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What a room does to a brand
Working out of a designed space changed how I pitch design.
By Lena BrooksFOR LENA BROOKS · JUL 14, 2026
I used to pitch brand work from coffee shops and wondered why clients treated the work like a commodity. Then I started taking calls from a room with real furniture and a library wall, and the same deck started closing at higher rates.
The room is part of the argument. Clients cannot separate the work from the place it appears to come from, and honestly, neither can I. Environment is the first draft of positioning.