Bursting at the Seams, Pastilla Makes Room for Growth

PASADENA, Calif., June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning design consulting firm The Pastilla Institute of Design today announced the next step in their business' evolution: a new, expanded office space in historic Old Town Pasadena, Calif. The 3,000-square-foot space—nearly four times larger than their previous design studio—is located at 135 W. Green St., Suite 200, Pasadena, Calif. 91105.

The transition to a bigger space comes on the heels of unprecedented growth and recognition for Pastilla throughout 2012 and 2013. The firm notably landed the account for the Microsoft Surface advertising campaign in early 2012 and was tapped by other high profile clients such as Atmel, SAP and VMware over the past year for video animations and branding work. "Since 2009, Pastilla's revenue and gross margins have more than doubled as each year passed," said Pastilla Creative Director and Founder Rudy Manning. "We've greatly expanded our team over the last three years, and we intend on adding new hires in key areas over the coming months to support current and future growth projections."

Designed by Pasadena's Gonzalez and Goodale Architects, Pastilla's new location boasts 20-foot exposed ceilings, an open-air floor plan with pre-built workstations, a formal conference room and two informal meeting spaces designed to facilitate creative collaborations. Adhering to a sleek, industrial aesthetic, "we wanted to cultivate an attractive, dynamic and inspiring environment that showcased our company and our work, encouraged the exchange of ideas and appealed to current and potential clients as well as future hires," said Manning. For him, the move to historic Old Town Pasadena is a homecoming of sorts—it's where Pastilla first opened over eight years ago.

In addition to settling into their new space, they have their open house/ninth anniversary celebration scheduled for July 2013. "We're so excited to rejoin Old Town Pasadena's thriving arts community," said Manning. "We have a lot on our plates, our workload becomes increasingly diverse and we're in the process of building up our team to accommodate our continuous growth. You can expect exciting things from Pastilla in the years to come."

About Pastilla: The Pastilla Institute of Design is the design consulting firm of the now. Pastilla elevates brands through our formula of equal parts creative & digital playground & strategic thinking. Innately, we're born to craft innovative, memorable visual solutions with inspired companies to produce results that position them for growth and the future. For more information, please visit www.pastillainstitute.com.

SOURCE The Pastilla Institute of Design