Reflecting on 2025:
2025 was a year of collaboration, creative outlets, and co-creation for our studio.
This past year, we’ve had the luxury of partnering with many brands across the globe to help them develop and design the retail experiences they deserve.
Along the way, we collaborated with industry experts and developed insights and pieces of thought leadership that can transform business models.
Oh – and we may have brought home a little hardware too.
2025 New Project Arrivals
Many of our client partners cut the ribbon on their new brand experiences, and we couldn’t be happier to share the good news.
Congratulations to Farmatodo, Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, MeatEater, Tilton’s Automotive, and Edwards Galleries.
A Purposeful Partnership With Altar'd State
Designing for a brand as beloved and mission-led as Altar’d State required something more than just creativity; it demanded clarity, alignment, and trust.
From day one, our goal was to translate Altar’d State’s values into a physical space that welcomes, inspires, and gives back. That balance, between emotional connection and performance, is never easy. But it’s the work we care about most.
Altar’d State implemented their new and exciting conceptual design in locations like Columbus, OH, Tysons, VA, and Tampa, FL.
Transformative Insights
In 2025, we collaborated with industry experts to build blueprints and frameworks for success in areas like grocery, auditory accessibility, DTC, and store expansion.
A special thank you to Adam Kavett (Envirosell), Phil Lempert (Supermarket Guru), Bill Schiffmiller (Akoio), and Michael Piskosz (Akoio) for a wonderful year of co-creation.
Introducing - Brands & Banter
This year we launched Brands & Banter, the podcast where cool people from cool brands come together to talk shop.
It’s a laid back conversation between retail experts, brand leaders, and cutting edge creatives.
We’ll trade stories, banter about our industries, and share one-of-a-kind perspectives that you won’t want to miss.
Some Additional Highlights:
Hicks Nurseries wins 2025 Global Design Award from Shop!
Kali Robinson-Rothwell wins VMSD’s Designer Dozen
Chute Gerdeman announces Build-A-Bear partnership
Thank you for hanging with us this year. We’re excited for an innovative 2026, and we hope to see more of you along the way.
For more access to award-winning design projects, personalities, research, and more – subscribe to The Gist here.
