Most brands are built to be seen.
The best are built to be lived in.

We design brands that move beyond first impressions — shaping the products, places, stories, and rituals people bring into their lives.

SONNI ‍ ‍
The future of mineral SPF‍ ‍

ATOLLIER
Ocean expeditions for the most discerning travelers

Who We Are

We create the strategic and visual foundations that help early-stage brands launch clearly, grow intentionally, and show up with depth everywhere they go.

  • We build the foundation your brand lives on — identity, websites, packaging, and the guidelines that keep everything consistent as you grow.

    Brand Strategy
    Naming
    Brand Identity
    Art Direction
    Brand Guidelines
    Fundraising Materials
    Website Design
    Packaging

  • Creative built around your biggest moments. Whether you're raising a round, launching at retail, activating at a trade show, or running a digital campaign, we build the assets that move your brand into new worlds.

    Product Renderings
    Email Design
    Paid Social
    Digital & Print Collateral
    Merch Design
    AI Lifestyle Imagery
    Retail & Pop-Up Graphics
    Trade Show Design

  • For founders who need a creative partner before they're ready to bring one in-house. We work inside your team, handling every design need that comes up and growing alongside you until you're ready to build it out yourself.

STARKDALE
Longevity, lived daily in Upstate New York
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GRASSROOT RECOVERY
Transformative sober living in NYC

CANE CUTTER’S
Celebrating the stories that connect us

BRANDPROJECT
Investing in brands people love

  • "Sarah (Sandcastles) came in during the earliest days of SONNI and never left. She helped shape our early brand conversations, led our website design, and has become essential to how we think about building the world of SONNI as we move into retail and physical experiences. She's in our Slack and our team knows to go to her for all things creative. We don't make creative decisions without her...that kind of partnership is rare."

    — Eliana Field-Marsham, Founder, SONNI

  • Sandcastles has a rare ability to grasp a brand's vision instantly and take conceptual ideas in directions you'd never have imagined yourself. And, in our case, they lifted Atollier's entire identity and positioning in the process. Beyond the creative, their thoroughness, communication, and genuine focus on the client made every step of the engagement feel effortless and extremely enjoyable.

    — Adam Broadbent, Founder, Atollier

We're always excited to meet founders building something new. Tell us what you're working on.