Places
Craft character. Create connection. Celebrate context.
Very Important Pickles creates destinations, environments, and experiences that reflect their location, culture, purpose, and audience through thoughtful design, placemaking, and creative direction. The role may involve defining the concept, shaping the experience, assembling the team, managing design, or protecting the original intent through delivery.
How we help
- Creative direction and concept development
- Programming and experience planning
- Design management and consultant coordination
- Development strategy and owner representation
- Standards, guidelines, and scalable delivery systems
- Design review, quality control, and procurement strategy
- Pre-opening planning, implementation, and project recovery
Good design is only valuable when it can be delivered. The work must connect character and context to commercial discipline, operational needs, technical constraints, and clear decision-making.