— Premium Branded Merchandise —

Considered merch for brands that care about the details.

We design and produce premium branded merchandise for companies whose merch should mean something. By referral and quiet recommendation.

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— What We Do —

Programs, designed end-to-end.

From a 4,000-piece stadium activation to a 12-piece leadership gift, we design and run the program. Concept to delivery, vendor to warehouse, no chaos in between.

Employee & Recruiting Programs

Employee & Recruiting Programs

Onboarding & welcome kits · Milestones & recognition · Leadership gifts · Recruiting events

Events & Activations

Events & Activations

Conference kits · Stadium & arena activations · Brand launches · Press & influencer seeding

Client & Partner Programs

Client & Partner Programs

Holiday programs · VIP gifts · Channel programs · Relationship gifts

Hospitality & Guest Experiences

Hospitality & Guest Experiences

Welcome amenities · In-room collateral · Member programs · Concept retail

Retail & Branded Merchandise

Retail & Branded Merchandise

Apparel capsules · Retail SKU development · DTC merch programs

Installations & Environments

Installations & Environments

Pop-up retail · Tradeshow booth design · Branded environments · Event signage & wayfinding

— What We Make —

Merch that gets kept, not tossed.

Designed in-house, manufactured by partners we've worked with for years, and built to actually get used. The pieces below are what we make.

Apparel
Drinkware
Bags & Accessories

Apparel

Premium tees, hoodies, cut-and-sew custom

Headwear

Caps, beanies, custom-embroidered

Bags & Accessories

Totes, weekenders, leather goods, dopp kits

Drinkware

Ceramic, glass, insulated, premium barware

Stationery & Paper

Notebooks, journals, letterpress, leather portfolios

Large-format & Sculpture

Fiberglass statues, 3D installations, oversized pieces

Rally & Athletic

Towels, performance gear, stadium-scale activations

Displays & Environments

Tradeshow, retail, pop-up, branded environments

Signage & Wayfinding

Dimensional, illuminated, event, interior

Packaging & Kitting

Custom boxes, gift packaging, brand experience

— Our Team's Work —

Selected clients.

Some of the brands and organizations our team has produced branded merchandise for. Not all current Markstone engagements — but all real.

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— Selected Work —

A small portfolio of considered projects.

NY Jets Apple and London phone booth sculptures
New York Jets · NFL London Game

Two sculptural pieces for the Jets' London game

A London phone booth and a New York apple. Manufactured overseas, freighted to the team in time for game week.

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FOX Super Bowl LIX custom lanyards and lapel pins
FOX · Super Bowl LIX

Lanyards and lapel pins for FOX's Super Bowl LIX program

Sample. Approve. Produce. Deliver on time. No room to miss any of the four.

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Custom FanDuel-branded safety vests for the on-the-ground team
FanDuel · On-the-Ground Team

Custom safety vests built for the on-the-ground team

Fully customized. Affordable at volume. Built to actually look like the brand.

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Custom inflatable United Airlines airplane for brand activation
United Airlines · Brand Activation

A custom inflatable United plane, designed around how it would actually be used

From their graphics to a finished piece their team could deploy with confidence.

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— Approach —

Small by design. Scaled for impact.

We don't try to be everything. We work with a small number of clients each year on programs that warrant real attention — and deliver them at the scale our clients operate at, with the operational depth to back it up.

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Considered scope

We don't take on more than we can do well. If a project isn't a good fit, we'll say so and recommend someone better.

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Designed in-house

Every piece is designed by us, not pulled from a catalog. We design first and produce second — not a merch vendor with a design team bolted on.

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Built to ship

Domestic and overseas production, kitting, and warehouse distribution — through partners we've worked with for years. Same care at 100 pieces or 10,000.

— A Note —

We work by referral. If you found us, someone you trust thought we'd be a good fit. Let's see if they were right.

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