Media Production
LEE Magazine
The famous Shuueisha publication LEE Magazine needed a special on Scandinavian interior decoration and style, as a ride-along booklet to their 2010 March issue.
SERVICES: Research, Interviews, Press & Photo Coordination, Writing
SOLUTION: Scandinavian Wave scouted locations to shoot, targeting trendy Swedish homes in the greater Stockholm area. Our media coordinator booked and performed all the interviews on site along with a photographer from the magazine, and then wrote the entire piece.
END RESULT: The booklet was a great success and this turned out to be one of the best selling issues of the year.
Event planning & Print Design
Sun Microsystems
Scandinavian Wave was commissioned to produce a fun and educational sales event for the Sun Sales Academy. Sales executives from the entire EMEA area met up in England for an intense two day conference.
Services: Concept, Print Design, Package design, Give Aways, Content, Copywriting
Solution: We produced an exciting concept with Nintendo Wii tournaments and give-away USB fountain pens containing secret clues for a contest between competing sales executives. We also designed bags, billboards, posters and flyers, as well as a secret briefcase grand price for the contest winners.
End result: The event was a great success with sales people from Europe, the Middle East and Africa battling each other for clues and the grand price, while learning in a fun and exciting way about the Sun Sales Academy concept.
Media Production
IKEA Japan
Swedish interior giant IKEA asked us to produce exciting Swedish content for their newsletter aimed at Japanese press and media.
Services: Research, Interviews, Photography, Writing, Coordination
Solution: Covering everything big and small associated with the Swedish lifestyle so brilliantly captured by IKEA, Scandinavian Wave has continued to produce inspiring and news-worthy articles for IKEA Japan’s PR department.
End result: We managed to add a uniquely Swedish touch to the newsletter, but presented in a way members of the Japanese press could feel comfortable with.
E-commerce & Web Design
LivingSwedish Design Store
Scandinavian Wave designed and developed this award winning Japanese online shop, featuring a selection of fresh new Swedish designers and interior design goods.
Services: Concept, Web Design, Programming, Content, Photography
Solution: A complete production from concept, framework and shop design to technical integration and content, this is one of our crown achievements. Unique Scandinavian design presented native Japanese style! Our copywriters created attractive product cases and mini-biographies for all featured designers, with photography by our inhouse creative staff.
End result: The Living Swedish design store has gone on to win awards for outstanding online shop, as well as launching several new Swedish brands on the Japanese market.
Branding & Identity
Yuko Ono Sthlm
A Japanese importer of ecological green tea from Ono Tea Company in the Mie region of Japan asked us to design the graphic identity for their new brand; Yuko Ono Sthlm.
Services: Branding & Identity, Logotype, Print and Packaging design, Copywriting
Solution: Merging the concept of ecological products, sustainable materials, the brush painted zen circle and traditional calligraphy with a clean, modern look we tried to evoke the unique qualities of Yuko Ono Sthlm and history the Ono Tea Company brand.
End result: We managed to combine the traditionally Japanese with a nordic sensibility in both the profile and a series of packaging and marketing material that has now started to make Yuko Ono Sthlm recognizable.