About Craig Murley & Elastic Studio

    Craig creates the unexpected.

    30 years. Three continents. 33 awards. All in service of one thing: making your business impossible to ignore.

    Craig Murley portrait
    The story

    A career
    not a CV.

    From Cape Town to Budapest

    Craig started his career in Cape Town in the mid-1990s, working on brand programmes for some of South Africa's most ambitious businesses. London came next, then Zug, Switzerland then Budapest — where Elastic Studio was founded in 2014. Three decades, three continents, one consistent obsession: brands that earn attention.

    Why handpicked clients?

    Elastic Studio works with a small number of clients each year. It's a deliberate choice. Brand work done well takes time, attention, and a real partnership. We'd rather do five projects brilliantly than fifty competently.

    "Strategy without craft is a pitch-deck. Craft without strategy is decoration. Our work lives where they meet."

    What drives the work

    Signal over noise. We make brands that founders are proud to put their name on, that customers remember, and that hold up at every scale.

    A selection of international brands Craig Murley has worked with, including Coca-Cola, Samsung, KFC, Renault, Shell, Ford, Danone, Decathlon, Orange and many more.
    A selection of international brands I've worked with.
    1International Creative Awards
    1+YEARS OF EXPERTISE
    1CONTINENTS OF EXPERIENCE
    Recognition

    33 International Creative Awards.

    1st Prize · SkyPixel 6th Anniversary Aerial Photo & Video Contest 2021
    Official Selection · CARO Festival Internacional de Cine en Centroamérica 2020
    Official Selection · Corti in Cortile — il cinema in breve 2020
    Official Selection · Defy Film Festival 2021
    Official Selection · HollyShorts Monthly Screenings 2021
    Official Selection · Tokyo Indie Shorts Fest 2024
    Official Selection · Video Art and Experimental Film Festival 2021
    Official Selection · Chicago AI Film Festival 2024

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