It's time to bring more thoughtfulness into experiential retail design

Welcome to Butterwood, a design agency with a retail mindset for the physical space.

We fuse experiential knowledge with a keen understanding of human behaviour to create spaces that resonate with your target audience and solve complex business problems.

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About us

Thoughtful Design Drives the World Forward.  

A little thoughtfulness can go a long way in retail and branded spaces.
The spaces we inhabit daily should spark joy and generate optimism.
Retail is an important part of the human experience, it brings vibrancy and diversity into our towns and cities.
Retail is much more than just product vending, it is the creation of experiences.
We provide technical know-how to help clients transform brand strategies into practical design instructions for the physical experiential arena.

Who are we?

Meet Emma Butterworth, design lead at Butterwood and current Associate Director at Those Architects, bringing to both roles over 15 years of experience creating timeless residential and commercial spaces.

Having grown up in Toowoomba and Brisbane, Emma's designs are significantly influenced by the Queensland lifestyle and its close connection with nature. Emma brings her experience gained in San Francisco, New York City and Sydney, home to Brisbane. At Butterwood, Emma sees architecture and design as exercises in patience and permanence, contrasting with the fleeting nature of the retail industry. She approaches each architectural project as a long-term investment, crafting designs that transcend changing retail trends and seasons.

Warwick Heathwood is a seasoned strategist in retail and experiential agencies.

Prior to co-founding Campfire x in Sydney, he held the position of North America Strategy Head at Set Creative, New York. His career is embellished with strategic leadership roles at renowned firms like Leo Burnett, TBWA, R/GA, and Argonaut in San Francisco, as well as shopper marketing agencies Arc and Integer. Warwick has also developed strategies with experiential specialists Jack Morton Worldwide and Imagination. A thoughtful and experienced strategist, Warwick has always loved the energy of the creative process, his understanding of human behaviour makes him a stand out creative strategist. Warwick's talent for unearthing deep insights make him an indispensable asset to imagine innovative retail spaces that will echo with people and brands.

Google Hardware Experiential Project by Set Creative

Google Hardware
Set Creative

The strategy and concept for Google's first ever physical store applied experiential knowledge and brand equity strategy to uncover a competitive advantage in technology hardware

Google Hardware, a experiential project by Set Creative

Google Hardware
Set Creative

Expressing Google's brand identity in a way that consumers identify created a valuable position within this new product collection

El Camino House by Burr Salvatore Architects

El Camino House
Burr Salvatore Architects

A study in the simplicity of C.F.A Voysey

The Sprite Corner, an experiential project by Set Creative

The Sprite Corner
Set Creative

The Sprite Corner reconnected the product's brand identity to the hip hop community

LeBron James holding a Lebron 15 sneaker

LeBron 15 for Nike
Set Creative

Nike created a pop-up shop in Cleveland to celebrated LeBron’s NBA career and the launch of his latest edition signature model.

Watermark Flood Relief Event

Watermark Flood Relief Event
Leo Burnett Australia

The Bundy Rum Road to Recovery program won global awards for its application of experiential knowledge and packaging

House on The Atlantic by Burr Salvatore Architects

House on the Atlantic
Burr Salvatore Architects

A shingle style home showcasing the Atlantic Ocean coastline

The lounge room of El Camino house

El Camino House
Burr Salvatore Architects

Creating a sense of luxury with pared back materials

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