2021 Winner
Communication Design
Kalevala Identity
Kalevala Identity
Category—Identity/Branding
2021 Winner
Communication Design
Kalevala Identity
Additional Credits
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Paavo Lehtonen
TYPOGRAPHER:
Teo Tuominen
CONTENT STRATEGIST:
Martin Mohr, Nils Kajander
AGENCY PRODUCER:
Piia Suhonen, Juulia Järvi
CREATIVE TEAM:
Marko Rantanen
AGENCY:
BOND / Helsinki
PRINCIPAL TYPE:
Custom made Kalevala, Studio Feixen Sans & Serif
CONCEPT:
Kalevala Jewelry, a Finnish jewelry brand from 1937, wanted to reimagine their brand as part of a major strategy renewal. The challenge was to create a modern brand identity that respects the company?s history and heritage while guiding the company to a new era.
The new Kalevala brand plays with the contrast between a modern, simple look and the rich, mystical world of the Finnish national epic, The Kalevala, compiled by Elias Lönnrot in 19th century.
The visual identity of the new Kalevala is built around the recognisable and confident logo. Respecting the past, ready for the future.