ATTIK Relocates Leeds Studio, Gears Up for Grand Return to London

In 1995, armed with the very first edition of their experimental design book entitled Noise, the principals of Yorkshire-based graphic design company ATTIK took the bold step of opening a new studio in London.

Driven by co-founders Simon Needham and James Sommerville, ATTIK was well rewarded for its entrepreneurial efforts; over the years that followed, they enlisted some of the creative industry's best and brightest talents, expanded worldwide, and attracted a "Who's Who" of forward-thinking clientele in the course of establishing themselves as an extraordinary, media-agnostic, youth-focused creative agency.

Though economic challenges prompted ATTIK to scale back some operations in 2001, leading to the demise of their London studio, the efforts of Needham, Sommerville and their colleagues to continue creating breakthrough, design-driven strategic work for major brands such as adidas, Coca-Cola and Toyota, ultimately made them stronger.

As a result, 2007 saw ATTIK become a subsidiary of Dentsu, the world's largest advertising agency brand, which is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

"We are very excited to be preparing our return to London, knowing we have the support and partnership of the world's largest agency," Sommerville said.

"As much as ever before, London remains central to the world of design, and we all have very ambitious plans for ATTIK."

Five years ago, ATTIK moved its UK headquarters from Huddersfield to Leeds, in what Sommerville described as an effort to gain more business traction in one of Yorkshire's main business hubs.