THIERRY ALBERT & FAUSTIN CLAVERIE
Thierry and Faustin first joined forces at Mother in 2011 where they worked on projects such as Stella Artois’ “9 Step Pouring Ritual” and HTC Europe. They are now happy Wieden + Kennedy-ers in Amsterdam and also the brains behind Surrender Monkeys, a collective of creatives, directors and designers, established to direct music promos and films for artists like the Pet Shop Boys or the Kooks.
Image: Creative directors Thierry Albert and Faustin Claverie join W+K Amsterdam from VCCP, London.
At the moment we are working on...
We are working on the next installation of the Heineken “Open Your World” campaign and we’re about to release a new promo we’ve directed through Surrender Monkeys.
The best piece of creative work around at the moment is...
Old Spice “Muscle Music” by W+K Portland and the “Gif Me More Party” video clip for MTV Europe by Buzzman, Paris. We like music, pool parties and topless people.
We are inspired by...
T: Comedy group, Les Nuls.
F: Apocalypse Now.
This year we’ll be attending...
Paris Photo and Hellfest. We also attended Cannes.
The next big thing in advertising is going to be...
Us, if we carry on eating Dutch Bitterballen.
The piece of advertising work we wish we had thought of is...
T: Levi’s “Creek” by BBH. It has a topless dude in it.
F: Starburst “Berries and cream”. The song is catchy.
In a film about our lives, we’d like to be played by...
Zach Galifianakis and Laurent Voulzy.
In our industry, we admire...
Jeremy Craigen and Alexandre Hervé.
The screen backgrounds on our mobile phones are ...
F: Bubbles by HTC Sensation.
T: My rug.
Our last social media updates said...
T: “Faustin Claverie’s beard is looking forward to mountain climbing in Holland”
F: “Thierry and Monica. Woah!”
Our dream collaborations are...
T: Michel Gondry.
F: Olivier Gondry.
In up and coming talent, we look for...
Enthusiasm, fun and fashion tips. Everything AG Rojas from Caviar,Paris has to offer for example. And he owns supercool bags.
A piece of criticism we have received was...
Are you serious?
The last song we listened to was...
Omaha Bitch “Dancing Cyprine”. (Note: Faustin is hiding in this promo).
Stella Artois "The Pouring Ritual" by Mother, London under the creative direction of Thierry Albert and Faustin Claverie.
MTV "Gif Me More Party" by Buzzman, Paris and Les 84.
