AKAR

OVERVIEW

Within the eyewear landscape, AKAR emerges as a brand that balances tradition and modernity - inspired by the Peranakan heritage. With fluid designs and campaigns rooted in multi-cultural identity, AKAR embraces the in-between and encourages those that feel lost to be found again.

YEAR

2024

ROLE

Art Director

SERVICES

Brand Design

Product Design

About the project

AKAR’s first campaign “The Butterfly Effect” marks the launch of the brand’s first eyewear: a modular butterfly inspired conceptual piece that wraps the wearer’s head.

What was the problem?

People with a multi-cultural background are not represented enough and need a medium to connect to their heritage deeper in their daily lives.

What was the problem?

AKAR’s first campaign “The Butterfly Effect” marks the launch of the brand’s first eyewear: a modular butterfly inspired conceptual piece that wraps the wearer’s head.

What was the problem?

People with a multi-cultural background are not represented enough and need a medium to connect to their heritage deeper in their daily lives.

Instagram

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Instagram

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What were the insights?

  1. Eyewear is one of the most worn accessory and is a lot of people's first entry into the luxury market - meaning the chances of paying more for a higher quality, resonating product is bigger

  2. In Singapore, multi-cultural backgrounds is a market that has not been tapped into much, offering a good opportunity to enter

  1. Eyewear is one of the most worn accessory and is a lot of people's first entry into the luxury market - meaning the chances of paying more for a higher quality, resonating product is bigger

  2. In Singapore, multi-cultural backgrounds is a market that has not been tapped into much, offering a good opportunity to enter

What was my solution?

AKAR acts as a gateway to those who feel like they don't belong on any definitive side - with the eyewear pieces being the lens in which they can see that they deserve to celebrate the uniqueness of their background as much as others.

What was the solution?

AKAR acts as a gateway to those who feel like they don't belong on any definitive side - with the eyewear pieces being the lens in which they can see that they deserve to celebrate the uniqueness of their background as much as others.

Instagram

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AKAR

OVERVIEW

Within the eyewear landscape, AKAR emerges as a brand that balances tradition and modernity - inspired by the Peranakan heritage. With fluid designs and campaigns rooted in multi-cultural identity, AKAR embraces the in-between and encourages those that feel lost to be found again.

YEAR

2024

ROLE

Art Director

SERVICES

Brand Design

Product Design

About the project

AKAR’s first campaign “The Butterfly Effect” marks the launch of the brand’s first eyewear: a modular butterfly inspired conceptual piece that wraps the wearer’s head.

What was the problem?

People with a multi-cultural background are not represented enough and need a medium to connect to their heritage deeper in their daily lives.

What was the problem?

AKAR’s first campaign “The Butterfly Effect” marks the launch of the brand’s first eyewear: a modular butterfly inspired conceptual piece that wraps the wearer’s head.

What was the problem?

People with a multi-cultural background are not represented enough and need a medium to connect to their heritage deeper in their daily lives.

Instagram

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Instagram

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What were the insights?

  1. Eyewear is one of the most worn accessory and is a lot of people's first entry into the luxury market - meaning the chances of paying more for a higher quality, resonating product is bigger

  2. In Singapore, multi-cultural backgrounds is a market that has not been tapped into much, offering a good opportunity to enter

  1. Eyewear is one of the most worn accessory and is a lot of people's first entry into the luxury market - meaning the chances of paying more for a higher quality, resonating product is bigger

  2. In Singapore, multi-cultural backgrounds is a market that has not been tapped into much, offering a good opportunity to enter

What was my solution?

AKAR acts as a gateway to those who feel like they don't belong on any definitive side - with the eyewear pieces being the lens in which they can see that they deserve to celebrate the uniqueness of their background as much as others.

What was the solution?

AKAR acts as a gateway to those who feel like they don't belong on any definitive side - with the eyewear pieces being the lens in which they can see that they deserve to celebrate the uniqueness of their background as much as others.

Instagram

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AKAR

OVERVIEW

Within the eyewear landscape, AKAR emerges as a brand that balances tradition and modernity - inspired by the Peranakan heritage. With fluid designs and campaigns rooted in multi-cultural identity, AKAR embraces the in-between and encourages those that feel lost to be found again.

YEAR

2024

ROLE

Art Director

SERVICES

Brand Design

Product Design

About the project

AKAR’s first campaign “The Butterfly Effect” marks the launch of the brand’s first eyewear: a modular butterfly inspired conceptual piece that wraps the wearer’s head.

What was the problem?

People with a multi-cultural background are not represented enough and need a medium to connect to their heritage deeper in their daily lives.

What was the problem?

AKAR’s first campaign “The Butterfly Effect” marks the launch of the brand’s first eyewear: a modular butterfly inspired conceptual piece that wraps the wearer’s head.

What was the problem?

People with a multi-cultural background are not represented enough and need a medium to connect to their heritage deeper in their daily lives.

Instagram

Set a post URL in the Properties.

Instagram

Set a post URL in the Properties.

What were the insights?

  1. Eyewear is one of the most worn accessory and is a lot of people's first entry into the luxury market - meaning the chances of paying more for a higher quality, resonating product is bigger

  2. In Singapore, multi-cultural backgrounds is a market that has not been tapped into much, offering a good opportunity to enter

  1. Eyewear is one of the most worn accessory and is a lot of people's first entry into the luxury market - meaning the chances of paying more for a higher quality, resonating product is bigger

  2. In Singapore, multi-cultural backgrounds is a market that has not been tapped into much, offering a good opportunity to enter

What was my solution?

AKAR acts as a gateway to those who feel like they don't belong on any definitive side - with the eyewear pieces being the lens in which they can see that they deserve to celebrate the uniqueness of their background as much as others.

What was the solution?

AKAR acts as a gateway to those who feel like they don't belong on any definitive side - with the eyewear pieces being the lens in which they can see that they deserve to celebrate the uniqueness of their background as much as others.

Instagram

Set a post URL in the Properties.

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