about the studio
The Poetry of Place Studio LLC is a small, culture-aware brand marketing and experiential studio helping female-led brands build modern, authentic brand worlds.
We work with businesses where how a brand looks and feels matters most: fashion, beauty, art, hospitality, cafes, boutiques, and lifestyle brands. Our clients are founders who are done with brands that feel tired, generic, and disconnected.
What sets us apart is simple: strategy is baked into the design. We don't create something that just looks nice. We research, develop direction, and build a brand system with intention — so it feels consistent everywhere it shows up, not pieced together. Our process moves through four stages: research, direction, design, and application.
We work across brand identity, content and social, web design, and physical and experiential activations. Everything connects.
founder & creative director
The studio was founded by Carmen Dillman, a brand strategist and experiential designer with over four years of experience across the arts, editorial, nonprofit, and founder-led business sectors. Carmen holds a Bachelors of Science in Marketing from Saint Louis University (Summa Cum Laude), completed international coursework in global marketing and fashion marketing at Fordham University London, and is currently completing a Master's in Event and Exhibition Design at SPD Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan. She also holds certifications from LVMH in Creation & Branding and Retail & Client Experience.
now accepting new clients
We are a remote-first studio, with our LLC based in Illinois and working globally.
Currently accepting new clients. Inquiries: info@thepoetryofplace.com
