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HOLDER
HOME

ANTIQUE SHOP - ART CURATION - EVENT SPACE

raleigh, nc

PROVIDED SERVICES:

strategy
identity design
web design
web development
photography

THE WHO

Holder Home became a dear cornerstone of Raleigh’s creative community, helping foster a new gravitational point for artists and patrons in Raleigh’s quickly developing downtown periphery on South Saunders. Its meticulously curated antique goods and curiosities were maintained by the steady eye of Bryan Costello, an NC native and disciple of the notorious team at Uncommon Objects in Austin, TX. Holder hosted artist events and became a gathering place for Raleigh’s creative community while its doors were open, while at the same time offering interior design services and insight to patrons and clients throughout North Carolina.

THE WHAT

There is a particular strangeness that one feels when walking into an antique shop; you’re walking into a place where timelines overlap, where objects from the past have persisted into the present, and tell us something of the lives of the people that once held and used those objects. Limbo worked with Bryan to capture that sense of mystery and discovery, and materialize it into a brand identity that celebrated those “moments” where you connect with an object and feel it speaking to you about its past and the people who created it. We designed and deployed a full identity system which included a comprehensive logo set, a custom typeface, and several illustrations.

We also worked to build them a forward-looking web presence, that (perhaps anachronistically) contextualized a shop full of historic objects in a modern digital context. We wanted the website to have a sense of depth and space, so we played with elements living and moving on various z-planes to add dimensionality to the the otherwise flat plane of the browser window. You can still see the site HERE.

business card back + shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

primary logos with alternate icons
custom typeface / custom illustrations / custom icons / hand-lettered cursive
design + design concept by LIMBO SOCIETY

business cards set + shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

custom holder home typeface
design + design concept by LIMBO SOCIETY

business card back + shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

business card back + shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

business card back + shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

custom illustrations
design + design concept by LIMBO SOCIETY

business card set
custom gift wrap
+ shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

model: the impossible “sage queen of flora" DEANA NGUYEN
product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

model: the irresistible “stallion of the south" RILEY HUSTON
product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

model: the irresistible “stallion of the south" RILEY HUSTON
product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

website intro animation
html5 / css3 / javascript / jquery / gsap
web design + web development by LIMBO SOCIETY

custom gift wrap
+ shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

shop items
photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

stamp logo
custom typeface / custom illustrations / custom icons / hand-lettered cursive
design + design concept by LIMBO SOCIETY

custom gift wrap
+ shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

business card back + shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

model: the impossible “sage queen of flora" DEANA NGUYEN
product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

model (left): the impossible “sage queen of flora" DEANA NGUYEN
model (right): the irresistible “stallion of the south" RILEY HUSTON
product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

model (left): the irresistible “stallion of the south" RILEY HUSTON
model (right): the impossible “sage queen of flora" DEANA NGUYEN
product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

product design/concept + art direction + photography by BRYAN COSTELLO
design + typeface design by LIMBO SOCIETY

website nav hover/cursor-relative interaction
html5 / css3 / javascript / jquery / gsap
web design + web development by LIMBO SOCIETY

business card back + shop items
design + styling + photography by LIMBO SOCIETY

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a sisyphus loop a cosmic stoop a guzzled flame a senseless game a forever tongue a neon rung a floating sword a nice accord a quiet fountain a toppled mountain a hemlock toast a familiar ghost a freudian gasp a cracked hourglass a wasted giant a nameless tyrant an empty throne a subtle moan a copper snake a damn good fake an astral throb a tired sob a projected beast a neglected feast a chewed-up sky a meek reply a crumbling plane a mumbling jane a fiery chasm a spiritual spasm a forgotten sin a glare within a worthy vice a paradise LIMBO SOCIETY