Taraka Tennakoon
A modern aesthete, crafting futures at the intersection of luxury, sport and culture.
Creative Director, AKQA Dubai, specialising in luxury and sport
Jumeirah, LOEWE, One&Only, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons / Rolex, adidas and Under Armour
Cannes Lions, Effie, Dubai Lynx, MENA Cristal and a judge of the PHNX Awards
Selected work
Luxury · Sport · Culture
Baccarat × Sou Fujimoto
Live in the shape of light
Presented privately, on request.
Jumeirah
A dream that lives forever
Creative Direction · AKQA
One&Only Resorts
The Link
Creative Direction · AKQA
adidas × KAF BY KAF
Lightbound
Creative Direction & Naming · AKQA
LOEWE × On
Cloudtilt
Original Concept · AKQA
adidas Originals
Retro Arabia
Creative Direction · AKQA
adidas
The Bloom Sky Collection
Creative Direction · AKQA
Toyota
Journeys of Mindfulness
Creative Direction · AKQA
Index of work
AKQA · Impact BBDO · 2009 to now- Baccarat × Sou FujimotoLive in the shape of lightPrivateOn request
- JumeirahA dream that lives foreverAKQACreative Direction
- adidas × KAF BY KAFLightboundAKQACreative Direction & Naming
- adidas OriginalsRetro ArabiaAKQACreative Direction
- One&Only ResortsThe LinkAKQACreative Direction
- adidasThe Bloom Sky CollectionAKQACreative Direction
- ToyotaJourneys of MindfulnessAKQACreative Direction
- Hyundai EuropeKONA: at the frontier of filmmakingAKQACreative Direction
- Zero PetroleumThe fuel of the futureAKQACreative Direction, Vision & Copy
- LOEWE × OnCloudtilt: a canvas for craftAKQAOriginal Concept
- CareemA smile and a winkImpact BBDOArt Direction
- BMWANA BMW: a statement-making paletteImpact BBDO & Inter OneCreative Art Direction
- MINIThe world’s first digital automotive storeImpact BBDOConcept & Art Direction
- Doha Festival CityCelebration EverywhereImpact BBDOCreative Art Direction & Copywriting
- HuaweiHonor 8Impact BBDOArt Direction
- IKEAMake room for lifeImpact BBDOArt Direction
- IKEAHome is hereImpact BBDOCreative Direction
- RobinsonsA store of inspirationImpact BBDOCreative Art Direction & Copywriting
- ToyotaThe Station CafeteriaAKQACreative Direction
- GlitchUnleash the extra in youAKQACreative Direction
- The ArchiveRobinsons, adidas, One&Only, SnickersImpact BBDOEarlier work
In the company of
Jumeirah Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons / Rolex LOEWE One&Only OMNIYAT adidas Under Armour Emirates Mercedes-Benz BMW MINI Bloomingdale’s John Lewis IKEA Hyundai Europe Dubai Tourism Huawei Toyota Visa Robinsons
Made with Tara Emad, Mattia Holm, Kawthar Alhoraish of KAF BY KAF, Raghad Al-Ahmad, Mox Santos, Emile Rafael, Ernesto Artillo, Jenny Van Sommers, Haw-lin Services, Jay Ahr and Paddy Lowe.
About
Known simply as TK. Ask him how he got the name: as with all good stories, there is a beautiful stranger involved.
A writer and visual artist with an unmistakable, story-led aesthetic, TK spent eleven years at Impact BBDO before AKQA, where he leads luxury and sport. His fixations: Star Trek’s utopian future, the unbridled joy of Eurovision and Roseberry’s Schiaparelli.
Biography, clients and honoursJournal
All dispatchesThe Alien Aesthete
A journal of cultural curiosities and eccentric creativity.
