Pines and Palms
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 1-10
- Offices
- 2
About Pines and Palms
Pines and Palms was an Australian animation and creative video production studio with creative hubs in Byron Bay and Melbourne. Founded in 2015, it brought together Australian coastal influences and Scandinavian design sensibilities, combining clean typography, illustrative character work and playful visual storytelling for commercial clients.
The studio worked across 2D and 3D animation, motion design and commercial production. Its output ranged from hand-crafted animation and character-led explainers to motion branding and live-action productions incorporating visual effects. Production services covered concept development, scripting, storyboarding, animation and sound design, alongside video editing, VFX supervision, colour grading and compositing. This breadth supported both complete animated productions and specialist contributions to advertising projects.
Commercial animation and storytelling
Pines and Palms developed promotional films, broadcast commercials, digital advertising and animated brand assets. Its work served advertising agencies and businesses across consumer goods, healthcare, finance, technology, education and automotive markets, with commissions reaching Europe, North America and Australasia.
For the European staffing platform Coople, the studio directed and produced animated explainer campaigns localized into English, French and German. Its work for 7-Eleven’s Slurpee, commissioned through IsoBar Australia, used a claymation-style 3D approach. For Swedish financial institution Svensk Hypotekspension, it created the episodic broadcast campaigns Inger and Ove.
Other commissions included the Mini Flex and Handback promotional spots for Mini Cooper, medical and device explainers for Cochlear, and the stylized Red Bull Ruby commercial. The portfolio also included retail animation for Kmart, educational work for the Australian Institute of Marine Science, skincare animation for Biologi and an environmental advocacy film for Byron Don't Spoil.
Across these projects, the studio combined character animation, graphic design and production techniques to explain products, communicate services and build short-form brand stories.
More about Pines and Palms
Historical creative team
- Co-founder and creative director Fredrik Persson worked alongside producer Olga Kuzovina, who was identified as CEO during the studio's operating period. Director James Dawson and motion designer Markus Nogueira Rosén completed the core collaborative ensemble.
- The name referenced Northern European pine forests and Byron Bay's subtropical palms, reflecting the team's cultural influences.
Production approach
- The boutique team combined a small core group with project-based freelance collaborators.
- Its Slurpee commercial used Cinema 4D to create a claymation-style appearance through 3D animation.
Subsequent independent practices
Fredrik Persson continued as an independent motion designer and visual artist under his solo practice, including the name Fredzeart. Olga Kuzovina moved into freelance film and commercial directing and producing. These individual practices are distinct from the studio brand.
Notable credits
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Where Pines and Palms is based
- 294 Skinners Shoot Road, Byron Bay, NSW 2481, AustraliaByron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Byron Bay office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Primary headquarters and design studio. The report explicitly supports retaining this direct office association despite the studio brand's dormancy.
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne office
About this office
Regional production base established and led by producer Olga Kuzovina. The report explicitly supports retaining the branch; no physical closure date is established.
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