Competing against 1,200 entries from 30 countries, our work has been selected as the best in its category, reinforcing our position as a leading agency that’s setting the standard for tech and marketing. Our range of winning projects reflect our innovative approach to utilising AI and immersive experiences to deliver real business value for our clients.

Big winners include the stunning custom 3D avatars created for Bang & Olufsen’s ‘See Yourself in Sound’ experience by Hello Monday/DEPT®, the AI-fuelled immersive experience, Prepare to Pioneer, by DOGSTUDIO/DEPT®,  the pre-loved fashion campaign for eBay x Love Island, and the beautiful site created for sustainable fashion brand Evrnu. 

“We’re committed to pioneering tech and marketing to help our clients stay ahead, and seeing these incredible projects achieve recognition from both the Lovie judges and the general public is both humbling and reassuring that we’re delivering on our promise,” said Dimi Albers, Global CEO at DEPT®. “We’re super proud of our teams who are so dedicated to their craft and, of course, to our clients who trust us to deliver for them. Thanks to the Lovie judges and to every person who voted for us; it really means a lot.”

eBay x Love Island: Coupling up with pre-loved fashion
1 x Gold, 3 x Bronze, 3 x People’s Lovie

eBay, the global online marketplace, is a pioneer of thoughtful commerce. It strives to encourage shopping choices that are better for people, their pockets, and the planet. Within its fashion category, one of eBay’s core objectives is to inspire consumers to swap fast fashion for pre-loved. And what better way to spark a movement towards a more conscious way of shopping than by partnering with Love Island; breaking up the show’s long standing relationship with fast fashion brands. DEPT® expertly promoted the partnership, generating 217 million impressions across social channels, 1,400% more searches for ‘pre-loved fashion’ on its site and a 24% increase in new circular businesses joining the marketplace compared to series 8. 


Evrnu: Combining passion, art and science into a new identity and branding
2 x Gold, 2 x People’s Lovie

With a mission to reduce the garment industry’s environmental impact, textile innovations company Evrnu® needed a brand image that reflected its ambitions. After its first product, Nucycl®, was named one of the best inventions of 2022 by Time magazine, the company turned to DEPT® to carve out a defined brand strategy and identity for the organisation and its technology.

Prepare to Pioneer: An AI-fuelled experience to unlock personalised content
DOGSTUDIO/DEPT®
3 x Gold, 3 x People’s Lovie

‘Prepare to Pioneer’ is an AI-fueled wayfinder experience created by DOGSTUDIO/DEPT®, which encourages users to discover their Pioneering profile. Through a take on the well-known mechanics of fortune-telling, it takes users on a journey that offers a very unique twist on the traditional process of content curation, combining it with an innovative storytelling experience. Try it for yourself. 


Star Atlas: Experience a virtual gaming metaverse
Hello Monday/DEPT®
2 x Gold, 2 x People’s Lovie

Star Atlas is an AAA space exploration strategy game and blockchain-driven virtual metaverse. The brand is set to revolutionise the future of gaming, entertainment and beyond. Hello Monday/DEPT® partnered with their team to create an immersive digital experience that created excitement around the game’s launch.

Philips: It’s time to get real about body hair and One of a Kind
3 x Silver, 3 x People’s Lovie

Philips had a simple goal: to empower women all around the world, making them feel seen, heard, and proud of their bodies. So we assembled an all female team to tackle its latest campaign. We unleashed a social-native format that returned the power to those who truly understand the subject at hand: real customers.  And for the launch of its OneBlade, we launched the “One of a Kind” campaign – referring both to the unique aspect of the OneBlade and the too-good-to-be-true, unbelievable experiences people have with the product. 


Fritz Hansen: Curated content that connects inspiration and information
1 x Gold, 1 x People’s Lovie

Fritz Hansen is synonymous with Danish design and proud craftsmanship. They turned to DEPT® to create a modern digital platform that was inspiring, aesthetic and intuitive – just like Fritz Hansen’s design classics.


Give a Hand: Using tech for good
Hello Monday/DEPT®
1 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 2 x People’s Lovie

Following on from Hello Monday/DEPT®’s multi-award winning pioneering approach to teaching the sign language alphabet, Fingerspelling, they launched GiveAHand.ai – the world’s largest open-source image library of hands fully tagged with data to help build better hand models.


Demo Festival: The largest motion design festival in the world
STUDIO DUMBAR/DEPT®
1 x Gold, 1 x Silver, 1 x People’s Lovie

Founded by STUDIO DUMBAR/DEPT®, the Design in Motion Festival (DEMO) is the world’s largest open air exhibition.The festival took over 5,000+ digital screens across the Netherlands to showcase the best motion design work from across the world. After receiving over 5,300 submissions, this unique, public exhibition of creative work featured 815 moving artworks by designers from 54 countries.

Van Gogh Museum: Reshaping the way researchers engage with art
2 x Silver

Vincent van Gogh is a true luminary of Dutch artistry. And when it comes to showcasing why he is one of the Dutch masters of painting, no museum surpasses the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. We created The Van Gogh Collection Catalogue to become an unprecedented digital experience for researchers and art lovers. 


Lapierre: Launch campaign for Lapierre’s latest eZesty eMTB
1 x Silver, 2 x Bronze, 3 x People’s Lovie

When Lapierre launched a new version of their eZesty electric mountain bike (eMTB), as Lapierre’s lead comms agency, DEPT® were tasked to develop and produce a launch campaign for the eZesty. We partnered with creative mixed media craftspeople, Mana, from Paris to create a striking campaign movie.

Trainline: A rallying cry to use railways
1 x Silver, 1 x Bronze, 2 x People’s Lovie

Trainline is Europe’s leading train and coach app. With a purpose for helping people make more environmentally friendly travel choices, the brand enlisted DEPT® to spread the word of its ‘I came by train’ campaign across paid social channels, inspiring people to help fight climate change and lower their carbon footprint by opting to travel by trains over cars and planes.


Virgin Galactic: Bringing users closer to space with a new immersive website
DOGSTUDIO/DEPT®
1 x Bronze, 1 x People’s Lovie

On a mission to accelerate the future of transportation and define the next generation of space travel, Virgin Galactic launched its new commercial spaceflight website to connect all those who are curious about space travel. The brand partnered with DOGSTUDIO/DEPT® to redesign their website which reflects the company’s vision & desire to create a community for future astronauts. 


Just Eat Takeaway x Katy Perry
1 x Silver, 1 x People’s Lovie

By enlisting pop sensation Katy Perry as the new face of Just Eat Takeaway’s 2022 campaign, it aimed to spread joy across 17 markets in 21 different languages. DEPT® was appointed as the lead digital agency to extend its iconic TV commercial into online and social channels, helping to cement ‘Did somebody say…’ as a ubiquitous slogan around the world.

The Embassies: Where life never gets old
Hello Monday/DEPT®
1 x Silver, 1 x People’s Lovie

Founded in Switzerland and globally at home, The Embassies is a global service living concept for lifestyle driven grown-ups, that radically changes the narrative on aging presenting a new way to grow old. A place to live and thrive. Hello Monday/DEPT® helped them to map out the end-to-end customer experience and designed a range of digital assets.


Meebits: A pixel-packed experience
DOGSTUDIO/DEPT®
1 x Bronze, 1 x People’s Lovie

When it comes to NFT collections, few have as large, active, and engaged of a community as Yuga Labs’ Meebits. With 20,000 unique characters, each with a rigged 3D model and full IP rights for holders, Meebits owners worldwide have created an eclectic, inclusive, and utterly creative digital culture. DOGSTUDIO/DEPT® created an official home for the Meebits collection, where they would roll out special content, activities and surprises that are as fun and creative as the community itself.

Voting polls are now open to the public until Thursday 12th October, and winners will be announced later in the month.

Please cast your votes for your favourite finalists via the links below:

Bang & Olufsen

• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Mobile & Experiential Marketing
• Apps, Platforms & Software –  Best User Experience
• Web3 & XR – Art, Culture, Music & Film
• Web3 & XR  – Best Brand Integration / Brand Strategy
• Websites & Mobile Sites – Music & Entertainment

eBay x Love Island

• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Best Partnership or Collaboration
• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Best Digital Campaign
• Social – Culture & Entertainment
• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle

Lapierre

• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Best Animation
• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Best Art Direction
• Film & Video – Sport

Philips

• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Best Social Media Campaign
• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle

Just Eat Takeaway x Katy Perry

• Social – Best Influencer Endorsement

Van Gogh Museum

• Beyond – Art, Design & Heritage
• Websites & Mobile Sites – Cultural Institutions

Fritz Hansen

• Websites & Mobile Sites – Retail & Shopping

Evrnu

• Websites & Mobile Sites – Best Design ­Aesthetic
• Websites & Mobile Sites – Sustainability & Environment

Trainline

• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Sustainability & Environment
• Beyond – Climate & Sustainability

Give A Hand – American Society of Deaf Children

• Apps, Platforms & Software – Best Use of AI or Machine Learning 
• Websites & Mobile Sites – Responsible Innovation

Star Atlas

• Web3 & XR – Best Game Experience
• Websites & Mobile Sites – Best Homepage

Virgin Galactic

• Websites & Mobile Sites –  Best Use of Photography or Video

The Embassies

• Websites & Mobile Sites – Lifestyle

Meebits

• Marketing, Advertising & PR – Best Use of Web3

Demo Festival

• Apps, Platforms & Software – Art & Culture
• Websites & Mobile Sites – Art

Prepare to Pioneer

• Web3 & XR – Best Brand Integration / Brand Strategy
• Web3 & XR – Best Innovation or Use of Technology
• Web3 & XR – Weird & Experimental

Shortly after being named Agency Network of the Year by the Webby Awards, DEPT® is the Agency of the Year at the Lovie Awards for the second time, winning a record of 43 awards with clients including Amazon Prime, HAPE, Philips, and H&M.

Now in its thirteenth year, the Lovies honour the best of the European Internet across Websites, Apps, Mobile Sites & Podcasts, Social, Internet Video and Online Advertising. One of the world’s fastest growing agencies, DEPT® picked up 7 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze awards. The projects were also popular with the public, securing an additional 21 People’s Lovie Awards. With a total of 43 awards,  DEPT® is the most awarded agency in The Lovie Awards’ history.

“To be named both Agency of the Year at the Lovies and Network of the Year at the Webby’s in the same year is just mind-blowing,” said Dimi Albers, CEO, DEPT®. “We always try to do what hasn’t been done before to help our clients stay ahead, and the winning projects this year really showcase our pioneering work across Web3, commerce and tech. We’re super-proud of all the Depsters who get these amazing projects off the ground, and we thank our awesome clients who give us the opportunities to do what we do best.”

The unique Web3 experience the team created for fashion brand H&Mbeyond which turned their showroom into an immersive, virtual experience, won two Bronze Lovies and two People’s Lovie Winner in the Web3, NFTs & Metaverse categories for Best Brand Integration / Brand Strategy and Business, Fashion & Retail. HYPEWEAR by ABOUT YOU, the first online shop for digital NFT fashion, won the Silver Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Web3, NFTs & Metaverse: Commerce, Finance & Governance, and a Bronze Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Web3, NFTs & Metaverse: Best Innovation or Use of Technology. 

The magical, branded immersive experience that digitally F-Cut, the customisation tool created for sustainable accessories brand FREITAG that enables customers to design their own bags from recycled truck tarpaulins, won a Gold Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Websites: Best Design – Aesthetic, and a Silver Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Websites: Retail & Shopping. The website and app that takes visitors on a personalised tour of the Mauritshuis art museum won a Bronze Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Websites: Art. The magical, branded immersive experience that digitally brings de Bijenkorf’s wonderful shopping experience to life, won the Gold Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Apps, Mobile & Voice: Best Visual Design for both DOGSTUDIO/DEPT® and DEPT®.

The “Made for everybody and every body” campaign created for Philips that promotes male body positivity won the Gold Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Social: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The humorous, festive campaign,“Felix & The Perfect Gift” created for bol.com won the Silver Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Advertising: Video Advertising Long Form. The campaign to promote bol.com’s ‘Big Toy-App’, which entertained children in an adventure to help Sinterklaas solve “The Mystery of the Missing Toys” and resulted in over 6.3 million interactive games played, won a Silver Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Apps, Mobile & Voice: Integrated Mobile Experience.

The innovative experience DEPT® created for Amazon Prime for the launch of Without Remorse, which saw Twitch streamers taking part in a live, real life gaming experience, took home seven awards: the Gold Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Video: Best Narrative Experience; Silver in Advertising: Best PR Campaign; Silver and People’s Lovie Winner in Video: Live Experiences, and Bronze and People’s Lovie Winner in Video: Best Audience Integration.

DOGSTUDIO/DEPT® had a hat-trick of winners, with its stunning immersive experience for the Tomorrowland festival winning the Gold Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Websites: Best User Experience, and the Gold Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Web3, NFTs & Metaverse: Conference, Festival or Party. For HAPE, the creation of walking, 3D, NFT HAPES won the Gold Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Websites: Best Use of Animation & Motion Graphics, and the Silver Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Web3, NFTs & Metaverse: Entertainment, Gaming & Sport. And the digital version of the biggest event in the world, Virtual Expo Dubai, won a Silver Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Web3, NFTs & Metaverse: Art, Culture, Music & Film.

Hello Monday (part of DEPT®), won the Silver Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Websites: Schools & Education for the truly innovative and engaging state-of-the-art digital exhibition experience it created for the Bartlett School of Architecture Summer Show.

Finally, DEPT®’s very own Meta Festival – the first 24hr event in the Metaverse – which featured 109 speakers, was broadcast across three timezones, and attracted 12,000 registrations from 109 countries, won the Bronze Lovie and People’s Lovie Winner in Web3, NFTs & Metaverse: Best Community.

It’s a record year for DEPT® at the 2022 Lovie Awards, with 22 award nominations and 11 shortlisted projects. Named Agency of the Year at the Lovies in 2020 and Global Network of the Year at the 2022 Webby awards, DEPT®, Dogstudio (part of DEPT®), and Hello Monday (part of DEPT®) are celebrating a bumper year of Lovie recognition.

From the virtual world we created for H&Mbeyond., the magical digital experience we crafted for Bijenkorf, the inclusive campaign for Philips, and the live video experience for Amazon Prime, this year’s nominations span websites, Web3, advertising and apps. Nominated clients include HAPE, Philips, Freitag, H&M, HYPEWEAR by About You, Bol.com, Amazon Prime, Tomorrowland, Virtual Expo Dubai, Bijenkorf, Mauritshuis, the Bartlett School of Architecture, and our very own Meta Festival. 

In addition to the award nominations,  DEPT® was also acknowledged in the official shortlist for ten categories with our clients Jaeger-Lecoultre, Tomorrowland, Virtual Expo Dubai, Hyperwear by About You, Bijenkorf, Bol.com, Mauritshuis and Freitag.

You’re exclusively invited to our first ever DEPT® + Friends Dinner in London. 

Old Sessions House on Clerkenwell Green is the perfect, intimate setting to connect with us and your peers from other leading brands, and let our friends become yours too. 

We promise a night to remember, where you can enjoy a delicious dinner and, of course, raise a glass to our continued collaboration.

We’re also thrilled to have Professor Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist, author, The Times columnist and co-host (alongside Claudia Winkleman) of podcast ‘How did we get here?’, join us to speak about the science and art of creating connection.

18:30 // Arrivals
18:30-19:15 // Welcome drinks and canapé first course 
19:30-21:30 // Main course, speaker and dessert
21:30-23:00 // Entertainment and networking

Dress code:
Come as you are ✨

Registrations will close on Thursday 18 April. Be sure to secure your place before then!

• 50/50 tech and marketing focus. If an agency is underweight on either side of this equation, it will not be able to deliver enough value for clients. We sit at the intersection of both. Our digital-native, platform-agnostic teams creatively solve clients’ problems and deliver culturally and financially impactful solutions.
• Pioneering emerging tech. Being at the forefront of emerging tech is essential for any agency that wants to grow fast. And that’s not about being a hype train that was shouting Metaverse last year, AI this year, and maybe Spatial next year. It is about having teams entrenched in these technologies and having the actual work to show for it. We’ve futureproofed our business by embracing the disruptive potential of emerging tech like Web3 and AI.
• Being mindful of our impact on the world. We’re proud to be the first global agency to achieve B Corp certification in 2021. We’re committed to having >15% of revenue come from impactful work by the end of 2023, as we believe this is one of the greatest ways to accelerate the impact we can have on society. Our healthy organic growth is based on longstanding partnerships with clients and keeping them happy, proven by our yearly revenue retention of over 100%. Additionally, more than 50% of our clients grew from single to multi-service. This happened at 15 of our top 20 accounts, which account for 30% of our revenues. We’ve also supplemented our existing business with a >50% win rate in new business pitches.

It’s been a record-breaking year for DEPT®, having been recognised as one of the leading agencies in the industry by the majority of global industry award bodies. While we’re certainly not in it for the accolades, we are proud of winning over 60 awards so far this year, including:

• Shortlisted for Adweek’s Global Agency of The Year, alongside 4 other networks.
• Network of the Year and Agency of the Year (BASIC/DEPT®) at The Webby Awards.
• Holding the most number of finalists nominations and, again, being up for Agency of the Year at The Lovie Awards.
• Winning the Campaign US Digital Innovation Agency of the Year, and the Bronze award for Campaign’s Global Digital Agency of the Year. 
• Winning Agency of the Year at the European Design Awards (Studio Dumbar/DEPT®)
• Being named Ad Age’s Design and Branding Agency of the Year (BASIC/DEPT®) 
• And, we’re currently in the running for Marketing Week’s Agency of the Year, too! 

These awards are an acknowledgment of the dedication of our teams and their commitment to creating work that delivers impact, and of our incredible clients who let us do what we do best.