On Saturday, March 9th The Preservation Robot was unveiled at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas by photographic artist Jimmy Nelson. The Preservation Robot is the first autonomous technology ever created to address the homogenisation of human culture, due to the ever-increasing spread of Western culture on the internet. The robot, which was […]
A long line of research shows that the words we use directly affect the way we think. Whether we notice it or not, our language is infused with countless gender-biased words. In a sociolinguistic study it is clearly stated that ‘language appears to play a particularly important role in forming people’s attitudes toward gender and occupation’. So how […]
On February 28 at Amsterdam’s most famous museum, the Rijksmuseum, the voice of Rembrandt was unveiled. A group of experts, working together with ING Bank, has used voice technology, research and data to recreate the painting techniques, personality, language and voice of the Dutch master. The results are featured in ‘The Rembrandt Tutorials’, as narrated […]
Photographer Jimmy Nelson is sending a warning that the world is at risk of losing its global cultural heritage by squandering the cultural identities of the last indigenous peoples. The photographer launches a bid to preserve cultural diversity by issuing the caution: ‘BLINK. AND THEY’RE GONE’. A warning that if we don’t engage with indigenous cultures […]
For millions of people all over the world, Christmas is all about keeping the old family traditions alive. And not surprisingly, most family traditions are rooted in the kitchen. So what does the festive season look like when a key family member has just passed away? And what about if it’s the one who also […]
Food is so heavily embedded into the culture of a country, that local people rarely notice how wonderful – and sometimes weird – their own food is. That is, until someone from a different place arrives… This insight sets the scene for J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam’s new TV commercial for Dutch supermarket PLUS. The film […]
Heineken has awarded the global advertising business for Sol to J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam. After a short and non-traditional pitch involving three international agencies, Heineken selected J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam as its global partner to develop the new assets for the Sol Brand internationally. Sol, the original Mexican beer born in 1899, is one of […]
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The Dutch phrase ‘Als het te mooi lijkt om waar te zijn…’ (If it seems too good to be true…) is the key to a new, campaign from travel deals brand Secret Escapes that launches on June 28. The first spot shows a couple […]
 Creative agency J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam is working with Young Designers United, a fashion collective from Amsterdam, and a group of Amsterdam’s top creative entities, to make a sartorial stance against global polarisation with ‘The United Collection’. A small but meaningful showcase of garments exploring what happens when the flags of conflicting nations are […]
J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam and ING Bank present ‘Love Beats Money’ – a social experiment designed to discover whether people value their friendship or family relationship more than money. The filmed experiment focuses on a series of duos. People with close ties, who used to have a warm relationship – but who are no longer […]