Creative development + words.
Working with design agency North, I was asked to produce a guide that would bring to life Hakkasan’s exclusive bar brand, Ling Ling for staff and collaborators. Ling Ling was originally designed as a separate bar area for the Michelin-stared restaurant, but was then developed into a standalone restaurant/night club concept, with sites in Las Vegas, Marrakech, Oslo, and Mykonos.
Having spent a night at Ling Ling at the MGM Grand Las Vegas talking to (and drinking with) hosts and guests, I created a collection of stories which in turn I deconstructed and reassembled to produce a series of fragmented, evocative narratives that captured the chaotic, hedonistic essence of a night with Hakkasan’s “naughty little sister”.
The final version involved 10 different covers with five different spines representing 10 different narratives and consumer perspectives that represent the brand. The brand book went on to win the ‘Best in Digital Print at the Antalis Review.
Original text remixed using Text Mixing Desk from The Lazarus Corporation + text regenerative application Liptikl from Intermorphic.
Want to know how the book was printed? Find out here.