Kana KIM


Bar Stage Gate

Client: ATI Co., Ltd.
Brand: Bar Stage Gate


Logo Redesign
Visual Identity System
Brand Guidelines

Challenge:
To preserve Bar Stage Gate’s nostalgic Heisei-era energy while creating a more consistent and scalable visual identity.

Audience:
Members and culturally curious young audiences drawn to nostalgic, emotionally charged, and experimental nightlife experiences.

Value:
The redesign translates the idea of a “gateway to energy” into a bold identity system that strengthens recognition across digital and physical touchpoints without losing the venue’s unique atmosphere.



Guidelines
Instagram: @barstagegate


Latest project:


Postgraduate Design Show
24 - 28 November 2025
#installation #video #cyanotype #screen printing

Previously;

2025


#installation #publication
Underwhelming Times Ahead

#illustration #video #branding #advertising campaign
#branding identity #logo #visual system

2024

#branding identity #logo #visual system
#digital knit #AR #performative design
#installation #poster #publication
Kana KIM
based in London + Tokyo



A multicultural and interdisciplinary designer exploring identity, relational space, materiality, and belonging.
Her practice positions design as a vehicle for positive change, working across Inclusive Design and Branding & Identity through research-led experimentation.

She is currently completing an MA in Graphic Design Communication at the University of the Arts London, after earning a BA in International Liberal Studies from Waseda University.



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Works
나는(I) decided to embrace the in-betweenness —あわいという領域 (A sphere of Awai)
Borderlands: 사이와 間 — Archives from the In-Between
Bar Stage Gate
RUBAN LIBERTÉ
Underwhelming Times Ahead
空 to 間 [Kū and/to Ma]
Rebirth: Carrier Bag Climate