Christopher Ashwin Whyte is a strategic creative director with 25 years shaping brand systems, cultural IPs, and large-scale experiences — globally, intuitively, impactfully.
Tata Mumbai Marathon start gate with bold, cinematic typography and elevated sponsor branding
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Tata Mumbai Marathon | Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon | TCS World 10K | Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata
Shaping the Next Chapter of India’s Iconic Running Journeys

Reimagined participant experiences, brand storytelling, and sponsorship ecosystems for India’s most prestigious mass-participation running movements — modernizing their creative identity, expanding cultural resonance, and elevating their global stature.

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FIFA Under 17 World Cup India 2017 Logo
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FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 – Official Draw
Translating Global Standards into a Seamless Live and Broadcast Experience

Adapting FIFA’s global brand identity into a complex live environment, I helped deliver a seamless guest and broadcast experience — balancing creative precision, rigid safety compliance, and operational excellence under intense international scrutiny.

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Stage design at Audi Partner Awards 2014 with angular panels and LED backdrop
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Audi Partner Awards  – Udaivilas, Udaipur
Shifting Gears: Crafting a Luxury Brand Journey Across Three Days

Led the full end-to-end creative and experience strategy for Audi India’s annual Partner Awards — blending world-class hospitality, competitive storytelling, cultural immersion, and emotional brand engagement into a seamless, aspirational three-day journey.

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Smirnoff Experience stage with immersive pixel cloud projection mapping and festival-style lighting
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Smirnoff Experience – Strategic IP Seeding
Igniting a Cultural Movement Beyond the Bottle

Identified a brand opportunity for Smirnoff to transcend category norms and embed itself into youth culture — proposing a new annual music IP blending local indie energy and international headliners. The pitch sparked global leadership buy-in, leading to Smirnoff’s deep re-entry into India’s nightlife and festival scene.

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Award show stage at Aditya Birla Group event with grand audience layout
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Aditya Birla Group Awards 2015
Bravura: Launching "One ABG" Through a Global-Scale Brand Experience

A three-day, multi-venue experience bringing over 2000 executives across 42 countries together — blending Art Deco design, emotional storytelling, and live broadcast excellence to unveil "One ABG" and ignite a unified cultural identity.

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Boardroom-style identity for Channel 2 Group rebrand
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Channel 2 Group – Corporate Repositioning
From Broadcast Legacy to Boardroom Credibility

Repositioned Channel 2 Group — the ICC’s global audio partner — as a future-facing media-tech player through a full-spectrum brand, narrative, and content overhaul. The engagement recalibrated the company’s executive story, corporate materials, and digital presence for global business relevance.

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Extended Showcase

Pepsi MTV Indies channel launch party with the world’s largest indie stage designed as a six-room vertical set
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Pepsi MTV Indies House Party — A Lived-In Launch

India’s indie channel didn’t just launch — it moved in.

To introduce Pepsi MTV Indies to the world, we created a housewarming party that was exactly that: a house. Designed as a vertical section-cut, the stage featured functional rooms, performers in context, and a narrative space guests could explore. The venue became a set — and the set, a story.

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Audi Q5 Launch with immersive stage reveal and ambient lounge setting
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Audi Q5 Launch — The Performance SUV Reimagined

Precision storytelling in an unconventional space.

Audi India’s Q5 launch redefined what a car launch could be — immersive, intelligent, and architecturally striking. Held in the unfinished lobby of One Indiabulls Centre, the experience fused progressive design with dynamic tech — including the first Indian use of AquaScript water projection. A two-part format catered to press and premium guests, with a narrative-driven arc built around time, space, and self.

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Fiat Linea car reveal at launch event, showcasing product strategy and brand experience design
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Fiat Linea Launch — India Debut

A cross-cultural brand re-entry with global creative collaboration.

A flagship brand experience that brought together Italian agency Simmetrico and Indian creative teams for Fiat’s return to the Indian market. Staged at Taj Lands End, the event fused European precision with Indian vibrancy — from candlelit arrivals to a fashion-performance showcase featuring Vikram Phadnis and Shiamak Davar.

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HE Spin Out Loud DJ studio set styled with retro boomboxes, neon accents, and immersive lighting
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HE – Spin Out Loud Webisodes

Retro street meets future stream.

An 'analog' studio set built for India’s top DJs to record live sessions for YouTube. The brief demanded brand presence, acoustics, styling, and camera logic — all within one spatial design. What emerged was a custom set pulsing with street audio nostalgia and electric identity.

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Supercell #SuperFest esports tournament set-up with team India Stars on stage and immersive game visuals
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Supercell Community Meet — Clash Comes to Life

A gaming universe reimagined in physical space.

To bring India’s top mobile gaming creators together, Supercell hosted a two-day, multi-format event designed to feel like a playable world. Drawing from Clash of Clans aesthetics and global brand inspiration, the environment featured interactive zones, training pods, and creator-first setups that merged game culture with community connection.

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Calling Karan Season 2 studio set with Karan Johar hosting his signature relationship radio show
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Calling Karan – Season 2 Studio Set

Ishq is on-air.

A stylised, camera-friendly studio environment designed to host one of India’s most outspoken pop-culture voices. Built to convey intimacy, warmth and polish across audio and video formats.

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