About - Design studio by Audric Dandres

Plus Minus is Audric Dandres an award-winning designer (Clio Award, Forbes, A' Award and others) focusing his work on Art Direction, Brand Identity and Packaging.

Born and raised between France and Italy, he currently lives and works in Switzerland.

B I O G R A P H Y

Born in Grenoble, France, Audric already had a particular leaning for creativity as a child. He started out at 15 working as a graphic designer for disco clubs in Italy, creating flyers for several teenage student parties.

After high school he starts a course in business administration at Bicocca University in Milan, but he soon realizes that his real passion is design. In 2010 he apply to IAAD in Torino and win a scholarship in Communication and Graphic Design.

During the years of graduation he starts working for several clients. Noteworthy is his brand identity work for Fiol Prosecco: the wine label will be recognized by Forbes as the "coolest" of 2014 and the prosecco will be drunk by celebrities such as Bar Refaeli and Jessica Chastain.

After graduation, thanks to the experience gained with his clients, he promote himself as an Art Director and Graphic Designer and works as a freelancer for one year. In this timeframe new overseas clients are made such as the actor and rapper Childish Gambino for whom he creates a guerrilla marketing campaign to promote his performance in London.

At the end of his freelance year he starts to work full-time for OMEGA watches as a graphic designer and art director.

Since 2017 Audric is the co-founder and creative director behind the design brand THE THIN GOLD LINE.

In 2018 his printed invitation for the Omega Speedmaster international event "Lost in Space" wins a Silver Clio Fashion and Beauty Award in the prestige design category.

Born in Grenoble, France, Audric started to get interested in creativity at a very young age but he gets into the real field at 15 when he starts working as a graphic designer for his father's disco club based in Italy, creating flyers for several teenager's partys during high school.

After high school he starts a business administration course at Milano Bicocca University, but he realizes that his real passion is design.
In 2010 he apply to IAAD in Torino and win a scholarship in Communication and graphic design.

During the three years of graduation he starts to work for several clients. He makes the brand identity for Fiol Prosecco, the bottle will then be recognized by Forbes as the "coolest" wine label packaging of 2014 and drunk by celebrities such as Bar Refaeli and Jessica Chastain.

After graduating, thanks to the experience gained with his clients, He promote Himself as an art director and graphic designer working as a freelancer for a year during which he wins overseas clients such as the actor and rapper Childish Gambino, for whom he makes a guerrilla marketing campaign for the promotion of his performance in London.

At the end of his freelance year he starts to work full-time for OMEGA watches as a graphic designer and art director.

Since 2017 Audric is the co-founder and creative director behind the design brand THE THIN GOLD LINE.

In 2018 his printed invitation for the Omega Speedmaster international event "Lost in Space" wins a Silver Clio Fashion and Beauty Award in the prestige design category.

AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

2018 - Silver Clio Award - Prestige Design - Omega Invitation
2016 - Design Milk - The Thin Gold Line
2016 - Fubiz - The Thin Gold Line
2015 - Adobe Creative Jam - Silver Winner
2014 - Forbes - Coolest Wine Label - Fiol Prosecco
2014 - Talenthouse - Interview
2014 - Sendpoints - Branding Element Vol n°3 - Fiol Prosecco
2013 - Gold A' Award - Packaging - Cruor Barolo Concept
2012 - The Dieline - Fiol Prosecco
2012 - Packaging of the World - Fiol Prosecco
2012 - Choi's Gallery - Choi's package Vol n°5 - Fiol Prosecco
2010 - Aurora Pen - "In arte Aurora" Competition - Winner

WORK

2015/Present - Graphic Designer/Art Director - OMEGA - Switzerland
2015/Present - Creative Director - THE THIN GOLD LINE - Milano

2011/2015 - Graphic Designer/Art Director - Fiol Prosecco - Milano
2014 - Graphic Designer - Tribe Bycicles - New York
2014 - Graphic Designer - Childish Gambino (Universal Music) - London
2014 - Graphic Designer - Azimut - Torino
2013 - Graphic Designer - Società del Quartetto - Milano
2012 - Packaging Designer - Cuki Italia - Torino

2015/Present - Graphic Designer/Art Director - OMEGA - Switzerland
2015/Present - Creative Director - THE THIN GOLD LINE - Milano

2011/2015 - Graphic Designer/Art Director - Fiol Prosecco - Milano
2014 - Graphic Designer - Tribe Bycicles - New York
2014 - Graphic Designer - Childish Gambino (Universal Music) - London
2014 - Graphic Designer - Azimut - Torino
2013 - Graphic Designer - Società del Quartetto - Milano
2012 - Packaging Designer - Cuki Italia - Torino

EXHIBITIONS

2017 - Maison et Objet - Paris - THE THIN GOLD LINE
2017 - Grafik Schweiz - Zurich - THE THIN GOLD LINE
2018 - PAF- London - THE THIN GOLD LINE
2019 - Design Days - Geneva - THE THIN GOLD LINE