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{{short description |Design studio in London}}
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| company_name = Airside
{{Infobox company
| company_logo = [[Image:AirsideLogo.gif|Airside's Logo(2006)]]
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| name = Airside
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| company_type = [[Small and medium enterprise]]
| logo = Airside logo 2009.png
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| foundation = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] ([[1999]])
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| type = [[Small and medium enterprises|Small and medium enterprise]]
| location = [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]
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| foundation = [[London]], United Kingdom (1998)
| key_people = Alex MacLean, ''Co-founder'' <br />Nat Hunter, ''Co-founder'' <br />[[Fred Deakin]], ''Co-founder'' <br />Anne Brassier, ''PR & new business'' <br />Colm Larkin, ''Accounts'' <br />Henki Leung, ''Designer & typographer'' <br />Mark Swift, ''Interactive designer'' <br />Richard Hogg, ''Designer'' <br />Sibylle Preuss, ''Project manager'' <br />Chris Rain, ''Designer & typographer'' <br />Emma Hodson, ''Studio manager''<br /><br />Roz Davies, ''Airside Shop Manager'' (Left in 2006)
| industry = [[Graphic design]]
| location = [[London]]
| defunct = {{End date|2012}}}}
| num_employees = 11 (2006)
| homepage = [http://www.airside.co.uk www.airside.co.uk]
}}


'''Airside''' was a design studio founded in 1998 by Alex Maclean, Nat Hunter and [[Fred Deakin]].<ref>{{aut|Sibley, F. (ed.)}} (2009), ''Airside by Airside'', Gestalten, 296 pages {{ISBN|978-3-89955-244-7}}, p. 10</ref> The company won many awards, including recognition from D&AD, BAFTA and Design Week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airside.co.uk/about/ |title=Official Airside website |publisher=www.airside.co.uk |access-date=2009-11-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201091421/http://www.airside.co.uk/about |archive-date=2009-12-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10049728_ITM
'''Airside''' are a specialized [[graphic design]] company best known for their stylized and colourful animation and illustration work, based in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].
|title=Side ways: digital and graphics group Airside this week scooped two Design Week Awards. Design Week (March, 2002)|publisher=www.accessmylibrary.com|access-date=2008-01-14| date=2002-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=2008&category=Craft&award=Titles
|title=BAFTA awards database:Titles 2008 nominees.|publisher=www.bafta.org|access-date=2009-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA Nomination|url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=2002&category=Interactive&award=Interface+Design|work=2002 Interface Design|publisher=BAFTA|access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=D&AD Awards|url=http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/archive|work=9 nominations & inbook|publisher=D&AD|access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>


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Co-founder Deakin is one half of [[ambient music|ambient]]/[[electronica]] music duo [[Lemon Jelly]]. Promotional material for Lemon Jelly, including posters, album covers and videos was produced by Airside.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/rock_and_pop/s/147/147805_jelly_wobble_into_town.html
==Company==
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421051328/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/rock_and_pop/s/147/147805_jelly_wobble_into_town.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2013-04-21
|title=Jelly wobble into town|publisher=Manchester Evening News|access-date=2008-01-14}}</ref>


==History==
'''Airside''' was founded in 1999 by Alex MacLean, Nat Hunter and [[Fred Deakin]], and is currently a twelve-strong team of both creative and business specialists with diverse areas of expertise.
Founded before the [[dot-com bubble]], Airside was initially known as a graphic design company; it later diversified into film-making with animation. The company closed in 2012, after being suspended for a year.


==References==
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Co-founder [[Fred Deakin]] is one half of [[ambient]]/[[electronica]] music duo [[Lemon Jelly]]. All promotional material for [[Lemon Jelly]] to date including posters, album covers and videos has been produced by Airside.
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== External links ==
==Stitches==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161014022954/http://www.airside.co.uk/ Airside Website (Archived)]


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Stitches are small knitted creatures produced as strict one-offs by Airside, and are rapidly achieving a cult status both within the [[United Kingdom]] and further afield.


[[Category:Defunct companies based in London]]
[http://www.welovestitches.com We Love Stitches (official site)]
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[[Category:Graphic design studios]]

[[Category:Design companies established in 1998]]
From April 2006 it has been strongly encouraged by '''Airside''' PR & new business manager Anne Brassier that all stitch adopters keep a blog of what their stitch gets up to. These are all linked from Anne's own blog.
[[Category:1998 establishments in England]]

[[Category:British companies disestablished in 2012]]
[http://www.brassier.blogspot.com Anne Brassier Stitch Blog]
[[Category:2012 disestablishments in England]]

[[Category:British companies established in 1998]]
==Clients==

'''Airside''' already have an established list of clients, including:

* [[Coca Cola]] (in the [[United Kingdom]])
* [[Lemon Jelly]]
* [[MTV]]
* [[Orange (Mobile Telephone company)|Orange]]
* [[Panasonic]] (in [[Japan]])
* [[The Royal College of Art]]
* [[Suzuki]]
* [[Thomson Holidays]]
* [[Yakult]]

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== External Links ==

* [http://www.airside.co.uk Airside]
* [http://www.airsideshop.com Airside Shop]
* [http://www.airsideshop.com/stitches.php The Stitches on Airside Shop]
* [http://www.lemonjelly.ky Lemon Jelly]

[[Category: Popular culture]]
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[[Category: Graphic design]]
[[Category: New media]]

Latest revision as of 12:09, 20 January 2023

Airside
Company typeSmall and medium enterprise
FoundedLondon, United Kingdom (1998)
Defunct2012 (2012)
HeadquartersLondon

Airside was a design studio founded in 1998 by Alex Maclean, Nat Hunter and Fred Deakin.[1] The company won many awards, including recognition from D&AD, BAFTA and Design Week.[2][3][4][5][6]

Co-founder Deakin is one half of ambient/electronica music duo Lemon Jelly. Promotional material for Lemon Jelly, including posters, album covers and videos was produced by Airside.[7]

History

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Founded before the dot-com bubble, Airside was initially known as a graphic design company; it later diversified into film-making with animation. The company closed in 2012, after being suspended for a year.

References

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  1. ^ Sibley, F. (ed.) (2009), Airside by Airside, Gestalten, 296 pages ISBN 978-3-89955-244-7, p. 10
  2. ^ "Official Airside website". www.airside.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Side ways: digital and graphics group Airside this week scooped two Design Week Awards. Design Week (March, 2002)". www.accessmylibrary.com. 14 March 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  4. ^ "BAFTA awards database:Titles 2008 nominees". www.bafta.org. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  5. ^ "BAFTA Nomination". 2002 Interface Design. BAFTA. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. ^ "D&AD Awards". 9 nominations & inbook. D&AD. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Jelly wobble into town". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
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