I build brands from scratch. Visual identity, art direction, product design, retail, campaigns — the whole thing.
Edmund Fladung
Creative Director / Art Director
I've spent 20+ years building brands from zero — as a founder, a creative director, and everything in between.
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I'm a creative generalist who learned the craft by doing all of it. For most of my working life, I've been the full creative department for my own companies: brand strategist, art director, product designer, photographer, and creative director rolled into one.
I co-founded Manyana, a design-forward lifestyle brand and boutique in Mexico that earned features in The New York Times and Vogue. Before that, I built Quality Peoples, a surf-culture label that scaled to 18 countries and 62+ wholesale accounts — we did a capsule with The Gap and Mike D of the Beastie Boys showed up in one of our lookbooks. Earlier, I spent six years as the creative lead on the James Bond franchise at my studio Mostasa, and before that I was designing movie posters and websites at MGM straight out of CalArts.
These days I'm looking for the next place to put that energy — leading creative inside a team that values craft and conviction, or partnering with founders as a fractional creative director. I bring the same thing either way: range, hands-on execution, and the instincts you build from running the whole thing yourself.
About Me ➜
A life lived in hot pursuit
Manyana
I co-founded Manyana with my wife in a small surf town in Mexico. I designed everything: the brand identity, the clothing line, the retail spaces, the photography, the packaging. Featured in The New York Times and Travel + Leisure.
Quality Peoples
I co-founded Quality Peoples, a surf-culture lifestyle brand that grew to 18 countries and 62+ wholesale accounts. I led the visual identity, art directed seasonal shoots, and built the editorial voice. Capsule with The Gap. Mike D in the lookbook. Covered in NYT, Vogue, and WGSN.
Selected Experience
20+ years building brands across fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle. Art direction, visual identity, product design, retail, campaigns. Always hands-on.
