Kuriya

Kuriya Brand Logo by Nanyouken - くり屋、南陽軒

At a Glance

Visual identity, illustration, packaging design and print collateral as well as web development of an online shop for the Kuriya brand of chestnut sweets by Japanese confectioner Nanyouken.

In Detail

Kuriya (くり屋) is a new product line for Nanyouken (南陽軒) which we designed. Nanyouken is a confectioner specialised on chestnuts sweets with over 100 years of tradition from Nakatsugawa, Gifu prefecture in Japan. The name “Kuriya” is derived from the Japanese word for chestnut “Kuri” (栗 or くり) and “Ya” (屋), which means shop or store.

This project involved:

  • Visual identity design development, including logo
  • Design of print collateral and various packagings
  • Web design, (X)HTML/CSS template coding and setup of an online shop

The design process started with the development of a new logo and deciding on colours and fonts. The logo obviously takes reference from the spiky outside of a fresh chestnut. For the further packaging design the illustrations of chestnut and persimmon flower were used, the main ingredients of the first two products added to the Kuriya line. The corporate design and illustration were then applied to print collateral and various packagings i.e. sweet wrapper papers, printed paper bags, leaflets, obis (a paper belt for the packaging), stamp design, gift wrapping paper etc.

In between an extensive photo shoot was carried out in Gifu forest, capturing the initial Kuriya sweet products in a natural setting in front of a stunning waterfall. These images, plus extra packaging shots were used for the website imagery. After the completion of the print design a new shop website was designed and set up on a Japanese e-commerce platform.

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