How Ivy Studio uses material-driven, hyper-customized design to bring brand identity to light
Ivy Studio discusses designing retail concepts and workspaces that help companies define their image, the power of an uncompromised approach in a post-COVID-19 world, and the agility that comes from running a small collaborative practice.
Montreal’s burgeoning design scene continues to garner international attention. A slew of autonomous craft-led makers and boutique brands have joined the city’s crop of ground-breaking architects who make strong statements with the city’s plethora of public spaces, restaurants, stores and offices. There’s an inherent appetite for the bold and unconventional. At the precipice of this movement is Ivy Studio. The collaborative practice was founded in 2018 by four young architects – David Kirouac, Guillaume B Riel, Gabrielle Rousseau and Philip Staszewski – looking to break out of jobs at traditional firms and develop an approach all of their own.
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