Nordlys Coffee

A warm, Nordic-inspired identity for a speciality roaster scaling from one café to a national wholesale brand.

Nordlys project hero artwork
Client
Nordlys
Services
Branding
Year
2026
Team
Inês, Tomás, Lea
Challenge

Nordlys had great coffee and a forgettable brand. Shelf presence was zero.

The founders wanted to grow into supermarkets without losing the feel of their neighbourhood café. We needed a system bold enough for the shelf and warm enough for the counter.

Solution

A modular label system inspired by northern light, a custom wordmark, and a palette that changes with each origin. Packaging, café interiors and the e-commerce site share one flexible grid.

Ink
#121212
Paper
#F3EFE7
Signal
#FF4D1F
Clay
#C9B8A3
Moss
#2F3A2E
Café environment artwork
212%

Growth in wholesale orders

38

New retail partners

4.9★

Average review score

3

Design awards

Halden understood our brand better than we did. The new identity doubled our wholesale enquiries in three months.

Anna Berg — Founder, Nordlys Coffee

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