers, fabricators and technical specialists. We involve them as the work develops and coordinate their contributions through production.
Collaborate with 54Commission
For new commissions, send us a brief or a short description of the project, including its location and proposed dates where available.
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