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The Studio 01

We intentionally keep our team small and tight-knit. Each of our unique backgrounds and complementary skillsets combine into a creative harmony that produces well-rounded design results.

  • Lauren Corso

    PRINCIPAL (She/Her)

    Prior to co-founding Edelmade, Lauren spent the first ten years of her career in operational roles at General Electric, while simultaneously owning a successful styling business. Now, Lauren enjoys marrying strategic efforts with stunning creative within every project she oversees at Edelmade.

  • Mike Hauss

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR (He/Him)

    Mike’s advertising and design expertise was developed over the past decade at various traditional and digital agencies—working with clients in consumer packaged goods, tech, and retail, prior to co-founding Edelmade. Today, he is creative director, spending his days thinking through boundary-pushing ideas for clients.

  • Rachel Zylka

    DESIGNER (She/They)

    Rachel is a graduate of the esteemed DAAP program at University of Cincinnati. A talented artist and designer, Rachel has worked with Edelmade since 2019 and joined Edelmade full time upon graduation from UC in 2020. Rachel is a powerful contextual thinker and she strives for her work to always be inclusive, relevant and intentional.

  • Marin Billionis

    DESIGNER (She/Her)

    Marin is also a graduate of the DAAP program at University of Cincinnati, having joined Edelmade by way of the co-op program. She spent 3 of her co-op semesters with our team and was hired full-time upon graduation in 2023. Marin excels at illustration, having created branded illustrations for nearly all of Edelmade's clients since 2020.

  • Louie Hauss

    reception (bubbies)

    Louie is a service-dog academy flunkie and the director of first impressions at HQ. His skills include keeping watch over the neighborhood, receiving treats from generous UPS drivers and postal workers, being fiercely intuitive and loyal, and doing a spot-on rug impression.

Edelmade's Capabilities and Services

From blue sky to brand blueprint—sometimes to live more comfortably, you have to get a little uncomfortable first. We create an atmosphere where it’s O.K. to ask questions, push at what we think we know and break down roadblocks that stand in the way. Using what we gain in this process, we can begin again from a blank slate. This work is crucial to find the key elements that connect what you do to how you want to be perceived. Here, your spirit becomes your brand. It may include:

  • Naming your company
  • Determining brand attributes and archetypes
  • Fine-tuning your positioning and brand voice
  • Drafting a narrative to help others see your story
  • Setting strategy to serve your near- and long-term goals

Strategy set, we can shape how the visual manifestation of your brand will resonate across boundaries. We maneuver through the wants, needs, facts and goals to develop an identity and experiences that will fix in people’s minds in a positive way. Since we find power and growth in forging new connections, we cast a wide net for real-world inspiration and get our hands authentically and artistically dirty to form the newest-new of ideas. We often find ourselves engaged in these services: 

  • Designing a holistic brand identity
  • Creating interactive digital and physical experiences
  • Developing content that is enjoyable and interesting

What matters to you, will matter to us—on a personal level. Because we believe in collectively designing our world for the better.