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Ismail Mir is an architect-trained brand designer based in London and working across luxury retail and hospitality.

Experience
  • Brand Development Strategist
    TGP International

    Coordinating end-to-end hospitality brand consultancy across EMEA for hotels, food halls and restaurants. Preparing strategic briefs and brand strategy documents informed by feasibility studies and market research, translating brand vision into F&B concepts, OS&E direction, branding and naming. Supporting pre-opening delivery including uniform and OS&E procurement, signage and wayfinding, and artwork curation, coordinating across graphic, interiors and operations teams.

  • Architectural Designer
    Sybarite

    Contributed to international luxury retail design projects across China, the Gulf and Thailand, including trend and concept work for SKP Hangzhou and the SKP-S Beijing renovation. Produced visuals, 3D models and presentations for live client pitches. Supported zoning, spatial planning and schematic development through RIBA Stages 1 to 3, working closely with directors to sharpen the studio’s competitive positioning in international bids.

  • Architectural Intern
    The Stonemasonry Company

    Interned at a leading natural stone masonry, learning natural stone construction and stereotomy on the stoneyard, with exposure to Revit modelling and insulation detailing for structural stone construction.

  • Strategy Consultant
    Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL

    Part of a strategy team commissioned to investigate the carbon footprint of material procurement across Bartlett workshops, in line with the university’s Net Zero 2030 commitment. Co-authored a research paper with actionable insights presented to the Dean of School.

Education
  • MSci Architecture
    University College London · Bartlett School of Architecture
  • A-Levels — Philosophy, Politics & Economics
    King Edward VII School · Sheffield
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