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Top (Paris):Ned Baldessin, David Lamothe, Alexandre Bommelaer, Gilbert Moufflet, George Eid, Martin Rettenbacher, Elise Agostini, Dominique Deriaz , Miguel Buckenmeyer, Arnaud Alves, Yolande Yace, Violenn Simon Not Pictured: Antoine Doury, Denis Hovart Bottom (New York): CJ Lotz, Angela Bliumis, Ken Beasley, Anna Levitt, Amanda Bowen, Zack Johnson, George Hastings, Crystal Ginn, Phil Jeffs, Kristen Dore, Phil DiBello, Tom Royer, Kemp Attwood, Andrew Wagner, Vanessa Londono, Guillermo Brotons, Cherif Zouein, Meryem Kettani Not Pictured: Jessica Blackman, Mike Byrne, Jordan Khammar, Luis Lavena, Stef Londono, Sarah Wilke

About

Studio Size

Large (21+)

Year founded

2003

Borough

Brooklyn

Studio Bio/Philosophy

AREA 17 is an interactive agency, taking an interdisciplinary approach — blending the practices of design, technology and branding — to create modern interactive systems. We care about the web and its future. It has become a large part of our lives – entering our offices, living rooms and even our pockets, changing the way our world operates.

The Team

AREA 17 has 40 people. Of those, 3 are studio heads and 7 are managerial.

15% of studios are large-sized (21+ people).

Gender Breakdown

65% male

35% female

Average height

5’10”-6’

Shortest: 5’2”
Tallest: 6’4”

Average age

30-35

Youngest: 24
Oldest: 41

Studio Disciplines

Breakdown of Work

90%

Interactive

Primary Specialties

  • Art Direction (58)
  • Brand Strategy (42)
  • Branding & Identity (77)
  • Experience Design (33)
  • Information Graphics (41)
  • Interaction Design (36)
  • Mobile Design (30)
  • Print (75)
  • Product (23)
  • Web Design (59)
  • Web Development (25)

Clients’ Industries

  • Local & community organizations (41)
  • Media & Publishing (58)
  • Products (32)
  • Sports (22)
  • Technology (37)
  • The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)

AREA 17’s Clients

Dominique Deriaz, Partner

Previous Design Employment

  • ReflexMultimedia

George Eid, Partner

Previous Design Employment

  • Agency.com

Kemp Attwood, Partner

Previous Design Employment

Location

Paris
France

The Space

They’ve been there for 2 years.

Number of times moved

3

Total people in space

40

Amenities

  • Bike storage (26)
  • Cleaning service (44)
  • Coffee maker (53)
  • Espresso machine (23)
  • Freezer (43)
  • Library/book collection (67)
  • Ping pong table (6)
  • Whiteboard (23)

Number of conference rooms

2

Number of plants

6-10

Type of chair

Herman Miller Equa

Decorations

Books and bookshelves, Our work, Process materials for ongoing projects

Working Days

Working week

Core hours are 9:00-6:00.

50% of studios work 40-49 hours/week.
The average is 40-49 hours/week.

Culture

Music

Plays music for 20% of the day at an average volume.

Side Projects

Krrb.com, Slash.fr

42% of studios have side projects.

Biking to work

6

127 bikers across all studios

Pick your poison

Beer

Overall Noise Level

Quiet

36% of studios are quiet

Extra-curricular activities

weekly soccer

Working groups

9%

Studio

Lunch Habits

Eats in small groups

Favorite delivery/take-out: Florentina

Eat out for lunch?

Once a week

Favorite sit-down lunch: Jimmy's Diner, Beco

Studio Outings

Attend conferences, Dinner, Drinks after work

Favorite Place(s): The Shanty, Rich Lane

Studio Rituals

Morning stand-up meetings, Friday happy-hour

Hashtags

  • #argentina
  • #beer
  • #bikeculture
  • #brooklyn
  • #coffeefiends
  • #englishbreakfasttea
  • #family
  • #giflove
  • #global
  • #happyhour
  • #instagramers
  • #interdisciplinary
  • #linksharing
  • #manchester
  • #multilingual
  • #paris
  • #pingpong
  • #pixelperfect
  • #skateboarding
  • #skypemeetings
  • #smokers
  • #soccer
  • #spotifiers
  • #tekkers
  • #twinsies