Chandelier’s Richard Christiansen Talks Ads, Airlines and Sheep Racing

The Aussie creative who changed advertising in New York

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Richard Christiansen first learned about selling during a “vaudeville” upbringing on an Australian farm that, in the wake of a drought, lured Japanese tourists with attractions like sheep racing. Outback life was isolating for Christiansen, but it also fueled his fascination with pop culture—which would eventually lead to roles as creative director at magazines like Benetton’s Colors, Milk and Suede. Christiansen launched Chandelier Creative in 2005, and his client list has since run the gamut from Old Navy and Target to Ferragamo and Bergdorf Goodman.

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