we’re a team of

boldly curious

architects, designers, and strategic thinkers.

We create experiences and seize opportunities to solve problems. Our agile approach blends strategic thinking from ideation to implementation. We’re comprehensive and find meaning in the mundane, considering design at every step. Our client partnerships lead to realized projects, from objects and graphics to neighborhood visions and new buildings.

Detroit Studio

626 Harper Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202

Ann Arbor Outpost

2452 W. Stadium Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

hello@synecdoche.design

We look at things differently.

Design Scope

We bring our interdisciplinary skills to each project, designing graphics through ground-up buildings.

Our Approach

We don’t believe in picking options from columns A, B, + C. We work together towards a defined aspiration and iterate through collaboration.

Defining the project intent and desired impact together aligns the team as we integrate these aspirations through all scales of the project scope.

We are a team of doers.

Driven by a rebellious spirit and relentless curiosity, we challenge expectations and believe everyone deserves great design. We’re no to bullshit and yes to making shit happen.

We are not hiring, but we are always open to submissions to keep on file for future positions. Please complete the form to submit your interest in joining our team.

What does Synecdoche (si-NEK-duh-key) mean?

A literary trope in which a part is meant to represent the whole or vice versa.

We love the idea of an object or material representing a larger idea, because that’s what design does.

People, places, materials, and objects play a huge role in the scale and impact of a project.

Need an example?

We got you!

“Paying with plastic” doesn’t mean paying with small plastic bits, it’s referring to your plastic credit card representing an entire electronic banking system.

“All hands on deck” would be a crazy sight, it’s actually everyone working together, presumably on a ship. Hands reference the whole person.