Studio
Human-felt brand experience and creative
DIAZ DAVIS is an experiential creative studio that transforms brands through a combination of art, science, psychology and commercial strategy. We don’t just build brands that work. We build brands that feel.Created by Argentinian-born Mages Ruiz Diaz and Melbourne native Emma J Davis, DIAZ DAVIS takes a considered, analytical approach to brand building. We ask difficult questions. We design for the senses. We use strategy, psychology and insight to inform commercial decision making. It’s a combination of head and heart, logic and creativity.
By digging down to the heart of things, we can find that spark of difference, that subtle feeling, which connects a brand to its audience. At its core, brand building is a simple equation. Understand who you are – then get people to feel it, experience it, and believe in it.
Capabilities
Creative Content
Campaign Strategy
Campaign Creative
Film and Photography
Styling
Illustration
Campaign Strategy
Campaign Creative
Film and Photography
Styling
Illustration
Brand Strategy
Brand Identity
Art Direction
Naming
Website
Brand Identity
Art Direction
Naming
Website
Copywriting
Event and Activations
Experience Design
Production
Packaging
Event and Activations
Experience Design
Production
Packaging
People
Complementary opposites
Creativity is the meeting of unexpected opposites. The yin and the yang. The head and the heart. Human empathy and hard-nosed strategy. That’s the essence of DIAZ DAVIS.We’re a studio built on complementary opposites: the artistic sensibilities of Emma J Davis and the commercial brain of Mages Ruiz Diaz. By bringing together both halves of the creative circle, we build brands that feel different. More human. Brands that actually matter. Brands so real you can reach out and touch them.
Photo Henry TrumbleEmma J Davis
Creative Director
For the past 15 years, Emma J Davis has helped some of Australia’s biggest retail, hospitality and beauty brands hone their visual style.
Her career has seen her manage transformative, multi-disciplinary projects for Aesop, Godiva Chocolates, Koko Black and Medibank Private.
She is the eye of DIAZ DAVIS. The visual storyteller. Emma is connected to the materiality of the world around us, and uses aesthetics to build brand loyalty, connection and awareness.
Successful creative outcomes for clients are Emma’s priority.
Creative Director
For the past 15 years, Emma J Davis has helped some of Australia’s biggest retail, hospitality and beauty brands hone their visual style.
Her career has seen her manage transformative, multi-disciplinary projects for Aesop, Godiva Chocolates, Koko Black and Medibank Private.
She is the eye of DIAZ DAVIS. The visual storyteller. Emma is connected to the materiality of the world around us, and uses aesthetics to build brand loyalty, connection and awareness.
Successful creative outcomes for clients are Emma’s priority.
Connect with Emma on Linkedin.
Mages Ruiz Diaz
Managing Director
Born in Argentina, Mages Ruiz Diaz has a track record of creating transformative experiences and programming for brands, organisations, festivals and private clients.
Her portfolio includes brands like TEDx Melbourne, Work Club and Pausefest, along with production and event marketing for Google, Kraft and Ford.
She is the brain of DIAZ DAVIS. The analytical thinker. It’s her job to ask difficult questions, cut through the noise, and bring complex ideas to life.
Client relationships are Mages’ priorty.
Managing Director
Born in Argentina, Mages Ruiz Diaz has a track record of creating transformative experiences and programming for brands, organisations, festivals and private clients.
Her portfolio includes brands like TEDx Melbourne, Work Club and Pausefest, along with production and event marketing for Google, Kraft and Ford.
She is the brain of DIAZ DAVIS. The analytical thinker. It’s her job to ask difficult questions, cut through the noise, and bring complex ideas to life.
Client relationships are Mages’ priorty.
Connect with Mages on Linkedin.
Projects
Interactive, multi-sensory design
Along with our creative and strategy work, we also curate various live events, experiences and installations. These expressions are an extension of our studio philosophy. It’s where we test ideas, ask questions, and push boundaries.Sensory Experiments
A fully immersive, multi-sensory experience, curated by us for Melbourne Design Week. Sensory Experiments was part live event, part digital journey. It was brought to life by more than 30 of Melbourne’s most famous creatives, including Arup, Hattie Malloy, More Studio, Chelsea Evans, and many others. Read our case study to learn more.We're currently developing a new iteration of Sensory Experiments, including globally sourced art and objects, digital installations and live experiences. Coming soon. Visit www.sensoryexperiements.com
Photo Carmen Zammit
Conversation Series
Bringing together thought leaders, disruptors and industry experts, our Conservation Series is a collection of events that explore our shared human experience. Curated by DIAZ DAVIS, these forums are held in some of Melbourne’s most iconic spaces. They seek to answer one of the most fundamental questions in design, and in life: how does it feel to be human?
Read our case study to learn more.
Photo Henry Trumble
Clients
Supporting well known and loved brands
TEDxMelbourne
ABB Australia
Liveability Victoria International
Visit Victoria
Aēsop
Godiva
Krispy Kreme
Koko Black
La Belle Miette
Market Lane Coffee
Vicinity Centres
Brightwood
James Vivian
Financial Counselling Australia
Medibank Private
L'Oreal
Element by Westin
Swinburne University
Claro
Equip Super
Grocon
Beldent
DIAZ DAVIS is an experiential creative studio that transforms brands through a combination of art, science, psychology and commercial strategy. We don’t just build brands that work. We build brands that feel.
DIAZ DAVIS is an experiential creative studio that transforms brands through a combination of art, science, psychology and commercial strategy. We don’t just build brands that work. We build brands that feel.
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