A new breed
design collective
Our story begins over a coffee, a conversation that imagined a better, leaner way to work. Bringing intense design ability and seasoned consulting robustness to clients of any scale.
ACID_WORKS allows your organisations to image and execute limitless opportunities. By integrating our core team and orchestrated partners to execute magical, meaningful work… without limits.
All the credentials
All the experience
All the talent
With over a decade of top tier consulting experience and 30 years design industry experience. Our leaders have the credentials of the biggest names in the business.
We are the future.
A better way of working,
for everyone
More so, we are a collective of hand picked, incredibly passionate and talented creatives, thinkers and technologists. That can be augmented into your project to work intensely and flexibly. Free of any heavy baggage to unleash true design potential.
Services
Crafting great experiences begins with solving the right problems. Our services blend business requirements strategy with a deep understanding of human needs. We embed collaboration and ensure the right strategies and talent to execute truly memorable experiences.
Experience
Strategy
- Service / Business Design
- Rapid Envisioning
- Customer Research and Direction
- Product / Service Canvasing
Integrated
Collaboration
- Co-creation & co-design workshops
- Business Alignment
- Innovation & Design Frameworks
- Creative Team Coaching
Experience
Execution
- Product Design
- Space Design
- Brand & Content
- Software Development
The People
We’re a hand picked collective of highly potent design leaders, partners and taste makers.
Design has scaled to enable incredible things. But with scale comes big challenges. We’re here to help execute to your full potential.
Also… supposedly I’m a kick ass DJ.
Gareth Davies
Founder, Creative & Production
We’re living in an unprecedented time. The power of lean, design-led innovation is crucial to a new world of human experiences.
Also… on a weekend I like jumping out of planes.
Mark Wane
Co-Founder, Strategy & Consulting
With over a decade’s experience servicing the region’s biggest clients and events. I’m more excited than ever for what we can do.
Also… I own a barber shop and we do Dubai’s best fade!
Francesca Krachai
Client Servicing & Event Consultant
It’s incredible to be part of the ACID_WORKS collective and truly bring end-to-end, world class execution to clients.
Also… my cat is an internet sensation (thanks to the wife).
Andrew Thuenissen
Head of Space Design
We’re not just a team, we’re a global collective of the best talent on the planet. If that sounds like you, drop us a message.
Join usLocal Squad.
Global Impact.
We’re based in the UAE, but our team has worked across North America, Europe, the GCCE and continues to pour it’s influence around the world. Our work has transformed global services, predicted the future of retail, and created great places to work, play and drink coffee.
