Stylized 3D text spelling "Relax and Smile" in greenish-blue letters against a black background.

Through film, fashion, and artificial intelligence, Floam World builds cinematic narratives where surrealism and humor meet, treating technology as both medium and creative collaborator.

The World

FLOAM WORLD

Floam World is a fictional, surreal universe where fashion, beauty, and accessories act as systems of survival.

A surreal digital artwork of a woman with a human face and red hair emerging from a red anthurium flower, with additional anthurium flowers in the background.
A woman with yellow hair and pale skin holding a glass seashell-shaped container with a pink object inside, in a sterile pink-tiled room with two other women with similar yellow hair and grey suits sitting on benches in the background.
A surreal living room with three women with orange hair. One woman is sitting on a purple sectional sofa, eating shrimp from the tray, and wearing a gray dress with pink shells. Another woman is lying on the floor in pink leopard print pajamas, with a book on her lap, gazing upward. The third woman stands near a large round window looking out to the ocean, dressed in a blue coat. The room has pink carpet, white walls, and features seafood sculptures, including a large shrimp on a pink terrazzo platform and shrimp decorations on two white pedestals.
Close-up of a person's mouth with gold and jewel-encrusted braces. The braces have various charms including sea creatures, shells, a dress, and a pair of pants hanging from the teeth.
A woman in a control room with multiple technicians, looking at a magazine featuring a man in military uniform, with dolphins swimming around her.
A vintage beige Mercedes-Benz car with a large, cartoonish anthropomorphic suitcase with sad eyes and tears on top. The suitcase is holding a

Selected Works

The Big Fish

Everyone is Chair

The Collector | Gen:48 Finalist

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SMILEES™ part 1

Off-the-Air
Episode 2: It’s Koral!

SMILEES™ part 2

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LEAKEES™

Recognition and Press

Floam World has been presented through exhibitions, screenings, talks, and collaborations across art, fashion, and film contexts.

  • A woman in a dark gray dress stands on stage at the Museum of the Moving Image, giving a presentation. Behind her, a large screen displays a slide with the text 'On View: Ideas Need to Be Seen' and an image of a woman with short black hair, wearing a red outfit, holding a small pink character with large eyes and a smile. The slide also credits Leilanni Todd from Floam World.

    Museum of Moving Images, New York

    Artist Talk and Screenings

  • A woman giving a presentation in a theater with a large screen displaying the words 'My Big Creative Unlock' and a colorful image of a woman wearing sunglasses and an orange jacket.

    Motion Plus Design, Speaker New York

    “My Big Creative Unlock” presented at Motion Plus Design, New York Edition. June 2025

  • Woman in white blazer and patterned skirt giving a presentation on stage with blue curtains and large decorations in the background.

    The One Show. Gold Pencil Winner AI Pioneer

    Leilanni Todd wins the Gold Pencil as the 2025 Inaugural AI Pioneer (Individual) at The One Show in New York.

  • A woman sits on a uniquely designed cream-colored sofa with large fingers as armrests. She is wearing a shiny, beige jacket, large protective glasses, and has a neutral expression. The background features abstract art paintings, and there is text overlay stating "Furnishing is Chair" with a laurel wreath and festival information for the 2024 Tribeca Festival.

    Tribeca Festival 2024

    Tribeca introduces some of the most creative examples of AI generated short films and music videos followed by an extended Q&A with filmmakers.

  • A vibrant orange and black athletic shoe resting on a white abstract sculpture, with a red string looped around the sculpture, all against a grid-lined beige background.

    PUMA’s AI-designed INVERSE sneaker

    PUMA’s AI-designed INVERSE sneaker comes to life in a bold visual campaign by Leilanni Todd, blending product imagery with cutting-edge generative AI and 3D tools.

  • Multiple women working on computers in a large office with cubicles, all wearing matching red plaid dresses.

    Teaching Special Topics in Virtual Production at NYU Tisch

    Award-winning creative Leilanni Todd to teach Special Topics in Virtual Production at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Spring 2025 Semester at the new Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center.

  • A woman standing in rain at night holding a conch shell with a painted fish inside, with neon sign behind her that reads 'Florian's' in cursive.

    NYWIFT Summit: Creative Sustainability in the Age of AI

    Featured Artist and Speaker, September 2025

Collaborations

Floam World partners selectively with fashion labels, studios, and cultural institutions ready to enter its world, through film, editorial, installation, and original storytelling.

A woman with red hair and exaggerated makeup, dressed in a gray pinstripe suit and light blue tights, is in various office scenes with oversized blue fins attached to her feet, holding a yellow telephone and dolphin-shaped figurine, with a retro office background.

Created by Leilanni Todd

Floam World is the original universe of Leilanni Todd — artist, creative director, a recognized creative voice working at the intersection of AI, fashion, and film. Her work has screened at Tribeca Festival, been exhibited at the Museum of Moving Image New York, and earned the Gold Pencil as AI Pioneer at The One Show.

She speaks internationally and teaches Generative AI for Virtual Production at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

A conference or presentation in a theater with a large screen displaying the text 'My Big Creative Unlock' and an image of a woman in an orange top, black striped pants, wearing sunglasses and holding a white fluffy object. The presenter is standing on stage near a podium with a laptop, addressing the audience.
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