Nathan and Adam Freise grew up in Union, Missouri and currently reside in New York City. They both received their B.Arch (Bachelor’s of Architecture) and Minor in Art History at the University of Kansas, Lawrence in 2004. Nathan earned his M.F.A. in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts, New York in 2009. Adam earned his M.ARCH 2 in at Columbia University in 2008.
The Freise brothers are designers, graphic artists, and filmmakers working with video, CG, and animation to create digital narratives. Their short films are highly influenced by their background in architecture and design and interest in experimental environments. Stylistically, their pieces range from a flat two-dimensional graphic quality to a more cinematic aesthetic and explore themes of technology and design through both still and moving images.
In 2007 they were awarded as two of Chicago’s "Visionary Young Architects". They both trained under international architect, Jean Nouvel, in Paris France and have also worked in a handful of architecture offices in Chicago as designers and digital illustrators. The Freise Brothers are continuing to explore the relationship of digital design, narrative and cinema in their current and future works.