Marc Kandalaft

Admitted in 1995 at the ESAG Penninghen, Marc learned his craft under the tutelage of eminent figures in graphic design and photography, such as Roman Cieslewicz, Peter Knapp, Michel Bouvet and Etienne Robial.

In 1999, he was conferred his Masters with the title of artistic director in graphic arts and digital design.

A few months later, he founded, in Paris, the strategic creative agency of Marc Kandalaft Design, which offers design, branding and communication services. The company philosophy rests on a desire to reconcile art and industry, commercial efficiency and creative power.

After establishing its clientele in Europe, in the Middle East and in North America, Marc Kandalaft Design moves its head office to Montreal in 2008; the French branch, however, remaining still operational.

As creative director and designer, Marc Kandalaft develops brand strategies and implements the corporate identities of many companies in various sectors, including trade, services, new technology and luxury.
With other artists, he also collaborates on projects of industrial and interior design, as well as, on movies and on music.

For Marc Kandalaft, being designer is primarily laying a fresh look upon beings and things.

He is on of the founding members of the group SEPT in Paris.

more: www.marckandalaft.com

1. Talent Selection
2. Team building
3. Strategic Analysis
4. Creative Strategy
5. Content Strategy
6. Product Naming
7. Creative Direction
8. Creative concept development
9. Art Direction
10. Branding
11. Logo Creation
12. Graphic design
13. Typography
14. Product design
15. Packaging
16. Interactive Strategy
17. Web Development
18. Web Design
19. Strategic Communications
20. Photography
21. Interior Design
22. Store design

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• French

  (Native or bilingual proficiency)

• English

  (Native or bilingual proficiency)

• Arabic

  (Native or bilingual proficiency)

• Armenian

  (Elementary proficiency)

• Spanish

  (Elementary proficiency)

Websites:

• Company Website
• Blog
• Twitter

Interests:

Art, Photography, Typography, Architecture, Branding, Interior Design, Innovation, Trends, Business Process, Strategy Consulting, Professional Networking, Luxury Brands, Fashion Industry, Film Editing, Film Art Direction, Imagining scenography and atmospheres for Film, Danish Antiques from the 60's and 70's + french from XVIII and XIX, Video, Music, Jazz, Blues, Blue Grass, Folk, Rock, Rap, Cooking, Black Chocolate, Lapsang Souchong tea, Arizona landscapes, Bottega del Vino (NY), Texaco Logotype, Kenya Hara, Macarons à la Pistache, Terry Richardson, 1978, David Lynch, La Hune (Paris), Charlie Feathers, La Palette (Paris), Woody Allen, St Germain des Prés, Jardin du Palais Royal, Simplicity, French culture, Pastis (NY), Liverpool House/McKiernan (Montreal), Charles Aznavour, Bee Wax for my shoes, Paul Smith, Marc Jacob, Comme des Garçons, Collecting watches, Eye contact with people, my apple computers, Women's perfumes in the streets of Paris, Elegance, Dreaming, my wife Karen.

Groups and Associations:

SEPT www.projetsept.com

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  AIGA | the professional association for design
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  Art & Fashion
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  Art Directors Club Forum
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  B(u)yMeDesign
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  Brand Identity
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  CREATIVE DESIGN PROS
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  Communication Arts
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  D&AD
• 
  DESIGN AND DESIGN
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  Discussions Débat Design / SDGQ
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  ESAG Penninghen
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  Emotional Branding
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  Fuse: Design & Culture, Brand Identity & Packaging
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  Hong Kong Connection
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  INFOPRESSE
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  International Council of Communication Design
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  LUXURY NETWORK INTERNATIONAL
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  Lebanese Business Connection
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  Lycee Pasteur Neuilly-sur-Seine
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  Middle East NetWorks
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  Montreal College of Information Technology
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  Professional Services Think Tank
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  SEPT
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  Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
• 
  iloubnan.info

Honors and Awards:

DesignandDesign :
http://www.designanddesign.com/winners.php

Festival d'Angoulême Winner