Our comprehensive services build powerful brand narratives across every channel. We craft immersive brand worlds through Experiential Design and captivate audiences with dynamic Graphic, 2D, and Digital Design. We bring brand stories to life through expert content creative and production services. We drive brand growth and audience engagement through data driven, multi-platform marketing strategies and expert execution.
A NEW SUITE OF SERVICE
We translate brand narratives into tangible experiences through a fusion of strategic and aesthetic design. Our expertise in Experiential, Graphic, 2D, and Digital Design allows us to build captivating brand worlds. From compelling Store Design, Outposts, and VM to elegant Collateral and Packaging Design, we create cohesive touch points that resonate deeply.
CREATIVE
CONTENT
Our creative and production teams translate your brand’s narrative into compelling, high-impact content. Our creative Art Direction guides every stage of Content Production. We manage everything from complex location and studio shoots to seamless Talent Management, ensuring a polished final product that captivates your audience and delivers your message with impact.
Our marketing services elevate your brand and drive measurable results through comprehensive go-to-market strategies and 360-degree tactical plans. We leverage data-driven expertise across media buying, SEM/SEO, and social platforms like Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest to refine our approach, creating a seamless customer journey that converts and delivers powerful results.
MARKETING
A COLLECTIVE DRIVEN BY STORY
Meet the artists, creatives, and brand experts that make up the STUDIO AVANT collective. Each brings and unique set of experiences and perspectives that shape the way Avant approaches projects and solutions. With a body of work that spans over twenty years, each leader shares their network of talent and experts enhancing the power of the whole. Each member of the collective is dedicated to the core to the principles of vision, innovation, kindness—values pursued with both precision and passion.
AVANT.
Joseph Lucius
With over twenty years of experience in the entertainment, fashion, beauty, and luxury sectors, Joseph builds narrative driven concepts and strategic for some of the world’s top brands. In 2022, he launched Avant Creative, an experiential agency, to share his passion for immersive storytelling. Now, he brings his passion for collaboration and multidimensional experience to his latest venture, Studio Avant where he looks forward to working with a collective of extraordinary creatives. Joseph is also a self-taught perfumer and passionate patron of the arts.
Brittany Passavanti
With a background in administration, talent development, and creative operations, Brittany builds structure that transform ambitious ideas into lasting experiences. She brings an innovative approach to efficiency, collaboration, and growth, ensuring projects are executed with clarity and impact. Brittany thrives alongside creative visionaries, supporting bold concepts with seamless execution. Beyond her work in the creative field, she is a lifelong advocate for animal welfare and continues a passion that began during her early years as a dog walker in New York City.
CREATIVE.
Cloé Skodnek
Cloé Skodnek is a French-American artist and spatial designer whose work spans narrative, experiential, and retail projects. Her practice is deeply rooted in the cultivation of meaningful stories where memory and emotion converge, with projects including collaborations with HBO, Protozoa Pictures, Netflix, and Berg Contemporary, among others. Born and raised between New York and France, she lived and learned at London’s Royal College of Art.
MARKETING.
Sam Romanoff
Sam Romanoff is a seasoned expert with over a decade of experience shaping luxury brands like Tom Ford, FoundRae, Temple St. Clair, and Pat McGrath Labs. Known for his creative and strategic vision, Romanoff balances artistry with a data-driven approach to craft compel- ling brand narratives and cohesive digital ecosystems. His thoughtful, results-oriented strategies have made him a trust- ed partner for established and emerging brands alike.
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Monica O’Hara
Monica O’Hara is an experienced executive producer and creative director with over 15 years of expertise in content pro- duction and digital strategy. Her back- ground spans branded content, commercials, and feature films, giving her a unique ability to craft narratives that resonate across platforms. With a keen creative sensibility and proven leadership, Monica brings projects f rom concept to completion with impact and precision, consistently delivering content that in- spires, engages, and drives results.
Peter McManus
Peter McManus is a director and creative visionary with over a decade of experience in video production and storytelling. He leads with a passion for crafting visually stunning, narrative-driven con- tent that connects with audiences on both emotional and intellectual levels. Holding a Master’s degree in Fine Art, Peter brings a distinct creative edge to his directing, blending experience with an innovative visual perspective that elevates each project.