Sullivan Street Studio

What Sullivan Street Studio does

Sullivan Street Studio is a Sacramento, USA-domiciled creative studio founded in 2019 and operated as Sullivan Street Studio, LLC. The studio produces custom print design and artwork for fashion, home furnishings, and lifestyle brands, partnering with a global network of working artists to translate original artwork into commercial print patterns. Founder Kari Sullivan works primarily in watercolor and oversees artist briefings, trend strategy, and creative curation across the firm's portfolio.

The studio operates a dual business model. On the B2B side, it licenses bespoke artwork to apparel and lifestyle brands — including Merlette NYC (Spring 2023), The Webster (Retro Wave SS 24), and Bisby Kids / Little English (A/W 22/23 Art Class collection) — and participates in trade shows such as PV Paris to source brand relationships. On the B2C side, it runs an e-commerce Art Shop (sullivanstreetstudio.com/shop) selling its own prints and partner artist work in three tiers: Studio Exclusives, Limited Edition, and Open Edition, produced on 300gsm archival paper with sustainable packaging and sold at $18 (5x7) and $48 (11x14) per unit.

The studio also productizes seasonal trend forecasting, publishing design stories on a roughly semi-annual cadence (e.g., A/W 21/22 Heritage Geos and Vraies Femmes; S/S 22 Homebound Comfort and Retro Holiday; A/W 22/23 Tokyo Punk and Balmoral Revisited; and S/S 24). The company is privately held, founder-owned, with 1-10 employees, no disclosed outside funding, and no parent company. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, or regulatory actions are associated with the business in the available data.

Name

Sullivan Street Studio

Legal name

Sullivan Street Studio, LLC

Website

https://sullivanstreetstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sullivan Street Studio is a Sacramento-based creative studio founded in 2019 that produces custom print designs and trend forecasts for fashion, home furnishings, and lifestyle brands via a global artist network, and sells fine art prints directly to consumers through an e-commerce art shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Print Design & Trend Forecasting Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Print design services
• Trend forecasting
• Fine art prints
• Artwork licensing
• Creative curation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Fine Art Print Sales: Sale of open edition fine art prints through the studio's e-commerce shop. Prints are produced using archival inks on 300gsm paper with sustainable packaging.
2. Custom Print Design Licensing: Custom print design services and licensing partnerships with fashion brands, home furnishings companies, and lifestyle brands. Designers create bespoke artwork for brand collections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sullivan Street Studio is a creative design studio that partners with a global network of artists to produce custom print designs, trend forecasts, and curated artwork for fashion brands, home furnishings companies, and lifestyle brands. Its commercial work includes trend strategy, artist briefs, and licensing of bespoke prints into brand collections, while it also sells digitally signed fine art prints—Studio Exclusives, Limited Edition, and Open Edition—directly to consumers through its own e-commerce Art Shop.

Product overview

Sullivan Street Studio is a creative studio offering print design services for fashion, home goods, and paper products, along with an e-commerce Art Shop selling fine art prints. The studio operates across three core offerings: (1) Print Design Services partnering with global artists for brand collaborations, (2) Trend Forecasting producing seasonal design stories and concepts, and (3) an Art Shop selling original and curated prints in Studio Exclusives, Limited Edition, and Open Edition formats. The founder, Kari Sullivan, also creates original watercolor artwork that is sometimes translated into print designs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Shop

Quantifiable outcome

• Studio produces seasonal trend stories (A/W 21/22, S/S 22, A/W 22/23, S/S 23, S/S 24) with multiple design directions per season

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Merlette NYCflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2022, Sullivan Street Studio partnered with Minneapolis-based artist Suyao Tian and Merlette NYC to create a bespoke print for Merlette's Spring 2023 collection. The collaboration brought together the studio's creative vision and curation expertise with Suyao Tian's artistic talents.
• The WebsterflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Webster founder Laure Hériard Dubreuil selected a quirky squiggle print by artist Rachel Parker from Sullivan Street Studio's portfolio for the 2023 launch of her eponymous collection. The print was featured in two colorways and part of the Retro Wave SS 24 story drop.
• Bisby Kids / Little EnglishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt PV Paris winter 2023, the studio connected with the creative team behind Bisby Kids and Little English brands. The brands purchased several original studio designs featuring a Matisse-inspired gestural floral for their A/W 22/23 Art Class story collection.
• Rachel ParkercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based artist Rachel Parker is described as a studio favorite for unique abstract designs. She brings bold use of color and traditional mediums to create depth and interest. Her original painting 'Tahoe Rocks' was adapted into a print design for the Sartorial Geology story.
• Harriet RuscoecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based artist Harriet Ruscoe is noted as another favorite for abstract designs. Her work in her studio has been featured in the studio catalog, bringing traditional mediums to contemporary print design.
• Alyssa GuerrerocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Francisco-based multi-media artist Alyssa Guerrero takes a multi-media approach using pencil, which infuses designs with a slightly naive quality. Her work has been featured on studio social media.
• Suyao TiancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinneapolis-based artist who partnered with Sullivan Street Studio and Merlette NYC to create a bespoke print for the Spring 2023 collection. She brings creative vision and expertise to the collaborative design process.
• Jill LabienieccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist who created a series of print designs for the studio's A/W 21/22 Folkloric Farm story. Her work exemplifies deep connection with design briefs, creating painterly pieces for the floral category.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Minted: DTC marketplace for independent artist-designed prints, stationery, and home decor. Comparable direct-to-consumer art print retail motion to Sullivan Street Studio's Art Shop, including limited edition and open edition formats.
• Society6: DTC marketplace where independent artists sell art prints, home decor, and lifestyle products. Directly comparable to Sullivan Street Studio's e-commerce art shop as a destination for artist-signed prints sold to individual consumers.
• Patternbank: Print design studio and marketplace providing original surface patterns and trend-driven artwork to fashion and interior brands. Directly comparable to Sullivan Street Studio's B2B print design licensing and trend curation offering.
• Marimekko: Iconic Finnish print design house that creates original artwork and licenses print patterns across fashion, home furnishings, and lifestyle categories. Closely comparable business model to Sullivan Street Studio's mix of original artwork creation, brand licensing partnerships, and trend-led storytelling.
• Liberty Art Fabrics: Iconic in-house print design studio under Liberty of London, creating original artwork licensed across fashion fabrics, apparel, and home goods. Comparable model of brand-owned print studio producing artwork for fashion and lifestyle licensing partnerships.
• Design Works International: NYC-based print design studio creating original patterns for fashion, home, and lifestyle brands. Closely comparable service offering and target customer base to Sullivan Street Studio's B2B print design business.
• Spoonflower: Custom print-on-demand platform serving designers and brands with fabric, wallpaper, and home decor printing. Comparable in serving independent designers and brand clients with on-demand printing infrastructure for fashion and home applications.

Others

• Faire: B2B wholesale marketplace connecting independent brands and designers with retail buyers. Adjacent ecosystem participant that could serve as a future distribution channel for Sullivan Street Studio's print designs to home and lifestyle retailers.

Broad incumbents

• WGSN: Global trend forecasting service used by fashion and lifestyle brands to inform seasonal design direction. Sullivan Street Studio's trend forecasting product (Tokyo Punk, Balmoral Revisited, Heritage Geos seasonal stories) competes in the same buyer use case but at a smaller, more curated scale.
• Pantone: Global color authority whose seasonal color forecasts influence fashion and home design direction. Comparable to the trend forecasting function of Sullivan Street Studio's seasonal stories, though operating at vastly larger scale as a category standard-setter.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sullivanstreetstudio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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