TO THE OUTPOST is a design studio SPECIALIZING in brick and mortar placemaking for brands that are scaling

TO THE OUTPOST is a multidisciplinary design studio specializing in customer journey design in the physical realm. Previously Kir Moore Design, we’ve officially re-formed as a creative team. We are branding designers, and we’re experts at branded brick and mortar lifestyle experiences. We create concepts and designs for forward-thinking retail, food and beverage, and hospitality startups. We help brands express their true ethos, starting from moodboards and brandmarks all the way through the design of physical spaces, and we help companies expand their rollouts. The exquisite expression of a brand through the physical environment can generate huge payouts in customer loyalty (not to mention social engagement with a beautiful and photogenic space! #instagrammoment). 

TO THE OUTPOST means that we are a mobile, collaborative team. We work together because we’re experts at what we do. Our team of three is based in NYC, North Carolina, and Alaska- with Kir Moore at the helm in the far north. We cut our teeth at design firms including Roman & Williams and Commune, and we grew our careers at Urban Outfitters and Sweetgreen while getting our own creative work out there, too. We’re experts in customer experience design, service design , interior design, branding, furniture design, and placemaking. We are detail-driven designers in our trades, and we’re nimble design directors, project managers and program strategists.

TO THE OUTPOST also reflects the way that we go about design. We’re inspired by all the cool stuff that’s going on in the edgiest parts of the bigger cities, but we don’t want to go out and create copies of everything that’s already being done. We look to the far reaches for inspiration- we’re travelers, explorers, and discoverers by nature.