Kamai logo: a green circular emblem with the Kamai wordmark

Year

2022

Role

Sole Designer

Scope

Branding | Identity | Packaging

Kamai

Kamai is a brand identity system rooted in traditional Japanese wagashi culture. Built on Japanese values of minimalism, calmness, aesthetics, and perfection, the brand tells the story of a high-end delicatessen offering authentic, handmade wagashi, translated into a contemporary visual language for a Western context.

Year

2022

Role

Sole Designer

Scope

Branding | Identity | Packaging

Kamai

Kamai is a brand identity system rooted in traditional Japanese wagashi culture. Built on Japanese values of minimalism, calmness, aesthetics, and perfection, the brand tells the story of a high-end delicatessen offering authentic, handmade wagashi, translated into a contemporary visual language for a Western context.

Kamai mochi packaging: five pastel boxes, each holding mochi in a different flavour colour
Kamai colour palette beside matcha, red bean and plain mochi
Kamai line icon set for Japanese desserts, tea and ingredients
Japanese sweets on a plate: pink and white dango, mochi and a leaf-wrapped sweet

A visual system applied across different products.

Kamai menu and label designs in Hebrew and Japanese with pastel colour coding
Kamai Amai! sticker on a wrapped Japanese cheesecake
Kamai arched dorayaki box with a green label and an icon band
Dorayaki pancakes standing in a simple Kamai paper box
Kamai arched dorayaki box with a green label and an icon band
Dorayaki pancakes standing in a simple Kamai paper box
Three Kamai mochi on a white plate: matcha, plain and pink
Kamai posters for mochi, zenzai and dango with Hebrew text