I DESIGN THINGS. I CONSTRUCT BUSINESSES, SHAPE BRANDS; CONCEPTUALIZE, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT IDEAS, I BUILD TEAMS AND NURTURE YOUNG DESIGNERS.

mark bolick is a designer

…with strong business acumen, a leader in creative efforts to launch and grow shared visions for small businesses and large corporations. He deeply believes that success is dependent upon the integration of a comprehensive creative process.

mark started his career in silicon valley with the paul allen group. after a variety of tech related positions he pursued his interest in furniture. as a designer for pottery barn he helped build the furniture department to a half billion dollars. He then moved to restoration hardware where he collaborated in the launch of the bed and bath division. Mark left corporate to grow the family business, india rose llc. under his co-ownership the company established over 500 new accounts, 40 publications, and 10 million in sales. His ongoing work as a consultant includes over 25- clients across a wide range of industries including home, hospitality, education, cannabis, interior design and architecture, and tech.

mark has also dedicated several years building the industrial design graduate program at the academy of art university, san francisco. when he is not traveling the world with his family, mark is in california where he collaborates with his wife and fellow designer, carter bolick.

MARK CHRISTIAN BOLICK
415-690-5940
[email protected]

WORK A FEW OF MY FAVORITE VENTURES...

INDIA ROSE

HOME FURNISHINGS DESIGN FIRM

One step in my evolution was to join my wife and fellow designer, Carter Bolick, in what evolved into our family business. India Rose, LLC quickly became a multi-channel vertically integrated design firm with 10 million in sales. We designed, developed, manufactured, imported, marketed, sold and distributed our own lifestyle brand for the home, through over 500 wholesale accounts, a retail studio and an online store. We also provided our private label services to a number of major retailers, including Williams Sonoma, Crate and Barrel and Anthropologie.

Services and Milestones

  • Business Development--market research, strategy, buying, planning
  • Design--showroom, product, packaging, merchandising
  • Manufacturing--development, sourcing, quality assurance
  • Supply Chain--importing, fulfillment
  • Sales--wholesale catalog, direct/delivery, web, retail
  • Marketing--public relations

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the betty project

a discerning choice in cannabis

The opportunity to work on projects with more social and cultural impact, came when local cannabis growers asked me to help conceptualize and create a more elegant cannabis brand. I was given complete autonomy to launch The Betty Project as a forum for real people, particularly women, to openly express their unique relationships with cannabis. The business was refocused to provide cannabis patients with efficient, safe and legal access to a variety of medical solutions.

Services and Deliverables

  • Business Development--market research, strategy
  • Design--trade show booth, packaging
  • Branding Identity--naming, web, user interface, user experience, mobile, photography, video, copy
  • Supply Chain--fulfillment
  • Sales--wholesale, direct/delivery

WORK A FEW OF MY FAVORITE VENTURES...

ideko

American Inspired Home Stores

I have worked in nearly a dozen countries in various capacities. This includes the launch of an American inspired brand for the Asian market. Conceptualizing and designing the entire customer experience, I relocated the family in order to develop and implement everything from the training of staff to the construction of several retail stores in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Surabaya.

Services and Deliverables

  • Business Development--market research, strategy, buying, planning
  • Design--showroom, product, interior architecture, merchandising
  • Manufacturing--development, sourcing, quality assurance
  • Sales--brick and mortar, training

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gold seal

cannabis lifestyle brand inspired by the city of san francisco

I often look for new industries to exercise my creative abilities and business sensibilities. My collaboration with Gold Seal solidified my footing in the cannabis industry. I provided branding and business strategy solutions so they could visualize a more cohesive brand, and strategically see their potential place in the growing cannabis market; another example of the importance of an integrated creative process.

Services and Deliverables

  • Business Development--market research, strategy
  • Design--event booth, packaging, merchandising
  • Branding--graphics, photography, print collateral

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design within reach

accessible modern design

As a young aspiring designer I always saw DWR as the pinnacle of retail furniture. I was fortunate enough to design and develop living room pieces for them as a freelance consultant. The collection debuted as the number one seller and remains in their line after almost ten years.

Services and Deliverables

  • Design--product
  • Manufacturing--development

WORK A FEW OF MY FAVORITE VENTURES...

suture

Custom Upholstered Bike Saddles

Suture was a personal project. At the time my practice was about 80% business and 20% creative. I wanted to invert those numbers and immerse myself in the things that drew me to design in the first place. Although short lived, this exercise would open the door to countless other opportunities.

Services

  • Business Development--market research, strategy
  • Design--event booth, product, packaging, merchandising, graphics
  • Fabrication--hand crafted
  • Sales--wholesale, web
  • Marketing--public relations
  • Branding Identity--naming, web, user interface, user experience, mobile, photography, video, copy

EDUCATOR AND MENTOR

my work as an educator and mentor has deepened my understanding and appreciation of the creative process.

i have had the wonderful opportunity to construct a world class design program at the academy of art, san francisco. i also advised students at california college of art , stanford, royal college of art and mit. i hosted corporate workshops, mentored entrepreneurs, shared design thinking with grade schoolers, and collaborated with san francisco’s exploratorium.