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Drinks Trolley Inspiration

9th January 2023/0/0/

Those embarking on a dry January look away now 🙂 This post is dedicated to the art of fash­ion­ing a shrine to your favourite tipple at home. Drinks trolleys and mini bars are not only perfect for enter­tain­ing but also just a lovely way to put your finest bottles and glassware on display to add colour and glamour to your […]

great spaces

Last post of 2022

29th December 2022/0/0/

As we approach the end of the year, we’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our wonderful clients who com­mis­sion us to work on such great projects. Thank you for choosing us (and in many cases staying loyal to us for many years). We’re inspired by your creative and entre­pre­neur­ial vision […]

great spaces

Brand Design For Hospitality

23rd August 2022/0/0/

Hello! I have been been busy working away on something special. A branding course that is going to be available on Domestika later this year. In the course I’ll talk you through our creative process, our method­ol­o­gy — how we approach our branding projects. I’ll share tips, advice and strategic food for thought (excuse the […]

branding, hospitality, Our Process, Press Coverage

Successful Design & Build of Coffee Shops

21st July 2022/0/0/
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5THWAVE chatted with our Co-Founder Anna Burles about the process of designing a new café space. She is joined by two leading operators, Valdemar Halbye from Joe & The Juice, and Mark Soar of Redemption Roasters. Catch the Podcast over here: https://www.worldcoffeeportal.com/5THWAVE/Podcast/2022/Design-and-build?dm_i=3VQO,1H6XY,803LPT,5FFCY,1

coffee, hospitality, interior design, Our Process, Press Coverage

Music Lyric Art Prints

23rd June 2022/0/0/
music lyric art print

Our creative Director Dex has an ongoing col­lec­tion of Limited Edition art prints featuring some of the most iconic lyrics put to paper. He uses stencils and spray paint to create atmos­pher­ic typo­graph­i­cal layouts that evoke the emotions of the songs. Buy a print over on londonartprints.co.uk See more work by Dex over here: typographicdex.com

Art

Site Of The Day

17th June 2022/0/0/

Thanks to the folks at Mindsparkle for making Coal House their Site Of The Day today! Over here. Check out the website over here: coalhouse.co.uk

branding, website design, workspace

Coal by name, green by nature

6th June 2022/0/0/

A year in the making, our latest workspace project, Coal House has just gone Live. Coal House is an inspiring and pro­gres­sive workspace, with an industrial-chic aesthetic. It’s undergone a stylish refur­bish­ment to give sustainability-conscious busi­ness­es the oppor­tu­ni­ty to thrive in an ultra-green envi­ron­ment –with all the perks. Working closely with developer Create, we created […]

branding, website design, workspace

Lockdown redevelopment

22nd March 2022/0/0/

Our Frank takes centre stage in this feature in The Sunday Times about our lockdown adventure. Redeveloping two derelict flats into one family home. Read about it here. The case study in more detail over here.  

Press Coverage, residential design

And now for something completely different

13th February 2022/0/0/

Although we’ve spe­cialised in hos­pi­tal­i­ty and workspace projects, that’s not to say we can’t work outside of these indus­tries. We were recently tasked with creating a brand and website for a new family law practice called Bloombudd. View the site over here.   Founded by Zoë Bloom and Hannah Budd, BloomBudd is a new boutique […]

branding, website design

Miscellany — Behind The Idea

10th October 2021/0/0/

Find out more about how we created Miscellany in this Behind The Idea article on Creative Pool, over here. Or scroll down to read below. How Run For The Hills created a bold and whimsical identity for its sub-brand | #BehindTheIdea Published 05/10/2021 on Creative Pool. Run For The Hills is a creative design house spe­cial­is­ing in […]

Graphic Design, illustration, Press Coverage, website design