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October 14, 2026

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Growth rings and dappled light give Little Green Rooms its headspace

Bristol-based garden room maker Little Green Rooms partnered with Somerset studio Wild People to evolve its brand beyond construction. The sustainable garden rooms were already beautifully crafted, but the new visual identity sets out to capture what they really provide: somewhere to think, focus and create. As the team puts it, the true value isn't the extra square footage, it's the headspace.

The work is built around the strategy Headspace Found, developed by Little Green Rooms' Creative Director Chris Tozer. Wild People translated it into an identity inspired by the quiet sanctuary of nature, where soft, dappled light meets a detailed, technical design system built to last. A clean, confident wordmark sits alongside a rounded symbol, so the brand can move between the technical and the emotional without losing its footing.

At the centre of the system is a new circular symbol, which replaces the earlier leaf-like mark with a growing plant drawn in a few bold, rounded strokes. Its construction drawings show the form cut from simple segments, and the guidelines tie it to the growth rings of timber, the material the rooms are built from. Seen side by side, the before and after shows how much calmer and more ownable the new mark has become.

Before and after logos for Little Green Rooms showcasing green and earthy tones with distinct organic shapes.

The team worked inside a Little Green Room throughout the project, an immersive process that shaped every creative decision. That approach led to a bespoke icon set, each glyph enclosed in the same circle as the symbol and drawn from the details of the rooms themselves, such as windows, cladding, ladders and planting. A seasonal, product-led colour palette reflects the changing landscape beyond the glass, with forest, leaf and grass greens set against softer earth and rose tones.

Sedum plants in various colors grow on a textured dark wooden surface, promoting biodiversity in the Little Green Rooms project.

Out in the world, the identity speaks with a light touch. A billboard in Bristol pitches a garden room as "your new commute, just 6 metres" under the Headspace Found line, while the printed brochure lets photography of the rooms carry the story. The motion language follows the same idea, with the line "Inspired by nature, designed for sanctuary" fading in over soft, shifting shadows.

The symbol carries easily onto physical touchpoints, from tote bags and team t-shirts to a stamped copper keyring. Photography by Jack Abbott and Charlie O'Beirne keeps everything grounded in real light and real places, often catching the dappled shadows that run through the whole identity. The result feels less like branded merchandise and more like part of the same calm world.

A green tote bag with the text "Little Green Rooms" rests on a vibrant orange chair, surrounded by leafy plants.
A person carries a khaki tote bag featuring the text "TOTE BAG" and "LITTLE GREEN ROOMS" in cream-colored typography.
A man in a green shirt leans against a wooden railing, framed by vibrant red leaves in a stone-walled setting.
A copper keychain displaying "Little Green Rooms" alongside a silver key, set against a dark wooden background.

Online, the brand platform leans on storytelling. Customer stories introduce the people who use their rooms, from artists in Bristol and Pembrokeshire to a gardener and a potter, each framed in its own seasonal colour, while Instagram templates mix product shots with sedum roofs and the craftspeople behind the builds. For Little Green Rooms, Wild People set out to build a brand that encourages people to step outside, reconnect with nature and discover the headspace to thrive.

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Credits: Wild People

Brand Identity & Design Studio: Wild People

Strategy & Creative Direction: Chris Tozer

Design Director: Ed Hatfield

Copywriting: Harriet Whitehorne

Web Designer: Ralph Peskett

Web Development: Ellie Gillespie

Photography: Jack Abbott

Photography: Charlie O'Beirne

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