Wolff Olins
About
Studio Size
Large (21+)
Year founded
1965
Borough
Manhattan
Studio Bio/Philosophy
Wolff Olins is a global brand consultancy that is ambitious for clients and optimistic for the world. Wolff Olins helps clients in all categories, including technology, culture, media, retail and non-profit, create game-changing work by developing unique brand experiences, products that drive demand, and creatively-led business strategies.
The Team
Wolff Olins has 60 people. Of those, 2 are studio heads.
15% of studios are large-sized (21+ people).
Studio Disciplines
Breakdown of Work
Primary Specialties
- Art Direction (58)
- Brand Strategy (42)
- Branding & Identity (77)
- Broadcast Graphics (18)
- Editorial/Publication Design (51)
- Environmental Design (38)
- Experience Design (33)
- Illustration (45)
- Interaction Design (36)
- Mobile Design (30)
- Motion (29)
- Packaging (45)
- Print (75)
- Product (23)
- Typeface Design (25)
- Web Design (59)
- Web Development (25)
Clients’ Industries
- Education (40)
- Fashion (45)
- Finance & Investment (26)
- Media & Publishing (58)
- Movies/Film (19)
- Music (28)
- Products (32)
- Real Estate (24)
- Retail (43)
- Sports (22)
- Technology (37)
- The Arts/Cultural Institutions (71)
- Transportation (9)
- TV (17)
Wolff Olins’s Clients
- Adani
- AOL (2)
- EE
- General Electric
- Mercedes-Benz
- Microsoft (4)
- Morrisons
- Mozilla
- Skype
- Smithsonian Institution (3)
- Spotify
- Target (7)
- Tata Docomo
- Tate
- USA TODAY
Karl Heiselman, CEO
Demographics
From New York, United States, now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Previous Design Employment
- Swatch
- Apple (2)
Sam Wilson, Managing Director
Demographics
From England, United Kingdom, now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Todd Simmons, Executive Creative Director
Demographics
Male, from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, now lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Previous Design Employment
- State
- Cahan & Associates
- Unboundary
Location
Dubai Media City
United Arab Emirates
London
United Kingdom
San Francisco, CA
United States
The Space
Amenities
- Bike storage (26)
- Cafeteria (2)
- Cleaning service (44)
- Coffee maker (53)
- Dishwasher (24)
- Doorman (23)
- Elevator (54)
- Espresso machine (23)
- Free booze (28)
- Free drinks (27)
- Free snacks (27)
- Large format printer (19)
- Library/book collection (67)
- Photo/video equipment (45)
- Pin-up board (43)
- Private bathrooms (34)
- Roof access (14)
- Waiting area / reception (26)
- Whiteboard (23)
Decorations
Books and bookshelves, Process materials for ongoing projects
Desk Policy
To each their own: some keep their desks tidy, while others like it messier.
Culture
Music
Plays music for 10% of the day at an average volume. Currently obsessed with Spotify.
Biking to work
5
127 bikers across all studios