Dallas-based designer Stacy Elliston has debuted Hive Collaborative, a modern full-service design and project management studio built on the power of enduring partnership and philanthropy.

Offering end-to-end design services, operational strategy, team organisation and brand and ownership representation, the firm’s a la carte model bridges key gaps in standard design practice. In leading project management and strategy with creative prowess, Hive Collaborative delivers holistic results and meaningful growth for its partners.

Elliston draws from decades of experience spanning the hospitality and residential sectors to launch a firm positioned to meet the contemporary needs of today’s design-driven brands. Through its boutique structure, Hive Collaborative offers hands-on attention with scalable support, allowing clients to focus on the bigger picture while the Hive team manages details from creative direction to resourcing and execution.

Rooted in its namesake philosophy, collaboration drives the studio’s tailored practice model. Elliston’s collective of strategic creatives and project managers integrates with project teams of any scale to champion client goals from concept to completion.

Since its launch, the firm has already supported franchising efforts on behalf of celebrity chefs, helped transform a former office building into 180 luxury condo residences overlooking a golf course, conceptualised a Caribbean resort for an entertainment brand, and led a 218-room hotel conversion, owning design, budgeting and specification of guestrooms and public spaces.

Extending its ethos beyond business, the studio also pledges to donate twice annually to causes jointly chosen by the team and its clients, reflecting Elliston’s belief that authentic, enduring partnerships are rooted in shared purpose. Beneficiaries of Hive Collaborative’s philanthropic model include nature and animal organisations such as Hives for Heroes, Texas Bee Works, Elephant Havens, BARC, INC., Berner-Garde Foundation and In-Sync Exotics.

As a four-time business founder and industry veteran, Elliston seeks to reshape conventions of firm culture with a mission that ensures thoughtful alignment for brands while fostering a sustainable, supportive environment for her team. Prioritising collaboration with like-minded organisations that align with the firm’s values and strengths, Hive Collaborative’s model supports balance, creativity and long-term growth in a competitive industry often challenged by burnout.