Andy Spade
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Andy Spade is the co-founder of Partners & Spade
, along with Anthony Sperduti
. He started his career in advertising working on brands such as Coca-Cola
, Lexus
, and Paul Stuart
. In 1993, with his wife Kate Spade
, he founded the fashion and lifestyle brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade. and was honored by the CFDA
for excellence in design. Under his creative leadership, 26 Kate Spade stores were opened in North America and Japan. Along with launching Partners & Spade, he also produced feature films with Red Bucket Films, and is conceiving and publishing books through HarperCollins
. He was named one of 100 creative business people of 2009 by Fast Company.
Partners & Spade
Partners & Spade, established in 2008 by Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti, is a storefront and studio on Great Jones Street in the NoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan. The studio produces films, books, apparel, and conceptual products as well as marketing and branding projects for select corporate...
, along with Anthony Sperduti
Anthony Sperduti
Anthony Sperduti is the co-founder of Partners & Spade, along with Andy Spade. Trained as an art director, he has worked as creative director at advertising agencies Wieden & Kennedy , TBWA\Chiat\Day, Modernista and with brands like Nike, The Gap, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, ESPN, MTV, Volvo, and Heineken...
. He started his career in advertising working on brands such as Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, Lexus
Lexus
is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, Lexus is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. The Lexus marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has...
, and Paul Stuart
Paul Stuart
Paul Stuart is a men's and women's clothing store in the United States. Founded in 1938 in New York City, New York, USA, by haberdasher Ralph Ostrove, who named the company after his son Paul Stuart Ostrove...
. In 1993, with his wife Kate Spade
Kate Spade
Kate Brosnahan Spade is the co-founder and namesake of the designer brand, Kate Spade New York .- Early life and beginnings :...
, he founded the fashion and lifestyle brands Kate Spade and Jack Spade. and was honored by the CFDA
Council of Fashion Designers of America
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. is a not-for-profit trade association of over 350 of America’s foremost fashion and accessory designers. As of 2009, Diane von Fürstenberg is the group's President and Steven Kolb is the Executive Director...
for excellence in design. Under his creative leadership, 26 Kate Spade stores were opened in North America and Japan. Along with launching Partners & Spade, he also produced feature films with Red Bucket Films, and is conceiving and publishing books through HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
. He was named one of 100 creative business people of 2009 by Fast Company.