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About us.
Are you curious about The Orangeblowfish? The name, who we are and what we believe in? If yes, then read on!
It all happened in 2011.
My wife and I had just returned from a Habitat for Humanity International trip. We went on a five-day adventure to build a home for a family of four in Cambodia. Coming back, I felt motivated, inspired, and wanting to do more. Waking up and dragging myself to work was painful. I had been in the same company for almost 10 years and climbed the ladder to a senior position, but I no longer felt the need to work just for a paycheck. With the encouragement and support from my wife, I quit my corporate job, and started pursuing my passion – art. Thus,
The Orangeblowfish was born.
Within 6 months, I booked my first client – Kommune – a funky restaurant and bar in Taikang Lu, Shanghai. I initially started doing interior wall art design and installations for cafes, bars, restaurants and offices. I also participated in community art projects like DAFF, Surge, The Rotary Club and more. Within the first two years of my operation, I completed over 2000 client and personal projects covering a mix of brand strategy, graphic design, and interior wall art.
In 2014, we expanded into a three-person team and moved into our first office in Shanghai. Today we are a global team of brand strategists, story tellers and artists serving start-ups and Fortune 500 companies across F&B, beauty, retail, luxury B2B sectors on a global scale. We’re proud that the work we do, and the company culture we have created, motivates our team and clients to continue choosing to partner with us, and believing in what we do.
As my favourite saying goes,
Go Balls Deep!
If we do something, we go all in and we must do it well.
Otherwise what’s the point?
Don’t you agree?
Siu Tang
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
The Orangeblowfish
Our Culture.
Curious
We live everyday with our eyes wide open. When we are always ready to ask “why?” or “what if?” we’ll open up new opportunities for our clients and ourselves.
Courage
We have the courage of our convictions because we know our work is based on knowledge, experience and expertise, so we’re prepared to act boldly when appropriate.
Different
We thrive on the novel and unconventional and a big plus is we won’t mince our words. We know that the best way to make a difference is by going beyond the usual.
Dynamic
We’re here to make a difference, not here to push paper around or make up the numbers. We respect each others talents, but we’re here to put those talents to work for ourselves, each other, and our clients.
We give back to the community
Our Team.
Our team of superstars that make everything possible.
Siu
What is your favourite movie? Jurassic Park
Who is your favourite artist? Andy Warhol
What is your favourite drink? Coca-Cola
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Hanging out with my kids
Any vices (bad habits)? Coca-Cola
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Balls Deep In Paint!
Nat
What is your favourite movie? Fight Club
Who is your favourite artist? Would it be too corny if I said Siu Tang?
What is your favourite drink? Hendricks Gin Martini
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Absolutely nothing
Any vices (bad habits)? Tequila
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Never a dull moment.
Lammy
What is your favourite movie? Harry Potter
Who is your favourite artist? Cai Guo-Qiang
What is your favourite drink? Flat white
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Watching movies
Any vices (bad habits)? Being careless
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: What do you guys wanna eat?
Helen
What is your favourite movie? Flipped
Who is your favourite artist? Ninagawa Mika
What is your favourite drink? Negroni
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Anything I want to do
Any vices (bad habits)? Misspelling
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Friendly, Creative, Fun, Balance, Nice
Yvonne
What is your favourite movie? The Shawshank Redemption
Who is your favourite artist? Mr doodle
What is your favourite drink? Diet coke
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Travel, Skateboard, Scuba diving, Surfing…….Explore the world.
Any vices (bad habits)? Food lover
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Professional, Creative, Energetic, Fast paced, Busy
Zoey
What is your favourite movie? Claire’s Knee
Who is your favourite artist? Jean-Luc Godard
What is your favourite drink? Negroni
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Hiking
Any vices (bad habits)?Anxiety
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Inspiration, Coordinated, Development, Rhythmic, Novelty
Francis
What is your favourite movie? IFerris Bueller’s Day Off
Who is your favourite artist? Peter Blake
What is your favourite drink? Loose leaf English Breakfast tea
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Food, Film, Football and F1
Any vices (bad habits)? On occasion, decadent gastronomic indulgence
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Vibrant, Collaborative, Inspiring, Expansive, & Repeat
Hilda
What is your favourite movie? Favourite documentaries – any documentary published by Free Documentaries on YouTube
Who is your favourite artist? Contemporary artists
What is your favourite drink? H20
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? It would be great if I had spare time
Any vices (bad habits)? Shopping and all noodles!
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Free, Creative, Spacious, Expressive and Not Political
Michelle
What is your favourite movie? Elf
Who is your favourite artist? Jean Michel Basquiat
What is your favourite drink? Apple cider
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Sew clothes
Any vices (bad habits)? No, of course not!
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Even better than expected
Kaly
What is your favourite movie? Forest Gump
Who is your favourite artist? Caitlin Hackett
What is your favourite drink? Pink Moscato and Mulled red wine
What you enjoy doing in your spare time? Hang out, have fun with friends and play video games
Any vices (bad habits)? Sleeping late and eating junk food
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Freedom and creativity = happy life
Nero
What is your favourite movie? Green Book
Who is your favourite artist? Damien Hirst
What is your favourite drink? Sanpellegrino Naturali
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? play basketball and play basketball games
Any vices (bad habits)? anxiety
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Creative, Harmonious, growth, fascinating, Innovation
Mofel
What is your favourite movie? Harry Potter
Who is your favourite artist? Salvador Dali
What is your favourite drink?Cocoa Milk
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?Thinking about life
Any vices (bad habits)?Don’t want to grow up
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Creative, Efficient, Enthusiastic, Friendly team, Maintain a childlike innocence
CC
What is your favourite movie? In the Mood for Love
Who is your favourite artist? Grace Tong (Tong Yangtze)
What is your favourite drink? Ice Tea
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? A lot of things!!!
Any vices (bad habits)? Iced drinks
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Fun, Free, Happy, Innovative, Creative
Pao Yee
What is your favourite movie? The Darjeeling Limited
Who is your favourite artist? Hayao Miyazaki
What is your favourite drink? Coffee! Wine!
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Travelling
Any vices (bad habits)? Goldfish Memory
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Out of the Ordinary, Fun!
Jason
What is your favourite movie? Burn After Reading
Who is your favourite artist? Diller, Scofidio & Renfro
What is your favourite drink? A nice cold gin and tonic with a slice of cucumber
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I don’t have any. I have a four year old
Any vices (bad habits)? I like sleeping in, but unfortunately haven’t been able to pull that off for the past four years
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: There’s never a dull moment
Sarah
What is your favourite movie? Artificial Intelligence
Who is your favourite artist? Will Smith
What is your favourite drink? Ovaltine
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Walk or bike while enjoying the landscape
Any vices (bad habits)? Sleeping late
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Energetic, Efficient, Happy, Busy, Interesting
Lina
What is your favourite movie? Wonder Woman
Who is your favourite artist? Bon Jovi
What is your favourite drink? Cosmopolitan
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Outdoor activities- cycling, water sports – paddle boarding, jetskiing, picnics
Any vices (bad habits)? Work a holic, neat freak
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Interesting, challenging, fast paced, entertaining
Chris
What is your favourite movie? I have a few favourites
Who is your favourite artist? Emma Thompson
What is your favourite drink? Err….H20
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Binge on good TV series
Any vices (bad habits)? Junk food, snacks
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Work hard, play hard!
Jelly
What is your favourite movie? Catch me if you can
Who is your favourite artist? Jay Chou
What is your favourite drink? Coffee
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Food, Travel, Watching animate/comic, Play online games, Sleep…haha
Any vices (bad habits)? Sleeping too late
Use 5 words to describe working at TOBF: Creative, Fun, Lots of Snacks!