case study / self-initiated

too good for the junk drawer.

Drool turned smoking accessories into colourful objects worth leaving on the table.

concept · identity · product · packaging · digital · launch
Created by Smaller Agency
Drool smoking accessories in a theatrical red-curtain still life
the good stuffshot in toronto
the problem

Smoking accessories were functional, forgettable and made to disappear.

the move

Treat the category like home objects, not counter clutter.

what shipped

Mission, identity, products, packaging, content and store.

what made it different

An editorial world with an accessible point of entry.

01business problem

the category looked like something to hide.

Most smoking accessories were either anonymous utilities or expensive design objects. There was room between them for something joyful, well-made and priced for everyday use.

We treated that gap as a complete brand brief, not a logo assignment: what should the products be, how should they feel in a room and what kind of world would make people want to invite them in?

category normanonymous tools and stoner clichés.

A sea of the same visual shorthand, built to be sold behind glass and put away at home.

our propositionobjects with enough personality to stay out.

Design-led accessories with wit, colour and no luxury tax on having taste.

02strategic move
put the good stuff on the table.
03brand world

product, picture, personality.

We designed the identity, product range and packaging together, then staged them in a tactile campaign world of food, fabric and saturated colour. Social, influencer, PR and unboxing all came from the same visual premise.

Drool accessories arranged on a colourful pizza table
dinner is servedcampaign
Drool product still life with saturated props
designed to displayproduct
Drool social media and mobile brand expression
the world in motionsocial
Drool illustrated brand pattern
every surface countsidentity
04what we built
from zeroThe proposition

Mission, market position, naming logic and a reason for the brand to exist.

made physicalThe objects

Product design, packaging and an unboxing experience made for display.

made publicThe launch

Photography, social, influencer, PR and the e-commerce world around it.

the takeaway

if a category is dull, that is useful information.

find the open space
credits

Concept, strategy, identity, product, packaging, photography direction and launch by Smaller Agency.

Drool is a Smaller Agency initiative.

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