Hello Sandwich x Kate Spade
Hello Sandwiches!
I had the incredible opportunity to work with my dream company, Kate Spade, this year.
The Hello Sandwich team created 800 handmade crepe paper flowers and made a hanging paper floral photo booth backdrop for the Fall 2016 press launch in Tokyo. I've worked with Kate Spade before (here , here , and here), but nothing of this scale. I had to pinch myself a thousand times during the process. Walking into Tokyo head office for a conference call with the NYC head office, receiving dresses / bags / accessories via courier for me to wear to the event, being behind-the-scenes during installation, a signed-by-Deborah-Llyod thank you letter and necklace...I can't even!
The brief began with a PDF outline and a series of pantone swatches. We made mock up test paper flowers and crepe flowers to see which material worked best. Once we had decided that crepe paper was the winner we hand dyed each roll so it would precisely match the pantone swatches from the NY team.
Crepe blooms in Hello Sandwich HQ before joined onto strands.
The photo booth flowers looked so divine nestled into each other.
It was thrilling to see the first batch of flowers at Hello Sandwich HQ.
The collection grew and grew until Hello Sandwich HQ resembled a florist. Each handmade petal, leaf and bud were carefully attached to a stem and finished with florist tape.
The day before the event! Installing the roses into four large vases. Two of these vases were placed on stage, and two inside the entrance, right after the red carpet.
The floral backdrop WIP.
Cuties having their photo taken at the launch party.
Cutest models. Ever.
My friend Shoko-san with the floral backdrop.
And, OMG, Deborah Llyod in front of the floral background.
Guys - I die!!!
The morning after the night before. By this stage we had been working on 3 hours sleep for a week. One time my assistant even turned up to the studio with her overnight bag! When it was all over I was too tired to throw away, let alone finish the (very glamorous) cup noodles.
This amazing job is one of my proudest moments. Thank you so much to the incredible Kate Spade team who are an ABSOLUTE DREAM to work with.
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
xoxo