Nicolas 
Piergallini

graphic designer ︎ design director

The Singleton

I was approched by Haygarth to come up with a series of premium pop-up bars and brand spaces for The Singleton Whisky, to be featured in their global toolkit, together with a number of more traditional touchpoints. The overarching idea being to invite people to savour the single moment.

Working tightly with the Creative Director, I challenged the brief and suggested going for a realistic look&feel, starting from the brand colour palette but focusing on PBR materials, lighting, carefully selected camera angles and real furniture and features -think Tom Dixon copper lighting, sunken living spaces, teal velvet, flutted finishes, all combined with natural wood and a touch of foliage for added warmth.

We started from collaborative moodboards and material
explorations and developed a bronze, silver
and gold execution, using the bar as the
starting point, from which the experience
could be dialed up, depending on the location.

The client was so happy with the outcome that
the visuals became the heart of their 2023
brand book.


conceptual design –––– cgi

                                                                                 

DeLonghi SiS

I was approched by VCCP to bring to life a premium Shop-in-Shop space for DeLonghi with the aim to build emotional connection with their customers at John Lewis, while facilitating browsing and interaction.

The space would showcase quality of coffee output, quality of machines and the possibility of getting your
favourite coffee shop coffee at home, while featuring a small area for demos and interactions. 

Working closely with ECD Steve Rogers, we came up with a timeless execution, built on the foundations of the brand’s equity and DNA, but also staying consistent with their “Perfetto” TTL campaign.

With the focus on the use of texture, identifiable shapes and subtle lighting, we carefully selected material finishes and colours to bring our sketches to life in full 3D.

Fluted finishes, natural marble swirls resembling coffee, copper accents and warm, downlit woods all interact to create a unique space for customers to feel inspired and experience the DeLonghi brand both physically and emotionally. 

The client was so pleased with the outcome that
the concept was amplified and translated to Ireland’s Arnotts store on a larger scale.


conceptual design –––– cgi

                                                                                 

Aesop lookdev exploration

A selection of lookdev visuals done in the context of a mentorship with 3D artist Jacob “Sketchyvisuals” where we focused on realistic lighting techniques within a series of minimalist compositions involving abstract environments and subtle nature cues.

Rendered in Cinema 4D + Redshift
One day is like all.

Nubi approached me with a dream brief and a blank canvas. Grey Goose wanted to collaborate with a few iconic local bars and pubs across London, Manchester and Edinburgh off the back of the COVID pandemic. Their idea was to create a personalised cocktail for each venue and serve it on cans so people could take it anywhere they pleased.

Our idea was to make these cans as beautiful and collectable as possible, with the aim to raise brand awareness and hopefully get people to not only enjoy a tasty cocktail but also to want to keep the cans a souvenirs. I came up with a few proposals, but our absolute favourite was to develop a personalised illustration that reflected the different landmarks that surrounded each venue and the unique cocktails themselves with their ingredients, all within a recognisable, minimal lineart style.

The venues were so impressed by the designs that they got involved picking colours and were soon asking for personalised menus and collateral.