HIGH hOLBORN

Bringing London’s Creative Spirit to Seoul

HIGH hOLBORN

The owner-chef Choi Seung Jae of High holborn used to travel along with the history of spices and joined the LSE High Holborn dormitory in London, where people around the world gather. Among people in various fields such as music, food, fashion, and design, he permeated High holborn as a cook and presented the world’s cuisine.

We have been inspired by a street with the highest point in London, High Holborn, and reinterpreted it into a casual wine bar in Seoul with London's free and artistic vibes. A British casual dining brand with wine pairings gives people an exceptional experience more than just a conventional wine bar. High holborn proposes a new communication pool for artsy people with fashion, music, art, etc. Moreover, Hh's recipe has been customized to capture the taste of Koreans with a modern twist of British dishes.

We analyzed the case studies and trends of wine-dining brands to derive identity systems, and established a identity system through brand slogans, applications, and signage designs. We have been inspired by a street with the highest point in London, High Holborn, and reinterpreted it into a casual wine bar in Seoul with London's free and artistic vibes. A British casual dining brand with wine pairings gives people an exceptional experience more than just a conventional wine bar. High Music, High Taste, High Society is a brand essence and slogan of High Holborn that suggests a cultural space where music, taste, and stories travel. We have built a simple and scalable main graphics system through typography design that uses word marks in high + something flexible. A photo graphic motif that combines the rainy London street mood with the brand color of High Holborn expresses the cool and sensuous atmosphere of High Holborn.