MAROUAN JAMAI
ART DIRECTOR | GRAPHIC DESIGNER | CREATIVE VISIONARY
OVER 25 YEARS AGO, MAROUAN STARTED HIS CAREER IN LOS ANGELES AS A DESIGNER AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. HE FOUNDED HIS FIRST STUDIO, "INTERNATIONAL DESIGN GROUP," A DESIGN AND PRODUCTION FIRM THAT WORKED WITH PRESTIGIOUS BRANDS IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK. HIS PORTFOLIO DURING THIS TIME INCLUDED HIGH-FASHION ICONS SUCH AS HELMUT LANG, THEORY, OLIVIER THEYSKEN, ALICE AND OLIVIA, MARC BY MARC JACOBS, SEVEN JEANS, EVERLANE, AND MANY MORE, ESTABLISHING HIM AS A VERSATILE AND INFLUENTIAL FORCE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. IN 2013, MAROUAN TRANSITIONED FROM THE FASHION INDUSTRY TO THE VIBRANT WORLD OF STREETWEAR, JOINING THE ICONIC BRAND DIAMOND SUPPLY CO. AS A MEN'S DESIGNER. HE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BRAND'S AESTHETIC AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, HELPING SHAPE ITS DISTINCTIVE STYLE. SHORTLY AFTER, HE TEAMED UP WITH ARTIST TREVOR ANDREW, BETTER KNOWN AS GUCCI GHOST, ON SEVERAL INNOVATIVE CREATIVE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE DESIGN OF HIS CLOTHING LINE—A FUSION OF HIGH-FASHION, STREETWEAR, AND ART THAT PUSHED BOUNDARIES AND INSPIRED NEW VISUAL DIRECTIONS. HE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE MIAMI-BASED ARTIST "FRIENDS WITH YOU," FURTHER EXPANDING HIS CROSS-CULTURAL AND MULTIMEDIA WORK. IN 2021, MAROUAN EMBARKED ON A PIVOTAL CAREER TRANSITION, RELOCATING TO LONDON TO COLLABORATE WITH MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURATEUR MOURAD MAZOUZ ON SKETCH—LONDON, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANTS IN THE WORLD. HIS ROLE INVOLVED CONTRIBUTING TO THE INTERIOR AND BRAND DESIGN, PLAYING A KEY PART IN SHAPING THIS ICONIC SPACE. HIS EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO ALSO INCLUDES DESIGNING INTERIORS FOR LEGENDARY RESTAURANT EN JAPANESE BRASSERIE IN NEW YORK. HE DESIGNED A VINYL MUSIC BAR IN THE WEST VILLAGE, MERGING MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND SPACE TO CREATE AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONALLY, HE WORKED IN PARIS WITH GABRIEL D’ESTREE GROUP ON RESTAURANTS SUCH AS DERRIÈRE, 404, AND ANDY WAHLOO. MAROUAN HAS ALSO BUILT CREATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AS AN ART DIRECTOR WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS GALA, ICONIC FOR HER HIT SONG "FREED FROM DESIRE," AS WELL AS LOLA CONSUELOS AND ROC MARCIANO FROM THE ART THAT KILLS LABEL AND LETTUCE FUNK.  HE ALSO COLLABORATES WITH RAMDANE TOUHAMI AS THE MUSIC CURATOR OF HIS ONLINE RADIO, WHICH PLAYS IN ALL HIS STORES, HOTELS, AND RESTAURANTS. HE HAS COLLABORATED ON A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS INCLUDING BRANDING, MUSIC, AND VISUAL IDENTITY, BRINGING HIS DISTINCTIVE AESTHETIC AND VISION TO EACH PARTNERSHIP. TODAY, MAROUAN CONTINUES TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF CREATIVITY ACROSS MULTIPLE MEDIUMS—COLLABORATING WITH ARTISTS, FASHION BRANDS, AND BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD. HE DELIVERS INNOVATIVE DESIGNS FOR SPACES, PRODUCTS, AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS, CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AND DRIVEN BY A PASSION FOR ORIGINALITY AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.