Studio

Son of Rand Studio

Ransom Ashley

Studio

Son of Rand is a creative studio led by Ransom Ashley.

We build worlds for founders and brands, and tell their stories, whether through a brand, a space or a home, in whatever medium they ask for.

Son of Rand is an eponym, taken from the origins of Ransom's name. He began it as a place to share his creative process beyond his work with galleries and publications, and it has grown into a house: the shop, the studio and Stories. He photographs and tells its stories, and a growing community follows him for them across Son of Rand's channels and his own.

We keep the studio small, with a close circle of designers, developers, producers and makers gathered for each project, so the work comes from one hand and reads as one voice.

Ransom AshleyFounder, photographer and creative director

Start a conversationransomashley.com

Seen in

The New York TimesThe TimesTeen VogueDazedWonderlandSalonMetalAustin MonthlyTribezaCulture TripDo512

The practice

Creative direction

Every brand we work with gets a world before it gets deliverables: the idea, the references, the palette, the posture, what it says and what it refuses to say.

Brand strategy

Brand strategy

We believe effective design begins with a cohesive strategy.

Identity and design

Identity and design

Your brand visuals are the face and first impression of who you are.

Images and film

Images and film

We specialize in interiors, brands, and any other meaningful stories that need a unique creative eye to do them justice.

Brands and identity

Worlds we have built for founders and brands.

All brands

Images and film

Stills and film we produce for a brand and hand over for its own channels.

A brand comes to us with a launch, a collection or a season, and we produce the campaign: the idea, the direction, the photographs and the film, made in house and handed over for the brand's own channels. En Route Jewelry and Good May Come are the latest.

All images and film

Partnerships

Two ways to partner with us: a brand campaign told in Ransom's voice across our channels, or a product collaboration, an object made together.

A brand campaign is a story we tell in our own voice and through our own lens. A hotel, a house, a maker or a fragrance invites us in; the idea, the place, the photographs, the film and the words are made together, then blasted across our channels to the people who trust them. A product collaboration is an object made together, like the glassware with Sticky Glass or the wand lighter for MAISEUM. Both are partnerships, and each is told here as a case study.

All partnerships

For hotels, houses and brands

Invite us in, and we will tell the story in our own voice.

We work with a small number of hotels, houses and brands each year on stories that live on Son of Rand: a Designer's Guide on Stories, a short film, photographs, and a run of posts across our channels, all made in house. If you have a place or a product our readers should know, write to us.

Start a conversation

Chat with us

Let’s chat about your unique needs to see what we can create together.

studio@sonofrand.comContact