Hven Island Brewery is a local beer brewery on Hven, a small island in the middle of Öresund. The owners, an Icelandic lady and her Swedish husband, make beer for their restaurant Mitt på Hven.

A few months before I got asked to do this project, they had suffered a terrible loss. Their best friend on the island, Michael, suffered a heart attack and died unexpectedly. He was part of the rhythm of their daily lives, a beer enthusiast who never missed a chance to stop by the restaurant.

I suggested that we’d use his face on the logo and the owners really liked the idea. It’s a quiet tribute to Michael and a celebration of their friendship. The colours in the logo reference the Icelandic flag and the foam on the bear is drawn after the shape of the island Hven.