Slash is a strategic design studio. We exist to turn intent into design that works.
Founded in 1995.
Based in the United Arab Emirates since 2010.
Studio at Erth, Abu Dhabi. Outposts in Tokyo and Milan.
Part of Ripple Collective.
(1)Us, Slash
For more than thirty years we have built the brand strategies, visual identities and design systems of organizations that need to be understood clearly and credibly wherever they operate.
We start with strategy and discovery, understanding an organization deeply enough that the design becomes the natural expression of who it already is, not a style imposed on top. We then build the visual systems, the communication frameworks and the brand tools that carry that understanding everywhere the organization appears.
Much of our work has been for organizations that need to be credible at home and understood elsewhere at the same time. Several of those identities are more than a decade old and remain in use. The measure of a design system is whether it still works years after it was built.
(2)What we do
- (1)Brand and identity systemsGood brands should be designed to last.
- (2)Research and strategic designEvery meaningful design decision begins with understanding.
- (3)Communication designFrom books to buildings, communication shapes how people experience the world.
- (4)Design systems and toolkitsThe best design systems are built to be used.
- (5)Creative direction and stewardshipWe believe the value of design grows over time.
(3)Our work
- UAE Olympic HouseRepresenting the UAE in Paris(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

- House of WisdomPlaying with shapes and form(1) (2)

- Abrahamic Family HouseA vision, a brand and a multilayered experience(1) (3) (4)

- RoyalJetDefining a unique travel experience(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Selected identity work
- Abrahamic Family House
- Al Mushrif Palace
- Aldar
- Department of Culture and Tourism
- Emirates Foundation
- Etihad Airways
- The Founder’s Memorial
- Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
- House of Wisdom
- Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed
- Miral
- National Library and Archives
- National Projects Office
- RoyalJet
- UAE Embassies worldwide
- UAE National Orchestra
(4) New perspectives
We do not follow trends. Durability comes from strategy, not from style.
How we work
(5)A glimpse into our world


(6)Scrapbook
It’s the stuff that lights up our brains.
- The Great Water Tower HuntA very good reason to look up, and a perfectly acceptable thing to become slightly obsessed with.
- The Zanzibar BagWhy a piece of canvas from sail was worth keeping for years.
- Dialing it backA screenless landline for kids (and maybe the rest of us).
- For the love of HelveticaOne font to rule them all. Let us explain why.
(7)Small Talk

Small Talk
Small Talk is our podcast that’s not a podcast: design conversations crafted with our friends as they pass through our Abu Dhabi studio.
Program
- Abu Dhabi Sessions30 October – 8 November 2026
- Final Draft17–18 April 2026
Join us
We’re always interested in good humans that can bring something fresh to the team and add something new to the Ripple Collective world.
Is that you?






