Moonshake Studio was founded on the belief that prints and textiles are more than decorative; they are a brand’s visual language. Prints are not simply surface, but art that defines our surroundings through everyday objects and fashion.

We are inspired by artists who bridged art and craft, from William Morris’s decorative vision to Sonia Delaunay’s bold abstraction, and from Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s playful geometry to Gunta Stölzl’s Bauhaus textile innovations. We also draw from the lightness of Matisse, the storytelling of Raoul Dufy, and the expressive abstraction of Helen Frankenthaler.

This lineage informs our work: timeless yet forward-looking, rooted in artistry yet designed for contemporary brands.

Moonshake was founded by Marika Kandelaki, an artist and creative director with over twenty years of experience in print, surface design, and brand direction in New York City. With roots in fine art and fashion, Marika found in prints the perfect intersection of artistry and utility - a medium where painting and pattern live in the everyday, woven into collections, objects, and surroundings.

In addition to leading Moonshake, Marika co-founded the independent fashion label Untitled in Motion and guided transformative brand milestones, including rearticulating the print language and sustainable transition for Mara Hoffman. Her practice bridges rare fine-art vision with deep, end-to-end production intuition.

Beyond our print archive, we engage in select creative partnerships across fashion, lifestyle, and consumer products. We collaborate with founders and design leadership on multifaceted projects—from authoring complete seasonal print directions for fashion houses to establishing the visual foundations of emerging labels. Whether shaping ready-to-wear collections, product packaging, home goods, or bespoke design initiatives, we are open to projects that treat print as a foundational medium for brand expression.

Moonshake is both a studio and an artistic partner: bringing fine-art sensibility and technical rigor together to help brands build enduring visual worlds with cultural resonance.

At Moonshake, we believe in artistry over volume. Each print is hand-crafted, painted, and refined with care. Our work is production-ready and trend-aware, yet always rooted in a distinct artistic voice.

Our advisory practice builds on this foundation. We partner directly with founders and creative leaders at pivotal inflection points to build brand concept from the print perspective. Whether defining a new brand's aesthetic or redirecting an existing label, we author an entirely new visual language - translating abstract narrative into original artwork and engineered surface design, created artistically with integrity, while supporting the technical production to ensure the work retains its character on the factory floor.