What think studio does

Think Studio is a privately held, boutique creative agency founded in 2003 by Catherine O'Brien, who serves as the sole Creative Director and Founder. Headquartered in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, the firm operates on a project-based professional services model, delivering brand strategy, visual identity, marketing collateral, signage, packaging, and digital asset design to a client base concentrated in the UK and Ireland. Its core technology stack consists of industry-standard creative tools for design and print production, with no proprietary software, AI/ML capability, or platform product disclosed.

The agency's client portfolio is heavily weighted toward luxury hospitality and heritage properties — including Lough Erne Resort (17-year relationship), Mount Juliet Estate, The Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast (16 years), Killeen Castle, Bishop's Gate Hotel, and the Irish Heritage Trust — alongside a smaller tail of premium consumer food and beverage brands (The Foods of Athenry, Bean & Brewed) and selective technology engagements (LoughTec). Service offerings are organised around four primary pillars (Brand Strategy & Identity, Hospitality & Luxury Branding, Marketing & Communications, Heritage & Cultural Projects) and thirteen supporting service modules including menu design, brand elevation, event design, signage, packaging, social media design, and sustainable print solutions.

Commercially, Think Studio acquires clients through direct engagement, referrals, and accumulated reputation rather than through a product-led or self-service motion. Pricing is quote-based and tailored per engagement, with no publicly disclosed rate card, subscription, or packaged pricing. The studio maintains a presence across a website, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, using these primarily as portfolio and brand-building channels. Ownership rests entirely with the founder; there are no institutional investors, parent companies, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external capital events recorded in the available data.

Name

think studio

Legal name

Think Studio

Website

https://thinkstudio.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Think Studio is a boutique creative agency in Newry, Northern Ireland, founded in 2003 by Catherine O'Brien, delivering branding, identity, and marketing design services to luxury hospitality, heritage, and premium consumer brands across the UK and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD), Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Brand identity design
• Hospitality branding
• Luxury brand design
• Visual identity systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Newry

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Branding and Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue generated through comprehensive branding, marketing materials, print collateral, and brand strategy engagements for luxury hospitality, heritage, and premium commercial brands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Think Studio is a premium creative agency offering brand strategy, visual identity systems, marketing and communications design, and heritage-sensitive design services. The agency serves luxury hospitality brands, heritage properties, premium consumer brands, and innovative businesses across the UK and Ireland. Engagements span logo design, brand strategy, menu design, packaging, signage, event collateral, and digital assets delivered as project-based professional services.

Product overview

Think Studio is a premium creative agency offering a unified suite of design services rather than a modular software product. The agency's core offerings encompass Brand Strategy & Identity, Hospitality & Luxury Branding, Marketing & Communications, and Heritage & Cultural Projects as primary service pillars. Supporting these are service modules including Full Branding, Menu Design, Brand Elevation, Branded Merchandise, Event Design, Signage and Way-finding, Packaging Design, Social Media Design, Sustainable Print Solutions, and Promotional Campaigns. Together, these services deliver comprehensive design solutions from concept to execution for hospitality brands, luxury estates, heritage properties, and innovative businesses across the UK and Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Longest client relationship spanning 17 years with Lough Erne Resort
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Largest independent design firm globally with partners across major cities including London; serves luxury and hospitality clients with brand identity work at scale — a much larger incumbent in the same category.
• Superunion: WPP-owned global brand consultancy delivering brand strategy and design for hospitality and premium brands — operates at broader scale and with international reach than Think Studio.

Direct peers

• Robot Food: UK-based independent creative and brand design agency serving consumer and hospitality-adjacent clients with similar full-service brand, packaging, and visual identity offerings.
• Thompson Brand Partners: UK brand consultancy with heritage and hospitality expertise, offering brand strategy and visual identity to premium and cultural clients — closely aligned with Think Studio's positioning.
• Together Design: London independent creative agency delivering brand strategy, identity, and design across hospitality, lifestyle, and premium consumer — directly comparable in scale, structure, and service mix.
• Carter Wong Design: Independent UK branding and design studio with similar boutique profile, delivering brand identity, print, and digital work for premium clients.
• Spencer du Bois: Long-standing London creative agency with expertise across brand identity, print, and packaging for hospitality, retail, and cultural clients — mirrors Think Studio's heritage-sensitive positioning.
• Boundless Brand Design: UK boutique branding agency specializing in brand identity and visual systems for premium and lifestyle clients — comparable in size, market, and service focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ThinkStudio
• Instagraminstagram.com/thinkstudiodesign

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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