Volstok
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- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
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About Volstok
Volstok is a Belgian design and animation studio based in Ghent. Its work combines motion design, hand-drawn 2D animation, 3D imagery and visual effects for brands, broadcasters and commercial campaigns. The studio develops concepts and visual identities as well as finished animation, connecting brand storytelling with character design, illustration and live-action integration.
Founded in 2005 as Volstok Telefunken, the studio developed an early profile through its creative relationships with Flemish public broadcaster VRT and production company Woestijnvis. Its television work included animation for Jonas Geirnaert’s satirical series Kabouter Wesley, alongside opening titles and animated segments for Man Bijt Hond. The business incorporated in 2011 and later streamlined its public name to Volstok as its commercial practice developed.
Animation for brands and campaigns
The studio’s capabilities span concept development, branding and motion systems, 2D illustration, 3D modelling, CGI, compositing and character animation. Its production work includes animated mascots, digital campaign visuals and fake out-of-home imagery, with animation integrated into photography and filmed material where a project calls for it.
Commercial projects demonstrate several applications of that work: miniature animated cubs integrated into live-action footage for Delhaize, an animal-welfare awareness film for GAIA, character animation for Danette, and motion graphics for Audi. Other assignments range from a hand-drawn film for Club Brugge to brand design, naming, tone of voice and a motion system for AI startup Ravical. This range places the studio across advertising, retail, automotive, technology, sport and public-interest communications.
In September 2021, Volstok joined PAKT, the European production ecosystem formerly known as Wenneker Group. The report describes the studio as retaining creative autonomy, its boutique culture and direct client engagements while collaborating across the network on international campaigns. Its work encompasses both individual animated films and coordinated visual systems used across multiple campaign formats.
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Founders and leadership
Wouter Sel and Thijs De Cloedt founded the studio after meeting while studying animated film at Ghent’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK). As of November 2026, the report identifies Sel as Founder and Creative Director and Johanna Keppens as Managing Director.
The reported creative team also includes Matthias De Muer, a 3D generalist and VFX specialist; graphic designer Tom Besters; senior motion designer Joel Rabijns; and 2D animator Eline Mollet.
Production methods and collaboration
- The Amazon employer-branding collaboration with Wenneker.Amsterdam and VML used a modular motion identity across more than 1,000 assets, six languages and 13 job families.
- For Pantone and Ultrafabrics’ 2024 Colour of the Year project, the studio combined generative AI design with fabric motion simulation to create a 3D CGI visual environment.
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Where Volstok is based
- Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Ghent offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Address: Heernislaan 19, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Registered headquarters; the report records the registered seat here since September 2026. --- **Office** Status: active Address: Dok-Noord 3A bus 405, 9000 Ghent, Belgium Active operational establishment unit, registered as establishment unit 2.204.190.782.
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