We are over the moon that Petit Tribe, the new childrenswear label with branding, packaging and ecommerce website by Grain, was showcased in the prestigious Next Talents 2016 scout initiative of Vogue Italia & Yoox.com (owner of NET-A-PORTER) this week in Milan. Adding to the kudos is the fact that Petit Tribe is the very first … Read more

Have you ever wondered why clothes are now a lot more affordable than before? Why more collections are constantly introduced to the market, breaking the previous two season per year pace? We all want nicer clothes for less, but how cheap can it get and who really pays the price for our clothing? Andrew Morgan’s new documentary The … Read more

Madelyn Postman leading the talk. It has been a great year for Grain from being invited to guest lecture at several universities to leading industry talks. Most recently, our Creative Director Madelyn Postman was invited to join local industrial design and ecommerce professionals to speak at the Industrial Innovation Seminar in Zhongshan, China. With more than … Read more

London was the destination for the unconventional exhibition “Louis Vuitton Series 3” last month. Our PR executive Kent Le had so much to talk about after the trip! A modern and unexpected reinterpretation of a fashion show, the exhibition, following on from Series 1 and Series 2, invited visitors to discover Nicolas Ghesquière’s inspirations for the … Read more

In August our creative directors Madelyn and Christoph travelled across pond for a visit to the Devotion store on Long Island. The visit gave them an opportunity to see the ‘Create your Masterpiece’ window display designed by the Grain team. It was fantastic to see the new collection firsthand, and Madelyn even had the chance … Read more

Having worked on so many luxury design and branding projects, we’re proud to call ourselves experts in luxury branding. When I was assigned to attend a luxury exhibition, I found myself truly inspired by how differently luxury is perceived now compared to in the past. Luxury undoubtedly has the potential to unlock dreams of being … Read more

Moving into the autumn, we have a bumper crop of updates from Grain HQ and a fresh new design of the newsletter for you as well. This season includes a new product name for Kenwood, launches for SKOLA Group schools, a blog called ‘Design & a Dog’ and lots more! A new website for Alexanders College … Read more

We are incredibly proud to announce that our branding work for childrenswear brand Petit Tribe with creative direction from Yulan Creative‘s Joanne Jong helped the new label win the prestigious Smallish Magazine Best Newcomer 2015 award!   Image credit: Julia Bostock for Petit tribe

This summer, we had a spell of lovely weather and decided it was the perfect time for a company trip. With Alexander McQueen’s exhibition dominating the press for months, we decided to all go see it for our annual outing. Alexander McQueen’s works didn’t fail to surprise and amaze us. He’s the kind of genius … Read more

Last month, our Creative Director Madelyn Postman was invited to give a lecture on Multi-Channel Luxury Branding at the University of West London’s Claude Littner Business School, which won praise from both attending students and lecturers. Since winning the Creative Industries Business of the Year award in the West London Business Awards 2013, we have … Read more

Last month high street fashion brand Superdry announced they would enter the made-to-measure market following the success of the NIKEiD marketing strategy. Made-to-measure is a major new area of the fashion industry. Made-to-measure has been used for centuries as a means of producing garments. It is a mix of pret-a-porter and completely bespoke tailoring, offering … Read more

There have been four celestial events today: the solar eclipse, spring equinox, a supermoon, and the online launch of new childrenswear brand Petit Tribe! Petit Tribe is a new luxury childrenswear brand unlike any other, fusing traditional African inspiration with contemporary design. A dream come true Grain has been working with Petit Tribe from the … Read more

  Do you know one thing that most successful business people share? They read at least 30 minutes a day. Reading helps you sharpen your thinking and it gives you new knowledge and skills for life and for business. We recommend that you start 2015 with these 3 must-read books that will help you excel … Read more

…not only an important North American holiday but a good time to take a moment and look back at the past year. For Grain, 2014 has been incredible. It has been a year of change for us, with Daisy leaving our interior design team after four and a half years (sniff!) and two of our … Read more

Grain Creative’s senior designer Juli Ferguson, Elizabeth Emanuel, project manager Anna Gilson and PR Executive Kent Le at the fashion designer’s press launch in November 2014. Are you an aspiring fashion entrepreneur? Then you will love this read. Developing the branding for world-renowned fashion designer Elizabeth Emanuel is a real pleasure for us. Here are … Read more