THE MANUS OCCULTA
THE MANUS OCCULTA
Hands at work. Minds in motion.
The Unsurfaced™ A Short Series
EPISODE 1: THE MUSE IS FOOD // KOTO HIBACHI
KOTO TOGO // FEBRUARY 2025 BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The Unsurfaced™ is a short series that invites viewers into our workspace through various projects. The first episode explores a food photography project with The Muse Is Food for Koto Hibachi, a Chicago-based, Black-owned restaurant on the South Side.
We concepted the idea of Koto Hibachi’s Koto Togo and Southside’s Best Hibachi billboard installations with the idea that professional food photography with the Koto Togo call to action would drive new and recurring visitors into the store’s 31st Street location.
We’re proud to support Koto Hibachi Chicago and excited to explore future Koto Togo branded content and messaging with Koto Hibachi.
The billboards launched on February 3, 2025, just past the 31st Street exit on Chicago’s Dan Ryan expressway.
Unsurfaced Design
USER INTERFACE EXPERIENCE UPDATES
IN PARTNERSHIP W/ LARRY T. CHOGNINOU & GRANT LINDBURG
Fresh Never Fades
BEVEL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH PARTY
CELEBRATION WITH KYLE PITTS
Bevel is one of our favorite brands, and their products are an integral part of our daily men’s grooming routines. The Fresh Never Fades campaign pays homage to their effort to celebrate and extend the vision, tradition, and legacy of black freshness in their new campaign created by Kitchen Table.
We’re excited to have a hand in bringing the campaign’s visions to life in the form of an experiential activation honoring brand partner and Atlanta NFL player, Kyle Pitts who’s featurd in the lead campaign creative.
Rob “Freaky Rob” Gueringer
STUDIO TOUR
GUITAR CENTER X FREAKY ROB
We partnered with Freaky Rob and Guitar Center to create a series of content showcasing Rob’s musicianship and creative process from taking a deep dive into his studio to experimenting with new and classic guitars, bass, and pedal instruments from Guitar Center.
Adrian Octavius Walker
HOKA TOR SUMMIT RUGGED BOOTS
HOKA ONE ONE: PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT
