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Where “Art meets AI to power Brand Expression & Creative Intelligence”
Amigen is a creative first, Gen-AI, Deep Tech startup building the infrastructure for the future of the creative industry.
Amigen was founded on a simple but radical idea: that the most powerful technology for the creative industry should be shaped by creatives and marketeers, not engineers. Our work sits at the intersection of fine art, creative art direction, brand marketing know-how, and responsible AI technology — creating a new system for brands to imagine, produce, and scale visual worlds
We are not building generic AI tools. We are building fashion-native intelligence — systems that understand garments, bodies, light, narrative, and brand culture as deeply as they understand data.
Our flagship product, Amigen AI Fashion Studio, unites hyper-realistic image and video generation, our intelligent fashion co-pilot Amie, and Visual Brand Memory into one unified creative platform for global brands.
2023, "Not A Photograph" exhibition
Our Origin
From Renaissance Portraiture to Generative Intelligence.
Amigen began not in a lab, but in a studio.
Our founder, Arup J. Paul, is a Florence-trained portrait artist whose career spans classical fine art, digital media, and global technology.
His 2023 exhibition, "Not a Photograph", demonstrated that AI-generated portraits could carry the emotional depth, realism, and presence of traditional oil painting — challenging the boundaries between art and computation.
This artistic foundation became the blueprint for Amigen. Instead of asking "What can AI do?", we asked:
"What does fashion need AI to be?"
The answer was clear: a system that respects craft, protects brand identity, and gives creative leaders unprecedented control over image and motion.
That vision became Amigen AI Fashion Studio.
Our Philosophy
Beauty, Control, and Responsibility.
We believe that generative intelligence should amplify — not override — human creativity.
Creative Sovereignty
Final artistic decisions always remain with humans.
Brand Fidelity
AI must strengthen, never dilute, a house's visual identity.
Responsible Innovation
Ethical data, licensed models, and transparent governance are non-negotiable.
For us, progress is only meaningful if it protects both artistic integrity and cultural trust.
Why Amigen is Different
Not a Tool. Not an Agency. A New Category.
Most generative AI companies focus on speed or spectacle. We focus on precision, continuity, and authorship.
Amigen is different because we combine:
Fine Art training and creative direction
Deep fashion industry expertise
Enterprise-grade AI engineering
Responsible data and governance frameworks
A production-ready SaaS platform
Business leadership that connects creative ambition with real operational outcomes
"We don't just advise brands —we build the systems they use."
A Team Built for the Next Era of Creative Industry.
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Arup J. Paul
Florence-trained Multidisciplinary Portrait Artist and Creative Technologist, Paul brings 25+ years of experience spanning art, creative direction, product, and tech, including 15 years as Creative Director in Berlin's gaming industry (inc. AERIA GAMES GmbH) and Global Product Marketing at NXP Semiconductors, Hamburg. Holds China (SIPO) and EPO patents for a streaming AdTech invention.
Chief Business Officer
Kunal Mukherjee-Chakraborty
Former Global Chief Digital & Customer Officer at EssilorLuxottica (Retail) and MARS Inc. Petcare division. Former senior leader at Accenture London & EMEA, with deep experience in fashion brands, consumer products and retail. Visiting Lecturer of AI & Digital Transformation at INSEAD business school and writer at Harvard Business Review
Chief Legal Officer
Jan Schnedler
Co-founder of the Artificial Intelligence Centre Hamburg (ARIC), lecturer at NORDAKADEMIE, international start-up and AI lawyer, best-selling author, and a prominent figure in Hamburg’s AI and start-up community. He contributed to the management of the AI Act and Responsible AI initiatives. He is also noted for his expertise in intellectual property rights and IP strategy.
Head of Business Development & Partnerships
Chris Lapperre
Highly accomplished fashion retail executive with over 45 years of experience in driving significant brand growth across European and North American markets. Proven expertise in forging strategic partnerships and executing successful go-to-market strategies for prominent global brands, including Ted Baker, J. Lindebergh, and Boy London.
Technical Architect & Developer
Peter van den Broek
Seasoned CTO & Digital Architect with 20+ years leading tech strategy, enterprise architecture, and cloud-native transformation across startups, scaleups, and enterprises. Expert in designing scalable, resilient systems in complex environments. Peter bridges the gap between strategic vision and robust implementation.
Senior Software Engineer
Lars Tadema
Frontend Architect & Tech Lead with 15+ years building enterprise-scale applications. Specializing in TypeScript, React, and scalable frontend architectures for complex e-commerce systems. Led teams at GrandVision, VodafoneZiggo, and more—mentoring engineers, establishing technical standards, and bridging architectural vision with hands-on execution.
Senior Software Engineer
Thijs Gadiot
15+ years building scalable software solutions with a strong foundation in programming, systems design, and technology innovation (incl. at Nike, GrandVision). Product-minded engineer driven by divergent thinking and the ability to move fluidly between roles and disciplines to deliver impactful results.