2008 was a rocky year, the global financial crisis was on everyone lips. So, for our client christmas present we wanted a gift that would offer a little hit of hope and sweetness in tough times, and chocolate cheers everyone up.

We sourced the most stunning chocolate in the world that looked just as sublime as it tasted from our good friends at Ganashe Chocolate. We then designed the packages to reflect the premium quality of the chocolate and to inspire a cosy, peaceful moment of calm in such turbulent times.

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Client: 135° Degrees

135° Degrees is a luxury property investment group, marketed to high wealth individuals in Australia and ex-pats in the Asia Pacific region. 135° Degrees owns ultra luxurious holiday homes in the most exotic locations around the world. With properties in Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, members could experience
a range of extraordinary experiences ranging from skiing slopes in the island of Hokkaido (Japan), through to relaxing at Singh Beach (west coast of Phuket) surrounded by the majestic Andaman Sea. The 135° Degrees experience provides the services of a luxury hotel, the exclusivity of private villa rentals and the equity benefits of second home ownership. The 135° Degrees proposition is ‘A life balance investment’.

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Gelati Sky is a boutique, premium gelati range. The story of Gelati Sky has a strong personality driven by Gelati Sky founder Paul Scalisi’s memories of growing up in Rome, eating gelati – ‘a world where every moment seemed frozen in an amazing sensory assault and every cloud in the sky made you feel it was about to rain gelato’. We were looking for something that was strikingly unique, represented his story and would create conversation. The communication platform of ‘it’s what dreams taste like’ was derived out of the brand strategy definition for Gelati Sky conducted by Brand DNA.

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Over the last decade or more we’ve worked-on a number of project with fashion label Hemisphere. Hemisphere are a fiercely independent mens label with and ‘everyday denim sub-brand – you can see some of the work we designed with them here. In 2006 we worked on some fabric designs for a range of their shirts, which became their best selling lines, and as a result decided a couple of years later to form a partnership to launch a new label of premium mens shirts featuring custom designed printed fabrics.

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Client: Hemisphere
Brand identity and packaging for mens fashion label Hemisphere.