Kalam Collective

Kalam Collective is a creative studio working with food, fashion and civic clients. They make campaigns, packaging and the occasional short film — always with a writer in the room.

The story

Fatima Ali and Tom Walsh built Kalam after leaving a London agency. Fatima leads the studio; the work is Asian-led in voice even when the client is not.

In the editorial

location · manchester

Hidden gems in Manchester

Rusholme tea, Northern Quarter grills and a studio that still puts a writer in the room.

business

Asian creative studios and professional services

The people who do the books, the campaigns and the rooms where founders actually talk.

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