I've always had a love and appreciation for soap packaging. After visiting lisbon earlier this year, I felt very inspired by their vast collection of soaps. I find there is something quite comforting about a bar a soap. It's like a lovely smelling present that fits in the palm of your hand and wrapped so perfectly in the most wonderful wrapping paper.
The name poas is soap spelt backwards. I thought it had a nice ring to it and has a sense of calm and balance to it, which i associate self care with. In terms of illustration, these are sketches I have made over the past few months. The bird in the bow was a sketch I made during a recent visit to the incredible home of Dennis Severs. The small bird was cosy and nestled up in a lavish bow on a mantle piece which I thought looked so peaceful and comforting, which again is how I imanaged one to feel when using a beautiful bar of soap.
The colour pallet was inspired during a visit to Joan Miro's museum in Mallorca. His use of primary colours was really refreshing and a reminder of how simple yet effective red and blue compliment one another. I really enjoyed this project and feel as though it very much represents me and my design style at this current moment.
