Sylvain Labs opent kantoor in Amsterdam

Tom Miskin is afkomstig van 180 Amsterdam en AKQA waar hij als strategy director betrokken was bij de digitale innovatie-strategie voor Nike, het redesign van de KLM-app en business-innovatie voor Electronic Arts. Katie Bowles werkte zes jaar voor AKQA als senior strategist, waarbij ze klanten als Audi, C&A en Tommy Hilfiger begeleidde. Joanne Bolens maakt binnen Sylvain Labs de overstap vanuit het hoofdkantoor in New York. Amsterdam having spent the last two years in the New York headquarters. Net als Bowles heeft zij veel ervaring met etnografisch onderzoek. Eerder werkte ze voor Swissnex in New York.

Alain Sylvain, CEO, Sylvain Labs: 'On the back of some incredible wins and developments to our European client roster, now really felt like the right time to formalise Sylvain Labs in Amsterdam.Enhancing our presence in Europe allows us to further expand our horizons and create stronger, more provocative perspectives; all of our clients benefit because we are able to add new points of view and inspiration to our work.'

Innovatie en strategie

Innovation is de core-business van Sylvain Labs. 'Embracing new territories and the resulting opportunities is integral to this', zegt Sylvain. 'With a new office and a phenomenal team in place in Tom, Katie and Joanne, we’re looking forward to really stepping up our work within Europe and growing our global presence.'

Tom Miskin: 'Sylvain Labs is going through a really inspiring period of growth. Katie, Joanne and I are all pretty thrilled about the prospect of working on pipeline projects for the likes of Spotify and Google, along with future innovations as we build the consultancy’s European arm together with Alain and the team in the US.'

Sylvain Labs is an innovation and strategy consultancy specialising in brand and product development. Applying science and whimsy, the consultancy employs a diverse and unique skill set to work with brands in solving complex business challenges. From developing product innovation platforms and pipelines to crafting strategic brand positionings to uncovering compelling product concepts, Sylvain Labs’ broad industry experience has seen it work with global businesses such as Google, Airbnb, General Motors, Nike, Spotify, Samsung, ABInBev, Patagonia, Facebook, PepsiCo, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg, Verizon, Uniqlo en Calvin Klein.

Joanne Bolens, Tom Miskin, Katie Bowles, Alain Sylvain.