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None Other Studios is an independent brand strategy and creative studio rooted in over 20 years of hands on hospitality experience.
Having founded and built a hospitality business from one to ten locations, I’ve worked across every level of the industry, from kitchens and site operations through to group leadership, board level decision making and shareholder strategy.
That experience fundamentally shapes the way I approach branding.
Having sat on both sides of the table as operator and brand director, I understand what it takes to create brands that don’t just look good, but function in the real world and draw a profit. I understand how brand narrative carries through interiors, menus, tone of voice, identity systems, customer experience and atmosphere.
Originally launched in 2020 as a creative outlet during the UK lockdowns, None Other Studios has since evolved into a multidisciplinary studio specialising in brand identity, creative direction and strategic thinking for hospitality and culture led businesses.
Today, the studio works across branding, merchandise, typography and customer experience, helping founders and independent businesses build distinctive, commercially effective brand worlds with a timeless, analog and deeply human aesthetic.
Before moving into brand and creative direction, I trained at Ballymaloe Cookery School and graduated with a first class degree in communications from Leeds. Foundations that continue to shape the studio’s approach to hospitality, storytelling and experience led branding.
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-Brand Strategy, Positioning & Identity.
-Founder Consultancy & Hospitality Start Up Support.
-Concept Development, Naming & Creative Direction.
-Customer Experience & Brand Narrative.
-Hospitality Space Design, Project Management & Brand Rollout.
-Menus, Print Collateral & Packaging.
-Signage Systems, Wayfinding & Spatial Branding.
-Website Design, Social Templates & Digital Brand Systems.
-Illustration, Merchandise & Apparel Design.
-Typography, Art Direction & Visual Systems
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Brand Strategy & Identity
Building distinctive visual identities and brand systems for hospitality and culture-led businesses.
Founder Consultancy
Strategic and operational support for founders launching, evolving or repositioning their businesses.
Hospitality Spaces & Rollouts
Brand-led support across hospitality fit outs, layouts, procurement, signage systems, operational flow and customer environments.
Creative Direction & Brand Support
Ongoing strategic and creative support for growing brands across digital presence, campaigns, customer experience, merchandise and visual communication.
the process.
Every business starts as an idea.
Maybe you’re launching a new hospitality concept, refining an existing brand or looking to bring more clarity and consistency to the way your business shows up in the world.
Whether it’s a full brand identity, a physical space, ongoing creative support or a single piece of design, the process always starts in the same place: understanding the business, the audience and the experience you’re trying to create.
Because the best brands don’t just look good. They connect with people, build loyalty and support long-term growth.
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Every project starts with understanding the business properly. The goals, audience, operational realities and the kind of experience you’re trying to create.
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Whether it’s a new concept, hospitality rollout, brand refresh or ongoing support, this stage defines the direction, priorities and foundations for the project moving forward.
Following these initial conversations, you’ll receive a statement of work outlining the scope, deliverables and proposed direction for the project.
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This is the creation phase. Depending on the scope of work, clear checkpoints and milestones will be outlined throughout the project to allow for collaboration, feedback and refinement as the work develops.
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Once the project designs have been finalised, the project moves into rollout, implementation and operational delivery across the agreed customer touchpoints.
Depending on the scope of work, this may include signage systems, hospitality environments, menus, digital assets, merchandise, production artwork, launch support or operational applications.
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Ongoing creative and strategic support is often the natural extension of a growing brand or business.
From seasonal campaigns and menu refreshes through to new openings and evolving customer experiences, good brands should move with the business, not stand still.
If this sounds like the sort of journey you’re looking for, get in touch.
Talking’s free, the coffee’s always hot and many good ideas started with a brew.