Purveyors of fine wines, RED&WHITE, have started to expand their empire in the South West with the opening of their first retail outlet in Kingsbridge. Residents and visitors to Kingsbridge can now take advantage of the amazing knowledge and fantastic customer service that RED&WHITE are famous for. The store opened late March with a wide selection of wines from some of the world’s smallest producers, all hand pick by, one of the world’s youngest, Master of Wine Liam Steevenson. While your there you can also have a look at the branding, graphics and signage all produce in-house by ourselves.

We’re very lucky to have such amazing views from our studio. In recent nights the sunsets have been amazing so we thought we’d share.The picture above was taken looking out of our studio, over Torquay Harbour. Click on the image for a larger version.

Yet more great news for one of our clients. The Times has listed Jika Jika, purveyors of amazing coffee and food in Bath, one of the top ten places in the UK to have brunch.
Having sampled their food and coffee we have to agree. If you’re in Bath and want mug of amazing coffee or some scrumptious food then pop in to see Jamie and his team.
www.jikajika.co.uk

Tongue-in-Cheek invite for a special preview evening being held by RED&WHITE in the Winking Prawn in Salcombe. For more information contact Liam.

Riviera Summer Sessions, live music on the sea front in Torquay this Bank Holiday Monday. A range of posters and flyers were designed at extremely short notice to highlight a last minute, all day, live music festival by the English Riviera Tourist Board. Read More...

Congratulation to another one of our clients, Made by Kate : handmade monsters.
After a craft fair in London, at the weekend, Kate and her monsters, have been featured on the front page of the Guardian’s LIfe Style pages. Suffice to say the site we design for Kate has taken a bit of a battering with visits up around 400%. Read More...

Jika Jika is a new coffee house & canteen in the centre of the historic city of Bath opened by Bath, England and British Lions Rugby star Lee Mears - and Matt Stevens.
Jika, new site is up and running with the unique history of King Jika Jika and his travels around the world in search of the best coffee. www.jikajika.co.uk

Chloe is a young sucessful make up artists working in both London and Paris. With such a hectic work life Chloe need a site that was easy to update while at the same time showing off her skills.
The site was build so that chloe can add and delete pages, change all the content on the move without needing to use any code. Read More...

One of the things that makes fruition different to other design studios is our commitment to the local community. 10% of our time is dedicated to community work, from helping charities such as the Rotary Club with flyers and posters, to helping organise festivals to increase peoples awareness of important subjects such as the transition movement, www.transitionfestival.co.uk.
If you’re a local charity group who needs help give us a call, if we can’t help we probably know someone who can.

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Due to the recent rebrading, Lugets of Exeter received a glorious double page spread in industry bible MWB.
“it has freshened up our whole image, we’ve had clients who have admitted they wouldn’t have normally come into the shop with the old format. So it (the rebrand) has been most worthwhile”
Mark Simpson
Owner Lugets of Exeter

Lugets received a complete refresh from the team at fruition; interior design and build, rebranding, graphics, EPOS, POS, website design and advertising & marketing, which has lead to a 30% increase in footfall since the shop reopened.

www.lugets.com

Great news for two long term fruition clients, RED&WHITE and Heron Valley Organic Drinks. In Late June both of their sites (designed and managed by fruition ) were voted into the UK’s top 50 best food websites as chosen by the Independent Newspaper.
LIam Steevenson of RED&WHITE had this to say:
"Opening a copy of the Saturday Independent and finding ourselves at number 31 in the 'Top 50 Best Food Websites in the Country' was as incredible thrill, and even more so the response from customers old and new that read the article.  Our website and indeed our complete corporate image is created by Martin at Fruition, his ability to translate our ideas, and more often than not add some of his own onto paper or screen is incredible.  We are extremely thankful for what Fruition add to us as a company".
Liam Steevenson MW
MD RED&WHITE the wine merchants

www.red-white.co.uk www.heronvalley.co.uk

Refectory Bar. Plymouth Gin

I know things are tough out there, but it is pleasing to get some good news from some recent projects. At fruition we are very focused on making sure our clients businesses benefit from their investment in design by getting more business. A favourite slogan of mine is ' more customers, more often, spending more', the first line of any commercial design brief.




English Riviera Tourism Exhibition, Spring 2009



Luget of Exeter
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When the military services commission designers to refurbish accommodation you appreciate how far the professions profile has improved over the last 20 years. fruition secured the contract to provide a new alcohol free social space for Cadets 5 weeks ago. Read More...

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Primary schools are full of laughter and wonder as pupils explore find new experiences and explore the world around them. Our designs for the interior of Kings Ash School in Paignton make both a metaphorical and contextual reference to the children's progress through the school. The themes of sea - foundation, coast - key stage one, countryside - lower key stage two and sky - upper key stage two, encourage the appreciation of the four main landscapes that create the setting for the new school.
Fruition have designed the interiors of over 20 school in the last eight years, establishing a reputation for using colour theory and contextual graphics to enhance the learning environment.
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Finding a unique identity in a increasingly sophisticated high street is vital. The recession only makes this more important as people become more thoughtful about how they spend their money. Lugets of Exeter is the oldest retail company in the City, trading continuously since 1814.... Read More...

Sleuth! Torabys festival of Crime Writing. Read More...

After all the hard work, Lugets, Exeter oldest Tailors are throwing a opening party this Friday to celebrate their newly refurbished shop. Check back soon for pictures of the interior and branding work we carried out. Read More...