With over a decade of work in the design field and the kitchen, we have years of hands-on experience on how to build brands from the ground up. We work with emerging and established brands to set your brand apart.

DAHLIA ISHAK

PARTNER + CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Dahlia brings together 15 yrs of experience as an award winning designer, and as the owner-operator of a variety of hospitality businesses both in Canada and Australia. Dahlia founded Public House, a branding agency in 2020. The studio launched as a fundraiser initiative to support local hospitality shops in response to Covid closures, and has since grown to serve local and national clients in the Food & Beverage, Hospitality, and Start-up sectors. 

Dahlia is a creative-led, detail obsessed and entrepreneurial-minded designer with a desire to develop memorable and meaningful brands that foster community and connection. She is an entrepreneur at heart, who has run multiple businesses and  can relate to her client's unique needs and business challenges and brings this experience and enthusiasm into each project.

Dahlia teaches Graphic Design and Design Entrepreneurship to foster the confidence to use creativity to build things from the ground up.

Her work has been awarded and published in various media including The Dieline, Applied Arts, Monocle Magazine, Eater, Fast Company and Food Business News.

RAYMOND TURNER

PARTNER + CHEF

Raymond Turner is a chef, recipe developer and owner-operater of a variety of hospitality businesses and food products. Over the last 15 yrs Raymond has used his culinary skills and creativity in the kitchen to serve one of ‘Hamilton’s most loved brunch menus’. With an extensive career spanning linguistics, national operations management, and teaching he has honed a variety of skills into keeping multiple kitchens running for the last decade. He has a unique creative palete, which is brought to life through a practical and systematic approach in the kitchen. With the launch of Public House, Raymond works on our in-house food products and supports our clients with receipe development, hospiality management, and catering for select events. 

We use equals parts STRATEGY and INTUITION

STRATEGY

Thoughful. We are planners, over-thinkers, problem solvers and list makers. We challenge assumptions, explore all directions, and analyze  outcomes objectively. We dig deep to learn what you need, why you need it, and who out there will care about it. We use these insights to establish our strategic  foundation and creative direction. From there we build an action plan and provide guidance through every step.

INTUITION 

Hearfelt. We care about building strong brands that establish an emotional connection. We are empathetic at the core, and use our feelings, intuition and instincts to help unlock ways to create work that is meaningful and heartfelt. We are inspired by unique perspectives, personalities and experiences. We ask questions and listen intently to uncover the magic and character in each story, which becomes the basis of what sets each brand apart.

IN GOOD COMPANY

With 12 yrs working in design and hospitality industries, we've had the good fortune to work with a large network of creatives, suppliers, retailers, producers and editors from around the world. We call on them as needed to help with full service support for your business. 

STRATEGY

BRAND AUDITS
DESIGN STRATEGY
POSITIONING
NAMING
TEAM TRAINING
CONSULTING

BRAND + IDENTITY

LOGO DESIGN
BRAND IDENTITY
ILLUSTRATION
PACKAGING
MERCHANDISE
INTERIORS/EXTERIORS
VIDEO/ANIMATION

DIGITAL

WEB DESIGN
E-COMMERCE
DIGITAL MARKETING
SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT
CONTENT PLANING

ART DIRECTION

PHOTOGRAPHY
ART DIRECTION
STYLING + PROPS
SHOOT PRODUCTION

FOOD PRODUCTION

RECIPE DEVELOPMENT
RECIPE TESTING
CATERING
COOKBOOK PRODUCTION

CONTENT / COPYWRITING

TONE OF VOICE
COPYWRITING
GUIDELINES
BRAND STATEMENTS

GROWTH SUPPORT

INVESTOR DECKS
INTERNAL TEMPLATES
SPONSOR DECKS