awarebrands
CRAFTING PURPOSE-DRIVEN EXPERIENCES
Awarebrands is a design-led social enterprise and venture platform. We create purpose-driven brands, cultural initiatives, and collaborative experiences rooted in community, learning, and live engagement.
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Awarebrands translates values into practice through strategy, design, and culture. Our practice spans brand and product development, storytelling, spatial and experience design, and the development of teams around shared purpose. Across hospitality, culture, education, and the creative industries, Awarebrands fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration and explores alternative business models that prioritise wellbeing, sustainability and social connection. Below are some of our selected projects and initiatives.
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​​​​​​​​NOCHE LATINA UK [NLX]
Social Enterprise | Cultural Programming | Live Events
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​Noche Latina is a grassroots cultural event based at our headquarters at Kaleider Studios, celebrating rhythms from Latin America and the global Latinx diaspora. Through live music, creative programming, and shared cultural experiences, Noche Latina highlights global emerging talent and cultural diversity across the Southwest UK. The project reflects our commitment to inclusive, community-led cultural spaces.
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CIRCLETALES ADVENTURE STORYTELLING GAME®
Social Enterprise | Crowdfunding | Game Development & Publishing
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​​Our Kickstarter game success, CircleTales Adventure Storytelling Game, was shortlisted by the IG Awards for Best Literacy Game in 2021 and featured in BBC Radio. This educational yet highly entertaining board game is designed as an engaging ice-breaker, inspired by educational research and principles of positive psychology. The gameplay also serves as an effective team-building activity and incorporates KS2 and KS3 vocabulary learning features. It is available for purchase via our CircleTales website or for international wholesale through FAIRE.
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EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE | THE TRAVELLING SEEDBANK
Exhibition & Spatial Design | Sustainability & Education​
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​​Awarebrands was commissioned by Exeter Northcott Theatre to design the Travelling Seed Bank, an exhibition exploring seed-saving, biodiversity, and collective stewardship. First exhibited at the London Design Festival, the project toured UK public libraries and community centres, translating environmental themes into accessible, participatory design.​​​
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Social Enterprise | Sustainable Hospitality | Food & Culture​
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​Daily Bowl Foods is a community-centred venture using sustainable plant-based food systems as a platform for cultural exchange and values-led teamwork. Drawing inspiration from global food traditions while prioritising locally sourced and organic ingredients, Daily Bowl combines retail, wholesale, and catering with a strong cultural programme. Conceived as both a food enterprise and a cultural hub, the project explores people-first leadership as a site of learning and collaboration.
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AWAREBRANDS LTD IS A REGISTERED COMPANY IN ENGLAND AND WALES NO 11669816
45 PRESTON STREET, EXETER, DEVON, EX11DF, UNITED KINGDOM