GRIND Grotto Advent Calendar illustration

Dreamy brief alert! Early in 2025 GRIND got in touch with me to ask if I'd be interested in illustrating their Annual Coffee Pod Advent Calendar! I was over the moon with the brief which asked to turn their South London Roastery in Santa's workshop! I started off by visiting the space and got totally inspired by the Magical modern Willy Wonka vibes with pipes filled with coffee beans shooting overhead! 

Working in my isometric style I illustrated the journey of the coffee beans from arriving in hessian sacks piled high through roasting, grinding and a magical conveyor belt of packing and wrapping before being loaded on Santa's Sleigh. Everyone is meeting their Christmas deadlines by keeping caffeinated including the Reindeer and there's so many other sweet details like the decorations on the Christmas tree or the Elf's list! 

What a totally dreamy job!

To see a little behind the scenes process vide click HERE!