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Some Of Our Concept Development Process

Some Of Our Concept Development Process

Insights

Here is a background look at our exploratory process when it comes to a concept design. This was for a cosmetics brand. As a studio we invest a lot of R&D, team time and focus into a concept. Some win and some don’t, but through the creative process the team time which goes into each isn’t wasted, the learnings get carried forward and evolve into something new… There is a book in the making of celebrated pitches lost!

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The New Culinary Design Experience in Dublin

The New Culinary Design Experience in Dublin

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The gastronomic scene is constantly being reinvented, and as a result, diners have a new mindset about designed restaurant spaces and experiences.

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Weekender - Vol.28

Weekender - Vol.28

Weekender

Laid back and easy going sounds for longer evenings outdoors

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Trish On Tour

Trish On Tour

Stories

One of our studio designers, Trish, was the envy of many of us when she decided last year that she was going for it, she was going on tour stopping off in the Philippines and then on to Tokyo, Japan. While we lived vicariously through her Instagram as she went, we thought it only right that she provide a full lowdown. With a keen eye for all things design and architecture here are some of the highlights from her trip…

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Building in the Metaverse

Building in the Metaverse

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Earlier this year, we delivered our first project in Decentraland. With some experience under our belts designing spaces in the metaverse, this was the studios first pass delivering a project on this platform, and while it came with a whole new gambit of challenges and learnings, it paid back in spades when it came to opportunity and potentials for an elevated visitor experience to the space.

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Hospitality Expo 2024

Hospitality Expo 2024

Press

Looking forward to the Hospitality Expo 2024. We'll be there on the 20th & 21st of February. You'll find us in Hall 4, Stand B3. Come have the chats.

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Weekender - Vol.27

Weekender - Vol.27

Weekender

Some of the tunes which we have been playing in studio, settling us nicely in to 2024…

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St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

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Designed by James Toomey in the mid 1980’s and completed in 1988, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre stands apart from its neighbours due to its unique facades facing St Stephens Green, Grafton Street and King Street South incorporating multiple layered external decorative ironwork bays which project beyond glazed facades.

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M&M | 2023 Projects

M&M | 2023 Projects

Stories

We got to work with brilliant clients last year and pitched to many more. Here's a snapshot of some of the work we completed.

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IDI 2023 Awards

IDI 2023 Awards

Press

Our project Coopers Corner has been shortlisted for the 2023 IDI Awards in the hospitality category.

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