As lovers of design and art, and an introduction through our sister store, Bespoke2.com store, we were able to create real visual and cultural change and position Gathered SA as a design market that truly celebrated local, South Australian only designers and creatives, whose works and produce were supported and made right here in this state. During our time of sponsorship, we developed unique Brand Workshops specifically for the Gathered SA Community and offered new business, marketing attraction in the way of a advertising market model and revenue streams, gift guides, signage and social media design templates and unique designed event artworks, and initiated Gathered icons and ambassadors who authentically valued supporting local and small creatives. An unexpected and tragic event of the Cuddle Creek Bushfire led to a cancelation a Lobethal Christmas Market in end of 2019. Working closely with Jenna from GatheredSA and Adelaide Hills Fabrik, we created and designed an “Re-Gathered Fundraiser Lobethal Bushfire Recovery Market”, which raised funds in excess of $10,000 for the Lobethal CFS and over $4000 for the Animal Welfare Network. All while giving local producers and creatives a space and those who have suffered from the loss of livelihoods and those who lost out during the peak of Christmas trading - that would normally sustain them through to the new year. This work personally gave us an opportunity to give back to the community and cultivate wonderful relationships with local businesses who we met as we created a free “giving guide” with lots of offers from surrounding local small businesses. As luck would have it the following year, it became clear that COVID-19 would cancel the future GatheredSA’s market events for 2020. As sponsors, see design was invested, so we pivoted, collaborated and presented Gathered SA with a robust digital and advertising content strategy of a virtual online, real world design market. The first of its kind, that incentivised designers and creatives to take hold and focus on their online stores and the social media world, while understanding the value of digital marketing, ecommerce and engagement. This was hugely successful in increasing Gathered SA exposure and awareness nationally and with many of GatheredSA’s stall holders enjoying a new type of audience, connections and online sales that made up for missing the quarterly face to face weekend market events.

Check out the Brand Workshops we created for Gathered SA and the testimonial from Jenna here.