The Institute reinvents itself.
CBA Design has been supporting the Paul Bocuse Institute for several years, and once again, the school has called on the agency to assist in one of the biggest events in its history: the renaming and rebranding of the Institute.
This is not the first time for the Institute, which was originally established in 1991 under the name “L’École des Arts Culinaires et de l’Hôtellerie d’Ecully.” It was after being acquired in 1998 by Gérard Pelisson, co-founder of the Accor Group, that the Institute was renamed “Institut Paul Bocuse”, in honor of the school’s founding patron.
Over the past twenty years, the Institute has accelerated its development and solidified its position among the world’s top-tier schools for culinary arts, hospitality, and restaurant management.
A new name to align with the strategic ambitions of a school rooted in the 21st century.
In 2023, the Institute is undergoing a renewal, evolving, and becoming Lyfe Institute! In alignment with the school’s ambition and international positioning, a new identity that embodies the modernity, innovation, and uniqueness of the Institute has been envisioned by CBA Design.
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CBA Design agency partnered with a strategic committee consisting of employees, alumni, patrons, employers, and administrators of the school in creating its new logo (to complement the new naming of the Institute developed by the Nomen agency), communication materials, and also in redesigning its website.
But what would a reveal be without teasing on social media? Lyfe Institute and CBA also co-created an event campaign on the school’s social platforms to ignite surprise and build anticipation throughout this renaming process.
Furthermore, the international design agency developed the entire graphic identity for the new division dedicated to Hospitality and Management courses. This second campus complements the historic campus dedicated to Culinary Arts, which will now be referred to as “Paul Bocuse campus”, each campus paying tribute to the Institute’s two founders.
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/ LOGOTYPE
/ TYPEFACE
/ COLORS
/ PICTOGRAM & ICONOGRAPHY
/ PRINT & GOODIES
/ website & social media
Following the identity and graphic work carried out by the Lyfe Institute, CBA embodied the positioning and visual codes of the territory on the new campus inaugurated in the fall of 2023.
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Geometric shapes manifest themselves within the spaces, in a rhythmic and non-repetitive manner, aiding in the orientation of the rooms, corridors, and wings of this new campus. Carrying dimensions of excellence, innovation, and creativity, each classroom embodies one of the professions taught at the institute, from lab chefs to managers or hoteliers in the dining room.
We wanted to play with colors on the furniture, lighting, and window graphics to bring vibrancy, as learning is experienced through human interaction!
The 300-seat amphitheater is adorned in the campus’s energetic colors of red and blue. A giant mural, painted on-site, represents all the professions from the various programs. CBA Design was responsible for all the signage, room markers, illustrations, and graphic motifs.
