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Tien (Ten) is a Dutch second-hand clothing store where every piece is cheekily priced at just ten euros. Our rebrand starts from the insight that the world doesn’t need more clothes, just better use of what’s already there. Then why buy new clothing if there’s already so many perfectly good pieces out there. Why design a new logo if there’s already so many logos out there.


The direction was evident: reuse only what exists. An eclectic collage of letters, chaotically cut from brands found in the ever-growing mountains of discarded clothing, forms a logo that keeps evolving. For this reason, we intentionally kept the identity calm: the unapologetic logo is paired with Klim Type’s Untitled Sans Medium, set in rich black on white and light grey.


No decoration, no fluff, just activating design assembled from borrowed parts. This playful and witty communication nods to old-school Dutch functionalism, reminding us that the message is enough.


In application, we pushed even further, ensuring every physical intervention followed the same logic. From pre-owned garments with their branding Tien’ed, where even the borrowed slogans “Just do Tien” and “The Intelligent Choice. Tien” unintentionally reinforce Tien’s position on reuse, to the signage of LED screens deemed commercially unfit due to a few defective pixels. In the end, value doesn’t disappear if it’s reimagined with purpose the second time around.

TIEN

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  • Creative & Art Direction
Grid of 63 TIEN wordmark variations, each one assembled from a different combination of letters cut from existing brand logos, demonstrating the scale and range of the identity system.
Person wearing a vintage Tommy Hilfiger sweatshirt with the original logo reworked to read TIEN, replacing the brand name while keeping the flag graphic and colorblock layout intact.
Three people wearing vintage sportswear reworked with the TIEN identity: an Adidas track jacket with TIEN embroidered on the chest, the Tommy Hilfiger sweatshirt with the flag logo replaced, and an Adidas zip-up with TIEN on the left chest.
Close-up of a person standing on a cobblestone street wearing leather boots, a fur coat and black trackpants with yellow side stripes, shot for the TIEN campaign.
Person wearing a black t-shirt with a vintage Patagonia logo reworked to read "tien", layered under a black leather jacket, with a second person out of focus in the background.
Person wearing a fur coat over a white Adidas zip-up with TIEN on the chest, standing next to a rusted street pole with a red and white checkered building in the background.
Grid of 15 vintage garments reworked for the TIEN identity, including pieces from Adidas, Kiss, The North Face, Nike, Blondie, Stüssy, New Balance, Tommy Hilfiger, Vans, and Stone Island, each with the original brand name replaced by TIEN.
Grid of 15 more vintage garments reworked for the TIEN identity, including pieces from Adidas, Patagonia, Nike, New Balance, New Balance 574, Timberland, Lacoste, Asics, Mercedes AMG, and others, each with the original brand name replaced by TIEN.
Scattered woven clothing labels printed with the TIEN wordmark and the tagline "Reimagined With Purpose", used to rebrand the vintage garments in the TIEN collection.
White paper shopping bag printed with "VINTAGE KLEDING VOOR TIEN EURO" in bold black type. The TIEN wordmark is assembled from letters cut from existing brand logos, each in its original color.
Behind the scenes shot of silkscreen acetates piled on a cutting mat, covered in T, I, E and N letterforms cut from existing brand logos in various sizes and styles.
Grid of 63 TIEN wordmark variations, each one assembled from a different combination of letters cut from existing brand logos, demonstrating the scale and range of the identity system.
Person wearing a vintage Tommy Hilfiger sweatshirt with the original logo reworked to read TIEN, replacing the brand name while keeping the flag graphic and colorblock layout intact.
Three people wearing vintage sportswear reworked with the TIEN identity: an Adidas track jacket with TIEN embroidered on the chest, the Tommy Hilfiger sweatshirt with the flag logo replaced, and an Adidas zip-up with TIEN on the left chest.
Close-up of a person standing on a cobblestone street wearing leather boots, a fur coat and black trackpants with yellow side stripes, shot for the TIEN campaign.
Person wearing a black t-shirt with a vintage Patagonia logo reworked to read "tien", layered under a black leather jacket, with a second person out of focus in the background.
Person wearing a fur coat over a white Adidas zip-up with TIEN on the chest, standing next to a rusted street pole with a red and white checkered building in the background.
Scattered woven clothing labels printed with the TIEN wordmark and the tagline "Reimagined With Purpose", used to rebrand the vintage garments in the TIEN collection.
tien paper bag
Behind the scenes shot of silkscreen acetates piled on a cutting mat, covered in T, I, E and N letterforms cut from existing brand logos in various sizes and styles.

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