These are the set of rather meta background images for a career and social media experimentation talk that I gave at Fleishman Europe today. It was to help contextualise the words which were ad hoc discussion points about pushing creative boundaries in content with reference to my career. www.nikthakkar.com (Note: I created this in the middle of the night and documented it live within the presentation)
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2. Listed as one of Time Out London’s Culture 100 top creatives,
described by VICE magazine as “one of the premier creative minds in
London” and STYLE.COM as “push[ing] the boundaries of the
industry”, Nik Thakkar is a London and New York-based multi-platform
creative who specialises in luxury menswear and content creation.
He consults and has partnered with major design houses including
LVMH, Jean Paul Gaultier, Tom Ford, Salvatore Ferragamo and more;
Nik has led creative design projects with Louis Vuitton Moet
Hennessy, produced award winning fashion films featured on Andy
Warhol’s Interview Magazine, Hypebeast, NYLON and Rankin’s The
Hunger as well as leading commercial branding and fashion projects
with Diet Coke, Samsung, Motorola, eBay and more. As a style and
cultural influencer, Nik has co-curated design-art projects and
exhibitions, guest-edited style magazines and has been a judge for
both the eponymous Global Fashion Awards and Fashion Journalism
Awards. Nik also commentates regularly for Sky News (Oscars), BBC
World News and has presented for major fashion brands at London
Fashion Week. His work has been featured in publications including
Vogue Italia, Metro International, Vogue, GQ, Time Out, Style.com,
The Daily Telegraph, Interview Magazine, NYLON, Wonderland
magazine and more.
Holding close relationships with powerful influencers across fashion,
music, art and design globally from London to New York and Milan to
Paris, Nik is also a columnist for The Huffington Post and the voice
behind globally recognised creative content
hub KARLISMYUNKLE.COM.
Nik is also co-founder and designer of luxury dark matter menswear
brand Ada + Nik (London Collections: Men). In one year, the brand
founded by London pioneers Ada Zanditon and Nik Thakkar, has
become a much talked about new venture with celebrity endorsement
from names including Miguel, Ghetts, Angel Haze, Miley Cyrus,
Natalia Kills Zebra Katz and more. The brand has been described by
press as “the most refreshing new menswear line to emerge in recent
years”, “a start up sensation” and “the future of menswear” due to its
unique, darker take on British fashion. Ada + Nik has been featured in
publications from the BBC World to The Telegraph, GQ to Vogue,
L’Officiel to Interview Magazine, and Hypebeast to i-D.
![Listed as one of Time Out London’s Culture 100 top creatives,
described by VICE magazine as “one of the premier creative minds in
London” and STYLE.COM as “push[ing] the boundaries of the
industry”, Nik Thakkar is a London and New York-based multi-platform
creative who specialises in luxury menswear and content creation.
He consults and has partnered with major design houses including
LVMH, Jean Paul Gaultier, Tom Ford, Salvatore Ferragamo and more;
Nik has led creative design projects with Louis Vuitton Moet
Hennessy, produced award winning fashion films featured on Andy
Warhol’s Interview Magazine, Hypebeast, NYLON and Rankin’s The
Hunger as well as leading commercial branding and fashion projects
with Diet Coke, Samsung, Motorola, eBay and more. As a style and
cultural influencer, Nik has co-curated design-art projects and
exhibitions, guest-edited style magazines and has been a judge for
both the eponymous Global Fashion Awards and Fashion Journalism
Awards. Nik also commentates regularly for Sky News (Oscars), BBC
World News and has presented for major fashion brands at London
Fashion Week. His work has been featured in publications including
Vogue Italia, Metro International, Vogue, GQ, Time Out, Style.com,
The Daily Telegraph, Interview Magazine, NYLON, Wonderland
magazine and more.
Holding close relationships with powerful influencers across fashion,
music, art and design globally from London to New York and Milan to
Paris, Nik is also a columnist for The Huffington Post and the voice
behind globally recognised creative content
hub KARLISMYUNKLE.COM.
Nik is also co-founder and designer of luxury dark matter menswear
brand Ada + Nik (London Collections: Men). In one year, the brand
founded by London pioneers Ada Zanditon and Nik Thakkar, has
become a much talked about new venture with celebrity endorsement
from names including Miguel, Ghetts, Angel Haze, Miley Cyrus,
Natalia Kills Zebra Katz and more. The brand has been described by
press as “the most refreshing new menswear line to emerge in recent
years”, “a start up sensation” and “the future of menswear” due to its
unique, darker take on British fashion. Ada + Nik has been featured in
publications from the BBC World to The Telegraph, GQ to Vogue,
L’Officiel to Interview Magazine, and Hypebeast to i-D.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)