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An evening, considered.

Taj Lands End · HNI dinner
Photograph of a dinner table dressed in burgundy toile, with white flowers, candles, gold-rimmed plates and black menu covers.
Dinner table with burgundy toile, candlelight and a black menu at each place setting. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
PROJECT OVERVIEW

A closer look.

For an HNI dinner at Taj Lands End in Mumbai, the studio shaped a connected guest journey: an entry easel on arrival, invitations before the event, and menus, bar cards and table covers within the room.

Burgundy and ivory carry the identity across every scale. A sweeping monogram and fine serif typography give the printed pieces ceremony, while the toile artwork turns the table itself into part of the visual system.

Project context
Taj Lands End, Mumbai
Shared work
Dinner menus
Bar menus
Table covers
Invitations
Entry easel
Event graphics
PROJECT NOTE / 01

One visual language, from arrival to table.

The studio’s source presentation confirms the menu, table covers, invitations and entry easel as parts of the same commission. The sequence treats each guest touchpoint as one chapter in a single evening.

Burgundy menu cover artwork with an oversized white calligraphic monogram.
Menu cover study with a sweeping white monogram on burgundy. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Cropped burgundy menu cover detail with tall condensed ivory lettering.
The Menu cover, set in ivory type on burgundy. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
PROJECT NOTE / 03

A menu with its own rhythm.

The calligraphic cover opens into a tightly ordered set of panels. Ivory backgrounds, burgundy borders and a consistent type hierarchy organize starters, live counters, mains and desserts.

Burgundy menu panel listing starters and vegetarian and non-vegetarian selections.
Menu panel: starters and vegetarian and non-vegetarian selections. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Burgundy menu panel listing soup, salads, live counters and pasta.
Menu panel: soup, salads, live counters and pasta. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Burgundy menu panel listing vegetarian and non-vegetarian mains.
Menu panel: vegetarian and non-vegetarian mains. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Burgundy menu panel listing accompaniments and desserts.
Menu panel: accompaniments and desserts. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Photograph of a hand holding the burgundy The Bar menu.
The Bar menu, shown in hand. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Photograph of the burgundy The Bar menu resting on a stone tabletop.
The Bar menu in a tabletop setting. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Burgundy menu back cover with a small white line drawing of cutlery.
Menu back cover with a cutlery illustration. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Close view of the burgundy toile artwork used on the dinner table.
Burgundy toile artwork used across the table setting. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
PROJECT NOTE / 08

The details begin before dinner.

The same palette moves beyond the table into the arrival easel and invitation. These pieces frame the event before guests reach their place setting.

Photograph of the arrival easel surrounded by flowers and candles at the venue entrance.
Entry easel welcoming guests to the dinner. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Photograph of a burgundy invitation and presentation box held above red gift boxes and ribbon.
Burgundy invitation and presentation box. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
PRESENTATION ARCHIVE / 16View the original presentation

Additional slides from the original posts, including presentation notes, divider cards and alternate crops. Project artwork appears in the story above.

Original project presentation

Text card listing the studio scope: menus, table covers, invitations, an entry easel and other dinner details.
Original presentation: the scope of the dinner project. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
White presentation card introducing the menu design.
Original presentation divider: The Menu. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
Plain burgundy transition card from the source presentation.
Original presentation: burgundy transition card. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
White presentation card introducing the table-cover design.
Original presentation divider: Table Covers. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
White presentation card introducing the entry easel.
Original presentation divider: Entry Easel. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
White presentation card introducing the invitation design.
Original presentation divider: Invites. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗
White closing card reading Leave the process to Monalisa Design Studio.
Original presentation: closing card. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · original project ↗

Follow-up menu presentation

Burgundy follow-up cover with The Menu set in ivory serif type.
Follow-up menu presentation: title cover. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Burgundy follow-up menu panel listing starters.
Follow-up menu presentation: starters. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Burgundy follow-up menu panel listing soups, salads and live counters.
Follow-up menu presentation: soups, salads and live counters. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Burgundy follow-up menu panel listing main courses.
Follow-up menu presentation: main courses. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Burgundy follow-up menu panel listing accompaniments and desserts.
Follow-up menu presentation: accompaniments and desserts. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Plain burgundy transition card from the follow-up post.
Follow-up menu presentation: transition card. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Burgundy follow-up menu back cover with an illustrated seal.
Follow-up menu presentation: illustrated back cover. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Photograph of a hand holding The Bar menu, repeated in the follow-up sequence.
Follow-up menu presentation: The Bar menu in hand. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
Photograph of The Bar menu on a tabletop, repeated in the follow-up sequence.
Follow-up menu presentation: The Bar menu on the table. · Monalisa Design Studio Monalisa Design Studio · follow-up menu presentation ↗
INDEPENDENT CONTEXT

A setting in Bandra.

Taj Lands End sits at Bandstand in Bandra West, overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The hotel provides the setting for this dinner; the studio’s published work covers its menus, table covers and event graphics.

SOURCE & CREDITS

Design work by Monalisa Design Studio. Project imagery supplied through the studio’s published Instagram portfolio.

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