Posts Tagged ‘Holly Brown’
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
So the reason for some long absences from blogging lately.. we have been working on another Holly Brown project! My husband and I were asked to Art Direct the new Holly Brown store in the K11 Mall in Hong Kong which opened last thursday! It was a really great project to be involved in and we got to work along side some really great people. Now Holly Brown has two stores which means two more reasons to sample great tasting coffee, beautiful latte art and delicious gelato! If you are in the neighborhood do try it!!
Holly Brown, K11 Art Mall, Hanoi Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Thanks again to the Holly Brown crew for having us!
Tags: Holly Brown, Hong Kong, K11 Art Mall
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Very happy to say one of my Holly Brown illustrations was chosen as a ‘Runner Up’ in the winter issue of Creative Quarterly Journal (issue 21). (You can see it online – scroll down the list and find my name).
Stoked to have been mentioned as the judging is of a high standard and there are so many awesome illustrations submitted. Creative Quarterly is all about inspiration. Each quarter they judge the best work made in graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art fields and showcase the winners in their magazine. They also have great articles/reviews and interviews with leading professionals.
You can have a scroll through a mini version of the current issue 21 here
Tags: Art & Design, Creative Quarterly, Holly Brown, Hula Coffee, Runner Up
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Saturday, August 14th, 2010
So during our stay in Hong Kong working on the Holly Brown project we met and got to work with a really awesome team of people. Thought Id take this moment to quickly introduce a few of them.
First up is very talented Alida Philip, she was responsible for all of the great design and art direction behind the Holly Brown brand! She even designed the Holly Brown cups and beautiful white leather furniture! She also had a hand in creating the Holly Brown website www.hollybrowncoffee.com
Next is Dominic the expert coffee roaster who with the help of award winning barristers King and Tracey serve delicious coffee blends and decorative latte art.
In charge of all things Gelato was Luca and (Stefano – see lower grid) who were the maestro’s of gelato creation.
Michael also in the Gelato area – serving with style all sorts of colourful cold stone creations!
For the launch the ultra talented Evan Davies was called in to write the official Holly Brown theme song – which you can listen to here or here
Not forgetting Raymond Tsui the owner and brains behind Holly Brown and his group of lovely staff! Thanks to everyone for the great time we had in the Holly Brown family!! You will be sorely missed!
Tags: Coffee, Gelato, Holly Brown, Hong Kong
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
The third of my illustrations for Holly Brown was based on the idea of a fantastical way to make coffee. Titled ‘The Fantastical Coffee Machine’ – mixed media.
The fourth in the series I titled ‘Hula Coffee’ – mixed media. I was inspired by the logo of Holly Brown for this one.
These were so much fun to make and even better to see on the walls of Holly Brown. Let me know what you think of them.
Id like to make the next post about some of the wonderful people I got to work with on this project. Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!
Tags: Artwork, Coffee, Coffee Machine, Holly Brown, Hong Kong, Illustrations
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
This is the first illustration I was commissioned to create for the walls of Holly Brown. She is titled ‘Holly Brown – Lady Gelato’ – mixed media. At the opening she came to life – thanks to Cathy Cheng for her excellent make up and hair styling and Jess Davies for her modeling. Quite a close likeness I think!
My second illustration is called ‘The First Dance’ – mixed media. Inspired by the coffee and gelato characters, the real-life versions walked the streets on opening day promoting Holly Brown, accompanied by Evan Davies on guitar who sang the Holly Brown theme song (more on that later). Thanks Ron and Jess!
Tags: 22 Stanley St Central, Artwork, Cathy Cheng, Holly Brown, Holly Brown characters, Hong Kong, illustration, Jessica Davies
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Jessica C being taught Latte Art by Scotty Callaghan – Latte Art Champion
Then Michael taught her the art of gelato creation
Coffee and Gelato started to flow and Holly Brown was open for business! – check it out – 22 Stanley st, Central, Hong Kong, Open from 8am – 11pm.
Tags: Coffee, Gelato, Holly Brown, Hong Kong, Jessica C, Scotty Callaghan, Stanley St Central
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
Just a quick update to show the installation of the images we created with Coffee and Gelato themes for the walls of Holly Brown. Digital Force here in Hong Kong did an awesome job printing and installing them! Thanks Paul and the team! Tomorrow is the grand opening.. not long now till Holly Brown becomes your local!
Tags: Coffee, Gelato, Holly Brown, Hong Kong, photography
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
So the first week of working here in Hong Kong has been very busy! The aim was to create stock imagery for the cafe Holly Brown.
We started with photographing some colourful looking cup cakes..
followed by a very HOT day shooting in the Tai Po Water front gardens with six very cute children and melting gelato – not to mention dozens of hungry mosquitos!
Next more shots of delicious gelato in waffle cups for the menu…
then coffee, roasted and created by the experts…
We then worked all of this imagery into grids for the walls of the cafe which I will show you images of once they have been installed. The beauty of working in a cafe that specialises in coffee and gelato is that you get to sample both as often as you like – SO YUMMY! The illustrations I created are at the framers as we speak so Ill post them once they have been installed. The opening is set for the 9th July 2010. So If you are near Stanley St, Central, Hong kong this friday do come on by and enjoy the grand opening!
Tags: Holly Brown, Hong Kong, photography
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
So we have touched down in Hong Kong and are stuck once again with the sweet dusty smells, patterns and neon shapes in the buildings towering over us. Hong Kong is in its monsoon season at present so it’s very warm, VERY muggy and full of umbrellas! We are here to work on the launch of a brand new cafe called Holly Brown. I have spent the last month or so creating illustrated artwork for the walls and now we are here to complete some photography for the project as well. Holly Brown is the happy place where the artistry of coffee meets the craftsmanship of gelato. The cafe is still being fitted out so there is a lot of construction going on all over the place. This week I will be shooting a lot of gelato, cup cakes and coffee which should be fun and perhaps tasty! I have met some great people involved in the project who have come from all parts of the world – Australia, South Africa, Tawain – looking forward to working with them all.
Tags: Holly Brown, Hong Kong
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