Name

Studio Marvil

Legal name

Studio Marvil, s. r. o.

Website

https://marvil.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Praha

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design Services - Project-Based: Studio Marvil generates revenue through commissioned design projects including visual identity systems, editorial design, packaging, exhibition graphics, signage systems, and book design. Projects range from small to large, serving companies, public sector bodies, cultural associations, and non-profit organisations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Studio Marvil is a Czech graphic design studio that devises logos, graphic design projects, and complete visual identity systems for companies and projects. The studio manages the entire design process from initial proposal through final production, executing projects ranging from small to large for corporate companies, public sector bodies, cultural associations, and non-profit organisations. Its work spans visual identity systems, editorial and book design, packaging, exhibition graphics, signage and wayfinding systems, custom typography, motion design, and website design.

Product overview

Studio Marvil is a Czech graphic design studio established in 1995 that provides visual identity systems, logo design, graphic design, and complete visual presentation for companies and projects. The studio manages the entire design process from initial proposal through final production, serving clients ranging from companies to public sector bodies, cultural associations, and non-profit organisations. Their work spans corporate identity systems, editorial and book design, packaging, and art and film projects. They are known for winning the Red Dot Design Award as the first graphic design studio in the Czech Republic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visual Identity Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• First graphic design studio in Czech Republic to receive prestigious Red Dot Design Award
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Vrtiška & ŽákmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Vrtiška&Žák for Ravak exhibition at Salone del Mobile Milano. Studio Vrtiška&Žák handled product design while Studio Marvil provided graphic design, exhibition graphics, catalogue, website, and motion design.
• Vrtiška & ŽákmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Vrtiška&Žák on Ravak Designblok exposition. Vrtiška&Žák handled exposition design while Studio Marvil provided graphic design and motion design.
• RUINA officeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with architectural duo RUINA office on exhibition graphics and captions for Early Spring exhibition at Prague Castle Royal Garden.
• Objektor ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided exhibition architecture for The Art of Asia exhibition at National Gallery Prague.
• dh architektiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided concept and architecture for Czech Railway Wayfinding System project. Studio Marvil handled graphic design, signage system, and pictograms.
• Daniel Kříž, Jan Albrecht, Renata Slámková (Architects)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided architectural design for National Museum long-term exhibitions project.
• JAGAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher for ASB magazine (architecture, construction, business) where Studio Marvil handled editorial design.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: World's largest independent design firm, with offices across multiple continents offering identity, editorial, and exhibition design. Comparable to Studio Marvil in craft and identity focus, but vastly broader in scale and geographic reach.
• MetaDesign: International brand and corporate design consultancy with offices across Europe, Asia, and the US. Comparable identity and typographic capabilities, with broader geographic and category reach.
• Landor & Fitch: Global branding and design network within WPP, with identity, packaging, and wayfinding capabilities. Overlaps significantly with Studio Marvil's core offerings but at much greater scale and with international footprint.
• Sagmeister Inc. Award-winning international design studio specializing in identity, editorial, and cultural-sector commissions. Highly comparable in aesthetic ambition and project type, though with global reach that Studio Marvil lacks.

Emerging players

• Anagrama: Independent branding studio with a strong identity and packaging portfolio comparable in craft focus to Studio Marvil. Smaller global reach but competing for the same category of premium identity commissions.

Direct peers

• Side2 Studio: Prague-based graphic design studio referenced as a former employer of multiple Studio Marvil designers. It competes head-to-head in Czech corporate identity, editorial, and packaging work.
• Studio Najbrt: Czech graphic design studio with a comparable portfolio spanning cultural institutions, public bodies, and corporate identity. It is the closest domestic peer to Studio Marvil in terms of service mix, client caliber, and national reputation.
• Oficina: Graphic design firm cited in the Studio Marvil team bios as Jiří Karásek's prior workplace. A direct Czech competitor in identity and editorial design with similar scale and positioning.
• Petrohrad Studio: Czech graphic design studio noted in Studio Marvil's own history (designer Tereza Saitz previously collaborated with them). It offers directly comparable identity, editorial, and cultural-sector design services in the same domestic market.
• ReDesign: Czech graphic design studio listed as a previous employer of designer Olga Hesounová. Operates in the same niche of corporate identity and editorial design for Czech institutional and corporate clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studiomarvil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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