Ante

Ante

INTRODUCTION

Ante is an independent coffee shop in Edinburgh, built around a simple but underrepresented idea: that exceptional coffee can sit naturally alongside local, foraged, seasonal food.

Year

2024

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scope of work

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Brand Identity

Client

Ante

INTRODUCTION

Ante is an independent coffee shop in Edinburgh, built around a simple but underrepresented idea: that exceptional coffee can sit naturally alongside local, foraged, seasonal food.

Year

2024

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scope of work

/

Brand Identity

Client

Ante

BRAND VISION

BRAND VISION

The brand was to occupy that in-between space - less coffee shop as a trend, more good hospitality as a practice - where sourcing, seasonality and restraint shape both the menu and the atmosphere.

The identity avoids rustic nostalgia and specialty coffee clichés, instead aiming for something quieter and more human.

BRAND IDENTITY

BRAND IDENTITY

The brand allows for a personality that is approachable and engaging, working alongside a place that feels closer to being in a friend’s kitchen for breakfast than a designed destination, grounded in care, familiarity and a strong sense of place.

The brand allows for a personality that is approachable and engaging, working alongside a place that feels closer to being in a friend’s kitchen for breakfast than a designed destination, grounded in care, familiarity and a strong sense of place.

A suite of illustrations were created for the brand; hand drawn and delicate to represent the approach taken by the team and their evolving seasonal menu. Ante doesn’t stand still, it is always creating new dishes and the brand needed to the flexibility and longevity to do the same.

OPPORTUNITIES

OPPORTUNITIES

The independent food and beverage scene is thriving with creativity and collaborations; testing those instances early doors, long before any collaborations are agreed, gives the brand breadth, depth, and a confidence, that it’ll do it’s job.

The independent food and beverage scene is thriving with creativity and collaborations; testing those instances early doors, long before any collaborations are agreed, gives the brand breadth, depth, and a confidence, that it’ll do it’s job.

We were grateful to work alongside an incredible team: 

 Architects — Izat Arundell
 Cabinet Makers — Sorell Furniture & Heft Studio

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