Branding is more than just what people see: the logo, a colour palette, and a type suite. A brand is what people feel, built detail by detail in the spaces they move through. 

In this Design Talk, CEO and Studio Director of Studio Nice One, Amy Quickfall, will discuss an approach to brand building that encompasses the entire philosophy and culture of an organisation beyond just the visual identity.  

Drawing on her own hospitality and F&B projects, Amy will unpack how experiential branding beyond a logo turns identity into something people remember, return to, and feel deeply connected to.

Amy Quickfall is CEO and Founder of Studio Nice One, Sri Lanka's first branding-focused studio, now in its 8th year and with a portfolio of 130+ hospitality and food and beverage clients across Sri Lanka and internationally. Originally from the UK, she brings 15+ years of industry experience in strategy, identity, and packaging design to create brands that people really connect with.

The Geoffrey Bawa Design Talks are supported by Lanka Tiles.

Join interior designer Avisha De Saram for an evening of insight and discussion into the art of transforming spaces into visual narratives.

Drawing on her extensive career in Sri Lanka’s creative industry, Avisha will discuss the connection between designing with intention and creating spaces that use storytelling as both a methodology and a design metaphor.

Inspired by Sri Lanka’s environment, culture, and heritage crafts, Avisha uses an integrated design approach that seamlessly draws together different styles and influences. Rather than designing for fashion or fad, Avisha’s spaces are grounded in space and speak to the community they are intended to serve. 

This talk is an opportunity for participants to gain insight into Avisha’s design approach and discuss the benefits of designing for place and people.

Join us in April for the first in our new series of Design Talks at the Bawa Space. This ongoing series will feature architects, designers, artists, and researchers from across Sri Lanka. 

This design talk by Indudunu Kariyawasam presents a journey through a series of architectural photographs from his work. Moving across projects, it reflects on the quiet importance of architecture and the sense of joy found in shaping space. Through close attention to detail, material, and spatial experience, the work reveals an ongoing search for a certain kind of serenity. It also considers how these spaces are formed with care and intention, and how an honest approach to making allows them to unfold with clarity and meaning.

Indudunu Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan architect whose work brings together traditional sensibilities and modernist clarity. Based in Galle and Colombo, his practice spans residential, hospitality, and commercial projects, with a focus on functional design, material honesty, and craftsmanship. His work is defined by a restrained, considered approach, resulting in spaces that are both modern and quietly poetic. He apprenticed with Anura Ratnavibhushana and worked as a project architect at Palinda Kannangara Architects from 2017 to 2020, experiences that continue to inform his approach to practice.