A selection of works across various media within the fields of art, culture, and commerce for a diverse range of clients. Cristian works with direct clients, on independent projects, and joins various teams as an art director, photographer, designer or editor. ⚇
DIAMOND SCHMITT ARCHITECTS
Book art direction and design, created in collaboration with Frontier.
LA TRIENNALE DI MILANO
Associate Creative Direction and Design for Street Art Exhibition at City After The City, during May and October 2016, at XXI Triennale di Milano International Exposition. Exhibition curated by Nina Bassoli. Creative Direction by Manuel Gonzalez at Bruce Mau Design worked with a team of designers including Mariana Nemer, Sebastian Rodríguez, Jordan Bischoff, and Cristian Ordóñez.
HERE HERE MAGAZINE
Photographic, Editorial, and Installation project created for four days documenting the Ossington neighborhood in Toronto, Canada. Working in collaboration with graphic designer Benjamin Lory, several interviews were made to create content, accompanied by portraits and environmental photographic sessions for Here Here Magazine. Project created for Public Address Studio and Hullmark. Documentary and Portrait photography by Cristian Ordóñez.
OSSBOX INSTALLATION
As part of Here Here Magazine, a pop-up design studio, and installation was placed while the team created content for 4 straight days, photographing the neighborhood and residents, doing interviews, and working on the design. Using a container as a modular studio space, the facade was updated several times per day with new content. The last installation was exposed with a mix between this content and products that represented the neighborhood, overnight during Nuit Blanche art night in Toronto.
HARIRI PONTARINI ARCHITECTS
Editorial Photography of Siamak Hariri from Hariri Pontarini Architects, for Here Here Magazine.
FARM BOOK
Art direction and co-Edition for Farm Book, by Andrew Blake McGill.
AZURE MAGAZINE
Editorial Design of Azure Magazine for 10 issues, including the Awards Special and Azure’s 35th Anniversary Issue printed with a double cover and special inks. Azure is an award-winning magazine with a focus on contemporary architecture and design, part of Azure Publishing.
VU PHOTO
Directed a photobook workshop called “Thoughts, Instinct, and Process” for three days at VU centre de diffusion et production de la photographie, working on editing and design ideas with a great and inspiring group of photo-based artists including Gaston Côté, Hua Jin, Kassandra Reynolds, Betty Bogaert, Emmanuel Luce, and Isabelle de Blois.
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
Designlines Magazine reDesign and Art Direction. Word mark and general editorial design. Photography by Arash Moallemi. Editor in Chief Tort Healy. Design and Photography Art Direction by Cristian Ordóñez for Azure Publishing.
DAILY LIFE
A selection of product photography for Prado Stuff wear and their upcoming publication.
FARMERS PORTRAITS
A selection of flower farmers' portrait. A photographic documentary project about flower farmers in Ontario, Canada. The project called At the Pace of the Bloom. More information here ↗
STUDIO B
Website art direction and design for interior and furniture design company based in Toronto. Code by Jeff Silverman.
SAMSUNG
Video animation and VR experience videos for Samsung 837, in New York’s Meatpacking District. Video content Creative Direction and Curation for a three-story digital screen that played 24/7 and VR tunnel walls. Created at Bruce Mau Design with a larger team and video animations in collaboration with Moment Factory.
OTHER VOICES
Photographic book and screenprint by Cristian Ordóñez. Softcover and Saddle Sewn binding. Special edition of 40 copies available at the CONTACT Photobook Fair. 20 copies available with hand-pulled screenprint by the artist. White ink on Arches Cover Black, 250 gsm. Printed at Flash Reproductions. More information here ↗
100 x 100 Book
An essay was written about Sergio Larrain's photographic work for 100x100 Diseño, a new book edited by Patricio Pozo, that contains 100 essays by different authors about Chilean items related to design, architecture, photography, objects, audiovisual, textile and others.
DIV.12
Geoffrey Lilge and Division 12. Editorial photography for Azure Magazine. Edmonton, AL Canada. Words by Omar Mouallem. Photography by Cristian Ordóñez. More work here ↗
PENNOVATION WORKS & CENTER
Creative direction of identity, website, print collateral, signage, and environmental design for The University of Pennsylvania. Project created at Bruce Mau Design, in collaboration with Land Collective (Environmental Design), and HWKN Architects (Architecture of the Center), Bruce Mau Design (Creative Direction and Identity System) and team Elvira Barriga, Jordan Bischoff, and Peter Lee.
ART CANADA INSTITUTE
Website Art Direction for The Art Canada Institute, a bilingual, non-profit research organization based out of Massey College, at the University of Toronto.
ART CANADA INSTITUTE
Art Direction and Design of the identity system of ACI. A collaboration project created with Ryan Crouchman at Concrete.
A TALL TALE
Architecture photography of the underpass below Toronto's Gardiner Expressway "The Bentway" for Block Magazine. Article written by Christina Palassio. More work here ↗
THE DEEPEST LAKE
Art direction and co-Edition for book The Deepest Lake, by Brian W. Ferry. Photographic book published by Paripé Books. Printed by Andora Graphics. FOLA Photobook Award, Argentina (Shortlisted).
NEW AGING
Book design and art direction for Matthias Hollwich, exploring topics of aging researched through his position as visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and his architectural practice, Hollwich Kushner Architecture (HWKN). Since launched the book has been published in 4 different languages (English, Korean, German, and Taiwanese). In collaboration with Kaila Jacques, Robert Samuel Hanson, and Bruce Mau Design. Published by Penguin Books (US).
LIDO PIMIENTA
Portrait and studio visit for the award-winning Canadian-Colombian artist. Editorial photography for Mármol Magazine.
ART WITH HEART
Photographic portraits of Art Collectors and Patrons, for the 20 years of Art With Heart publication.
BROOK McILROY ARCHITECTS
Visual identity and collateral print material for Architecture and Urban Planning practice Brook McIlroy. Project created with Concrete.
NIGHT
Work for Group Exhibition "Night". Screenprints, Large Photocopies, and Publication. Curated by Chantalle Weerts and Pablo Hannon. Biennale de L'image Possible, Belgium. Show at Maastricht, The Netherlands.
PAST COLLABORATORS include
☀ 1.CULTURAL, ARTS, EDUCATIONAL: La Triennale di Milano, Biennale de L'image Possible, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, OCAD University, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Art Canada Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, The Royal Ontario Museum, Chile's Government Innovation Lab, Neuberger Holocaust Education, VU Photo, Space Gallery, Tatar Art Projects, Canadian Institute of Advanced Research, Pushmi-Pullyu Gallery, Art with Heart, Kalaman Demetriou, Centro Cultural de España SCL, Moments Festival Spain, Pennovation Works. ☻ 2.PUBLISHING, EDITORIAL: Azure Publishing, Penguin Books USA, Block Magazine, Ediciones Daga, Colección del Metalibro, Toronto Art Book Fair, Urbanautica Institute, Fisheye Magazine, Subjectively Objective, Vancouver Art Book Fair, Reach Magazine, Ediciones Puro Chile, CONTACT Photobook Fair, Mármol Magazine, Paripé Books, Onebook Magazine, Lamono Magazine, Brick Magazine, Fields Magazine, Staf Magazine. ☯ 3.ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FILM, CULTURE: Brook McIlroy Architects, Diamond Schmitt Architects, HWKN Architects, Studio b, Landscape Collective, Keilhauer, Burdifilek, Suneeva, Moment Factory, Prado, Sequoia Content, Tafelmusik, Chile Films, Sienna Films. ☛ 4.ARTISTS, AUTHORS: Andrew Querner, Brian W. Ferry, Matthias Hollwich, Andrew Blake McGill, Jewel Logothetis, Patricio Pozo, Mnisota. ♣ 5.B2B, COMMERCE, RETAIL, REAL ESTATE: Nike, Nokia, Microsoft, Netflix, Movnat, Heineken, Gillette, MEC, NBC, Concha y Toro, Orin Swift, LCBO, Hullmark, Starbucks, Samsung, Google, Waterfront Toronto, Oben Flats, Deloitte. ⚑ 6.STUDIOS, AGENCIES: Bruce Mau Design, Public Address Network, Concrete, Sid Lee, h23, Frontier, Puncture, Huge, LG2, Blast Radius, John St, Art & Mechanical, Field Trip & Co.
For project inquiries, please contact at ☼ studio@cristianordonez.com
For more updates and work, follow on ⚇ Instagram: @studiocristianordonez ↗
A selection of works across various media within the fields of art, culture, and commerce for a diverse range of clients. Cristian works with direct clients, on independent projects, and joins various teams as an art director, photographer, designer or editor. ⚇
DIAMOND SCHMITT ARCHITECTS
Book art direction and design, created in collaboration with Frontier.
LA TRIENNALE DI MILANO
Associate Creative Direction and Design for Street Art Exhibition at City After The City, during May and October 2016, at XXI Triennale di Milano International Exposition. Exhibition curated by Nina Bassoli. Creative Direction by Manuel Gonzalez at Bruce Mau Design worked with a team of designers including Mariana Nemer, Sebastian Rodríguez, Jordan Bischoff, and Cristian Ordóñez.
HERE HERE MAGAZINE
Photographic, Editorial, and Installation project created for four days documenting the Ossington neighborhood in Toronto, Canada. Working in collaboration with graphic designer Benjamin Lory, several interviews were made to create content, accompanied by portraits and environmental photographic sessions for Here Here Magazine. Project created for Public Address Studio and Hullmark. Documentary and Portrait photography by Cristian Ordóñez.
OSSBOX INSTALLATION
As part of Here Here Magazine, a pop-up design studio, and installation was placed while the team created content for 4 straight days, photographing the neighborhood and residents, doing interviews, and working on the design. Using a container as a modular studio space, the facade was updated several times per day with new content. The last installation was exposed with a mix between this content and products that represented the neighborhood, overnight during Nuit Blanche art night in Toronto.
HARIRI PONTARINI ARCHITECTS
Editorial Photography of Siamak Hariri from Hariri Pontarini Architects, for Here Here Magazine.
FARM BOOK
Art direction and co-Edition for Farm Book, by Andrew Blake McGill.
AZURE MAGAZINE
Editorial Design of Azure Magazine for 10 issues, including the Awards Special and Azure’s 35th Anniversary Issue printed with a double cover and special inks. Azure is an award-winning magazine with a focus on contemporary architecture and design, part of Azure Publishing.
DVTF
Terraform piece from Death Valley, California
30x37 inches
2019-2020
More photographic work here ↗
VU PHOTO
Directed a photobook workshop called “Thoughts, Instinct, and Process” for three days at VU centre de diffusion et production de la photographie, working on editing and design ideas with a great and inspiring group of photo-based artists including Gaston Côté, Hua Jin, Kassandra Reynolds, Betty Bogaert, Emmanuel Luce, and Isabelle de Blois.
DESIGNLINES MAGAZINE
Designlines Magazine reDesign and Art Direction. Word mark and general editorial design. Photography by Arash Moallemi. Editor in Chief Tort Healy. Design and Photography Art Direction by Cristian Ordóñez for Azure Publishing.
DAILY LIFE
A selection of product photography for Prado Stuff wear and their upcoming publication.
FARMERS PORTRAITS
A selection of flower farmers' portrait. A photographic documentary project about flower farmers in Ontario, Canada. The project called At the Pace of the Bloom. More information here ↗
STUDIO B
Website art direction and design for interior and furniture design company based in Toronto. Code by Jeff Silverman.
SAMSUNG
Video animation and VR experience videos for Samsung 837, in New York’s Meatpacking District. Video content Creative Direction and Curation for a three-story digital screen that played 24/7 and VR tunnel walls. Created at Bruce Mau Design with a larger team and video animations in collaboration with Moment Factory.
OTHER VOICES
Photographic book and screenprint by Cristian Ordóñez. Softcover and Saddle Sewn binding. Special edition of 40 copies available at the CONTACT Photobook Fair. 20 copies available with hand-pulled screenprint by the artist. White ink on Arches Cover Black, 250 gsm. Printed at Flash Reproductions. More information here ↗
100 x 100 Book
An essay was written about Sergio Larrain's photographic work for 100x100 Diseño, a new book edited by Patricio Pozo, that contains 100 essays by different authors about Chilean items related to design, architecture, photography, objects, audiovisual, textile and others.
DIV.12
Geoffrey Lilge and Division 12. Editorial photography for Azure Magazine. Edmonton, AL Canada. Words by Omar Mouallem. Photography by Cristian Ordóñez. More work here ↗
PENNOVATION WORKS & CENTER
Creative direction of identity, website, print collateral, signage, and environmental design for The University of Pennsylvania. Project created at Bruce Mau Design, in collaboration with Land Collective (Environmental Design), and HWKN Architects (Architecture of the Center), Bruce Mau Design (Creative Direction and Identity System) and team Elvira Barriga, Jordan Bischoff, and Peter Lee.
ART CANADA INSTITUTE
Website Art Direction for The Art Canada Institute, a bilingual, non-profit research organization based out of Massey College, at the University of Toronto.
ART CANADA INSTITUTE
Art Direction and Design of the identity system of ACI. A collaboration project created with Ryan Crouchman at Concrete.
A TALL TALE
Architecture photography of the underpass below Toronto's Gardiner Expressway "The Bentway" for Block Magazine. Article written by Christina Palassio. More work here ↗
THE DEEPEST LAKE
Art direction and co-Edition for book The Deepest Lake, by Brian W. Ferry. Photographic book published by Paripé Books. Printed by Andora Graphics. FOLA Photobook Award, Argentina (Shortlisted).
UP CANNABIS
Process and Facilities. Editorial photography for Up Cannabis. More work here ↗
NEW AGING
Book design and art direction for Matthias Hollwich, exploring topics of aging researched through his position as visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and his architectural practice, Hollwich Kushner Architecture (HWKN). Since launched the book has been published in 4 different languages (English, Korean, German, and Taiwanese). In collaboration with Kaila Jacques, Robert Samuel Hanson, and Bruce Mau Design. Published by Penguin Books (US).
LIDO PIMIENTA
Portrait and studio visit for the award-winning Canadian-Colombian artist. Editorial photography for Mármol Magazine.
ART WITH HEART
Photographic portraits of Art Collectors and Patrons, for the 20 years of Art With Heart publication.
BROOK McILROY ARCHITECTS
Visual identity and collateral print material for Architecture and Urban Planning practice Brook McIlroy. Project created with Concrete.
NIGHT
Work for Group Exhibition "Night". Screenprints, Large Photocopies, and Publication. Curated by Chantalle Weerts and Pablo Hannon. Biennale de L'image Possible, Belgium. Show at Maastricht, The Netherlands.
PAST COLLABORATORS include
☀ 1.CULTURAL, ARTS, EDUCATIONAL: La Triennale di Milano, Biennale de L'image Possible, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, OCAD University, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Art Canada Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, The Royal Ontario Museum, Chile's Government Innovation Lab, Neuberger Holocaust Education, VU Photo, Space Gallery, Tatar Art Projects, Canadian Institute of Advanced Research, Pushmi-Pullyu Gallery, Art with Heart, Kalaman Demetriou, Centro Cultural de España SCL, Moments Festival Spain, Pennovation Works. ☻ 2.PUBLISHING, EDITORIAL: Azure Publishing, Penguin Books USA, Block Magazine, Ediciones Daga, Colección del Metalibro, Toronto Art Book Fair, Urbanautica Institute, Fisheye Magazine, Subjectively Objective, Vancouver Art Book Fair, Reach Magazine, Ediciones Puro Chile, CONTACT Photobook Fair, Mármol Magazine, Paripé Books, Onebook Magazine, Lamono Magazine, Brick Magazine, Fields Magazine, Staf Magazine. ☯ 3.ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FILM, CULTURE: Brook McIlroy Architects, Diamond Schmitt Architects, HWKN Architects, Studio b, Landscape Collective, Keilhauer, Burdifilek, Suneeva, Moment Factory, Prado, Sequoia Content, Tafelmusik, Chile Films, Sienna Films. ☛ 4.ARTISTS, AUTHORS: Andrew Querner, Brian W. Ferry, Matthias Hollwich, Andrew Blake McGill, Jewel Logothetis, Patricio Pozo, Mnisota. ♣ 5.B2B, COMMERCE, RETAIL, REAL ESTATE: Nike, Nokia, Microsoft, Netflix, Movnat, Heineken, Gillette, MEC, NBC, Concha y Toro, Orin Swift, LCBO, Hullmark, Starbucks, Samsung, Google, Waterfront Toronto, Oben Flats, Deloitte. ⚑ 6.STUDIOS, AGENCIES: Bruce Mau Design, Public Address Network, Concrete, Sid Lee, h23, Frontier, Puncture, Huge, LG2, Blast Radius, John St, Art & Mechanical, Field Trip & Co.
For project inquiries, please contact at ☼ studio@cristianordonez.com
For more updates and work, follow on ⚇ Instagram: @studiocristianordonez ↗
