A CREATIVE HOUSE EST. CHARLESTON

STRATEGY · IDENTITY · DIGITAL · ARRIVAL

MARQUE & MORTAR

Building brands from origin to icon.

CHARLESTON · WORLDWIDE ENTER THE HOUSE

BRANDS BUILT FROM WITHIN, FEATURED IN

VOGUE GQ VANITY FAIR GLAMOUR TATLER CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER HOUSE & GARDEN FAIRLADY
01 / THE HOUSE CHARLESTON · WORLDWIDE

INDEPENDENT CREATIVE DIRECTION

A brand should feel inevitable.

We build brands from their earliest idea through the way they enter and remain in the world.

Marque & Mortar is a Charleston-born creative house working across strategy, identity, digital direction, launch and public relations.

DISCOVER THE HOUSE
STRATEGY IDENTITY DIGITAL ARRIVAL
02 / THE MAKING CHARLESTON · WORLDWIDE

FROM FIRST THOUGHT TO FULL ARRIVAL

THE MAKING OF
SOMETHING LASTING.

Each engagement moves as one connected system, from the first strategic decision to the final public expression.

The process is shaped around what the brand needs to become. Strategy, identity, digital direction, launch and public relations are considered together from the outset.

01

BRAND FOUNDATION

Positioning, naming, audience, narrative and the strategic architecture beneath the brand.

02

IDENTITY & ART DIRECTION

Visual identity, typography, color, imagery, packaging and the complete language of the brand.

03

DIGITAL & EXPERIENCE

Editorial websites, digital direction, social presence and every considered point of interaction.

04

LAUNCH & ARRIVAL

Launch strategy, public relations, campaigns and the work required to bring the brand into view.

03 / SELECTED WORK BUILT FROM WITHIN

STRATEGY · IDENTITY · DIGITAL · ARRIVAL

BRANDS BUILT TO BE REMEMBERED.

Our own brands became the first proof of the house.

Each began as an idea and grew through strategy, identity, digital experience, positioning, launch and public relations.

HONEYSUCC’L JO luxury haircare
PROJECT 01 OWNED BRAND · CHARLESTON / CAPE TOWN

HONEYSUCC’L JO

A salon-born haircare concept shaped into an internationally positioned luxury brand.

THE WORK

Brand strategy, identity, digital direction, retail positioning, launch and public relations.

SELECTED WINS
  • International coverage across Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Tatler, Condé Nast Traveller, House & Garden and Fairlady.
  • Growth from a Charleston salon concept into retail, hospitality and marketplace channels.
VISIT HONEYSUCC’L JO
Editorial hair work by Well Foran in Charleston
PROJECT 02 OWNED BRAND · CHARLESTON

WELL FORAN

An established Charleston salon reframed as a warmer, more editorial luxury destination.

THE WORK

Brand evolution, art direction, digital experience, service architecture and local positioning.

SELECTED WINS
  • A renewed identity spanning the website, guest journey and booking experience.
  • A clearer digital home for award-winning work in the heart of Charleston.
VISIT WELL FORAN