Mercedes Kiss is an architect turned multidisciplinary designer, artist, and writer whose work lives at the intersection of vision, language, and form. Guided by architectural rigor and a sensitivity to atmosphere, she takes the intangible qualities of a person and their work — memory, presence, the thing felt but rarely articulated — and translates them into form so resolved it feels inevitable.

Influenced by architecture, art, fashion, travel, neuroaesthetics, and the natural world, her practice centers on what she calls an Architecture of Presence — design that reveals and amplifies authentic character. Through brand identity, creative direction, online presence, and writing, Mercedes partners with founders, entrepreneurs, and creative leaders seeking a form of expression that is refined, intentional, and unmistakably their own.

If you’re here, you’re drawn to work and a way of being that is intentional, resonant, and distinctly your own. Mercedes approaches each collaboration as a relationship grounded in attentive discovery — clarifying what already exists and shaping it with care. The result is not simply something beautiful, but something that feels unmistakably aligned with the life or vision it serves.

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Mercedes takes on a small number of projects each season, spanning creative direction, brand identity, online presence, and writing.