– Mortar & More
DESIGN | BRAND | PROCUREMENT
We’re a friendly bunch at Mortar & More. Our studio is made up of folk who love design. We approach each and every design with our core values of authenticity, craft and enthusiasm in mind.
We are passionate about designing environments where people love to work, shop and live. Our approach is to create memorable, engaging, and interactive experiences that embrace an open dialogue.
From the initial stages of design we have a thirst to understand our clients’ businesses and their future development. We brainstorm from the outset which not only creates great ideas but delivers effective design, brand identities and communications that are relevant and unique to our clients.
We take a consultative approach and follow a clear process – at each step listening to what is required as we progress the design to deliver innovative environments tailored to the specific brief.
Depending on the client’s needs, we can offer a full design service from the initial design consultation to managing the entire process to include brand design requirements.
Our process allows flexibility but includes checkpoints to ensure everyone is aligned going forward.
The creative phase brings together vision, experience, including industry and technical knowledge. We share our concepts as we develop the design in an exciting, collaborative process with the client and with other specialist consultants.
Whatever the project is, we can build 3D visuals to include walkthroughs of spaces. For larger projects we can engage in Building Information Modelling with consultants.
The communication of our designs to the client may include 3D visualisations and animations, rapid prototyping via 3D printing technologies, hand sketches, spreadsheets and prose.
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & COUNTRY MANAGER, UDEMY
Udemy and Mortar & More have been collaborating since 2014 and when we started our hunt for our new office space we had no hesitation in picking up the phone to Rob in Mortar & More to get the ball rolling and begin our next adventure. We are a busy office and having the Mortar & More team beside us to visit potential spaces and advise on how we could grow in to each was vital.
Agile workspace is core to our team and ensuring that the space can grow and move with us is key to a successful design for Udemy. Once we found our new space, the Mortar & More started the creative process of applying and building on our existing design. As we are always growing, Mortar & More are always considering our future expansion and how the design might be adapted going forward.
There was no downtime during the transition from our old home to our new location. Not only did Mortar & More coordinate the removal and storage of all our furniture during the transition period, they proved instrumental in the procurement of all new furniture we required along with the project management of the fit out of our new space to completion.
The Mortar & More team are creative, easy to communicate with and are very responsive. It has always been a great experience to work with them. We are delighted to call Mortar & More one of our key suppliers and to have such a successful partnership with them.
HAMPTON DENTAL
When setting up a new business where style, flow and workability means everything we were delighted to have found Liz Dolan of Mortar & More, who helped us in both design and project management of our new specialist dental practice. It can be a daunting process making big changes in style and design of a building but at all times Liz was most supportive, creative and cost effective.
Dealing with the ‘trades’ was easier than we anticipated as we had great advice from Liz and all at Mortar & More.
Delivery of a fantastic final finish to our new practice in a timely and cost effective way was a huge relief to us all, and her enthusiasm and effort were always so positive. I would be delighted to recommend Mortar & More for any design and project management work required.
MAZDA IRELAND
Rob managed a project for Mazda Motor Ireland when he was in his previous role so when we heard that he had set-up with Liz they were an obvious choice for our office reconfiguration. Mortar & More ticked all the boxes in terms of completion of the project on time and within budget.
What really makes them stand out is their outstanding customer service and quality of work. I would have no hesitation in recommending them and hope to work with them again in the future.
FEATHERBLADE
Featherblade was a new venture for both Paul and myself, as such we had an opportunity to create a brand identity within our new space which would stand out. We engaged with Mortar and More from an early stage, they were to hand to look and advise on potential locations we were considering.
Once we found our new home, we set a tight timescale for the delivery and Mortar & More proved to be up for the challenge, creating a space which has formed an important part of our identity. We would highly recommend the M&M team to anyone embarking on a new project.
EUROPEAN SALES DIRECTOR @ CAPSTONE
Capstone engaged with Trevor in 2012 to assist with an online presence project, that drove a complete rebranding exercise, that we had received funding for from Enterprise Ireland. From the outset, Trevor and his team gave us a completely fresh, different but relevant outlook on what we should be focused on.
They put a huge amount of thought and detail into what for us is now an incredibly strong end product. We continuously get praise from clients, prospects and partners about the freshness and vibrancy of our imagery, collateral and website.
Since the original project, we have retained Trevor as a marketing consultant for ad-hoc work that we require specialist expertise on, such as client events, online marketing campaigns and enhancing our proposition as it develops in line with what our clients purchase. Trevor remains a pleasure to work with, exceptionally professional in what’s delivered back to us. A team who certainly bring a fun element to every engagement I have every confidence in recommending them.
CEO DENTAL CARE IRELAND
Dental Care Ireland, established in October 2014 offers a new approach to the provision of dental care in Ireland. With a clear vision for our business we needed to tease out the design of our practices which would form the basis for us going forward.
We engaged with Mortar & More with the brief to create a design which could be applied to all of our practices. It was important that our patients’ needs were considered from the start and to ensure the practices are comfortable, welcoming and accommodating to all age groups, whilst ensuring a heavy focus on the aesthetics which one would expect from a healthcare facility.
Similarly, it was necessary to incorporate the design in to the clinical areas so as to meet certain compliance standards, which was achieved without compromising on the overall look of the practices. With this in mind we have been very impressed with Mortar & More and their ability to seamlessly develop and deliver a Design Guideline for Dental Care Ireland. It has built on our brand and provides a clear image for us which we can implement into our business and roll out company-wide.
Our first practice to open in Ashbourne was made all the more easy when we engaged with Mortar & More to deliver this project. From start to finish Mortar & More collaborated with all consultants to ensure all information was captured and delivered on time along with all the furniture procurement.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Mortar & More to others looking for a service which offers Design, Project Management and Furniture Procurement. Their creativeness, quality of work, and their enthusiasm to go above and beyond has proved invaluable. We are very pleased with the end results and would strongly recommend the Mortar & More team’.