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1st Ave Machine

1st Ave Machine is a commercial production company. FrameThrower's visual library has 47 of its commercials (2009–2026), cut shot by shot, 4 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for Lego, Walmart, Lyft and Cutwater, directed by Mathery, Danielle Katvan and Marc Reisbig among others, for agencies including Special Guest, LEGO AGENCY and 72andSunny.

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47
Commercials in our library
4
Award-winning
2009–2026
Active

01 · Featured

1st Ave Machine's most awarded commercial

Video: IBM on YouTube

Clio Awards Gold 2014

IBM “A Boy and His Atom” 2014

IBM scientists create the world's smallest stop-motion film, "A Boy and His Atom," by manipulating individual atoms to tell a story and showcase their data storage research.

Directed by Nico Casavecchia · Ogilvy · 1st Ave Machine

See the spot →

02 · Directors

Notable directors at 1st Ave Machine

Who made the work, and how much of it won awards. From the credits on every spot.

03 · Clients

1st Ave Machine's clients

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • SolarCity2016

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Google Chrome2010

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • IBM2014

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Sonos2015

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Lego2025

    3 commercials

  • Walmart2023–2024

    2 commercials

  • Lyft2024

    2 commercials

  • Cutwater2023

    2 commercials

  • 8x82025

    2 commercials

  • Android2023

    2 commercials

  • Google2009

    1 commercials

  • Wix2026

    1 commercials

Also: Stella Artois, Samsung, Dramamine, ESPN, Toyota, Instax, Hilton, Nissan, Dulux, Airheads, Facebook, Bath and Body Works

04 · Works with

Who 1st Ave Machine works with

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

05 · Awards

1st Ave Machine's awards

Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.

  • 1

    Epica

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  • 1

    Webby Awards

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  • 1

    Clio Awards

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  • 1

    D&AD

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Top award-winning spots

06 · Work

Commercials by 1st Ave Machine

Our visual library has 47 1st Ave Machine commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2010
2015
2020
2025

Latest

Wix “Wix Harmony: The New Way to Create” (2026)© WixWix “Wix Harmony: The New Way to Create” 2026
Instax “Time for the Unexpected” (2026)© InstaxInstax “Time for the Unexpected” 2026
Facebook “Free To Date” (2026)© FacebookFacebook “Free To Date” 2026
Bath and Body Works “Holiday - 45” (2026)© Bath and Body WorksBath and Body Works “Holiday - 45” 2026
Lego “Play Unstoppable Rayssa” (2025)© LegoLego “Play Unstoppable Rayssa” 2025

Most awarded

  • IBM "A Boy and His Atom" (2014) commercial still© IBMIBM “A Boy and His Atom” 2014Dir. Nico Casavecchia · OgilvyClio Awards Gold 2014
  • Google Chrome "Google Chrome" (2010) commercial still© Google ChromeGoogle Chrome “Google Chrome” 2010Dir. Aaron DuffyWebby Awards 2010
  • Sonos "Sonos Your Home" (2015) commercial still© SonosSonos “Sonos Your Home” 2015Dir. Tomi DieguezD&AD Wood Pencil 2015
  • SolarCity "How Natural Gas Power Gets To You" (2016) commercial still© SolarCitySolarCity “How Natural Gas Power Gets To You” 2016Dir. Becho Lo Bianco · Arnold WorldwideEpica Bronze 2016
  • Google "Parisian Love" (2009) commercial still© GoogleGoogle “Parisian Love” 2009Dir. Aaron Duffy · Google Creative LabAICP Awards Honoree 2010
  • Wix "Wix Harmony: The New Way to Create" (2026) commercial still© WixWix “Wix Harmony: The New Way to Create” 2026Dir. Tim Brown · In-house
  • Instax "Time for the Unexpected" (2026) commercial still© InstaxInstax “Time for the Unexpected” 2026Dir. Roman Rütten · McCann
  • Facebook "Free To Date" (2026) commercial still© FacebookFacebook “Free To Date” 2026Dir. Tim Brown · Special Guest
  • Bath and Body Works "Holiday - 45" (2026) commercial still© Bath and Body WorksBath and Body Works “Holiday - 45” 2026Dir. Mathery · the community
  • Lego "Play Unstoppable Rayssa" (2025) commercial still© LegoLego “Play Unstoppable Rayssa” 2025Dir. Danielle Katvan · LEGO AGENCY
  • Lego "Play Unstoppable Loserfruit" (2025) commercial still© LegoLego “Play Unstoppable Loserfruit” 2025Dir. Danielle Katvan · LEGO AGENCY
  • Lego "Play Unstoppable The Linda Lindas" (2025) commercial still© LegoLego “Play Unstoppable The Linda Lindas” 2025Dir. Danielle Katvan · LEGO AGENCY
  • Optimum Nutrition "Cameron Brink Is Pretty Damn Good" (2025) commercial still© Optimum NutritionOptimum Nutrition “Cameron Brink Is Pretty Damn Good” 2025Dir. Em Cole · TBWA
  • 8x8 "The Power of Genelle" (2025) commercial still© 8x88x8 “The Power of Genelle” 2025Dir. Juan Santa-Cruz · Optimism BH
  • 8x8 "The Power of Chris" (2025) commercial still© 8x88x8 “The Power of Chris” 2025Dir. Juan Santa-Cruz · Optimism BH
  • Meta "IG True Stories" (2025) commercial still© MetaMeta “IG True Stories” 2025Dir. Lake Buckley
  • Walmart "30th Anniversary" (2024) commercial still© WalmartWalmart “30th Anniversary” 2024Cossette
  • Dramamine "Elevator" (2024) commercial still© DramamineDramamine “Elevator” 2024Dir. Jonathan Gurvit · FCB
  • Nissan "Electrify Your Life" (2024) commercial still© NissanNissan “Electrify Your Life” 2024Dir. Roman Rütten · TBWA\Canada
  • Lyft "Date" (2024) commercial still© LyftLyft “Date” 2024Dir. Marc Reisbig · Special Guest
  • Lyft "Sleeping In" (2024) commercial still© LyftLyft “Sleeping In” 2024Dir. Marc Reisbig · Special Guest
  • Community Coffee Company "Generations" (2024) commercial still© Community Coffee CompanyCommunity Coffee Company “Generations” 2024Dir. Mathery · Omnicom Production
  • Urban Outfitters "LOLidays" (2024) commercial still© Urban OutfittersUrban Outfitters “LOLidays” 2024Dir. Laurence "BAZ" Morais · 1stAveMachine
  • Mondelēz International "Triscuit" (2024) commercial still© Mondelēz InternationalMondelēz International “Triscuit” 2024Dir. Mathery · Digitas USA

07 · For producers

What producers use 1st Ave Machine's page for

  1. 01Who directs for 1st Ave Machine

    Rosters change and websites go stale. You need who actually shot their spots.

    Every director behind 1st Ave Machine's 47 commercials, with the agencies and awards.

    IBM “A Boy and His Atom”© IBMGoogle Chrome “Google Chrome”© Google ChromeSonos “Sonos Your Home”© SonosSolarCity “How Natural Gas Power Gets To You”© SolarCity
    Mathery · Danielle Katvan · Marc Reisbig
  2. 02Benchmark a production company

    Comparing companies means hunting through reels, trade press and award sites.

    1st Ave Machine's work by year, brand and award in one place, and the companies with a similar body of work.

    Biscuit Filmworks© AnthropicMJZ© Old SpiceSmuggler© VanishStink© Ubisoft
    Similar: Biscuit Filmworks, MJZ, Smuggler

08 · Questions

About 1st Ave Machine

What commercials has 1st Ave Machine made?+

47 in the library, 2009–2026, including IBM “A Boy and His Atom”, Google Chrome “Google Chrome”, Sonos “Sonos Your Home” and SolarCity “How Natural Gas Power Gets To You”.

Which agencies has 1st Ave Machine worked with?+

Special Guest (3), LEGO AGENCY (3), 72andSunny (2), AKQA (2) and Optimism BH (2).

Which directors are behind 1st Ave Machine's commercials?+

Mathery (6), Danielle Katvan (4), Marc Reisbig (4), Karim Zariffa (4), Tim Brown (3) and Roman Rütten (3).

What awards has 1st Ave Machine's work won?+

4 award-winning spots, including Clio Awards Gold 2014 for IBM “A Boy and His Atom”, Webby Awards 2010 for Google Chrome “Google Chrome” and D&AD Wood Pencil 2015 for Sonos “Sonos Your Home”.

Who are 1st Ave Machine's clients?+

In the library: SolarCity (1 commercials, 2016–2016), Google Chrome (1 commercials, 2010–2010), IBM (1 commercials, 2014–2014), Sonos (1 commercials, 2015–2015), Lego (3 commercials, 2025–2025) and Walmart (2 commercials, 2023–2024).

09 · Discover

Other production companies with similar work

Not connected to 1st Ave Machine: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.