Studio

Akatre is a creative duo working in photography and film direction, known for their bold concepts and continuous visual and editorial exploration.

Based in Paris, Akatre is a studio founded by Julien Dhivert and Sébastien Riveron. They produce films, photography, CGI, AI-based visuals, and art direction for brands. They also design visual identities, books, typefaces, art installations, and music for artists and cultural institutions.

Film direction
Photography
Conceptual Imagery
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Identity Design
Editorial
Custom Typography
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CGI
AI-generated imagery
Art Direction

Works for brands

Audemars Piguet
Arjowiggins
Balmain Beauty
Boss
BNP
Cartier
Chanel
Diptyque
Dior
Galeries Lafayette
Girard-Perregaux
Guerlain
Jaeger Lecoultre
Hermès
Hugo
Honda
Hugo Boss
Issey Miyake
Lancôme
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Kenzo
Louis Vuitton
Mugler
Netflix
Nike
Prada
Renault
Richard Mille
Roger Dubuis
Squarespace
Tag Heuer
Target
Valentino
Van Cleef & Arpels
Yves Saint Laurent
Zenith

Works for agencies

AKQA
BETC
Coty
Havas
Mazarine
L’Oréal
Publicis
Publicis Luxe
Saatchi & Saatchi
Sidlee
Shiseido
Puig

Works for institutions

Centre Pompidou
Frac Haute-Normandie
Fondation Cartier
Galerie des Galeries
Galerie Perrotin
Galeries du Haut Marais
L’Onde – Théâtre Centre d’art
Mairie de Paris
Musée des Arts décoratifs
Musée du Quai Branly
Parc de Rentilly
Philharmonie de Paris
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
TU Nantes

Works for magazines

Air France Magazine
Citizen K
Fricote
Grazia
GQ
Idea Magazine
Le Monde
Les Inrocks
Libération
Mother Magazine
Mood Magazine
Néon
Obsession
OOB magazine
Stylist Magazine
Télérama
Tsugi
Trax
Stylist
Wad Magazine

Works for artists

AaRON
Alexandre Chatelard
Ana Girardot
Ana Zimmer
Benjamin Clementine
Ivan Argote
Cindy Van Acker
Djeff
Frankie Wallach
JB Dunckel
Jérôme Echenoz
Julien Dubuisson
Lilly Wood And The Prick
Malik Djoudi
Memo
Mokado
Mr
Prune Nourry
Oslho
Para One & Tacteel
Qdrpd
San Atacama
Seemone
Seulgi Lee
Vidéoclub
Yalta Club

Collective and personal exhibitions

22RueMuller, Paris
Arts Factory, Paris
Blockhaus DY10, Nantes
Centre d’arts de Lizières
Cité de la Mode et du Design, Paris
Espace 1789, Saint-Ouen
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, Paris
Le Cube, Paris
Le Salon 1861, Montréal
Gaîté Lyrique, Paris
Galerie SometimeStudio, Paris
Galerie Wanted, Paris
Fondation Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence
Mains d’Œuvres, Saint-Ouen
Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris
My Monkey Galerie, Nancy
Palais des Arts de Marseille
Studio Swissmiss, Paris
Tom Greyhound, Paris

Awards

2017, Alex Award – Making Vinyl (US)
First Price “Best Overall Package”
Vinyl for Blck Rck – Akatre
2017, Vimeo Staff Pick (US)
Film for Grand Yellow – On My Way
2017, Top Fedrigoni Awards (ES)
First Price “Corporate Publishing”
Press kit for YSL – Mon Paris
2014, Club des Directeurs Artistiques (FR)
First Price “Packaging DVD”
Packaging for Cindy Van Acker
2012, Selected at Chaumont (FR)
Posters for TU Nantes

Books

Ertaka magazine
924 p (limited edition – 10 units)
Zero to Five – Gestalten

Talks

2017, Adobe at OFFF Barcelona 2017 (ES)
2015, Adobe at Pan Piper, Paris (FR)
2014, University of Paris 8, Saint-Denis (FR)
2011, Paper Hier Festival, Amsterdam

Internships

For editorial work, photo retouching, and CGI/AI only. Please contact us by email.

Webmaster

Francis Josserand

Contact

Akatre
73 rue Anselme
93400 Saint-Ouen – France
+33 (0)9 50 42 49 19
akatre@akatre.com

Representation

Represented by
Ocurens (films)
SO Represent (photos and videos)

Social

Selected exhibitions

2023, “Akatre x Vasarely”, Cucuron (FR)
2018, “Akatre”, Stereolux, Nantes (FR)
2017, “Air Poster 6”, Galerie Wanted, Paris (FR)
2017, “Short Film Corner”, Festival de Cannes (FR)
2017, “Blanc Festival”,
OFFF Barcelona (ES)
2017, “Acquisitions récentes”,
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (FR)
2017, “TOP Fedrigoni Awards”,
First price for the press kit
“Corporate and Publishing”,
Barcelona (ES) and Paris (FR)
2016, “La Fresk”, Moulin Rouge, Paris (FR)
2016, “Condensed Made in France”,
Espace Beaurepaire, Paris (FR)
2016, “Envoyée Spéciale” Photo Roman,
Havas Gallery, Arles (FR)
2016, “Air Poster – Coup de foot”,
Carreau du Temple, Paris (FR)
2015, Tom Greyhound, Paris
2015, “Nuit Noire Chromatic”,
Le Salon 1861 – Montréal (CA)
2015, “Nature(s) #3”,
Mains d’Œuvres, Saint-Ouen (FR)
2015, “Festival Chromatic”,
City of Fashion and Design, Paris (FR)
2015, “Windows On Talent”,
Galeries Lafayettes – France
2014, “Air Poster 2”,
The Wanted Gallery, Paris (FR)
2014, “Fence”, SometimeStudio, Paris (FR)
2014, “Extraits”, 22RueMuller, Paris (FR)
2014, “Recto Verso”,
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (FR)
2013, “Air Poster”,
Cube Rouge, Paris (FR)
2013, “The Space Between Us”,
Courtesy at home, Saint-Ouen (FR)
2013, “Nature(s) #2”, Lizières (FR)
2013, “Nuit Blanche 2013”,
La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris (FR)
2013, “C’est affiché près de chez vous”, Chaumont (FR)
2014, “Moti Museum”, Moti Hotel, Breda (NL)
2013, “Les accessoires”,
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, Paris (FR)
2013, “Coincidences & Desire”,
The Museum of Destiny,
Los Angeles (US)
2012, “Entre chiens et loups”,
Mains d’Œuvres, Saint-Ouen (FR)
2012, “My Provence”,
Palace of Arts, Marseille (FR)
2012, “Nature(s)”, Vasarely’s foundation,
Aix-en-Provence (FR)
2012, “International Poster
and Graphic Design Festival Poster”,
Chaumont (FR)
2012, “Paper Jam 2” – Europe
2011, “Atroa”, Space 1789, Saint-Ouen
2011, “Les Rendez-vous graphiques”,
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (FR)
2011, “Espace topographique”,
My Monkey galerie, Nancy (FR)
2011, “International Poster
and Graphic Design Festival Poster”,
Chaumont (FR)
2010, “Greend” – Wanted Gallery, Paris (FR)
2010, “Libre Art Bitre”, Rennes (FR)
2008, “L’art aux frontières”, Guyancourt (FR)

Copyright

All visual materials presented on this website are original works by Akatre ©2007-2025. All rights reserved. These materials may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the copyright owner.