cross cultural - Multi disciplinary

creative consultancy

Cocoa and Jasmine is a thought driver working in the creative cultural ecosystem led by the founder, Sayali, who is a creative practitioner with expertise is art direction, curation, strategy, research, documentation and publishing. Her inter connected interests within design and cultural anthropology motivates her to offer unique services to brands and organisations to create experiences and projects. The process involves exploration and experimentation with the core team along with other experienced practitioners, consultants, entrepreneurs, researchers, and educators. Her key role is to identify, analyse and facilitate projects across boundaries that intersect with similar values and missions, thus enhancing innovation and growth in design businesses and creating cross pollination in various design fields. The results are value driven and qualitative, that focus on a larger vision. Our unique human driven approach combined with intuition is designed to enhance conscious decisions for your brand or organisation resulting in thoughtful solutions to respond to this transforming landscape.

Why work with us?

We know what we can and can’t deliver. We’re listeners and observers. We use your insights and complement them with our expert view. We come from your industry and bring the global power of our entire network to you. Our direction inspires the products, experiences and services from how they should look and feel . We offer a bird’s eye view on socio-cultural global shifts and connect the dots between cultures x design x artists x business strategy to give you a clear picture of what will be relevant. We bring emotional intelligence, holistic and an inclusive approach. We advise, inspire, give context, confirm and inform design, business decisions and strategic planning. We are early identifiers of patterns, trends , hence evaluate change and make it into a tangible action plan for our clients. Our understanding of the the DNA of the brand leads to growth opportunities.

create value driven projects

(seed) Purpose/ Inspiration/ Intuition ——— (nourish) Research/ Strategy/Design ——— (flourish) Communication/ Connections / Culture

Deliverables

Aesthetics / bespoke starting points

visual concept creation and inspiration for products and collections
developing color, textures and finding secondary references for design applications

Art Direction / create value driven unique stories.

brand visuals and communication
curate editorial content, campaigns and storytelling
creative direction for collateral, publications, zines and photobooks

Strategy / be involved your design and marketing processes, executive meetings to spark your best thinking

brainstorming, creative thinking, refocusing identity
brand literature and vocabulary
special project consultation
collaborations, brand positioning, cultural innovation strategy
service design and innovation in business

Artisanal Interiors/ slow living experiential spaces

craft based styling + art curation
artisanal buying for concept retail
small scale designer x artisan collection facilitation

Curation / for purpose driven outcomes and engage with a community

concepts and collaborations for exhibitions, event experiences, community engagements

Education / create programmes that are based on cultural consciousness and design thinking.

presentations, lectures, workshops, panels and mentorship

Ethnography and Research / information for future preservation and analysis alongside facilitating exchange, creating new dialogue, and shaping a cultural landscape that is accessible to many.