These are some menu covers we did for Ryans Bar at the Treasury Casino, Brisbane. All handmade with a leather back and spine, veneered timber front cover and a laser etched logo.
Ryans Bar Menus Treasury Casino
Posted on: April 2nd 2013Universal Store Point of Sale Stands
Posted on: March 26th 2013
Laser Etched Recycled Timber Sign for Village Bean Cafe at Movie World
Posted on: March 18th 2013Here is a great project we just finished for the crew out at Movie World. It went up on the wall at the Village Bean cafe inside the park. The sign was made from reclaimed hardwood timber with a rough white wash finish to give a weathered effect. We then laser etched the recycled timber with a deep burn to get great contrast. The finished product turned out great and looked fantastic on the wall of the cafe.
Hurley Phantom Sandal Point of Sale
Posted on: March 15th 2013Here are a couple of point of sale pieces we did recently for Hurley and their new Phantom Sandal. We made a custom timber base with black finish. Digitally printed imagery with holographic hurley logos. We also did a silver foiled card to go along with the product.
Breaka Burleigh Pro Trophy
Posted on: March 15th 2013We were contacted by Surfing Queensland to design and produce the trophies for the Burleigh Breaka Pro. So what we came up with was a large slab of hardwood with an image of Burleigh etched into it. We then mounted the laser cut letters and logos off the wooden base with a piece of clear acrylic. The etched image sat nicely in the background and the hardwood base gave the trophy a nice solid feel.
The guys got some good waves for the event and burleigh hill was packed with spectators. A huge congratulations to Owen Wright and Sally Fitzgibbons for taking out first place in the Mens and Womens events.
Pearson Education Large Wooden Scrabble Blocks
Posted on: January 17th 2013We were approached by Pearson Education to create some oversized scrabble pieces made from wood. The pieces ended up being about 200mm high and 100mm deep. Each piece was Laser Etched and paint filled and then individually cut out by our Joiner, Rex. We ended up doing a few sets of the whole alphabet. It was quite a large job, but it turned out really nice and Pearson Education were stoked with the final product!
Lu Lu Lemon Store Graphics
Posted on: January 14th 2013The lovely people from Lu Lu Lemon Athletica contacted us to create an art piece for their store at Carindale. The brief was a hampton’s style beach theme which incorporated the brands imagery and some of their key phrases. We also had to design it so that the staff can interchange the images and phrases with ease. So the final product was a combination of wood and whitewash, laser cut white mdf and reverse applied acrylic prints. Both the printed acrylics and laser cut lettering are mounted with stainless steel standoffs which are easily changed and replaced. The guys were very happy with the final product and it looked great in the store.
Gold Coast Arts Centre Laser Etched & Cut Pins & Signs
Posted on: December 19th 2012We did this great project with the Gold Coast Arts Centre for their subscription season promotion. We produced a whole bunch of laser cut and laser etched pins. The laser cut badges were cut from a white washed timber ply. We also made a couple of large laser etched and laser cut signs from the same white washed timber. They both turned out amazing!
River City Laser Cut Christmas Cards
Posted on: December 19th 2012Well it is that time of year again and what better way to celebrate than producing some laser cut christmas cards. This is a job we did for River City Solutions in Brisbane. We designed, Printed and Laser cut these custom cards for them to send out to their clients. The layering turned out great and the intricate detail that we can get from our laser is always amazing.
The guys were stoked with the final product and so were we!
Smart Abode Presentation Book
Posted on: November 28th 2012This is a presentation folder we did for Smart Abode. It was made from a white washed ply with a white leather spine. The front had a Laser Etch into the wooden cover and the back page had a paper laser etch. Nice little job that turned out great.
Element Eden Laser Etched Skateboards
Posted on: November 21st 2012This was a project for Element Eden as a custom Point of Sale installation. We have done a few skateboards in our time, but we really liked doing these one because of the different colours and effects that the laser produced.
Custom Artwork and Jewellery by Laura Strange
Posted on: November 16th 2012We are very lucky here at Potato Press to be able to work with some extremely talented people. One of those said people is Laura Strange, a Designer and Artists coming out of Brisbane. She approached us to create some custom artworks and jewellery pieces for some upcoming shows she was exhibiting in. We put together an amazing layered laser cut black and white acrylic piece along with some wooden laser cut shapes, which she then incorporated with hand painted watercolours to create a unique artwork. We also cut out a bunch of her geometric shapes from both acrylic and wood, which she has turned into limited edition jewellery. Laura has also been collaborating with Claudio Kirac and the Art-Work Agency to do some amazing things.
Do yourself a favour and check out more of Laura’s work over HERE
Kitchen at Treasury Casino Laser Etched Reserved Sign
Posted on: October 10th 2012We were approached by the Treasury Casino to do a reserved sign for their Kitchen Restaurant. We sourced some New Guinea rosewood and got them cut down to a prism. We then laser etched the logos into the wood and colour filled the RESERVED word with white. The finished product turned out great and the guys at Kitchen were stoked.
Laser Cut and Foiled Business Cards for Filter
Posted on: September 20th 2012This was a great project that we got to do with Claire over at Filter. It is a laser cut business card with white foiled text on a 450gsm Jet Black Keaykolour supplied by K.W.Doggett. The Filter logo is perforated at the bottom which transforms it into a foldable and interactive logo. We love doing projects like these and working with like minded people like Claire.
Rhythm Point of Sale for Manly Pop-Up Shop
Posted on: August 10th 2012Here is another job for the guys at Rhythm. We did some laser etched wooden blocks and some self adhesive re-usable stickers to use as point of sale pieces in the new pop-up shop they have in Manly, Sydney. The pieces turned out great and the guys were stoked.
For more info on their new Pop-Up store in conjunction with The Shop Next Door….Head over HERE!
Airport Link Brisbane – Laser Cut and Etched Stainless Steel Coasters
Posted on: July 19th 2012We were approached by Theiss, John Holland and the Airport Link crew to produce some products for the grand opening of the new Brisbane Airport Link. One of the products we made was a Laser Cut and Laser Etched Stainless Steel Coaster for the opening night dinner event. The coasters were designed to represent the huge Tunnel Boring Machines (See pic below). These TBM were the first of their size to be used in Australia.
We did the Large Format Metal Laser Etching on large full sheets of Stainless Steel. The Laser Machine the comes back around and cuts each individual coaster out using the Metal Laser Cutting function. We then Laser Cut Felt discs to adhere to the bottom of the coasters to stop them from sliding around. We finished them of with a Hard Clear Resin Coating to give them extra shine and protection.
The finished product looked great. So much so, that they were getting stolen left, right and centre at the opening event.
‘PRACTICING PROFESSIONALS’ 7×7 by D.I.A
Posted on: July 5th 2012Recently Potato Press had the honour of attending the second forum in the 7×7 talk series ‘Practicing Professionals’ hosted by Design Institute of Australia on the Gold Coast.
The inaugural Seven by Seven Talk Series promotes collaborative design practice on the Gold Coast and celebrates the creative culture, leisure and lifestyle of the local community. This unique Gold Coast initiative provides connections and networking opportunities for emerging and established design professionals, design students and design related organisations with an aim to initiate collaborative projects that stimulate the design community on the Gold Coast.
The talk featured seven local guest speakers that spoke for seven minutes each covering topics which related to various design disciplines. These included Natasha Edwards from SWELL Sculpture, Conrad Johnsson & Dasomm Choi from Yellow Goat Design, David Cuschieri from The Next Big Think, Mark Goudie from Pluvo, Daniel Della-Bosca from QLD College of Art Griffith Univeristy, Prof Philip Follent Bond University and Angela Lomas from CATC Design School.
Go to www.design.org.au/7×7 for full speaker’s bios and upcoming events.
Photos coming soon to Potato Press facebook
CUSTOM LEATHER AND WOOD PRESENTATION BOOK
Posted on: June 18th 2012Here is a recent project for Billabong. The brief was to produce a Hand Bound Presentation Book as a departing gift for one of their long standing employees. So what we ended up with was a Laser Cut and Etched A3 Landscape book in a Wooden Beech Finish with a Leather Bound Spine. We also did a Laser Etched Leather bound Slip Case to slide around the Book.
The finished product looked amazing and I know that the recipient is extremely happy to have it sitting on his coffee table.
RHYTHM LASER ETCHED SIGNAGE
Posted on: June 14th 2012One of our recent projects was this amazing Laser Etched Recycled Timber Signage for the Rhythm Head Office in Burleigh Heads.
The sign itself was hand made by our joiner Rex from Naramaa Joinery. The timber is reclaimed Australian Hardwood from an old farmhouse in Northern New South Wales. Then Rex gave it a slight white wash finish with a marine grade varnish over the top to prevent weathering. We then finished it off by Laser Etching the Rhythm logo and mounting it to the building.
Here are some images of the process and finished product.
2012 Chiko Queensland Championship Circuit Trophies
Posted on: May 29th 2012We were recently contacted by Surfing Queensland to design and produce some custom trophies for the 2012 CHIKO Queensland Championship Circuit. The QCC is a series of 4 comps throughout Queensland. Starting with the CHIKO MP Classic at D’Bah then to the CHIKO Sunshine Coast Pro and the CHIKO Alley Classic at Currumbin and finishing up with the CHIKO Burleigh Classic.
The brief was to create something awesome which incorporated the different mythical icons that represent each comp. A splash of stainless steel was also requested.
We chose to incorporate three different materials which complement each other. The back layer is Laser Etched and Laser Cut from a Teak Timber Veneer. The middle layer is a piece of Clear Acrylic with a Reverse Applied Print and the front layer is a piece of Stainless Steel made by Laser Etching and Laser Cutting with our in house Laser Machine.
So this is what we here at Potato Press came up with……..
Coolangatta Surf Graphic Fit-Out
Posted on: May 9th 2012We recently did some store graphics for Coolangatta Surf and Billabong. The graphics mainly co-inside with Billabongs “Life’s Better in Boardshorts” Campaign.
The graphics turned out great, especially the large image of Parko on the outside of the building. Check it out next time you are driving through Cooly!
Australian Surf Retailers Awards
Posted on: April 20th 2012We were approached by the Australian Surf Retailers Federation to Design and Manufacture the Awards for the very first Australian Surf Retailers Awards.
This was one of our favorite projects to date. It was great to be given a brief and then let loose to come up with something really amazing. All the Design and Production was done in-house so that we had control over every step that went into making the awards.
It looks like the event was a great night and the awards were received extremely well. Special mention to Hurley for taking out “Mens Brand of the Year” and “Boardshort of the Year”, Billabong for winning both Mens and Ladies “Marketing Campaign of the Year” and to Rusty for taking out “Ladies Brand of the Year”. To see more photos and the full rundown of the night, head over to the Surf Retailers Federation website HERE.
Here are some images of the process right through to the event.
‘Youngbloods’ 7×7 by D.I.A
Posted on: April 11th 2012Recently Potato Press had the honour of presenting at the first forum in the 7×7 talk series ‘Youngbloods’ hosted by Design Institute of Australia at Rabbit and Cocoon on the Gold Coast.
The inaugural Seven by Seven Talk Series promotes collaborative design practice on the Gold Coast and celebrates the creative culture, leisure and lifestyle of the local community. This unique Gold Coast initiative provides connections and networking opportunities for emerging and established design professionals, design students and design related organisations with an aim to initiate collaborative projects that stimulate the design community on the Gold Coast.
The talk featured seven local guest speakers that spoke for seven minutes each covering topics which related to various design disciplines. These included Claudio Kirac from Billabong, Rob Bare from R&B, Kiel Tillman from Potato Press, Luke Brown from Mixr, Dominique Falla from Qld College of Art, Paul Everest from Unit and Jolie Hertzberg from Rabbit and Cocoon.
Go to www.design.org.au/7×7 for full speakers bios and upcoming events.
See more photos on facebook here
Billabong Gordie Awards
Posted on: March 21st 2012We were approached by Billabong to come up with a Trophy idea for thier upcoming internal staff “Gordie Awards’ The awards aknowledge individuals success throughout the Billabong brands.
So the final concept we came up with was a recycled timber block, sliced on an angle with a raised frosted printed plexi-glass plaque sitting on the face. We then laser etched the winners name and category on the front of the timber block. The recycled australian hardwood timber came from old an farm tank stand that had been lying in a paddock in northern new south wales for years. Once our joiner Rex trimmed it down and treated the wood, it revealed the stunning grain and amazing weathered exterior. We were very happy with the finished product and so were the winners!
Alpha Flight Services – Graphic Fitout
Posted on: March 12th 2012Here is an Office Fit-out we recently finished for Alpha Flight Services. The graphics had to be designed so that the different airline logos can be replaced. The fitout consisted of printed and cut frosted vinyl and laser cut signage.
Here are some images of the Project…….
