AURA CHU

Product

Campaigns, launches, and relaunches that shape how a product is seen and the audience it reaches.

IWinter scarf collection
product / Product launch

A photoshoot for CuKimber’s new collection of reversible winter scarves, set in the streets and parks of New York.

Role
Concept, creative direction, casting, location scouting, production
Type
Product launch
Client
CuKimber
Location
New York City, US
Context

CuKimber, a New York company, was launching a collection of reversible patterned scarves for winter. My concept was to show them in the city where the company is based, not in a studio, and I gave the team several concepts to choose from.

Approach

Once the direction was chosen, the city gave us the settings: the street, the park, the water, and the entrance to a subway station. The scarves were seen out in the real world, where customers would actually wear them, not in a studio.

Outcome

I hired the models, scouted the locations, and organized the shoot, carried out with Studio Nyx Media. The two models wore the scarves as people do every day: wrapped close against the cold, knotted over the shoulders, or tied as a headscarf.

IIHalloween nail set
product / Product launch

Promotional photos for Mighty Mama Nails’ limited-edition Halloween collection of nail stickers, shot in four concepts.

Role
Creative direction
Type
Product launch
Client
Mighty Mama Nails
Location
Toulouse, France

Celestial and ethereal

A halo of stars and moons against dark blue smoke, with crossed hands to show the dark and gold nail sets.

Context

Mighty Mama Nails created a limited-edition Halloween collection of nail stickers and needed promotional material to market it. Over several sessions with the brand’s designer, I developed a concept for each set of stickers.

Approach

Four concepts came out of those sessions: celestial and ethereal, a bakery with a Kiki’s Delivery Service mood, red velvet with black cats, and a fortune teller’s table with tarot cards, each with its own look, setting, and mood.

Outcome

I carried out the photoshoots with Studio Nyx Media, standing in as the model myself to keep the project within the client’s budget and timeline. Each concept pairs portraits with close-ups of the hands and nails, so the stickers lead.

The bakery

A warm bakery scene inspired by Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, with a red bow, a black cat plush, fresh bread, and muffins.

Red velvet and black cats

Deep reds, black cats, and gold jewelry for the Halloween energy of the collection, shot before a red velvet curtain.

Tarot and the crystal ball

A fortune teller’s table with candles, a crystal ball, and a tarot reading, with the hands and nails at the center.

Product

Campaigns, launches, and relaunches that shape how a product is seen and the audience it reaches.

IWinter scarf collection
product / Product launch

A photoshoot for CuKimber’s new collection of reversible winter scarves, set in the streets and parks of New York.

Role
Concept, creative direction, casting, location scouting, production
Type
Product launch
Client
CuKimber
Location
New York City, US
Context

CuKimber, a New York company, was launching a collection of reversible patterned scarves for winter. My concept was to show them in the city where the company is based, not in a studio, and I gave the team several concepts to choose from.

Approach

Once the direction was chosen, the city gave us the settings: the street, the park, the water, and the entrance to a subway station. The scarves were seen out in the real world, where customers would actually wear them, not in a studio.

Outcome

I hired the models, scouted the locations, and organized the shoot, carried out with Studio Nyx Media. The two models wore the scarves as people do every day: wrapped close against the cold, knotted over the shoulders, or tied as a headscarf.

IIHalloween nail set
product / Product launch

Promotional photos for Mighty Mama Nails’ limited-edition Halloween collection of nail stickers, shot in four concepts.

Role
Creative direction
Type
Product launch
Client
Mighty Mama Nails
Location
Toulouse, France

Celestial and ethereal

A halo of stars and moons against dark blue smoke, with crossed hands to show the dark and gold nail sets.

Context

Mighty Mama Nails created a limited-edition Halloween collection of nail stickers and needed promotional material to market it. Over several sessions with the brand’s designer, I developed a concept for each set of stickers.

Approach

Four concepts came out of those sessions: celestial and ethereal, a bakery with a Kiki’s Delivery Service mood, red velvet with black cats, and a fortune teller’s table with tarot cards, each with its own look, setting, and mood.

Outcome

I carried out the photoshoots with Studio Nyx Media, standing in as the model myself to keep the project within the client’s budget and timeline. Each concept pairs portraits with close-ups of the hands and nails, so the stickers lead.

The bakery

A warm bakery scene inspired by Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, with a red bow, a black cat plush, fresh bread, and muffins.

Red velvet and black cats

Deep reds, black cats, and gold jewelry for the Halloween energy of the collection, shot before a red velvet curtain.

Tarot and the crystal ball

A fortune teller’s table with candles, a crystal ball, and a tarot reading, with the hands and nails at the center.

Product

Campaigns, launches, and relaunches that shape how a product is seen and the audience it reaches.

IWinter scarf collection
product / Product launch

A photoshoot for CuKimber’s new collection of reversible winter scarves, set in the streets and parks of New York.

Role
Concept, creative direction, casting, location scouting, production
Type
Product launch
Client
CuKimber
Location
New York City, US
Context

CuKimber, a New York company, was launching a collection of reversible patterned scarves for winter. My concept was to show them in the city where the company is based, not in a studio, and I gave the team several concepts to choose from.

Approach

Once the direction was chosen, the city gave us the settings: the street, the park, the water, and the entrance to a subway station. The scarves were seen out in the real world, where customers would actually wear them, not in a studio.

Outcome

I hired the models, scouted the locations, and organized the shoot, carried out with Studio Nyx Media. The two models wore the scarves as people do every day: wrapped close against the cold, knotted over the shoulders, or tied as a headscarf.

IIHalloween nail set
product / Product launch

Promotional photos for Mighty Mama Nails’ limited-edition Halloween collection of nail stickers, shot in four concepts.

Role
Creative direction
Type
Product launch
Client
Mighty Mama Nails
Location
Toulouse, France

Celestial and ethereal

A halo of stars and moons against dark blue smoke, with crossed hands to show the dark and gold nail sets.

Context

Mighty Mama Nails created a limited-edition Halloween collection of nail stickers and needed promotional material to market it. Over several sessions with the brand’s designer, I developed a concept for each set of stickers.

Approach

Four concepts came out of those sessions: celestial and ethereal, a bakery with a Kiki’s Delivery Service mood, red velvet with black cats, and a fortune teller’s table with tarot cards, each with its own look, setting, and mood.

Outcome

I carried out the photoshoots with Studio Nyx Media, standing in as the model myself to keep the project within the client’s budget and timeline. Each concept pairs portraits with close-ups of the hands and nails, so the stickers lead.

The bakery

A warm bakery scene inspired by Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, with a red bow, a black cat plush, fresh bread, and muffins.

Red velvet and black cats

Deep reds, black cats, and gold jewelry for the Halloween energy of the collection, shot before a red velvet curtain.

Tarot and the crystal ball

A fortune teller’s table with candles, a crystal ball, and a tarot reading, with the hands and nails at the center.