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Here Design proves that good things come in small packages for Piccolo

Here Design has just re-branded Piccolo, an Italian seeds company that offers select vegetables and plants for the more "space-limited urban garden". Think Slim Jim Aubergine or Spacemaster Cucumber and you get an idea of the dwarf varieties available for balconies and terrace gardens.

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Piccolo seed packets in various pastel colours arranged in rows, each featuring illustrated vegetables and plants with dotted pattern details

Here was appointed to create a new logo and packaging to make Piccolo even more relevant for its contemporary, urban and green-fingered audience. The London studio's big idea was to celebrate the way "good things come in small packages", developing a brand marque made from seed-like dots arranged in a compact sieve-like roundel to emphasise the perfectly contained nature of the business.

Here designed a set of colourful tall and slim rectangular seed packages that incorporated a distinctive illustrative style using the dotted theme of the sieve icon and a rich and varied colour palette. The use of contemporary sans serif typography and infographics conveyed the brand’s "urban modernity" and friendly language makes the brand inviting and engaging.

Here partner and designer, Mark Paton, says: “From the moment we saw these products we loved the idea of treating the design as a collection of miniature books that lure you in to detailed information about how to grow each variety.”

A grid of 24 colourful rectangular seed packets from Piccolo featuring illustrated botanical designs and variety names on each package.
Close-up of Piccolo seed packet showing growing instructions with icons for sunlight, spacing, height and watering information on green packaging with gold text and illustrations
Piccolo Alpine Strawberry Baron von Solemacher seed packet with pink dotted illustration on white background against pink backdrop
Three tall rectangular seed packets for Piccolo varieties displayed against a blue and mint background, featuring colourful packaging and illustrated botanical designs
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