The secret ingredient behind the world’s most demanding brands.
For 26 years, we’ve made people excited about premium brands in retail, travel retail, hospitality and digital, from the first idea to the final install.
Who we are
Creative Sauce is a Dubai-based creative agency that gets people excited about brands wherever they meet them: in store, in the airport, at the bar, at an event or on screen.
Everything happens in-house, from strategy and design to 3D, production management and installation. The idea that gets approved is the idea that gets built: on time, on budget and to the standard premium brands expect.
Our values
Every company has three values, right?
Usually they’re chosen in a workshop, framed in reception and forgotten by Friday.
Ours came the other way round. Over 26 years of building brand experiences in airports, stores, bars and event spaces around the world, we noticed what our best work always had in common. It came from asking more questions than the brief required. It was made with an almost unreasonable attention to detail. And it was delivered by people who cared enough that the client never had to chase.
So we wrote those down. They now shape how we brief, how we build, who we hire and what we say no to. When the deadline is tight and a shortcut is tempting, they’re how we decide.
Three values. No wall required.
Curiosity
We ask the extra question: about the brand, the shopper, the space, the traveller with twelve minutes before boarding. The best ideas come from understanding what others skim over.
Craft
We sweat the details nobody sees. From the first sketch to the final fixing, the work is made properly, because premium brands are judged on the last 1%.
Care
For our clients, our people and the work. We pick up the phone, we turn up, and no client of ours ever has to chase.
Curious enough to find the better idea. Skilled enough to build it. Careful enough to get it right. It’s why clients have stayed with us for 26 years.
What we do
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Branding
Brand Activation
Event Branding
Copywriting -
Graphic Design
Font Design
Packaging
Technical Drawing -
Web Design
Animation
3D Modelling
Video Production -
Retail Merchandising
Print Collateral
Photography
Production & Implementation
One team, from strategy to shop floor.
Strategy, design, digital and physical production management under one roof, so nothing gets lost between the idea and the install.
Who we do it for
Trusted by brands that can’t afford to get it wrong.
From global houses to regional names: brands where every detail is scrutinised and launch day has no second take.
Meet the team
Nigel Ward
General Manager & Partner
Marvin
3D / Designer
Julien Cubizoles
Client Director & Partner
Ross Smith
Account Manager
João Symington de Macedo
Design Director & Partner
Rey
3D / Designer
Charlotte Lee
Account Director
Sachintha Goonawardena
Account Manager
JP
Senior 3D Designer & Draftsman
Arun Prakash
Production Manager
Nicky
3D / Designer
Sue Stockton
Accountant / Superhero