Yoeri and I clicked from the start. He wanted something rough with a little bit of a space age touch at the same time.
Dining out is probably one of the least digital things we do now. And I think the visuals surrounding it should reflect that.
Stripping it down, I landed on using very extended custom type shaped horizontal, roughly like a cigarette.
It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in whatever industry you’re designing for, but it’s also important to be able to ignore it a little bit.
A lot of my work revolves around embracing imperfections.
Mina isn’t the kind of restaurant you have to wear your fanciest shirt to.
The style of the illustrations would be key, not the actual illustration itself.
Stripping the visual languages I create down to the basics has been part of evolving my practice, which hasn’t been easy for someone big on ‘out there’ stuff.
The identity should feel like a homage to restaurant culture; we all felt like that just summarised everything perfectly.
This typeface was exactly what we needed and perfectly fit into everything else.
Bruges-based designer Davy Denduyver created the branding for Amsterdam restaurant Nikotin, transforming the site’s tobacco factory history into a bold, cigarette-shaped logo. The identity combines custom typography and hand-drawn ink lettering to balance a space-age aesthetic with a rough, analogue feel. The project was completed under tight deadlines in collaboration with interior designer Yoeri.
Bruges-based designer Davy Denduyver created a raw, ink-drawn identity for Nikotin, a new restobar in Amsterdam Noord founded by Nachbar and chef Tim Van Der Molen. The branding uses hand-drawn typography, a restrained color palette of orange, black, and white, and analogue techniques to reflect the venue’s balance between refined dining and nightlife energy. The result captures Nikotin’s hybrid character through tactile imperfection and bold simplicity.
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The article profiles Davy Denduyver’s branding for Mina, a new restaurant and wine bar in Barcelona. The identity features over 100 charcoal illustrations that capture the restaurant’s relaxed and intimate atmosphere. Denduyver collaborated with intern Lisa Van Landschoot to create a tactile, imperfect visual system inspired by Italian culture and old film posters.
The Brand Identity features Bruges-based designer Davy Denduyver’s vivid and type-driven identity for Elgin, a restaurant in Saigon. Drawing inspiration from restaurant receipts and thermal printing, the branding combines stretched typography, handwritten wordmarks, and playful contrasts to reflect the restaurant’s story and culture. The project uses Therma and Basier Circle typefaces and balances minimalism with expressive visual energy.
The article by Poppy Thaxter spotlights eight design studios whose brand identities translate beautifully onto apparel, particularly T-shirts. It highlights how wearable branding extends a brand’s presence into the physical world, featuring projects from studios like Forth + Back, Davy Denduyver, and Foreign Policy. The roundup celebrates creativity in merging fashion and identity design.
The Brand Identity features Bruges-based designer Davy Denduyver’s playful typographic identity for Onslow, a casual restaurant led by chef Lieven Vynck. The project embraces a no-nonsense tone, combining Helvetica Neue and Times New Roman in bold, squished forms, paired with warm beige and navy hues. Hand-drawn elements and nostalgic materials reflect Onslow’s approachable, unpretentious dining ethos.