Hospitality Branding Studio for Distinctive Venues | Tushae
@tushaedesign

distinctive brands for
hospitality businesses
ready to stand out

We create hospitality brands with depth, clarity and distinction, shaped by strategy, brought to life through story, and designed to connect across every touchpoint.

Hospitality is one of the most considered, competitive and emotionally charged categories a brand can live inside. The guest decides how they feel about the venue long before they arrive. The brand sets that expectation, shapes the perception, and quietly carries the experience from the first interaction through to the moments people remember afterwards.

That is why we approach hospitality branding the way we do. Strategy-led, deeply considered, and built across every touchpoint the guest encounters. From the identity and the website to the menu, the signage, the campaign and the smallest details in between. Our role is to create brands that feel cohesive, distinctive and commercially grounded, so the venue is remembered for the right reasons by the right people.

We partner with restaurants, bars, hotels, clubs, lifestyle precincts, property developments across retail and residential, and food-led retail concepts. Some are in the concept or pre-opening phase, some are repositioning or refining what already exists. All of them are looking for a brand that feels as considered as the experience they are working to create, and that’s where we come in.

Project case studies coming soon

OUT OF THE WOODS. INTO THE FIRE.

Close up of a baker in a maroon apron rolling out dough with a wooden rolling pin

EMBR

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ROLLING SINCE 1926.

Duck in a vest and bowler hat holding a flag that reads Since 1926

THE CLUBHOUSE

Venue Under Construction

A MULTI-SEASONAL SANCTUARY, INSPIRED BY THE LAND.

Close up of a dark green textured card with an embossed oval seal featuring a large W

WILDERGREEN

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THE LOCAL MEETING PLACE, TO GATHER IN GOOD COMPANY.

Spacious hotel lounge with beige and brown seating pendant lights and a central pillar with hanging plants near the bar

ETTI'S

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INSPIRING CREATIVITY, DISCOVERY & IMAGINATIVE PLAY.

Indoor lounge with a central wooden tree sculpture featuring circular platforms as seating surrounded by curved benches and bean bags

TREEHOUSE

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INSPIRED BY THE HORIZON.

Person holds a turquoise menu with Lady Banks logo beside a red cocktail on a bar counter

LADY BANKS ROOFTOP

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THE ULTIMATE TAKEOUT SPIN-OFF FROM SYDNEY’S CULT BURGER PALACE, BAR LUCA.

Two stacked cheeseburgers on branded boxes held by hands against a colorful graffiti wall

B.L. BURGERS

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EVERY PLATE A POSTCARD, EVERY POUR A MEMORY, EVERY MOMENT MADE TO LINGER.

Hand with bracelets holds a grapefruit garnished cocktail on a striped outdoor table beside shrimp salad and a small flatbread dish with a blue Haven menu nearby

HAVEN BURLEIGH HEADS

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YOUR LOCAL HOMESTEAD, REIMAGINED.

Upscale restaurant dining area with white tiled wall a framed portrait and an open kitchen in the background

THE VERANDAH BEECROFT

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COMING FROM THE OLD COTTAGE.

Long communal dining table with glassware plants and a pastel cafe interior featuring a mural and bar stools on the right

THE ALCOTT

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THE ROSELLA ROOM.

THREE BLUE DUCKS

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REIMAGING BOWLS FOR A WHOLE NEW ERA.

Close up of a person wearing a white knit shirt and a dark green apron with a white embroidered logo on the chest area

THE GREENS MOAMA

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A REVITALISED BRAND FOR A NEW ERA.

Taco platter with mango salsa and diced vegetables overlaid with bold white text Get cookin with our recipes

LA BANDERITA

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THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR GREAT BEER, FOOD AND GOOD TIMES.

A hand with a silver ring pours amber beer from a tap into a tall glass labeled Depot Brewing

DEPOT BREWING

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CELEBRATING CRAFT AS A MOVEMENT.

LION BREWHOUSE CONCEPT

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OUR APPROACH –
FROM FOUNDATION TO FINISH

A strong hospitality brand is not built on visuals alone. It is built on strategic thinking, brand storytelling and an identity system that holds up across every touchpoint the guest encounters.

We begin with the strategic foundation. What makes the brand distinctive. Who it is for. Where it sits in the market. How it should feel and what it should say. From there, the identity is shaped to reflect that thinking and to live confidently across the spaces, the materials and the digital environments the brand has to occupy.

The work is designed to feel cohesive at every layer. The identity informs the website. The website informs the campaign. The campaign informs the collateral. Each piece reinforces the next, so the brand is not just designed, it is properly built, ready to support the business from launch through to ongoing growth.

Person at a dining table reads a menu with the EMBR logo and a small fox illustration

YOUR HOSPITALITY BRAND QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

This is often where we do our strongest work. The earlier we are involved, the more the brand can shape the experience rather than catch up to it. We regularly partner with operators, founders, interior designers and architects in the pre-development phase, so the brand thinking informs the space, the service style and the launch from the outset.

Absolutely, and it is some of the most rewarding work we do. A rebrand is the right move when the existing identity feels outdated, generic, or no longer reflects the quality of the experience the venue is delivering. The work is careful, considered and shaped around what already exists. We assess what has equity worth keeping, what has drifted, and what needs to be rebuilt entirely. The result is a brand that feels renewed without losing the relationship it has already built with regulars, partners and the wider community.

Definitely! Many of our clients come to us when an existing brand has drifted or stopped reflecting the experience the venue is now delivering. Sometimes the answer is a refinement, sharpening what is already working and evolving what needs to change. Sometimes it is a more considered repositioning, where the brand needs to shift its place in the market without losing its existing audience. Either way, the work is shaped around what already exists, with care for the customer relationship the venue has built.

Yes and this is where our true passion lives. Group-level and precinct-level branding is some of the most considered work we do. The parent brand needs to hold together across multiple venues while still allowing each venue to keep its own character. Our process is designed to handle that complexity carefully, with one strategic foundation guiding the full brand ecosystem.

Hospitality branding is the core of our practice at Tushae, and where our love for the work lives. Over 17 years, we have shaped brands for multi-million dollar venues, restaurant groups, hotels and lifestyle precincts across Australia, working with industry leaders, operators, founders and developers who understand the commercial weight a well-built brand carries.

Our role is to bring the perception layer, the experience layer and the commercial layer of the brand into alignment. We know how each one shapes the others, and we know how to build a brand that holds up across all of them. The result is work that feels considered, distinctive and commercially grounded, with the kind of strategic depth that gives serious hospitality investments the brand foundation they deserve.

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It can. Menus, signage, packaging and collateral are some of the most important touchpoints in hospitality, and we treat them as part of the brand from the beginning rather than as an afterthought. Many of our hospitality clients move into an ongoing brand partnership after launch, so the rollout remains cohesive and considered as the business evolves.

Interested in partnering with us on your hospitality brand?
If your venue is ready for more than just a logo, let's create something deeper.