Café Batavia is a historical restaurant that has been operating since 1993 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is best known as a must-visit restaurant in Indonesia being one of the oldest restaurants ever, serving award-winning dishes and beverages while delivering outstanding services to its customers.

Back in 1805, the Dutch initiated the construction of this building with the aim of establishing it as an accommodation for VOC’s high-ranked officers as well as their administration office. As time goes by, an Australian native named Graham James approached the owner, a French native named Paul Hassan, with a vision of turning the building into a restaurant.

In December 2023, Café Batavia celebrated its 30th anniversary. I was tasked to design the emblem, booklet cover, as well as a bingo page and some ornaments for the occasion.

A continuation of the Art Deco styled logo, the design was inspired by Dutch trademark and poster design from 1920s-1930s, some of which were present in the Nederlandsch-Indië during the colonialism era.

Thank you!

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