Alex Hunting Studio is an award-winning creative agency with a global client list. We deliver creative consultancy, art direction, editorial direction and design for cultural institutions, luxury, lifestyle and media brands. Our work spans visual identities and campaigns, websites, moving image and publications, with an approach rooted in editorial thinking. Alongside this, we conceive and deliver full-service editorial projects, from initial concept and commissioning through to design, production and print.

Founder Alex Hunting [1.] is also the design director of the cult quarterly lifestyle magazine Kinfolk [2.], which has been created in collaboration with Alex Hunting Studio since our first award-winning redesign in 2016. Recent clients have included the brands John Lewis, AWS, Rapha and New Balance, art institutions such as White Cube, and editorial partners Guardian Labs, De Tijd, Thames & Hudson and The New York Times.

1.Alex Hunting

A graduate of the London College of Communication, Alex Hunting is an award winning Art Director with over a decade of experience in the design industry. His work has been awarded by D&AD, The Art Director's Club of New York, Creative Review and The Society of Publication Designers. As well as running the studio, Alex also gives lectures on visual communication and has been a jury member at leading international design competitions.

2.Kinfolk

Delving deeply into home, work, style and culture, Kinfolk promotes quality of life and connects a global community of creative professionals from London to Tokyo. Since 2011, Kinfolk has become a leading lifestyle authority with a dynamic mix of print and online media, including a quarterly magazine sold in over 100 countries in four languages, daily posts on Kinfolk.com, bestselling books, plus international events and gallery spaces in the heart of both Copenhagen and Seoul.

Studio Details

Our approach
Our philosophy
Services
Selected Clients
Awards & Recognition
Testimonial
Careers
Our Approach

Our approach is rooted in editorial thinking. We begin by understanding what a project needs to say, who it needs to reach and the most compelling way to tell that story, before developing the visual and editorial language around it. Projects can begin with a clearly defined brief or with little more than an idea. Depending on the scope, we can work as a creative partner alongside an existing team, or take responsibility for an entire project—from concept and strategy through to art direction, design, commissioning, production and print.

Our Philosophy

Over years of working across magazines, books, brands and culture, we have built an exceptional international network of photographers, writers, editors, stylists, illustrators, producers, printers and specialist makers. We assemble bespoke teams for each project, bringing together the people and partners best suited to its subject and ambition. This allows the studio to work at different scales: from focused visual identity and digital commissions to complete editorial projects, conceived, commissioned, designed, produced and delivered from the ground up.

Services

Art Direction
Branding
Editorial Direction
Editorial Design
Editorial Strategy + Commissioning
Packaging Design
Photography Direction
Print Production + Procurement
Shoot Production
Type Design
Web Design + Code

Selected Clients
Amazon
New Balance
Rapha
John Lewis
u+i
The Guardian Labs
White Cube
Penguin Books
Kinfolk
De Tijd
University of the Arts
Awards & Recognition

2026

D&AD Awards

Wooden Pencil
Footnote No.2

ADC Awards

Silver Cube
You Can Now Magazine

2025

D&AD Awards

Graphite Pencil
Footnote No.1

2023

D&AD Awards

Graphite Pencil
Kindling Magazine 3

ADC Awards

Gold Cube
Kindling Magazine 3

2022

D&AD Awards

Graphite Pencil
Kindling Magazine 2

ADC Awards

Bronze Cube
Kinfolk Magazine 40

ADC Awards

Bronze Cube
Kindling Magazine 2

2019

D&AD Awards

Wooden Pencil
(Typography)
Matter Magazine

D&AD Awards

Nomination
(Book Design)
The Eye

2018

German Design Awards

Nomination
Kinfolk Magazine 23

2017

D&AD Awards

Wooden Pencil
Kinfolk Magazine 23

SPD Awards 52

Gold Medal
(Trade / Brand Magazines)
Mondial Issue 4

SPD Awards 52

Silver Medal
(Redesign)
Kinfolk Magazine 22

2016

Type Directors Club (63)

Cert. of Excellence
Rapha Mondial 4

D&AD Awards

Graphite Pencil
Rapha Mondial 2

Creative Review Annual

Winner
Rapha Mondial 2

SPD Awards 51

Merit
You Can Now Issue 5

Type Directors Club (62)

Cert. of Merit
Rapha Mondial 2

2014

D&AD Awards

Wooden Pencil
You Can Now 1

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Testimonials

Alex Hunting Studio have been a positive force of change for our company and brand, helping us expand our creative vision and serving as the architect of our magazine’s redesign. In a short time, we’ve grown to trust and rely on them — they always works tirelessly to overcome obstacles large and small, and deftly use design to elevate Kinfolk’s content without ever overwhelming it.

Nathan Williams
Founder, Kinfolk

We enlisted Alex Hunting Studio to forge a cohesive visual identity system across our diverse portfolio of titles and elevate our editorial design direction. Alex succeeded in harmonizing the essence of our previously disparate brands into a singular, elegant visual statement. He masterfully leveraged a sophisticated typographic system to enhance our portfolio’s cohesive visual impact, ensuring each sub-brand maintains its unique character while sharing a unifying thread. Alex’s ability to perceive both the individual elements and the overarching structure simultaneously—and to map their interrelationships—proved invaluable.

Phebe Wahl
EVP Editorial, Modern Luxury

I’ve worked with Alex's studio on several projects, most notably the creation of Mondial Magazine for Rapha. His design knowledge, craft and commitment were at the heart of the magazine’s success. Alex was responsible for challenging industry expectations and driving a clear design direction that redefined and raised the standards of what a brand publication can achieve. Through the development of custom typography, bold layout and brave photographic commissions, Alex’s talent for editorial design resulted in Mondial becoming a well-loved and highly awarded publication.

Jack Saunders
Creative Director, North Face

Designer and art director Alex Hunting has established himself as one of the go-to names for magazine design.

Will Hudson
Founder, It's Nice That

We’ve enjoyed a long and rich relationship with Alex Hunting Studio, throughout which they've brought an intelligent and refined approach to the creative direction of our books and magazines. Their deep understanding of our brand, and its natural expression in print, has led to enormous commercial return, stakeholder delight and a shelf full of design awards.

Nick Defty
Founder, YCN
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Careers
Current Opportunities
No current vacancies
Internships

We do offer paid creative internships. Email us a link to your website and why you are interested in working with us at:

intern@alexhunting.studio