marx & co is a Brisbane-based creative house specialising in interior design and styling, editorial and creative brand collaborations.
Interiors are at the heart of our practice, informed by a sensibility that moves freely between design, fashion, art and the culture of everyday life. Our taste is assured but curious, with an appreciation for the unexpected and a conviction that the most compelling spaces reveal a unique story of the people behind them. It’s this perspective we bring to our work with homeowners, builders and businesses, interpreting individual ambitions through a discerning creative lens to give each interior its own identity.
That same visual intelligence informs our work with brands. Through art direction, styling and creative collaboration, we help translate a brand’s identity into a distinctive visual and written world, giving products, places and the stories behind them a clear point of view.
Our publication opens that conversation to anyone with an appetite for style, taste and atmosphere. Through interviews, considered edits and explorations of interiors, art, psychology and visual culture, we look at the people, products and places that inspire connected, confident and curated living.
Across our studio and editorial work - style, strategy and storytelling guide our approach. Ultimately, we’re interested in beauty that adds value and has something to say.
our story -
founded by lou marx,
marx and co has an interconnected and multi-disciplinary skill set which spans across the physical and non-physical environments.
I started my career in broadcast radio and quickly gained experience across a plethora of creative industries - including advertising and journalism. With time spent in radio, magazine, TV, online, creative writing, and later, in marketing, branding and design - my entire working life has been founded on multi-faceted communication, storytelling and connection.
In 2019, just a few months after my first child was born, I left my position as head of brand and marketing for a well known personal brand to pursue my own dreams of opening up a creative agency. The agency focused on building businesses from the brand up with creative brand strategy, design and content creation services.
After a successful few years in business I made the decision to close down the company and take my creative skills offline and into the world of physicality and materiality by studying interior design.
Deep down, I was looking for a way to infuse all of my skills together in a more meaningful way. A love of storytelling, boundless creativity and of course - design all in one place.
And so, Marx & Co was born. A place for people to be part of a considered conversation. Gather ideas. Be inspired. Learn and create. And also a place where we can take those ideas and concepts and put them into real form.
What I have come to learn over the years is that no matter the project, it all comes down to one thing - creativity.
Creativity is the backbone of any idea. It carries the vision and turns ideas into reality.
If you have a process for creativity, then you can create almost anything.
With this application and the cumulation of years of multi-faceted experience, Marx & Co is able to support both home and business owners, brands, design enthusiasts, creators and style-lovers alike through our design-led editorial, interior design services and creative collaborations.
Thanks for being here.
Lou