Svinneriet

Problem

One third of all food goes straight down the drain! An unsustainable behavior to say the least. Svinneriet is a new lunch restaurant that wants to show how good food can be made from ingredients that would otherwise go to waste. How do we create a restaurant concept that puts waste in the spotlight and encourages change?

Insight

Our unsustainable management of waste is old news. There are plenty of statistics and several stakeholders who have expressed concern for quite some time. In order not to become just one among many, we need to find an expression that distinguishes our message from those that already exist.

Solution

Our solution is an identity that positions the restaurant as a resistance to the reckless handling of waste. All brand assets act as a manifestation for raw materials that usually would go to waste. With an almost offensive tone of voice and a provocative expression, we wish to make the need for change more evident than ever.

Dot
matrix–study

Expired
“best-before”
are
one
of
the
most
common
reasons
for
food
being
thrown
away,
this
is
where
we
found
inspiration
for
the
logo.
A
field
study
on
best-before-dates
was
conducted
to
find
a
suitable
construction
for
our
wordmark.

Imagery
-
food

The
imagery
is
characterized
by
flashes
bouncing
of
stainless
steel,
rescued
ingredients
in
bright
colours
and
sauces
flowing
unhindered
across
the
plate.

Imagery
-
waste

There
are
plenty
of
disgusting
statistics
about
food
waste.
To
make
our
absurd
behaviour
even
more
tangible,
the
everyday
life
of
waste
was
portrayed
in
pictures.

image
One
man’s
trash
is
another
man’s
treasure

Making
use
of
existing
resources
permeates
the
whole
concept.
The
philosophy
of
svinneriet
is
expressed
by
pictograms
that
have
been
used
in
other
contexts.
Reused
paper
bags
were
collected
for
use
at
take
away
and
existing
interior
was
decorated
using
only
stencils
and
spray
paint.