Recent Projects

SB Architects - Custom Timber Presentation Folders and Display Box

With global locations across San Francisco, Miami and Shenzhen, SB Architects has been an international leader in designing resorts and hotels around the world, in addition to destination communities, custom homes and large scale, multi-family urban mixed-use projects since 1960.

Recent (and prestigious) SB Architects projects include the luxurious Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa in Grand Cayman, The Lodges at Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley, and La Estrella in stunning Cuzco, Peru, with many more in exotic locations like Puerto Rico, Boca Raton, Montenegro and Costa Del Sol.

Tasked with creating a custom display box and presentation folder design, we chose sleek solid New Guinea rosewood for the custom joinery finished box design. Made to perfectly hold several items of various sizes, including an iPad, presentation folder, phone and even virtual reality goggles, our skilful team members also included a stainless steel inlay both inside the top of the lid and front cover of the folder, perfectly finished to align, leaving it smooth to the touch.

Adding a unique touch to the presentation folder, we finished it with handbound leather details and a leather pocket on the inside, perfectly holding the booklet inside. The finished design is sleek, smart and fully-functional, and SB Architects was very pleased with the outcome.

For more information or a custom display box request, please get in touch and we’d be happy to discuss the possibilities.

The Jefferson - Custom Sample-Boards Suitcase Style

We have made many finishings display / samples boards here at Potato Press, but this one was designed a little differently. It was created in the style of an easy carry briefcase that our client could easily transport to and from different sites she was traveling between. Created with a custom leather wrapped outer shell with subtle branding on the outside. We hand wove rope for the handles that were fixed into place with custom solid brass fittings cut in house. The case opens up and lays flat on its back to the viewer can browse through the samples. A lot of small elements add up to create one big impact with this one, we hope you like it as much as we enjoyed putting it together!

 

 

Nautique - Custom Solid Timber Awards

A long time client of ours, Nautique came to us for another event they held last year. We created a custom shaped solid hardwood base with laser cut acrylic and solid aluminium elements to keep with their rugged and stylish aesthetic.

Stone & Wood - Custom Timber Folders

Here are some nice custom timber folders created for the guys over at Stone and Wood .

Rocky Mountains Percussion Association - Custom Awards

The Rocky Mountain Percussion Association is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit Colorado based youth organization, that was started by a group of percussion instructors, judges and educators who were concerned about the level of percussion training and performance, primarily at the high school level. The RMPA is now one of the nation’s premier percussion organizations of its kind, and asked us to create some awards for their concert open. These laser cut acrylic awards were designed to look as sharp as their recipients!

Hand Bound Portfolio and Case

Here’s a cool custom portfolio created with a feature we haven’t done before; a clear window on top. This allows the viewer to look into the custom leather wrapped cover and look in on the contents inside. It has a stylish black print on matte black acrylic with sleek mechanical spine system. We love this subtle and sophisticated looking folio and hope you do to!

 

Project Spotlight: Bat Mitzvah Collateral

We count ourselves to be pretty lucky here at Potato Press in that we get to work on some pretty cool projects. Recently we were given the opportunity to put together some customised event collateral and a large scale custom invitation for a high profile Bat Mitzvah in New Jersey.

Designed with a classic Western theme in mind, the client requested a rustic wooden feel for the custom invitations in an effort to highlight the rugged, outdoorsy lifestyle. Utilising the unique skills of our in-house design team – namely graphic design  – we went above and beyond in the creation of both the invitations and packaging. Hand finished by our production team, the invitations were packaged and sent off to New Jersey to be hand delivered by a cowboy and cowgirl!

In order to showcase our dedication to originality, we paired different techniques and finishes throughout the delivered product. The main invitation was created using a mix of laser etching, print, layered elements and a custom edge colouring, all accompanied by a printed wooden RSVP and information card wrapped with twine.

In addition to the custom invitations, we also manufactured table numbers, table place cards, menus, serving boards, signing boards for guests as well as a fun logo brand for burning into hamburgers.

If you’ve got a special event or occasion coming up and want to make a last impression, give us a call or drop us an email.

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Balter Brewing Company - Custom 3D Printed Awards

This was a fun project for the guys and gals over at Balter Brewing Company for their “Tins of Glory” beer can sliding competition. We printed the gold hand utilising our in house 3d printer, and created a custom base with ‘stringer’ accents running through it. Check out the promo video down the bottom to see what it’s all about!

 

Here are some process shots of the 3D printed hands coming together;

Timber A-Frame with Interchangable Letters

This was a cool little project for Brisbane’s City Sounds. This timber a-frame had interchangeable letters so the message could be updated and the frame could be re-used.

Time Pet Custom Trophy

Time Pet is a pet shop supplier that celebrates creativity, hard work and individuality. We used these principles to create fun and eye-catching awards made from layered laser etched and UV printed wood.

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Hand Bound Leather and Timber Portfolio

It’s the details that count, and this is far from short of those.

The internal box is custom joinery finished solid Australian timber with dovetail joins, to perfectly accommodate the portfolio within. The lid of the box is a custom pattern that was laser cut and slides open to reveal the inside. The outer shell is a custom leather bound folder that meets in the middle with a couple of gorgeous handles with tassels for a bit of flair. We created a smaller leather bound box to ‘roll’ open to reveal two usb’s and a custom made coin as a ‘leave-behind’ box.

As this was made for a portfolio, we’re sure that this will make a huge impact with whoever looks through it.

World Science Festival Brisbane 2017 - Custom Signage

The Queensland Museum Network holds exclusive license to host the World Science Festival in the Asia Pacific, reinforcing Australia’s position as a knowledge economy and igniting new and challenging discussions in and about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The Event had a turn out of 120,367 attendances – double what was anticipated.  247 participants and exhibitors from 10 countries showing all kinds of Science goodness.  So it was great fun working in conjunction with Sharon Penny some ‘sciency’ sculptures for both entrances. We used a varying combination of materials to create a molecular inspired piece, and a multifaceted crystal-like structure mounted to preexisting trusses.

Hand crafted design solutions for forward thinking industries

Some of our valued clients

Jetstar
Chobani
Billabong
Nautique
BDA
Olympus
Jupiters
Nike
Jetpilot
Element
Queensland Rail
RVCA
MCG
Coopers Brewery
Monster Energy
Nasa
Hexxfx
Bond University
Stone & Wood
Australian Government