

About NTK*
More than a typical design firm, Need To Know is your strategic partner in executing your creative vision. We see the bigger picture—and we’re here to make it happen.
NTK’s competitive edge is in the comprehensive, multi-dimensional expertise we bring to your project.
Extending well beyond the role of a designer, our team serves as valued consultants, boasting a combined skillset that allows us to understand and guide the entire creative process, from ideation to implementation. We’ve worked as creative directors, project managers, business development specialists, product designers, industry buyers, marketing strategists, and more. We know that achieving success requires a multifaceted approach, and our unique experience in the field allows us to meet challenges with innovative solutions.
Need To Know is proud of operate at the pinnacle of today’s highest design standards. Keeping a close pulse on the current landscape of design and what drives user engagement, we are fearless in challenging the status quo, innovating new approaches, and launching fresh, groundbreaking ideas.
This our challenge to you: Never settle for “good enough.”
Saddle up for fucking awesome.
Far from "typical"
The Team

Sophia Pappas
Co-Founder

Carmen Tabatabay
Co-Founder
Eager and inquisitive, we need to know you. Together, we’ll dive into the depth of your vision and explore everything you’re dreaming of for the space—from the expressed elements to the environment’s ethos.
NEED TO
LEARN
Taking the information from our earlier conversations, our team will start creating the DNA of the project and present it back to you. With our applied expertise as experienced design professionals, we’ll make sure our direction is on-track with what you want.
NEED TO
FEEL
Seeing is believing—seriously! Our team will transpose the near-final concepts into 2D and 3D designs, giving you the picture-perfect visualization of your vision. We’ll review it in detail together, and then package the final product into design language and details ready to hand-off to the builder.
NEED TO
SEE
Your vision is now a reality! Ideas move to implementation as the contractor brings the concept into creation.