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brand identity for a private hospitality experience at sea
Creating a premium charter brand inspired by quiet confidence, Nordic elegance, and the timeless atmosphere of the Finnish archipelago.
Elysian Sea is a premium charter concept operating in the Helsinki archipelago, built for an international audience seeking refined, design-led experiences at sea.
The challenge was to create a visual identity that would deliberately distance the brand from traditional charter businesses and overt high quality aesthetics. The objective was to position Elysian Sea closer to a private members club or boutique hospitality brand than a typical boat rental operator. We developed a minimalist identity system rooted in understated European luxury, combining deep maritime tones, elegant typography, and a restrained visual language inspired by classic hospitality brands and Nordic coastal culture.
The result is a distinctive brand identity that elevates Elysian Sea into a premium lifestyle and hospitality category, creating a cohesive foundation for digital presence, customer experience, and future brand growth.
”With Elysian Sea, we wanted to capture feeling, the stillness and sense of a new world that opens up when you’re out at sea. Timeless, with a vintage vibe. Quiet luxury rather than the loud kind. And a subtle Mediterranean warmth, because the Finnish archipelago, at its best, has always shared a horizon with the south.
Janne Honkaniemi
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Kauas Creative Oy
Mariankatu 7A,
00170 Helsinki
Finland
Company
Janne Honkaniemi
janne.honkaniemi@kauas.fi
+358 50 3018502
New Business
Janne Honkaniemi
janne.honkaniemi@kauas.fi
+358 50 3018502
Sanna Vuori
sanna.vuori@kauas.fi
+358 50 3301515
Salla Sandberg
salla.sandberg@kauas.fi
+358 44 245 4899
