
YEAR
2024
SERVICES
Brand Identity
Website
Social Media
Packaging
CREDITS
Project done
at String Figures Studio
Team
Jones Benny John
Philip John
Taarini Ravjit
Ankita D'Souza
Komban Kampini is a coffee brand rooted in Wayanad, Kerala, that honours the legacy of Coffea Canephora while reimagining it for contemporary palates. Its origins trace back to the migration of Travancore farmers to the Malabar in the 1920s—a lineage predating industrial breeding practices that traded complexity for resilience. Komban Kampini sees this as an opportunity to restore what was lost, cultivating coffee that prioritizes flavour and ecological balance over modification.
The brand’s design language mirrors this ethos—bold yet rooted in place. Earthy reds, muted greens, and ivory tones evoke the raw richness of the plantation landscape, while motifs of elephants, insects, and native flora symbolize coexistence and interdependence. The visual identity, inspired by vernacular forms and Malayalam script, bridges traditional craftsmanship with contemporary clarity.
Komban Kampini stands as both a brand and a philosophy—acknowledging the violence of colonial cultivation while consciously nurturing systems of care. Here, saplings grow beside their parents, sharing mycelial memory, reconnecting to what was once severed. Every design element, much like the coffee itself, becomes an act of reclamation—of flavour, of land, and of relation.







