Intro
Étienne Duchâtel is a Los Angeles based brand designer working across identity, digital experiences, and art direction.
His practice is rooted in a simple belief: good design should have a point of view. He works with founders, studios, and ambitious brands to create visual identities that feel clear, distinctive, and built to last.
His work moves between strategy and expression, from the first idea through identity systems, digital experiences, campaigns, and everything in between.
Over the years, Étienne has collaborated with independent studios and brands across fashion, culture, hospitality, technology, and lifestyle.
Etienne
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Current
2022 - present
Independent — Los Angeles
Brand Designer & Art Director
Past experience
2020 – 2022
Northline Studio — Los Angeles
Senior Brand Designer
2018 – 2020
Common Office — New York
Designer
2016 – 2018
Fieldwork — New York
Visual Designer
2014 – 2016
Studio Form — Portland
Junior Designer
Awards & Recognition
Design
2026 — Awwwards
Honorable Mention • Reverie — Digital Experience
2025 — CSS Design Awards
Special Kudos • Vantage — Website Design
2024 — Communication Arts
Award of Excellence • Quietwork — Digital Design
2024 — The Webby Awards
Official Honoree • Marrow — Digital Experience
Art Direction
2026 — D&AD
Graphite Pencil • Marrow — Art Direction
2025 — ADC Awards
Merit Award • Reverie — Visual Direction
Branding
2026 — The Brand Identity
Featured Project • Solace — Visual Identity
2025 — D&AD
Graphite Pencil • Aster — Brand Identity
2024 — Communication Arts
Award of Excellence • Quietwork — Digital Design
2024 — Brand New Awards
Winner • Vantage — Brand Identity
2023 — AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers
Selected • Quietwork — Identity System
Motion
2026 — Awwwards
Honorable Mention • Reverie — Motion Design
2025 — CSS Design Awards
Special Kudos • Solace — Motion Identity
Capabilities
Currently making things worth looking at.
Branding
Brand Strategy
Visual Identity
Art Direction
Typography
Colour Systems
Brand Guidelines
Digital Design
Website Design
Digital Experiences
UI Design
Interaction Design
Prototyping
Design Systems
Art Direction
Creative Direction
Campaign Concepts
Photography Direction
Editorial Direction
Visual Concepts
Image Direction
Motion & Interaction
Motion Identity
Interaction Design
Transitions
Micro-interactions
Digital Animation
Motion Direction