A complete campaign, fully produced
Launching a collection or a new product? We handle the concept, creative team, set and shoot, through to the finished campaign.
Dubai · Working across the GCC
Photo & filmproduction
Campaigns for fashion, beauty & luxury brands. Full production, creative direction and set design, from the first idea to the finished image.
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10
years
of international campaigns
& editorial work
Selected set design credits
Campaigns & editorial commissions
Selected campaign and editorial credits include Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Cartier, Chaumet, Bvlgari, Miu Miu, Guerlain, Harvey Nichols, Nike and Adidas.
Project credits distinguish full production, creative direction and set design. Explore selected work.
Photo & film production · Dubai
Campaigns builtaround your product
A perfume bottle, a jewellery collection, a fashion launch. We develop the concept, design the set and produce the shoot to show what makes your product distinctive.
Where we come in
What does your
next campaign need?
A complete production, a distinct visual idea or the people to make it happen. Start where you are.
01A complete campaign
Launching a collection or a new product? We handle the concept, creative team, set and shoot, through to the finished campaign.
Explore full production02The idea & the set
Already have an agency, photographer or production team? We can develop the creative concept, design and build the set, or take on both.
Explore direction & set design03The right creative team
Our representation covers photographers, directors, stylists, set designers and makeup artists. The studio handles commercial enquiries and bookings for the artists we represent across the GCC.
Explore creative talentBuild the setting around the product
Already have an agency, photographer or production team? We can develop the creative concept, design and build the set, or take on both.
Creative direction and set design, commissioned together or separately.
Book creative talent through the studio
Our representation covers photographers, directors, stylists, set designers and makeup artists. The studio handles commercial enquiries and bookings for the artists we represent across the GCC.
Send your brief, shoot dates and the disciplines you need.
Selected projects
Behind the campaigns
From brief to shoot
Set design for Gucci and Chaumet, alongside a complete jewellery launch production: the briefs, the locations and how we made the work.
The Gucci Nojum reel moves from a gathering on a desert set beneath the mountains at Jebel Jais to guests among lamps at dusk. It ends at a round, candlelit table after dark, with the GUCCI wordmark across the final scene.
01 / Set design · Gucci
A desert set
for Gucci Nojum
A Ramadan gathering at Jebel Jais, UAE.
Gucci’s brief was to show Eid as a modern celebration of belonging. We sourced antique lanterns and contemporary lighting through local and regional suppliers, building a desert installation and a round table for a chosen family, for stills and film.
Inside the Gucci project
02 / Full production · Magnurs
A launch campaign
for Magnurs
For the launch of Magnurs in Dubai, we developed a jewellery campaign inspired by mythology, with contrasting characters. We handled the concept, casting, styling, set design and photography direction.
From concept to final image: Kitavin Studio handled the complete campaign.
See the full production
03 / Set design · Chaumet × Harper’s Bazaar
Two covers
Forty-eight hours
In Doha, we created the sets for Natalia Vodianova’s Chaumet cover stories for Harper’s Bazaar. The painted backdrops could not travel finished, so we sourced a studio, canvas, paint and flowers in the city and built the sets over two nights.
Built in Doha. Published by Harper’s Bazaar Arabia and Australia.
From the build to the coversGucci · Louis Vuitton · Guerlain · Esquire · Nike · and moreExplore all campaigns & films
Selected film / H&M × Vogue
A botanical set
for H&M × Vogue
A living installation of grasses, flowers and changing light. Set design for H&M’s campaign with Vogue.
The film: close views of flowers give way to a sunlit room, where a woman sits among vases and tall stems. The camera moves through grasses as she leans back among the plants.
From the first brief
to the final frame
Five stages, with a clear plan and time for your input at each step.
01Brief
We start with your product, audience and plans for the campaign. Together, we define what needs to be made and agree on a scope, budget and timeline.
You know what is included before production begins.
02Concept
We develop the creative idea through image references, casting, colour and materials. You see how the campaign will look before we commit to the build.
The direction is agreed with you before preparation starts.
03Preparation
We assemble the team, secure the location and prepare the set. Products, props and the shoot schedule are organised in advance, with key choices shared for your approval.
Everyone arrives with a clear plan for the shoot.
04Shoot
We coordinate the team and guide the creative work on set. You review the images with us as we shoot, so adjustments can be made while the team is together.
We look after the details and keep the production moving.
05Delivery
We guide the image selection and any retouching or editing included in the brief. After your review, we prepare the final photographs or films in the agreed formats.
Your campaign files arrive ready for their planned use.
Brief
We start with your product, audience and plans for the campaign. Together, we define what needs to be made and agree on a scope, budget and timeline.
You know what is included before production begins.
Concept
We develop the creative idea through image references, casting, colour and materials. You see how the campaign will look before we commit to the build.
The direction is agreed with you before preparation starts.
Preparation
We assemble the team, secure the location and prepare the set. Products, props and the shoot schedule are organised in advance, with key choices shared for your approval.
Everyone arrives with a clear plan for the shoot.
Shoot
We coordinate the team and guide the creative work on set. You review the images with us as we shoot, so adjustments can be made while the team is together.
We look after the details and keep the production moving.
Delivery
We guide the image selection and any retouching or editing included in the brief. After your review, we prepare the final photographs or films in the agreed formats.
Your campaign files arrive ready for their planned use.
Behind the scenes of the Onegin shoot: the team reviews the set, adjusts the bottle and props, and arranges fabric in an ornate interior.
01 / The complete picture
Production
Photo and film campaigns for collection launches and brand campaigns. We handle the concept, team, set, shoot and delivery.
Explore production
02 / The people behind it
Talent
Creative talent representation across the GCC. The studio handles enquiries and bookings for photographers, directors, stylists, set designers and makeup artists.
Explore creative talentInternational campaigns & editorials
Seen by
the world
Campaign and editorial work published in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, MOJEH, Elle, Marie Claire, Architectural Digest, Esquire, Glamour, Forbes and Billboard.
Publications & productions
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Europe
- France
- Czech Republic
- Italy
Middle East & North Africa
- UAE
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Lebanon
- Jordan
- Egypt
Asia & Pacific
- China (Hong Kong)
- Australia
- New Zealand
Russia & CIS
- Russia
- Armenia
- Belarus
- Kazakhstan
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From Europe and the Middle East to Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.
The studio’s story
A founder who has worked both sides of the brief
From Siberia
To the set
Dmitrii Kitavin · Founder & creative director
I grew up surrounded by snow and clean white spaces in Siberia. That shaped my love of a minimal image: plenty of white space, with a pop of colour that draws the eye.
Before becoming a set designer, Dmitrii worked as a marketing director, writing briefs and approving budgets. He brings that experience to Kitavin Studio, connecting the creative idea to what the campaign needs to achieve.
Read Dmitrii’s storyPlan your next production
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