In March 2023 Polaroid launched an all new visual identity system for their growing family of instant film cartridges, and new product since.

We have collaborated closely with Polaroid's design team, chief design officer Ignacio Germade and director of product design Nick Woodley to renew the packaging system. This included devising a set of principles that clearly distinguish the type of film, frame color or special edition, while maintaining a cohesive look that communicates Polaroid’s brand values.

Polaroid is a pioneering instant photography brand with a cult following of professional and amateur creators.

They recently launched a new category of products and services including music players and radio stations, which is a bold leap forward for the brand to reach new consumer groups.

We have collaborated closely with Polaroid's design team, Chief Design Officer, Ignacio Germade and Director of Product Design, Nick Woodley to create the identity and packaging for the new Polaroid Music Players.

This included developing a modular structural and graphical packaging system as well as the Quick Start Guide design for different product models.

The aim was to achieve a considered user experience, a suitable product protection avoiding any unnecessary use of plastic or lamination, and overall branding coherence.

Client: Polaroid / Device industrial design: Polaroid Design Team / Advertising Agency: Frosty

Tag Heuer eyewear and the Groupe logo commissioned us to re-design their eyewear display.

We worked on a range of display elements to suit any shop environment worldwide from a single frame display to a shop-in-shop display tower.

This single frame display is a part of the system, and is made of two pieces of folded aluminium, which are clipped together after shipping. The very light weight and sharp lines reflects the avant-garde style and the engineered precision that is paramount to all Tag Heuer products.

Mind Magnet is a data-driven marketing agency in South Korea formed by experienced professionals with over 25 years in the industry. Their ambition is to lead the market by offering everything from the planing services using big data to communication strategy in order to target high performance marketing outcomes.

We have developed the design language to reflect the weight of their expertise and to provide a fresh look for this new service at the forefront of the industry.

Japanese Beauty Device Brand Identity

Anden is a London-based company that creates beautiful, practical everyday accessories to the highest quality standard.

Combining the meticulous master craftsmanship of bespoke designer/maker Gavin Coyle with the industry knowhow of Chris Haslam, award-winning lifestyle journalist, they have been steadily growing since the first launch in 2018 and needed a strong brand identity to reflect their ethos and background.

Their highly experienced master maker is dedicated to preserving the skills of traditional craftsmanship and applying them in new and innovative ways and often adapting to modern technologies. We proposed to position the brand as an anchor between modern technology accessories and traditional woodcraft, as embodied by the tagline ‘Craftsmanship for Today’.

The name of the brand originates from the Spanish word for platform, or the stepped structures built on mountain sides to allow planting crops on steep terrain, this was our inspiration for the logotype.

We set the initial strategy and brand positioning for the overall identity, including guidelines to rationalise the applications on physical products and online media.

www.madebyanden.com

Playing cards especially designed to build houses, designed for Muji, Japan.

The fronts include brick walls, doors, windows and floor boards as well as the card symbols, whereas the backs feature a red tiled roof pattern.

The idea is that houses of cards are a fun thing to build with children, and these help to create richer stories when they play.

Credit: The first image, courtesy of Muji

Geedoo is a new hand cream brand that uses the sophisticated headspace perfume technique to extract fragrance from plants in the remote island of Geedoo.

They do this by applying delicate glass bells over live flowers, leaving them undamaged and thus protecting the local wildlife.

The visual theme is based around the idea of flowers as the focal point of scent.

Like an explosion, lines project from a central core and make up floral elements which are a central asset to the brand.

A combination of these expressive elements and a contrasting sober wordmark in a central strip make up the package design.

The system includes several color combinations to differentiate fragrances.

The specially designed cap creates a wide tapering base which suggests to stand the tube upright on the counter. It also has an extra function as a hidden foil piercing tool, which can disappear from view once it has achieved its function. We have created a unique three-dimensional asset that reinforces the overall visual identity.

All these elements combine to tell the story of a brand which is subtle and subdued, but embraces the exuberance of wild flowers with high contrast of black and white.

Marketing & Brand Strategy Partner : Alicce9

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A concept proposal for Moschino to explore their make-up sector license in Asia. Inspired by Moschino’s design principles and using pop culture icons, we wanted to design a unique make-up range to reflect the transgressive nature of the brand.

Unfortunately the project didn’t go into production.

Marketing/Strategy collaborator Alicce9

To mark 30 years since the foundation of Hackney Youth Orchestras Trust, we have created a new brand identity.

HYOT is a London charity that provides children and young adults with high quality, accessible tuition as well as participation in orchestra and ensembles.

Established in 1992, the chair and trustees have the ambition to deliver a holistic music programme and participating in national music events.

To this effect, international expert musicians are enlisted as tutors to provide a high standard of education. HYOT orchestra has reached great achievements such as performing at the Royal Albert Hall.

For the next chapter of the trust’s history, the goal was to increase student enrolment, and present HYOT as a mature professional organisation capable of teaching and performing on demand; a solid partner to collaborate with other local or national organisations.

We set the key words: “young and dynamic, engaging & inclusive, professional” as our starting point and inspiration.

The resulting branding direction features interlocking text, representing a closely knit community, and the elongated letters show the fluidity of music performance.

The name implies two distinct facets, the orchestra; young, vital, and the trust, which is professional and endeavours to raise funds and present an established image to its stakeholders.

To represent this duality, the word mark is visually separated into two elements, so a student/carer might instinctively read “Hackney Youth Orchestra" whereas a stakeholder or potential donor, might focus on “Trust” first.

Biopublic is Emart’s own supplement brand. Emart is the oldest and largest discount store chain in South Korea, and the first Korean supermarket to open a store in China with the ambition to become one of the leading global retailers.

Biopublic aims to deliver quality health supplements at affordable prices, so as to be accessible to large swathes of the population. Our design approach reflects this mission to democratise the benefits of health supplements.

The emblem is the brand’s initial B with the dot from i, this is a metaphor of the moon orbiting the earth.

Biopublic stands for bio supplements for all public. The brand aims to achieve a positive impact on the health of broad ranging groups of consumers in South Korea and beyond, just like the moon has an influence on earth and all its creatures.

The product is sold in supermarkets, rather than the traditional pharmacy counter, which adds to this sense of democratisation and accessibility, but also presents the challenge to be visible among rows of other products. We have worked to establish a bold branding, which is current and cohesive as a system.

Client: Emart / Marketing agency partner: alicce9

J.col is a K-beauty brand by the celebrated make-up artist Seoyun Jeong.

We have collaborated with Ab Rogers Design to develop the brand. it reflects the technical nature of the products through the bold identity and vivid deep colour palette. J and Col unified in one vertical symbol, this is applied to expand the packaging range flexibly.

I'm Real is an established and popular brand of fresh smoothies by Pulmuone.

They asked us to refresh their logotype and label design, in order to introduce some new flavors in the market, as well as their line of squeezed juice.

We worked on an evolution of the existing logotype, and added a custom script font for the flavor. We added new illustrations to communicate the ideas of fresh, natural and current. The labels differentiate between categories of smoothies, yogurt drinks and squeezed juice.

As  "Not From Concentrate" is a relatively new term in Korea, we worked on a series of visual icons to quickly communicate the concept, so the consumer can appreciate the benefits.

Our first collaboration with Swiss manufacturer Tag Heuer has been commercially released. The reversible belt series include "Godron Reversible" "Screws Reversible" and "Rectangular Reversible".

This layered shaving brush is a one-off piece made by hand in a combination of laser cutting and hand machining.

The handle contains magnetic inserts which simply attach to the minimal steel rod stand. This ensures the bristles can be air dried facing down, which improves their longevity.

Winner of Wallpaper Magazine Design Awards 2013

MG General Insurance is a south Korean insurance provider that prides itself on offering specifically targeted products catering for young professionals’ lifestyles.

In Korea it is common to have a mascot to represent the company in a friendly, approachable way.

This quirk in the market has meant that the visual branding landscape has become saturated with characters, and it is important to be distinctive in this front as a part of the brand identity.

When MG approached us to design their brand character, we were delighted by the terms of the brief, they were looking for something targeting young professionals and coherently it had to be unique and refreshing.

We sought to give it an inherent story that would be relevant to the brand values while feeling new and exotic to the Korean market. We were also interested in a visual style to rival the prevalent image of the “mascot” which is often overly detailed and corny.

We were originally inspired by creatures from Slavic folklore which help with house chores and protect from bad spirits, anthropomorphic yet unfamiliar, which gave us the core meaning for the project.

There are variations depending on types of insurance, but they all remain simple and coherent. They work well in print, animations and three dimensional merchandising. The color palette for the basic JOY revolves around the corporate colours of MG, and the rest of character variations use plain color, always bold and lively.

The name of the character is JOY (pronounced JO-EE). In Korean, “JO” means helpfulness and “EE” means beneficial. The English “JOY” has also very positive and life affirming connotations.

Credit: Folding paper toy image provided by MG General Insurance

Tag Heuer introduced their latest “Kalibre” concept eyewear. The case for this unique folding frame had to be differentiated from the competition.

We designed it as both a container and a dispenser, with a spring-loaded lid to be used with one hand while driving.

The cylindrical shape is adapted to car cup holders so it can be stored safely, ready to be used.

Part of our ongoing collaboration with Swiss brand Tag Heuer, we have designed the extension of the existing racing line of accessories with leather covers for iphone and ipad, all-in-one modular wallets and Phantomatik messenger bags. 

Colorneer is a new professional make-up brand by Belport. The several product lines have specific colour palettes developed by high-profile make-up artists. 

The name and the brand identity represent the concept of nature interpreted through engineering.  Each of the product lines is inspired by a theme, such as rose petals, night sky or sand, and we developed a series of mosaic motives which are masked by pattern lines specific to each product.

We worked with the client from the start of the project including naming, brand identity, packaging and display unit design.

Photography by Matthew Beedle

Skincare package range proposal

Trunk Show Z is a new brand of hair products from Z Yun, the exclusive hair designer who has championed a revolution in style. Her extraordinary skill allows her to bring out the natural beauty of the hair without relying on artificial enhancements such as perms and colouring. She values essence and simplicity and we aimed to design a range of products to reflect this.

Trunk Shows used to be popular among the elite, who gathered in secretive locations in order to see the latest fashion items displayed to them.
The trunk show has connotations of precious merchandise being transported and displayed, and we found inspiration on the metal and leather details from classic trunks, which we applied to the subdued and essential branding.

The design differentiates the three product lines, Intensive Care in black, Styling and Standard in white, and Repair Treatment in blue.

Photography by Matthew Beedle

This product houses the standard orchid pot, and delicately holds the stalk in place from the outside, eliminating the current black stick and hair clip system and leaving the flower as the main focus, thus marking a clear division between man-made and natural. The support system is fully adjustable in order to allow the perfect positioning.

We have collaborated with LG Chem to explore and showcase the potential of their OLED panels in lamp design.

The LG OLED panels have unique properties when compared with traditional light sources: They are thin, light, and produce no real heat. The illumination quality is the closest to natural light.

To mark the start of the European distribution of their OLED kit we have developed some desk lamps to demonstrate how 3d printing can be combined with these panels to create unique fixtures which can be printed remotely and assembled by the user.

Credits: Images and video by LG Chem  /  CGI by Yang Ripol Design Studio/  3D printing by 3DBox

A toilet roll holder, part of a series of bathroom accessories.

Looking for a different approach to the traditional all-metal accessories, and inspired by sailing equipment, Diablo changes the way we interact with the product. The flexibility of the rope allows for multiple combinations and customising of the length depending on the space.

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Victorinox is one of the world’s most well known Swiss brands, with its highly functional, precision crafted beautiful objects created to stay for life.

To assist the expansion strategy of the range of watch accessories, we’ve designed the packaging, travel kit and POS.

Effekt is a new brand of high-end supplements by Korean retail giant Emart. It offers superior effectiveness by a high concentration of pure active ingredients.

We worked on the early visual direction, with a branding that communicates practical effectiveness, an hyper functional logotype and a colour palette of dark blue with yellow accent.

The supplement market in South Korea is a crowded space, and clear brand communication is essential for the visibility.

About the client:

Coffee beans from Blue Mountain in Jamaica are rare, and regarded as one of the world’s finest. Marley Coffee is a producer and distributor of Blue Mountain coffee. Rohan Marley, infuses the company with his father’s philosophy of unity and strives to inspire and improve the world through its coffee and its various charities.

About the project:

To mark the opening of the first franchise of Marley Coffee One Love café, we were approached to design the interior design concept as well as the brand identity.

Our concept was born from the idea of the circle as a representation of unity. One space where people from different backgrounds come together, to enjoy products from all over the world, connecting across social and cultural boundaries and promoting understanding.

This circle as well as the indigenous meaning of Jamaica as the "land of wood and water", became the basis for the undulating table which meanders through the whole space.  This table is made in brass, and it glints with the interior illumination to reinforce its fluidity. The brass varies in height so as to be used as a table, bench or to allow people to pass through. It also provides space for intimate live music performance.

Other elements of the interior include a glass meeting room with a bottle rack wall, tassel curtains and an exhibition wall for audiovisuals and objects to tell Marley's story. The space feels less like a franchise coffee house and more like a crossover cultural and social experience.

The furniture and cuhions are varied but unified with patterned Missoni textile upholstery.

We designed the shop identity merchdising items to Ready-to-Drink products which were distributed throughout multiple South Korean stores.

The illumination was designed by Minsang Cho, it mimics the brass table and introduces groups of butterfly OLED lamps which interact with customers.

CREDITS:

PLAN & CGI VISUAL © YANG RIPOL DESIGN

HAND SKETCH ILLUSTRATIONS © YOSUKE WATANABE

LIGHTING DESIGN BY MS CHO STUDIO

D&B CONTRACTOR : YEORUM DESIGN CORP

PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY MARLEY C&V INTERNATIONAL

Shop identity and site-specific space design

Belport is a high-end cosmetic retail and treatment space in Seoul. The shop is divided in three floors and located in the celebrated Garosu street. This is the flagship store that defines the site identity for further locations. 

The Belport philosophy is to become a "beautiful port" where precious cargo from different parts of the world is displayed and traded. Based on the idea of the port we sought inspiration in Mediterranean sea-side towns and harbors.

The floor is the most visually striking feature, a wavy wooden pattern in a palette of blues represents the sea. It organically blends from the lighter to darker hues towards the far end.

Sharp pillars of white emerge from the floor for the furniture.

Wall furniture and self-standing units have been rationalised to be used and customised by different brands but still keeping a unified image.

CREDITS:

PLAN & CGI VISUAL © YANG RIPOL DESIGN

BRAND IDENTITY BY A&M CREATIVE

D&B CONTRACTOR : YEORUM DESIGN CORP

PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY BELPORT

Priorat is a small area in the south-west of Catalonia, Spain. It is one of only two wine regions in the country to qualify as a DOCa , and currently they produce some of the best wines in the world.  Minyó is a young, family owned winery which develops high quality red wines.

The landscape of Priorat is special due to its valleys, which had to be painstakingly terraced in order to accommodate the vineyards. The unusual soil and high altitude contribute to the intense flavor of its wines.

We found inspiration in the outstanding beauty of these man-made mountain textures which define the area.

'Hello My Name Is' is a skincare brand which extends their name depending on the products. We worked on the package design for their new line of facial treatment masks containing special ingredients from traditional oriental medicine such as horse and snake oils, which have been used for generations.

We have established design principles based on the brand positioning, target market and ingredients.

Inspired by the Chinese pictorial tradition, with its artistic depictions of creatures and patterns, the result incorporates animals camouflaged among themselves to represent the unique ingredients which are the key point of the products.

Design for a range of beers for Clapton Micro Brewery, based in Hackney. 

Hackney borough in London is vibrant, multi-cultural and home to many artists and creatives. The design reflects the colorful and exuberant nature of the area.

Brand identity + Packaging design

Moisture Therapy, [mo]th cosmetics are made using water filtered by lava rocks from the volcanic Jeju island in South Korea.

To communicate the high content of beneficial minerals in the product, we have created a logotype which links to chemical nomenclature, but also feels delicate and feminine.

For the packaging we used plain, pastel colour satin boxes with framed large text and patterns which represent water, minerals and eruptive volcanicity.

Owlie Colorwise is a makeup brand focused on the teenagers trying out makeup for the first time. Affordable but still offers a great selection of professionally developed product ranges for the Chinese domestic market.

For the logotype we created a playful lettering inspired by the brand name. The midnight blue and dawn pink as brand colours are a reference to the owl, a nocturnal animal, and that mysterious time between day and night to be explored.

Roca is a Spanish producer of sanitary products. It is one of the leading brands in Spain with presence in more than 135 countries.

We started working with them since 2011 to present, and the projects remain confidential.

www.roca.com

This clock can be used as a wall or tabletop clock with the leg attachment.

The large pointed aluminium face works as an hour hand, therefore there is no need for an extra face plate to cover the clock mechanism, this juxtaposition of the face and the hour hand functions means that only two flat aluminium pieces (hour and minute hands) are used, and they clip into a standard watch movement.