Applied Arts

APPLIED ARTS
Artist-Led Strategic Consultancy

About

We partner with artists and clients that believe in integrated and equitable ways of working.

Our strategic work is artist-led.

Our artist projects are strategy-led.

Contact us — info@appliedarts.agency

Services

Brand Development

Research & Insights

Communications Strategy

Creative Direction

Cultural Collaborations

Naming

Led by

Culturally-embedded knowledge with over a decade of experience.

Carson Salter

Carson is a cultural strategist and brand director. He earned a Masters at MIT's Program in Art Culture and Technology, and developed brands and cultural engagement programs for Levi’s, Sonos, Google, Bode, and others. Served as Director of Brand Marketing at Buffy. Co-owner of Salter House, Picture Room.

Dena Yago

Dena is an artist and creative strategist. As an artist, she exhibits (The Hammer Museum, Warsaw Museum of Modern Art) and publishes (Flash Art, Frieze, e-flux journal) internationally. Yago co-founded the trend forecasting collective K-HOLE. As a strategist, Yago has developed campaign and brand-level strategy for clients such as Tesla, Brud, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Eckhaus Latta, Telfar and Vaquera.

Clients

  • AirBnb
    Naming
  • Brud
    StrategyCommunications
  • Cartier
    StrategyArtist Collaboration
  • CXIP Labs
    StrategyComms
  • Dapper Collectives
    Brand StrategyEditorial
  • Eckhaus Latta
    Brand PositioningCommunications
  • Gitcoin
    StrategyCommunications
  • Interchain Foundation
    PositioningBrand Architecture
  • Levi's
    Artist CollaborationImage Making
  • Loeffler Randall
    Comms StrategyPositioning
  • One.ai
    Brand Strategy
  • Stella Artois
    Video ProductionStrategy
  • Zora
    WritingCommunications

Case Studies

Recent Notes