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Perq Studio creates foodie but friendly new identity for non-profit supper club Mike's Table

Perq Studio by name, perky by nature, the London-based design agency takes its name from a mixture of said perkiness and the Italian word 'perquisire', which means to search diligently.

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Hand holding a smartphone displaying Mike's Table's Instagram profile with food imagery and navigation options visible on screen

Whatever it means, it makes cute work—such as this identity for non-profit supper club Mike’s Table. A ticket sold to each guest also "pays for someone else to take a seat at the table too," Perq explains.

"That person may be a carer, a refugee or someone recovering from illness or addiction, but whatever their story they get to enjoy a mouth-watering three-course meal, all created from donated ingredients." The organisation was founded by Louise Holstein to honour her late husband Mike.

Perq Studio created the strapline "it's on me," and aimed to create designs that hint at the brand's "ethical and foodie credentials." It retained the original orange brand colour and transformed the existing logo into a "confident mark and added a modern, foodie colour palette to support it," says the studio. "The result is a playful, friendly aesthetic."

The new designs are used across everything from event collateral such as menus to social media images, posters and newsletters, with a website refresh in the pipeline.

The studio carried out the work pro bono.

Orange and navy Mike's Table logo featuring a stylised M monogram above the organisation name in bold sans-serif type
Open magazine spread showing "Let's eat" headline in orange and teal with striped graphic, beside a cream page listing speakers and contributors with red and teal accent text
Colourful graphic showing Perq Studio's identity for Mike's Table, featuring Greycliff typeface, three square colour swatches, geometric shapes and "Let's eat." headline in orange text
Mike's Table navy apron with orange branding and ties, alongside kraft cardboard takeaway box with orange circular logo sticker
Navy tote bag printed with orange Mike's Table logo and text reading "An apron is just a cape on backwards", alongside a smartphone displaying the redesigned Mike's Table website
Split image showing a Breaking Bread event poster on the left and plated food on the right, part of Mike's Table's rebranded identity by Perq Studio
Hand holding iPhone displaying Mike's Table Instagram profile alongside desktop view of the same account showing food imagery and event posts
Collage showing Mike's Table supper club guests dining together, close-up of plated food with herbs, and a woman speaking at an event
Blue branded materials for Mike's Table supper club displayed alongside plates of pastries with berries and orange juice on a white marble surface
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