SYLVAIN (formerly Sylvain Labs) is a strategy and design consultancy that provokes progress for companies, people and society at large. We believe when commerce and culture unite, real progress is possible. Founded in 2010, we are wholly independent, a Certified B Corporation with offices in New York City (New York), Richmond (Virginia), Los Angeles (California), and Amsterdam (Netherlands).
We work across a wide range of industriesfrom technology to financial services to consumer packaged goods to travel and hospitality to transportation and fashion. Our projects are typically bespoke, though they tend to fit into three classifications:
Innovation Strategy and Design - Imagining and bringing to life products and services that resolve human needs, harness cultural movements and leverage company assets. (Think: User Insight & Needs, Pipeline & Portfolio Strategy, Ideation & Concepting, Product & Packaging Design, Experience & Service Design, Prototyping & Piloting)
Brand Strategy and Design - Identifying and expressing the unique role brands can play in the lives of their audience and within culture at large. (Think: Consumer & Cultural Insight, Brand Purpose & Positioning, Brand Architecture, Visual & Verbal Identity, Brand Storytelling, Activation Planning) Organizational Strategy and Design - Unearthing the purpose that sits at the heart of a company and transforming organizations to realize new visions for the future. (Think: Futurecasting, Corporate Vision & Purpose, Strategic Growth Planning, Process Design, Change Management & Socialization, Employee Training & Tools) Our clients include, but are not limited to: Google, Spotify, Blackrock, Airbnb, Nike, American Express, General Motors, AB InBev, Ikea, Chanel, Twitter, Hilton, Sonos, Patagonia, Pepsico, and the WNBA.