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A black bentwood chair is centred against a bright yellow background. Behind the chair, bold white typography reads “At a glance”.

Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel have been producing heaps of killer work for the London Design Festival

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Date
8 October 2012

The London Design Festival is predominantly about big name product and furniture designers putting their wares on display and staking their claim to the beautifully crafted throne of design greatness. But there are a whole host of other creatives slaving away to make the event as successful as it is, and they’re often overlooked. I’m talking of course, about graphic designers and the sterling work they do creating the signage, promotional material and environments for all aspects of the festival, the poor loves.

One studio who managed to produce a remarkable amount of work for the LDF was Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel. The east London-based studio smashed out a vast quantity of quality work for the likes of Design Junction, Studio Toogood and Another Country, but did anyone at the festival notice? We hope so, but if not let’s right that wrong and bask in the brilliance of a studio at the top of their game producing work for one of the world’s top design festivals. Nice!

An open menu rests on a windowsill next to a stainless steel mug. The page features the word “MENU” in a clean serif typeface and the phrase “humanising industry/indu”.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Studio Toogood, The Back Room

Hand-painted white text on a grey metal door reads “THE BACK ROOM”. An arrow points to the left, above the dates “15.9–21.9”.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Studio Toogood, The Back Room

A white shelf holds several stacks of printed booklets and zines. Some are numbered “1” through “6” and others feature the title “The Back Room Paper”.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Studio Toogood, The Back Room

A red poster featuring the word “Junction” in large blue type. Below, a list of names and brands including “Transport for London” and “Danish Bar” is written in smaller blue text. The bottom half of the image consists of large blue chevrons pointing right.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Junction Magazine

A blue contents page for the publication Junction from summer 2012. The word “Contents” appears in large white serif type above a list of articles and page numbers.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Junction Magazine

A yellow page from a magazine features the bold white title “At a glance” layered behind a black wooden chair. Below the image, two paragraphs of text describe the designjunction event.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Junction Magazine

A portrait of Michael Sodeau, with a large, bold title reading “Michael Sodeau” laid over his face and chest. Below the title, a magazine article titled “Junction / Summer 2012” features a profile written by Helen Parton.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Junction Magazine

A black and white magazine spread featuring a large headline that reads “EAT UP”. Below the text, a group of people in uniforms sit and eat in a mid-century canteen.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Junction Magazine

A bentwood chair is centred against a plain white background. Below it, a bold red page features the headline “Bums on seats” and an article by Helen Parton.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Junction Magazine

Six identical light-wood bentwood chairs are arranged in two rows of three against a plain white background. Below the chairs, a column of text discusses the history and design of the Thonet 215 chair.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Junction Magazine

An exhibition in a high-ceilinged industrial space. A wooden display stand in the foreground features a blue board with text, images and the name “Simon Hasan”.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Crafts Council Space

An exhibition space with several large display panels and information boards. People wander through the gallery, which is filled with natural light from a long row of industrial windows.
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Bravo Charlie Mike Hotel: Crafts Council Space

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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