Peek Inside Isabel Ladd’s Playful Spin on Workplace Design

October 21, 2025

The entry and open floorplan of Cornett ad agency in Kentucky

This reported feature profiles designer Isabel Ladd and her work for Cornett, exploring how design thinking operates within an advertising agency context. The piece focuses on creative leadership, process, and the role of design in shaping brand storytelling.

Featured excerpt:

“Fun” often is not the first word that comes to mind when planning an office, but that’s precisely what an ad agency client requested of interior designer Isabel Ladd for their office redesign. Christy Hiler, owner of the independent ad agency Cornett, had used Ladd for personal projects before and turned to her for a refresh of her company’s Lexington, Kentucky, headquarters.

“The ad agency is very creative, and for years, the space was not reflecting that creativity,” explains Ladd, who owns Isabel Ladd Interiors.

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The entry and open floorplan of Cornett ad agency in Kentucky

This reported feature profiles designer Isabel Ladd and her work for Cornett, exploring how design thinking operates within an advertising agency context. The piece focuses on creative leadership, process, and the role of design in shaping brand storytelling.

Featured excerpt:

“Fun” often is not the first word that comes to mind when planning an office, but that’s precisely what an ad agency client requested of interior designer Isabel Ladd for their office redesign. Christy Hiler, owner of the independent ad agency Cornett, had used Ladd for personal projects before and turned to her for a refresh of her company’s Lexington, Kentucky, headquarters.

“The ad agency is very creative, and for years, the space was not reflecting that creativity,” explains Ladd, who owns Isabel Ladd Interiors.

View the full article on The Comm Sheet