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We're excited to share our latest project — Hotel Parallasse, a boutique hotel brand set in Trieste, Italy.
This one started with a question: what would we build if we gave ourselves complete creative freedom for a few days? No client. No brief. No guardrails. Just a hotel that doesn't exist and a brand that does.
From the identity system and hand-crafted illustrations to the AI-directed photography and product mockups — every detail was designed to feel like it already had a history.
Precise, a little theatrical, and entirely its own.
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Thanks @Laiba Creatives ! This was a fun one!
love this @Afton & Sebastian | Regent Park
branding at the highest level 🤟
Thanks so much @Ismel Figueroa ! Very much appreciated!
For sure
This is nice 😊
Thanks @Akinkunmi Ayo !
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Thanks @Ajayi Sarah !
Awesome!
Thanks so much!
Waow nice work coming from you guys
Thanks @Adebayo Elizabeth !
You are always welcome
Amazing work!
Thanks @Chantal Jemmott ! This was a fun little passion project for us!
“The color harmony is impeccable.”
Thanks @Nurangiz Qurbonova !
Now this is quality 🙌 Exceptional work @Afton & Sebastian | Regent Park
Thanks @Stanley Black ✨ ! Much appreciated! This was a only a short 3-day design sprint, but we thoroughly enjoyed the process.
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