Article I. Excavate
Interviews, audits, competitors and numbers. Nothing is designed before we understand the ground it will stand on.
Brand strategy, identity and advertising for companies that plan to still matter in twenty years.
In Japan, broken porcelain is mended with gold . The repair becomes the most valuable part of the piece. We treat brands the same way: find what is genuinely yours and make it impossible to miss.
Art direction studies from the studio: everyday objects imagined in marble, porcelain and gold, each one holding an idea we bring to brands.
Art direction studies from the studio: everyday objects imagined in marble, porcelain and gold, each one holding an idea we bring to brands.
Every brand has an idea worth carving.
About the studioThe compact
A compact is an agreement both sides keep. Every project we take on runs on the same five terms, written into the proposal before work begins.
Interviews, audits, competitors and numbers. Nothing is designed before we understand the ground it will stand on.
One position, one promise, one idea, written down so everyone can hold us to it.
Identity, language and key visuals, cut from the strategy instead of laid on top of it.
A launch across the channels that matter, with campaigns built to be measured.
Guidelines, templates and a team on call, so the brand stays sharp long after launch.
The short version of what clients ask before we start. Anything else, ask us directly.
Every project starts with a brief and a short call. You then receive a proposal with the scope, stages, timeline and a fixed price for each stage, and we agree on the terms before any work begins.
It depends on the scope. After the first call you receive a fixed-price proposal broken into stages, so there are no open-ended hours.
A focused identity project usually takes 6 to 12 weeks. A full rebrand with strategy, naming and rollout can take 4 to 6 months.
Yes. We work in English and Polish with companies across the European Union and beyond.
You do. Copyright to the final work is transferred to you on full payment, together with the source files.
Yes. We can lead the whole project, take on selected disciplines or support your team with strategy and creative direction.
is a decision.
Share a few lines about your company and the goal. Every brief is read by a strategist, and you get a personal reply with the next step.