Role/
Ideation / Art Director
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​​CONTEXT /
In a category built on bloodlines and family legacies, most whisky brands tell a singular, inherited story. The Macallan doesn’t. Its history is shaped by six unrelated owners, each leaving a distinct mark on the brand.
Yet this complexity was rarely reflected in how the brand spoke about itself. In a world increasingly resistant to polished heritage clichés, The Macallan needed a way to tell its story with more depth, texture and contemporary relevance.
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OPPORTUNITY /
Six owners meant six perspectives — not a problem, but a creative advantage. It offered a chance to turn heritage into something living and human, told through different voices rather than a single narrative.
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By bringing these voices into the digital space, we could reframe The Macallan's legacy as dynamic, evolving and built over time — proving that true heritage isn’t inherited, it’s crafted.
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HOW I ADDED VALUE /
/ BRING THE PHOTOSHOOT EXPERIENCE INTO THE CORE OF THE PROJECT, USING TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND VISUAL SENSIBILITY TO INFORM STRATEGY.
/ THINK GLOBALLY AND CREATIVELY BEYOND VISUAL OUTPUT, CONNECTING CONCEPT, NARRATIVE, AND EXECUTION TO CREATE MEANINGFUL, LASTING IMPACT.
We stripped the gloss off heritage and let the details do the talking. Social became a feed of decisions, obsessions and moments — fragments of the past set against the present — giving people something to lean into, not scroll past.
