Design Work Life: Cataloging Inspiration Daily

This gor­geous wine label was designed and illus­trated by Pearly Yon for the Ashbourne Sauvignon Blanc.

Here’s a bit about her process:

I was briefed to design a label that incor­po­rated ele­ments from the flora and fauna of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (where the wine is made) and aspects of both the fam­ily crests, but I had to bring them together in a Belle Époque style.

The colours were inspired by the farm and it’s sur­round­ings. The blue/green came from the faded inside wall paint of an old aban­doned farm cot­tage in the val­ley. The vivid and more faded pink came from the inside colour of a cer­tain type of mus­sel shell that’s found on the beaches of Walker Bay. The orange came from the small, rare Arum Lily frog that is found on the property.

Every ele­ment on the label was con­sid­ered by the Hamilton Russel fam­ily who, pride them­selves on fam­ily own­er­ship and hands-on involvement.