visual artist + senior art director

born and raised in germany, rike spent the biggest part of her life and career in major cultural capitals like new york, paris et al. as visual artist and designer, largely in high end fashion, scents and beauty, she had the privilege to work with many of the most inspiring and talented people of our times like peter lindbergh, sølve sundsbø, inez and vinoodh, ellen von unwerth, mario sorrenti, craig mc dean, steven klein, joe mckenna and many others.

her campaigns range from prestige luxury brands for global companies like coty, p&g, to well known designer brands like calvin klein, anna sui and joop.

rike worked for advertising networks like BBDO, heye & partner and select world and garned respected for her otherworldly concepts, creating unseen brand epics and visual artistry including inspiring photoshop creations to hand-painted art work.

as an artist she focuses on poetic minimalism and believes in lines and shapes that are flowing out of intuition. in the future she plans to concentrate on jobs , that allow time for her art projects, still spreading beauty and unseen concepts and ideas as a freelance art director.

rike currently lives and works in hamburg with her two kids and her partner, a jazz musician.

© BY RIKE KAUFMANN 2021. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 
aqua di parma
boghossian
calvin klein
davidoff
douglas
escada
joop
lancome
miele
sassoon
sebastian
swarovski
system professional
symrise