Menu and holder for Sayam 87
Commissioned design and manufacture
Foodservice
Menus
Graphic design and illustration, Product and structural design, Cutting and fretwork, Engraving and marking, Staining and dyeing
Plywood
The project
For Sayam 87, a Thai restaurant on Avenida de Blasco Ibáñez in Valencia, we designed and produced a menu that brings together graphic content and a physical holder. The project covered both the page layout and the design and manufacture of the plywood backing.
The graphic design drew on Thai elements. The menu was divided into overlapping sheets, arranged to keep the sections visible to diners. This staggered layout is central to the design: the pages overlap without concealing the headings used to navigate the restaurant’s offering.
We designed the plywood holder and manufactured it using laser cutting and engraving. We then applied brushstrokes of rosewood stain to give it a more rustic finish. Rosewood refers to the stain used, rather than the timber species of the holder.
The commission brought together menu design and the development of its holder. The result is a physical menu in which the arrangement of the sheets, the Thai-inspired graphics and the plywood finish form a coordinated whole.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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