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Fabergé at Harrods

 
 
19th Century
Innovation for today
 
Fabergé
 
 
 
 

Since 1842, Fabergé has delighted some of the world’s most refined clientele with its creations.
 
Carl Fabergé was especially inventive with his hidden surprises and personalised gifts at Easter.
We wanted to capture that spirit for Fabergé’s takeover at Harrods.

Fabergé commissioned us to create a trompe l’oiel for their centrepiece window installation.
In collaboration with Physical Pixels and Millington Associates, we engineered three over-sized thaumatropes -
a popular Victorian toy, normally hand-twirled, that blends two images into a simple animation. 

In-store, we refashioned a period dressing table with an iPad concealed in place of the mirror.
At this dressing table, guests could make their own thaumatrope portrait:
a fleeting illusion with one of Fabergé’s treasures. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

AKQA
 
 
Role

Concept / Creative Direction / Design
 
 
Credits

Guy Bingley - Creative Director
 
 
Partner

Rhizomatiks - iPad app
Physical Pixels - Window display
Millingtons Associates - Dresser fabrication
Nabil Nezzar - Illustrator
Golden Wolf - animation
Candy Black - Film
 
 
 
 
Fabergé at Harrods
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Fabergé at Harrods

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