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A late-opening coffee bar that wanted to be found from the end of the street. We built an identity around a single black sign and one pink line of light.

CLIENT

Kuro Coffee, Shimokitazawa

WORK

Identity, signage

YEAR

2026

CASE NOTES

記録

The brief

Kuro opens at six in the evening and closes after the last train. The owners wanted a brand that worked as well on a rainy street as on a paper cup.

What we made

A wordmark drawn to be bent in neon tube, a black-on-black packaging system and a vertical sign that became the shop’s landmark.

What changed

The sign is now how people give directions. The cups travel the rest of the city.

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SAY HELLO — WE ANSWER AFTER DARK

Open until late.

hello@akari.studio

New projects from February 2027. Kōenji, Tokyo, and wherever the work takes us.

© 2026 AKARI 灯 — A FICTIONAL STUDIO

BUILT WITH YOKOCHO FOR FRAMER

SAY HELLO — WE ANSWER AFTER DARK

Open until late.

hello@akari.studio

New projects from February 2027. Kōenji, Tokyo, and wherever the work takes us.

© 2026 AKARI 灯 — A FICTIONAL STUDIO

BUILT WITH YOKOCHO FOR FRAMER

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