Max Siedentopf (1991) is a multi-disciplinary conceptual artist and Emmy-award winning director working across video, photography, sculpture, creative direction and everything in-between and is the founder of the art publication ORDINARY.

From 2013 - 2020 Max Siedentopf has been creative director of the 'legendary and unorthodox' creative agency KesselsKramer, which was founded in 1996 by the dutch artist Erik Kessels, and is the only one that has worked at all three offices and becoming the youngest partner at the age of 25.

Over the past 6 years Siedentopf has been a key creative collaborator of the Italian fashion house Gucci, developing campaigns, the overall brand image and launching special projects such as Gucci's experimental platform Gucci Vault where he was responsible for the naming and overall creative art direction from digital, campaigns to retail spaces.

Max has been described by Vogue Italy as viral artist and his installation Toto Forever was included in artnet’s '10 Extraordinary Artworks You Need to Travel to the Edge of the World to See' next to ‘Prada Marfa’ by Elmgreen & Dragset’s, ‘Yellow Pumpkin’ by Yayoi Kusama’s and ‘Notre Dame du Haut’ by Le Corbusier’s.

In June 2019, Siedentopf starred in the music video for 'Mine Right Now', a song by Norwegian singer Sigrid Max was supposed to direct. This was due to Sigrid’s flight being cancelled, the singer therefore being unable to appear in the video herself.

In 2023 Max won an Emmy Award. Next to this he is the founder of Ordinary Magazine which was nominated for Magazine Of The Year, Best Art Direction and Best use of Photography by the Stack Awards. His Gommi 'Psychosis' music video he was awarded the 'Most Bizarre Video' at the Berlin Music Video Awards and was also nominated Best New Director at the UKMVAs. In 2021 Siedentopf won the Impression Award for best digital fashion campaign for his GUCCI ‘#ACCIDENTALINFLUENCER’ SPRING 2020 campaign.

In 2023 the European commission of Friends Of Europe has nominated Max among 46 young European talents under 40 to represent Germanyto discuss and find new solution sfor current and future European and international challenges to create a more positive world for the next generations.

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Apple, Adidas, Angus Chiang, arte, Axel Arigato, Balenciaga, BBC, Bimba y Lola, Boucheron, David Yurman, Double J, Dropbox, Fairphone, Fila, Frans Hals Museum, Ginori 1735, Google, Gucci, Gucci Beauty, Gucci Osteria, Greenpeace, Happy Socks, Hermès, Hinge, Jacquemus, KaDeWe, Kraken, MLB (Major League Baseball), MVRDV, Museum Of Contempary Art Los Angeles (MOCA), Museum Of London, Nickelodeon, Nike, NEMO Science Museum, NRW-FORUM Düsseldorf, Nike Italy, Palace Skateboards, Parco, Polaroid, SZ Magazin, San Pellegrino, Rimac, Rimowa, Selfridges, Swarovski, TikTok, Triennale Di Milano, Vans, Veja, VF CORP Global Innovation, Vogue, VooStore Berlin, ZEIT