Studio Recommendations
for Romie
Bjarni,
It hasn’t been my intention to be so elusive! While my schedule is a bit hectic right now, I figured I’d start by just sending along some studio recommendations for you to consider. I am still happy to jump on call, and learn more about what you’re building and how I might be able to help point you in the right direction.
I recently joined the team here where I am helping lead design alongside Meg Forsyth and Michael Ian Kaye.
We’re a diverse team of strategists and designers working in tandem to helps the world’s most influential organizations envision what’s to come, solve for the most relevant cultural shifts, and launch business and brand-defining initiatives.
hello@sylvain.co
Frequent collaborator and sister-studio to SYLVAIN, Upstatement is a digital product studio operating at the intersection of storytelling, design, and engineering.
Their team of designers and developers gives them a shared vernacular which makes digital world building second nature to them.
info@upstatement.com
A design and technology studio that is hard to put in a box as they work across a wide range of industries and disciplines.
Also worth noting that my friend and colleague, Lilia, who I designed the Fora identity with, is now working here. They also have a new design director who comes from Team who I suspect will also have a positive impact on their studio.
studio@view-source.com
Italian slang for little [redacted], Pisellino is the inside joke turned cult-classic bar of the West Village by James Beard Award-winning chefs, Rita Sodi and Jody Williams.
Across cities, businesses are finding themselves with under utilized office space. For some it might be a few desks, and for others it might be a vacant conference room for half the week.
Colleague’s marketplace connects these spaces with tenants that are seeking long-term office space but on a part-time basis.
Elsa Jenna
Inspired by vintage Sports Illustrated, gospel soul, and MF DOOM’s dusty elegance, this El Michels Affair record features collaborators like Clairo, Norah Jones, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Danny Miller
Simple, honest design. Travis and the Studio Mast team have a knack for creating timeless brand identities that feel equally fresh and new as they do steafast.
inquiries@studiomast.co
There are plenty of incredible studios beyond these, of course, but these are ones I have personal connections with and can vouch for. And again, I can speak more to these studios—especially what we are doing at SYLVAIN—on call.