Land and Sea Dept.

Land and Sea Dept. is a concept and project development studio and hospitality group based in Chicago, Illinois. According to its official website, the company works "cohesively and creatively across disciplines," applying a multidisciplinary creative perspective to a wide variety of applications. Its principals—Cody Hudson, Jon Martin, Robert McAdams and Peter Toalson—bring collective decades of experience in art, construction, design, event production, identity, marketing, music and woodworking. The studio describes its work as focused on "actualizing concepts, partnerships and projects" that it finds engaging, intriguing and necessary, using creativity as its tool of choice to work through the challenges, constraints and obstacles that often delay or stymie such endeavors. The company's completed projects span a notably broad range: art exhibitions, bars, film screenings, live concerts, restaurants and structural designs, among others. This range reflects the studio's positioning at the intersection of hospitality, design and cultural production rather than as a conventional restaurant operator or design firm alone. Its hospitality work includes venues such as Longman & Eagle, a well-known Chicago restaurant and bar, as well as newer concepts referenced on its site, including Dicey's and SWEETHEARTS in Chicago and L&E Manhattan in New York. The studio also engages in merchandise and brand extensions, such as Parson's Racing Merch, and media projects such as "Pizza is Real." Land and Sea Dept. presents itself as perpetually in development, "always—developing and discussing concepts, ideas and projects; ranging in practicality, scope and size, for sure, but passion projects, all of them." The company maintains a public-facing blog and news section on its website, highlighting press coverage such as L&E Manhattan in the Wall Street Journal and events such as Longman & Eagle at Camp Wandawega. It is a private company; no parent company or public listing is indicated in the available evidence. Its team includes the four principals plus staff in finance, event and production management, and art direction.

Land and Sea Dept. is a concept and project development studio and hospitality group based in Chicago, Illinois. Its official website describes it as working "cohesively and creatively across disciplines," with principals Cody Hudson, Jon Martin, Robert McAdams and Peter Toalson bringing collective decades of involvement in art, construction, design, event production, identity, marketing, music and woodworking. The studio states that its work has focused on "actualizing concepts, partnerships and projects" that it finds engaging, intriguing and necessary, and that creativity has been its tool of choice in working through the challenges, constraints and obstacles that often delay or stymie such endeavors. Over time, Land and Sea Dept. has completed a wide range of projects, including art exhibitions, bars, film screenings, live concerts, restaurants and structural designs. This breadth reflects an operating model that moves between cultural production and hospitality rather than specializing narrowly. Among its best-known hospitality ventures is Longman & Eagle, a Chicago restaurant and bar that has become a fixture in the city's dining and drinking scene. The studio's website also highlights newer or related concepts such as Dicey's, now open in Chicago; SWEETHEARTS, now open; L&E Manhattan, which received coverage in the Wall Street Journal; and Parson's Racing Merch. It also references media and event projects such as "Pizza is Real" and Longman & Eagle at Camp Wandawega. The company maintains a public blog and news section on its website, through which it announces openings, press coverage and events. Its team includes the four principals plus staff in finance, event and production management, and art direction. Land and Sea Dept. presents itself as perpetually in development, "always—developing and discussing concepts, ideas and projects; ranging in practicality, scope and size, for sure, but passion projects, all of them." The available evidence does not specify a founding year, ownership structure, parent company or public listing; it is described as a private studio and hospitality group.

• Land and Sea Dept. is described as a concept and project development studio and hospitality group based in Chicago, Illinois.

• Longman & Eagle is among the studio's hospitality projects, referenced in connection with Camp Wandawega.

• L&E Manhattan receives coverage in the Wall Street Journal.

• Dicey's opens in Chicago.

• SWEETHEARTS opens.

• Parson's Racing Merch and Pizza is Real are highlighted on the studio's website.

A multidisciplinary concept and project development studio and hospitality group that treats creativity as its primary tool across art, design, events and food and beverage.

• Longman & Eagle

  Chicago restaurant and bar associated with Land and Sea Dept.

• Dicey's

  Now open in Chicago, per the studio's website.

• SWEETHEARTS

  Now open, per the studio's website.

• L&E Manhattan

  New York concept covered by the Wall Street Journal.

• Parson's Racing Merch

  Merchandise line highlighted on the studio's website.

• Pizza is Real

  Project referenced on the studio's website.

1. 1Land And Sea Dept. — Official Websitelandandseadept.com
2. 2About — Land And Sea Dept.landandseadept.com
3. 3Land and Sea Dept. — Wikidatawikidata.org