REPORT LONDON 2017

  • ”Another year, another great event and a fascinating way to see and hear what's happening in the creative industry. Looking forward to next year!“
    Martin JASKOLOWSKI ASTON MARTIN Global Head of Digital

  • ”A great showcase of innovative and inspiring work by people across the creative industry. Brought the whole office!“
    Wandjina GLASHEEN-BROWN JO MALONE Vice President, Global Creative

  • ”Amazing collection of inspiring work. Feeling the creative vibes!“
    Fabio RUFFET BACARDI Intl. Cr. Excellence Dir.

  • ”I had a blast and learned a lot from the other panelists too. Until next time – be it in Paris, New York or London.“
    Nelly GOCHEVA T BRAND STUDIO; THE NEW YORK TIMES Global Editorial Director

  • ”It was great to have the opportunity to attend the event and meet so many interesting companies and individuals doing outstanding work. It was a great source of inspiration!“
    Karen ERLICH PERNOD RICARD Global Brand Director

  • ”A really great and insightful event that opens your brain to fresh visual thinking.“
    Craig WILLIAMS WIEDEN + KENNEDY Creative Director

  • ”OMG! Overwhelming! Love it!“
    Natalie SOFINSKYJ SWAROVSKI Global Head of Creative CCS

  • ”The first time I came to CONNECTIONS it was about images. The second time I came it was about photographers and directors. The third time I came it was about old school vs new school. This time it was about storytelling. Always ahead of the current trend!“
    Pascal DUVAL ASOS Head of Creative

  • ”This is how events should be! Meeting people that want to share and truly connect.“
    Samuel R. CLARKE MICROSOFT, SURFACE Global Brand Manager

  • ”I really enjoyed the experience at CONNECTIONS. A well curated event!“
    Sam SOUTHEY COTY VP Creative and Integrated Comm.

  • ”Thanks for having me LE BOOK, it's a brilliant selection and nice to see some really creative post-production this year. Looking forward to next time!“
    Stephen LEDGER-LOMAS DJA Sr Art Buyer & Exec Producer

  • ”Fabulous event, very insightful and enjoyed the talks immensely. It gave me a great opportunity to meet people working across different disciplines than my own and opened my eyes to how we can work together in future projects - a very valuable couple of days spent out of the office!“
    Charlotte ARNOLD KAREN MILLEN Global Creative Manager

  • ”Amazing! Great work!“
    Silas ROONEY BARCLAYS Digital Creative Director

  • ”The work, this year was of the highest standard - it really blew me away! Amazing, photography, video and illustration work especially. I am an art director and have just been given two new exciting projects - luckily I discovered new artists which are really relevant to the new briefs - i'm so happy I attended. Could not recommend it more! An inspiring day of top notch creative discoveries from Agencies old & new.“
    Paul BARRY PAUL BARRY DESIGN Creative Director

  • ”An amazing and inspiring event that i look forward to every year!“ Florian PANIER JUNG VON MATT Head of TV & Film

  • ”I was impressed with the range of exhibitors that were represented at CONNECTIONS. Very impressive networking event that I would love to return to again and again!“
    Mary Claire KIRWAN LIPSY Creative Director

  • ”This event shows a real shift with where the craft is going and its going mobile. Absolute pleasure, great talent!“
    Timothy STYLES FACEBOOK Creative Strategist

  • ”Fantastic couple of days and a great way to make new contacts and connections.“
    Jason Gabriel LOWDON NAPAPIJRI; VF CORPORATION Global Head of Creative and Visual

  • ”Can't thank LE BOOK enough for having me. The people, the level of work is second to none!“
    Ryan GRIMELY RIVER ISLAND Art Director

  • ”Thanks for a great event. I really enjoyed the work, the people and the talk, love to come back next year.“
    Sarah CROMWELL TKMAXX Head of Art & Design

  • ”I really enjoyed spending two days in CONNECTIONS, I managed to meet interesting & talented people and two amazing talks!“  Gabriele PAOLI BULGARI Art Director

  • ”A collection of the freshest out there!“ Denis KAKAZU MULLEN LOWE Head of Art

  • ”A great collection of creativity and craft. A must go-to destination each year to see what's cool and interesting.“
    Wayne DEAKIN AKQA Executive Creative Director

  • ”Fantastic day. Met some very interesting people! So relevant for the brand's needs!“ Danielle ATKINS EASTMAN KODAK VP Brand & Marketing

  • ”It's always a pleasure to meet people and take the time to discuss etc… As we are always too busy the rest of the time.“
    Isabelle MOCQ-ORAIN BETC Head of Art Buying

  • ”Buzzing event. It's fab and absolutely inspiring!“
    Shion HAYASAKA ADIDAS Creative Shoot and Prod Mngr

  • ”A great format to meet such a wide range of industry figures. Really get time to dig into each company's way of working.“
    Marcel KORNBLUM BBH Head of Creative Technology

  • ”The quality of the work has been a really high standard this year. Lots of exciting innovations in image. Organic, real story-telling is coming through as the trend, medium or platform used.“ Louise SLOPER BEATTIE McGUINNESS BUNGAY Head of Art

  • ”Great passion and creativity, left feeling invigorated!“
    Matt LINFORD MARKS & SPENCER Senior Art Buyer

  • ”Fantastic show! Great selection of creative agencies and talents. Loved the talk on 'The impact of technology on the creative process'.“
    Laura Jane WATSON PRIMARK Creative Brand Manager

  • ”An inspirational, educational and informative day! Really enjoyed seeing such amazing talent.“
    Victoria KEENAN BBH Producer / Partner

  • ”Very inspiring and have seen really good work. I met interesting people and will meet some of them for business opportunities soon.“
    Benedikt GOTTERT SERVICE PLAN Head of Art Buying

  • ”The only show I need to go to to find the best and most current creative partners to work with. Such a great resource & use of time too!“ Jo JACKSON MADE.COM Chief Creative Officer

  • ”A fabulous day! Great opportunity to see a powerhouse of talent in one day. The best CONNECTIONS I've attended. Keep up the progressive work!“
    Lu HOWLETT IRIS WORLDWIDE Head of Art Buying

  • ”I've had a wonderful day. I've met some great people and seen some great work. Feel very inspired! The talk this morning was fabulous!“ Marc ALLENBY HARVARD Creative Director

  • ”CONNECTIONS is a vital part of the creative industry. As technology advances it's more important than ever that we get together and share ideas face to face. This event is fantastic and so important.“
    Gary FAWCETT TBWA\Manchester Executive Creative Director

  • ”CONNECTIONS is the best place to feel the best creative talent under one roof. Highly recommend it. The talks are always incredibly insightful & inspirational.“
    Silvia SELLA MULLENLOWE Head of Activation Design

  • ”LE BOOK always curates the best talent. Saw some amazing work - left feeling inspired and looking forward to seeing what next year has in store!“ Paul HOGARTH PUBLICIS Creative Director

  • ”I always love CONNECTIONS. Inspiring and innovative.“
    Dani MICHELON AMV BBDO Head of AMV XLAB

  • ”Slick organisation, friendly staff, inspiring talks, amazing talent and company throughout. See you next year!“
    Laurent SIMON BBC CREATIVE Executive Creative Director

  • ”An amazing event for inspiration and talent sharing.“
    Debs GERRARD IRIS WORLDWIDE Creative Director

  • ”Excellent selection of works on show as usual and some inspiring new additions. Love it!“
    Christophe BRUMBY AMPLIFY Creative Strategist

  • ”An excellent, organised and inspiring event. Thoroughly enjoyable, clearly well thought through and fully supportive of the creative industry to which it makes one proud to belong.“
    Roberto CERVANTES LEO BURNETT Head of Digital Production

  • ”Had a great day, busy and really informative.“
    Sophie CHAPMAN-ANDREWS McCANN Head of Art Buying

  • ”I love CONNECTIONS – it's one of the few, if not only, industry events that expands your mind as well as your network.“
    Beri CHEETHAM THE GATE Executive Creative Director

  • ”An electric, inspiring collection of incredible work, presented by some of the most humble yet talented professionals in the industry. Thoroughly enjoyed the day and have a bag full of contacts that I'll be following up with over the coming weeks.“
    Costas BRAMMER SONY Digital Design Director

  • ”As always a good opportunity to meet the image professionals in a different area than our offices!
    Also a significant and interesting view on our job that moves a lot and involves new players daily.“
    Nathalie BENCHETRIT PUBLICIS Art Buyer

  • ”A different breed of show. Made some valuable contacts, saw some highly innovative work and met some great people.“
    David BILLING ABOVE + BEYOND Founder / ECD

  • ”An unsprung mash up of real, bizarre and beautiful. Always a wonderful breath of fresh air.“
    Sue DAUN INTERBRAND Executive Creative Director

  • ”Very interesting experience. I'm really happy with the work I reviewed. Great talents and nice people.“
    Thomas GERBEAUX MEDIA ARTS LAB Associate Creative Director

  • ”WALLPAPER had a thoroughly useful and enjoyable experience at CONNECTIONS. It's always so great to catch up with old faces based Internationally and also meet new contacts both at established and new agencies.“
    Leila HARTLEY WALLPAPER Bookings Editor

  • ”I loved discussing and sharing all the creative ideas with like-minded people in the industry. I feel inspired to create new campaigns and take new branding initiatives.“
    Polly LOVELADY EYEKO Global Communications Editor

  • ”It was a truly inspirational day.“
    Karen BLOOM PINTEREST Creative Director & Strategist

  • ”As always, an engaging and thought-provoking retrospect of the past 12 months and inspiring look to the creative year ahead.“ Dean FRANCOLINI ASOS Creative Lead

  • ”Fun, fascinating with moments of visual gorgeousness!“
    Kate MAHON KATE MAHON Executive Producer

  • ”Fantastic event as ever! I left feeling inspired by the great talent on show. Keep up the good work!“
    Tom USHER HOUSE OF USHER Creative Director

  • ”Always interesting, never boring - Inspiring!“
    Flora BATHURST ELLE DECORATION Photographic Director

  • ”It was a pleasure and a great chance to meet such a great diversity of exhibitors.“ Shaz MADANI RIPOSTE Designer & Art Director

  • ”This year has been a great showcase of innovative and inspiring work by people across the creative industry and the tales were great. Keep up the good work!“ Jo OLI Creative Director

  • ”It was my first time attending a CONNECTIONS event and was thoroughly impressed, particularly by the talent. The topic and quality of the talks were brilliant. I'll definitely be attending again.“ Simon ANDERTON ANTIDOTE Senior Creative

  • ”It was great to see how the show reflects the evolution in the industry, giving more space to digital experiences as leaders in brand communication as opposed to traditional media.“
    Oliviu LUGOJAN-GHENCIU NEUTRAL DIGITAL Creative Director

  • ”It's been an absolute pleasure. Great experience and learning. See you next year!“ Sandra BOLD PUBLICIS Senior Copywriter

  • ”I always look forward to the talks which are superb! Amazing talent, inspiring content!“
    Elke HANSPACH INKVALLEY Founder & Creative Director

  • ”It was a really great experience being immersed in such great talent.“ Frankie HILL MEN'S HEALTH Picture Editor

  • ”CONNECTIONS is an absolutely invaluable experience for anyone in the creative/commissioning business. It's a brilliant opportunity to meet agents who you may already work with and to build new partnerships with those you haven't. It's the perfect chance to refresh one's memory of the range and breadth of photography/illustration and to discover fresh talent through meetings with the agents. Not to be missed when it's in town!“
    Andy GREENACRE TELEGRAPH Picture Editor

  • ”Always great to see so much new talent at CONNECTIONS“
    Steve PECK WIRED Director Of Photography

  • ”A very inspiring day!“
    Shaheed PEERA PUBLICIS Executive Creative Director

  • ”A remarkable and diverse gathering of talent. Hidden gems a-plenty!“ Simon RICHINGS ANALOGFOLK Creative Partner

  • ”It's an iconic, respected, enjoyable & terrifying two days - INSPIRING!“ Mike TROW VOGUE Picture Editor

  • ”So many good agencies and portfolio's, I will share internally at G-STAR inform the team about how important it is for our art directors to visit CONNECTIONS next time!“
    Nico VAN DER HELM G-STAR Producer

  • ”A great opportunity to connect with industry colleagues and discover new!“ Tom HIND BBC WORLDWIDE Head of Photography