MONITOR—a studio journal by Not

Monitor is our journal. A space for the things that shape how we think, what we notice, and where we’re heading next.

It’s part moodboard, part observation, part open-ended thought. Early sparks live here, before they become decks, designs or direction.

As a team, we’re highly visual, but we care just as much about the thinking underneath it all. Monitor is where those two instincts come together.

A place for references, realisations and rethinks. Some fleeting. Some foundational. All part of the process.

From idea to Edition 01—inside the making of Camila Martin Barla

This one started with a name. Camila Martin was the original brief. But then we heard her full name—Camila Martin Barla—and yeah, Barla just hit different. Argentinian, lyrical, too good to drop. So that became the brand: Camila Martin Barla. Elegant, distinctive, rooted.

Camila is Argentinian. Yves, her partner in all this, is Swiss. Together they’re the kind of creative duo you don’t get often, considered, romantic, clever as hell. They came to us with a vision for something intimate but sharp, something that could move between categories. A lingerie brand that felt less about seduction and more about power. Soft power, but still.

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Designing a new brand identity for the fastest-growing sport you’ve never played probably

Designing a new brand identity for the fastest-growing sport you’ve never played, probably.

Padel. You’ve probably seen it on your feed without knowing what it is, part tennis, part social club, all heat.

It’s fast, it’s loud, and right now it’s having a moment.

We were brought in to build a new Padel brand from scratch, name, identity, tone, the full thing. Just a clear brief: make it fresh, and make it cut through.

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How to create irresistible brand identities for the future of interior design and architecture

The importance of branding in the fashion industry cannot be overstated. In an increasingly attention-oriented economy, metrics such as awareness, recall, interest and differentiation have become the qualities by which we measure the strength of brands, however in an industry such as interiors and architecture—which has traditionally trailed behind other more fast moving consumer sectors—how do you build a brand that drives meaningful engagement, finds the right clientele and creates meaning for a broader demographic of your audience? Explore the processes, challenges and strategies involved in creating future-proofed interior architecture brands fit for today’s accelerated, brand-first landscape.

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