Dylan Mulvaney

Designer · Head Of Design · Design Director

4 articles · Oct 2023Mar 2026

Studios:Gretel

Quotes

  • She was exceptionally good at calibrating exactly how much imperfection is right.
  • Three tools, kept deliberately singular so everything else can flex around them.
  • The answer was in the middle of the spectrum, where the griffin balanced classical heritage with industrial precision.
  • Sol Hess was born, lived, worked and died in Philadelphia.
  • The real challenge, beneath all the tactical requests, was maintaining soul at scale – preserving Hart’s unique character while building a strong and flexible visual framework for years of continued growth.
  • The typeface serves as a foil for Hart’s more expressive elements, providing the systematic foundation that allows the hand-drawn logos, baker’s marks, illustrations and patterns to feel considered.
  • By combining it with Richard’s personal tattoo, we created a unique symbol that honoured craft while being unmistakably Hart’s own.
  • Each brand is like a restaurant.

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