Cafe Bahay
Celebrating good company and baked goods.
about
My friend and I had just settled into a new home in the town of Napa. As a housewarming event, we thought of creating a cafe in our home. We had ideas of who to invite, what drinks to create, and even a menu.
Additionally, we wanted to create an identity with the house that visitors will remember us by. What began as a passion project evolved into something more.
Illustrated invitations
When I created this invitation, I intended to showcase the atmosphere (and food) of what friends were to expect at this event.
The idea of this day was for friends to stop by our home, chat, and have good food. Friends could stay and hang out, or explore the Napa Valley.
Bahay
/ba‧hay/
a Filipino word that primarily means house or home. It can also be translated as "residence" or "dwelling”
My friend and I were trying to come up with a name for this housewarming. We wanted the name to represent warmth and gathering, and what better speaks to that definition than the word “home.”
Stamp
Wax seal
Vectors created on Illustrator*
IDENTITY
Similar to cafe branding, we wanted to utilize our logos on products used in the store. This included our invitations, a wax seal for letters, and stamps for our cups.
Many iterations were drawn up, and landed on our matured nectarine tree in our backyard. The stamp has accented lines and decoration for cups, and the wax seal has a standalone nectarine for a cleaner design on the wax.
