The Essential List: Arjen Tarras
Arjen is a 90's kid and advertising pro with a decade of experience 🌟
He studied at Luca School of Arts in Ghent 🎓
Met his creative partner, Kasper Janssens, at Boondoggle and they've been inseparable ever since 🤝
Worked at Duval Guillaume and These Days (now Wunderman Thompson) 💼
Award-winning campaigns for Telenet, Child Focus, MediaMarkt... 🏆
Together with Kasper, Arjen became creative director at Wunderman Thompson one year ago 💡
where they’re pursuing great innovative (digital) campaigns that captivate audiences 👀
Lifestyle
o Place of birth: Kortrijk
o Hometown: Antwerp
o Staycation: The Ardennes
o Vacation: Currently doubting between US and Japan
o Pet: Floki, my Sphynx cat
o Place of work: Wunderman Thompson office in Antwerp
o Place of workout: HAM HAM GYM
o Mode of transport: Car / Antwerp Velo
o Bonus travel essential: my Loop Earplugs
Culture
o Artist: Rinus Van de Velde
o Musician: Fred Again, Nina Kraviz
o Commercials / music video director: Lernert & Sander
o Film director: Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino
o Film: Inception
o Series: Black Mirror
o Commercial: Epic Split
o Music video: Childish Gambino – This Is America
o Video game: Gran Turismo
o Board game: Exploding Kittens
o Newspaper (off or online): @vrtnws on Instagram
o Magazine: Humo
Food and Drink
o Breakfast: I skip it in the hope to find a ripe banana at work.
o Restaurant: Camino
o Cheap bite: Kapsalon from Painorama
o Working lunch: Sandwich from Kiwi’s sandwich bar
o Favourite food: Lebanese
o Signature dish: Thai curry
o Snack: Pickle chips
o Guilty pleasure: Zwan sausages
o Bar: Osaka / de Pallieter
o Booze: Orange natural wine
o Not booze: Kombucha
o Bonus beverage: Dark ‘N Stormy
Kit
o Phone: Still using a vintage iPhone XS with a cracked screen until it gives up on me. (Who needs a clear screen when you can play 'guess the app icon'?)
o Computer: MacBook Pro M2 14 inch
o TV: Beamer
o Headphones: Airpods (when charged)
o Camera: Phone
o Soundsystem: Harman Kardon
o Pen: Parker pen
o Where you document an idea: Notes app on my phone
o Casual clothing: Vans + black jeans + black crewneck sweatshirt
o Smart clothing: Replace the sweatshirt with a fancy shirt
o Footwear: Mostly Vans, but I’m upping my sneaker game
o Watch: Vintage Seiko
o Collection: Parking tickets…
o Website: theinspiration.com
o Favourite social media feed: @highsnobiety
o Analogue work tool: Notebook
o Morning grooming: Wax and Molecule 01 perfume
