[1] After leaving Brody's in 1997 he designed posters and sleeves for the Blue Note Club in London's Hoxton Square.
[2] Hingston has collaborated with many musicians and artists, including Grace Jones, for whom he created life-size casts in chocolate,[3] Nick Cave, Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stones, Chemical Brothers,[4] Young Fathers and Robbie Williams.
[5][6] He has also directed three music videos for David Bowie,[7][8] for "I'd Rather Be High" from The Next Day, the single "Sue (Or In A Season of Crime)" [9] and the posthumous promo for No Plan.
[10] Through moving image work, Hingston has partnered in a number of film title collaborations with directors such as Joe Wright for Darkest Hour, Pan, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Hannah and Anna Karenina; and Anton Corbijn for Control, A Most Wanted Man and Life.
[17][18] In 2018 he was appointed as curator for the acclaimed Veuve Clicquot Widow Series, bringing together some of the Studio's long standing friends and collaborators including Nick Knight, Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, Chris Levine, Liam Hodges, Jehnny Beth and James Lavelle in an immersive four floor exhibition of art, film, sound and light installation [19][20] The project was awarded a pencil by D&AD for exhibition design.