Akmal Shaukat (born 14 August 1986) is a British artist,

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

, and

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. He is known for his work with

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Francesco Scognamiglio Francesco Scognamiglio (born 26 June 1975) is an Italian fashion designer and businessman. Biography Born in Pompei, the son of a lawyer, Scognamiglio studied at the Istituto Europeo del Design in Naples. After working for Versace, in 1998 he ...

, Giuliano Fujiwara, ''Essential Homme Magazine'', '' Schön Magazine'', ''

Paper Magazine ''Paper'' (also known as ''Paper Mag'') is a New York City-based independent magazine focusing on fashion, popular culture, nightlife, music, art, and film. Initially produced monthly, the magazine eventually became a quarterly publication, and ...

'', and ''Homme Style Magazine''. He is known for his sensual editorial and ad campaigns in fashion.

Biography

Shaukat was born in

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

, England, to a Pakistani family, and graduated in 2008 from

Bradford College Bradford College is a further and higher education college in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, with approximately 25,000 students. The college offers a range of full and part-time courses from introductory level through to postgraduate le ...

of Art in Graphic Media Communication. He completed his master's in History of Visual Culture. In 2008 he moved to Italy. In 2010 he worked with designer Francesco Scognamiglio. He is known for his conceptual and graphic S/S 2011 ad campaign starring Italian model

Bianca Balti Bianca Balti (; born 19 March 1984) is an Italian model. She is known for her Dolce & Gabbana campaigns, after being the face of the brand for 10 years. Early and personal life Balti was born in Lodi, Lombardy, Lodi. She is the second child and ...

, photographed by Giampaolo Sgura. In 2012 he guest art directed ''Schön! Magazine'' Issue 18 (Showbiz), featuring

Naomi Campbell Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a British supermodel. Beginning her career at the age of eight, Campbell was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press. She was th ...

on the cover, photographed by

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. In 2014 he curated ''Homme Style Magazine'' Issue 7, featuring

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on the cover, photographed by Rankin. In 2015 Shaukat joined

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within the Commercial Creative Solutions team. Managing brands such as;

The Body Shop The Body Shop International Limited, trading as the Body Shop, is a British cosmetics, skin care, and perfume company founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick, who opened her first store in Brighton, England. The company is now based in London Bridge ...

Head & Shoulders Head & Shoulders (H&S) is an American brand of anti- dandruff and non-dandruff shampoo produced by parent company Procter & Gamble. The active anti-fungal ingredient in Head & Shoulders is piroctone olamine or zinc pyrithione, with some "cl ...

Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks & Sparks or simply Marks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home produc ...

Next plc Next plc, trading as Next (styled as NEXT) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, which has its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, Enderby, England. It has around 700 stores, of ...

Rimmel Rimmel (commonly known as Rimmel London) is a British multinational cosmetics brand, now owned by parent company Coty. The House of Rimmel was founded by French-born British cosmetics entrepreneur Eugène Rimmel in 1834, in Bond Street, Lond ...

and

L'Oréal L'Oréal S.A. () is a French multinational personal care corporation registered in Paris

for titles

Cosmopolitan (magazine) ''Cosmopolitan'' (stylized in all caps) is an American quarterly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, si ...

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Elle (magazine) ''Elle'' (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide Lifestyle magazine, magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and Lifestyle (social sciences), lifestyle. The title ''Elle'' means ''She'' in French. '' ...

and

Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' (stylized as ''Harper's BAZAAR'') is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. Bazaar has been published in New York City since November 2, 1867, originally as a weekly publication entitled ''Harper's Bazar''."Corporat ...

History

He has worked with people, publications, and companies including ''

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'', Diesel, Francesco Scognamiglio, Fenwick of Bond Street, Giuliano Fujiwara, ''

GQ Italia ''GQ'' (short for ''Gentlemen's Quarterly'' and previously known as ''Apparel Arts'') is an international monthly men's magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931. The publication focuses on fashion, style, and culture for men, though ...

'', ''GQ Turkey'', ''Homme Style Magazine'',

L'Officiel Paris ''L'Officiel'' (; stylised in all caps), full name ''L'Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris'' ("The Official ublicationof Paris Couture and Fashion"), is a French bimonthly fashion magazine. It has been published in Paris since 1921 and ...

Marjorie Gubelmann Marjorie Gubelmann is a prominent socialite, philanthropist, TV personality and celebrity DJ. Early life and education Gubelmann was born in New York City, to Susan McCammon Gubelmann and William S. Gubelmann, and has one younger brother, Wyet ...

, ''Paper Magazine'', and ''Schön Magazine''.

Seth & Sheth, Inc.

Shaukat is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Seth & Sheth, Inc. a boutique integrated creative agency specializing fashion lifestyle luxury brands. He has “championed” some of the most innovative campaigns of global brands like Rimmel, L'Oréal Paris and Diesel by creating mix of digital and print campaigns, product and packaging design.

References

External links

Akmal Shaukat Official websiteInstagramSeth & Sheth Official websiteInstagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaukat, Akmal 1986 births Living people British art directors British contemporary artists Fashion illustrators British illustrators Artists from Bradford British typographers and type designers British graphic designers