-- Cartis & Co is a Creative Transformation Studio offering innovation, design and strategy consultancy services, based in London, UK with offices in New York City, USA and Cluj-Napoca, Romania — partnering with hospitality leaders across the United States and Europe to build premium wellness experiences rooted in human-centric design, local culture, technology integration and sustainable business models. The firm's projects span New York, London and Transylvania.
Co-founder Kristie Kang has owned and operated Looma Spa in Morris County, New Jersey for more than 15 years. Drawing on Korean self-care heritage and the concept of Ma — the essence of a mother's care — Kristie built a practice that has served families across generations, under the tagline Wellness Across Generations and Across Life's Seasons. Before founding Looma, she studied art history at Northwestern University and held branding roles at Kramer Design Group in New York, working with Lancôme, Wynn Las Vegas and other hospitality clients.
“Wellness is most powerful when it is personal and passed down generations. The families who come to Looma — mothers, daughters, grandmothers — are not just seeking a treatment. They are investing in each other. Connection and stewardship are the foundations we bring to every project.” — Kristie Kang, Co-Founder, Cartis & Co
Co-founder and Managing Director Emilian Cartis brings more than 22 years of design innovation leadership — a decade at Humanscale developing ergonomic furniture and healthcare products built around how the body naturally moves. Followed by 11 years as Design Director at PepsiCo in New York City and London, leading teams across culinary futures and nutrition diversity (good for people, good for planet), cultural brand launches for Pepsi, 7UP, Quaker and Alvalle, and the post-pandemic redesign of PepsiCo's UK headquarters around brand-led activity zones designed to increase employee satisfaction and engagement. Emilian also holds an Executive MBA from Imperial Business School with a focus on circular economy.
“Good design starts with understanding humanity, and the role human culture plays in experiences through traditions, mindsets and behaviors. That is true whether we are designing a wellness center in New York, a workspace in London or a wellness retreat in Transylvania. The humans and place change; the approach remains.” — Emilian Cartis, Co-Founder, Cartis & Co
Working across front-end innovation, strategy, brand experience, product design and market growth — Cartis & Co's current client work spans the United States and Europe, envisioning the next generation of wellness spas. The firm is also developing a new offering bringing wellness design into home and office environments.
About Cartis & Co
Cartis & Co is a Creative Transformation Studio envisioning and creating premium hospitality and wellness experiences that are human-centric, culturally connected, technologically integrated and commercially sustainable. Founded by life partners Emilian Cartis and Kristie Kang, the firm is based in London, UK with offices in New York, USA and Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with active client projects across the United States and Europe.
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