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Case Studies
Made by Example
Made by Example

The venues people talk about aren't always the ones with the biggest budget or the best-known chef. They're the ones that have worked out what they stand for and made sure every part of the experience reflects it, the room, the menu, the feeling of being there, and the story that travels beyond it. Example works with restaurants, bars, and hospitality venues to build that kind of presence. Not just a good opening. A lasting one.

The brand comes before the brief.

Most venue projects brief the designer before they've worked out what the place actually stands for. We work with operators at the concept stage, defining the positioning, the personality, and the cultural story that gives everything else a direction to follow.

Presence that earns its own audience.

A venue that people discover themselves is worth more than one they've been directed to. We build the earned media, social presence, and community that make a hospitality brand genuinely sought out, before the launch and long after it.

From opening night to institution.

We've taken venues from unknown to unavoidable. The work that does that isn't a launch campaign, it's consistent, considered positioning held over time. We stay with the brands that want to become genuinely necessary to their city.

  • Brand Strategy & Positioning
  • Venue Identity & Naming
  • F&B Concept Development
  • PR & Media Relations
  • Social & Content Strategy
  • Influencer & Creator Partnerships
  • Launch Strategy & Activation
  • Cultural Programming & Events
  • Community Building

Hospitality

Case Studies

Made by Example

The venues people talk about aren't always the ones with the biggest budget or the best-known chef. They're the ones that have worked out what they stand for and made sure every part of the experience reflects it, the room, the menu, the feeling of being there, and the story that travels beyond it. Example works with restaurants, bars, and hospitality venues to build that kind of presence. Not just a good opening. A lasting one.

The brand comes before the brief.

Most venue projects brief the designer before they've worked out what the place actually stands for. We work with operators at the concept stage, defining the positioning, the personality, and the cultural story that gives everything else a direction to follow.

Presence that earns its own audience.

A venue that people discover themselves is worth more than one they've been directed to. We build the earned media, social presence, and community that make a hospitality brand genuinely sought out, before the launch and long after it.

From opening night to institution.

We've taken venues from unknown to unavoidable. The work that does that isn't a launch campaign, it's consistent, considered positioning held over time. We stay with the brands that want to become genuinely necessary to their city.

  • Brand Strategy & Positioning
  • Venue Identity & Naming
  • F&B Concept Development
  • PR & Media Relations
  • Social & Content Strategy
  • Influencer & Creator Partnerships
  • Launch Strategy & Activation
  • Cultural Programming & Events
  • Community Building
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( 01 )
Addmind Dubai Harbour
Building brand identity and venue concepts for Addmind at Dubai Harbour, grounding each concept in genuine personality rather than spectacle.
( 01 )
Addmind Dubai Harbour
Building brand identity and venue concepts for Addmind at Dubai Harbour, grounding each concept in genuine personality rather than spectacle.
Hospitality
Middle East
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Flaminia
We shaped the concept, brand identity and launched the vision for Sydney's next harbourside restaurant
( 01 )
Flaminia
We shaped the concept, brand identity and launched the vision for Sydney's next harbourside restaurant
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Placemaking
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
The Commodore
We’re leading the brand and experience revitalisation of one of North Sydney’s most iconic pubs.
( 01 )
The Commodore
We’re leading the brand and experience revitalisation of one of North Sydney’s most iconic pubs.
Property
Hospitality
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Bar Allora
Sydney’s CBD didn’t need another Italian restaurant. It needed one that felt alive. Created by Example from concept to launch. Tourism Australia Hot List. Daily Telegraph print in week one.
( 01 )
Bar Allora
Sydney’s CBD didn’t need another Italian restaurant. It needed one that felt alive. Created by Example from concept to launch. Tourism Australia Hot List. Daily Telegraph print in week one.
Hospitality
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
The Waterside Hotel
An iconic Melbourne pub. A seven-level dining precinct. Two distinct brand worlds, one building. Full naming, identity, visual systems and launch strategy.
( 01 )
The Waterside Hotel
An iconic Melbourne pub. A seven-level dining precinct. Two distinct brand worlds, one building. Full naming, identity, visual systems and launch strategy.
Hospitality
Hospitality
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
The Straddie Hotel
Full naming, visual and verbal identity, interior direction, tone of voice and launch for The Straddie Hotel. An island's identity, made legible to people who weren't there yet.
( 01 )
The Straddie Hotel
Full naming, visual and verbal identity, interior direction, tone of voice and launch for The Straddie Hotel. An island's identity, made legible to people who weren't there yet.
Hospitality
Hospitality
Strategy & Positioning
PR & Communications
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
ACCOR 'TABLE FOR', PACIFIC
Founding creative partner to Accor’s in-house F&B group, building Table For from concept, defining what hotel dining can be when it genuinely tries.
( 01 )
ACCOR 'TABLE FOR', PACIFIC
Founding creative partner to Accor’s in-house F&B group, building Table For from concept, defining what hotel dining can be when it genuinely tries.
Hotels & Travel
Hospitality
Brand & Identity
Experiential
Influencer & Talent
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
QT Hotels Pup Yeah
We unleashed QT's dog-friendly stays and got tails wagging nationwide
( 01 )
QT Hotels Pup Yeah
We unleashed QT's dog-friendly stays and got tails wagging nationwide
Hotels & Travel
Hospitality
PR & Communications
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Coming Soon
( 01 )
S'WICH Wunderlich Lane
We created mass hype for the cult-favourite sandwich shop's new launch.
( 01 )
S'WICH Wunderlich Lane
We created mass hype for the cult-favourite sandwich shop's new launch.
Hospitality
PR & Communications
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Coming Soon
( 01 )
Nightshift Wunderlich Lane
We cemented Wunderlich Lane's reputation as Sydney's most dynamic new cultural destination.
( 01 )
Nightshift Wunderlich Lane
We cemented Wunderlich Lane's reputation as Sydney's most dynamic new cultural destination.
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Petit Loulou
We made queues go viral for Sydney’s newest French boulangerie.
( 01 )
Petit Loulou
We made queues go viral for Sydney’s newest French boulangerie.
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Influencer & Talent
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Intercontinental Sydney
We transformed the Southern Hemisphere’s oldest lift into Sydney’s most exclusive cocktail experience.
( 01 )
Intercontinental Sydney
We transformed the Southern Hemisphere’s oldest lift into Sydney’s most exclusive cocktail experience.
Hotels & Travel
Hospitality
Experiential
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Strategy & Positioning
Influencer & Talent
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Bombies
We led the concept, brand identity and launch PR for Bombies - a 70s inspired rooftop bar that channels surf culture’s golden era.
( 01 )
Bombies
We led the concept, brand identity and launch PR for Bombies - a 70s inspired rooftop bar that channels surf culture’s golden era.
Hospitality
Property
PR & Communications
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Prefecture48
We designed the concept for a layered Japanese dining precinct.
( 01 )
Prefecture48
We designed the concept for a layered Japanese dining precinct.
Hospitality
Property
Placemaking
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Larrie's
A fish and chip shop across from Merewether Beach, designed to feel like it had been there for forty years on the day it opened. We built the brand from naming to neon.
( 01 )
Larrie's
A fish and chip shop across from Merewether Beach, designed to feel like it had been there for forty years on the day it opened. We built the brand from naming to neon.
Hospitality
Property
Placemaking
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Influencer & Talent
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Epochal Hotels
We’ve helped build Epochal Hotels from the ground up, brand, strategy, and story.
( 01 )
Epochal Hotels
We’ve helped build Epochal Hotels from the ground up, brand, strategy, and story.
Hospitality
Hotels & Travel
Placemaking
Experiential
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
The Scarborough Hotel
We’re leading the brand, strategy and transformation of one of Australia’s most iconic coastal pubs.
( 01 )
The Scarborough Hotel
We’re leading the brand, strategy and transformation of one of Australia’s most iconic coastal pubs.
Property
Hospitality
Strategy & Positioning
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Peregrin Restaurant
We created the brand, story and experience for Peregrin, a refined take on coastal dining in Merewether.
( 01 )
Peregrin Restaurant
We created the brand, story and experience for Peregrin, a refined take on coastal dining in Merewether.
Hospitality
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
RE'
We helped RE’ redefine what sustainability looks like in world-class hospitality.
( 01 )
RE'
We helped RE’ redefine what sustainability looks like in world-class hospitality.
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Influencer & Talent
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Koko Black
We helped Koko Black spark demand and brand love through collaboration-led storytelling.
( 01 )
Koko Black
We helped Koko Black spark demand and brand love through collaboration-led storytelling.
Lifestyle Brands
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Strategy & Positioning
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Coming Soon
( 01 )
Merewether Beach Hotel
We led the transformation of Merewether, honouring its decades of sun, salt, surf and community spirit.
( 01 )
Merewether Beach Hotel
We led the transformation of Merewether, honouring its decades of sun, salt, surf and community spirit.
Property
Hospitality
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Influencer & Talent
Social & Content
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Totti's
We helped turn Totti’s into a cult dining destination through pure earned buzz
( 01 )
Totti's
We helped turn Totti’s into a cult dining destination through pure earned buzz
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
mimi's at Coogee Pavilion
We launched Sydney’s most luxurious dining room.
( 01 )
mimi's at Coogee Pavilion
We launched Sydney’s most luxurious dining room.
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Tramsheds
Developer-led placemaking is one of the hardest sells in urban Australia. Tramsheds needed to earn the community's trust before it could earn foot traffic. It became the inner west's most visited food precinct.
( 01 )
Tramsheds
Developer-led placemaking is one of the hardest sells in urban Australia. Tramsheds needed to earn the community's trust before it could earn foot traffic. It became the inner west's most visited food precinct.
Property
Hospitality
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Beach Hotel Byron Bay
A $1B+ pub portfolio with no coherent brand. And Byron Bay’s most loved hotel about to become a corporate acquisition. Same client, two very different briefs, both solved with the same thinking.
( 01 )
Beach Hotel Byron Bay
A $1B+ pub portfolio with no coherent brand. And Byron Bay’s most loved hotel about to become a corporate acquisition. Same client, two very different briefs, both solved with the same thinking.
Hospitality
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Salt Meats Cheese Rebrand
A family-owned Italian deli that became a restaurant empire. We gave SMC a brand identity bold enough to match its ambition without losing the heritage that made it worth scaling.
( 01 )
Salt Meats Cheese Rebrand
A family-owned Italian deli that became a restaurant empire. We gave SMC a brand identity bold enough to match its ambition without losing the heritage that made it worth scaling.
Lifestyle Brands
Hospitality
Brand & Identity
Earned Creative
Experiential
Influencer & Talent
Placemaking
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Mya Tiger
A Cantonese restaurant inside one of Melbourne's most iconic pubs. We created a brand with enough personality to hold its own above The Espy's stage.
( 01 )
Mya Tiger
A Cantonese restaurant inside one of Melbourne's most iconic pubs. We created a brand with enough personality to hold its own above The Espy's stage.
Hospitality
Property
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Hotel Esplanade
140 years of Melbourne history, closed, forgotten, then handed to us. We rebuilt The Espy's identity from the ground up and reopened one of Australia's most important cultural venues.
( 01 )
Hotel Esplanade
140 years of Melbourne history, closed, forgotten, then handed to us. We rebuilt The Espy's identity from the ground up and reopened one of Australia's most important cultural venues.
Property
Hospitality
Brand & Identity
Influencer & Talent
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Merivale
A decade embedded inside one of Australia's largest hospitality groups. Every brand, every venue, every moment that put Merivale on the cultural map. 4,500+ pieces of coverage.
( 01 )
Merivale
A decade embedded inside one of Australia's largest hospitality groups. Every brand, every venue, every moment that put Merivale on the cultural map. 4,500+ pieces of coverage.
Hospitality
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
PR & Communications
Social & Content
Experiential
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Harbord Hotel
We led the full revival of Harbord Hotel, grounded in surf, story and local spirit.
( 01 )
Harbord Hotel
We led the full revival of Harbord Hotel, grounded in surf, story and local spirit.
Hospitality
Property
Strategy & Positioning
Brand & Identity
Placemaking
PR & Communications
Experiential
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Bar Ombré
A rooftop aperitivo bar built from the personality of its founders. We turned Salt Meats Cheese's Italian heritage into a standalone venue concept that earns its own audience.
( 01 )
Bar Ombré
A rooftop aperitivo bar built from the personality of its founders. We turned Salt Meats Cheese's Italian heritage into a standalone venue concept that earns its own audience.
Hospitality
Brand & Identity
Strategy & Positioning
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
( 01 )
Ivy
We helped turn ivy into the heartbeat of Sydney’s nightlife resurgence.
( 01 )
Ivy
We helped turn ivy into the heartbeat of Sydney’s nightlife resurgence.
Hospitality
PR & Communications
Influencer & Talent
Strategy & Positioning