Kazinoti & Komenda

What Kazinoti & Komenda does

Kazinoti & Komenda (operating as kK) is a multidisciplinary creative design studio founded in 2011 by Karlo Kazinoti and Mišo Komenda, headquartered in Split, Croatia. The studio operates as a private limited company (Kazinoti & Komenda d.o.o.) with registered share capital of 20,000 HRK (2,654.46 EUR) and approximately 6 employees. Its service portfolio spans visual identity, campaigns, packaging, posters, signage, publications, and exhibitions, delivered primarily to cultural institutions, government bodies, festivals, and select consumer-product clients in Croatia.

The studio generates revenue through two distinct streams. The primary stream is commissioned design services, sold via direct client engagement initiated through the studio's portfolio website and email inquiries, with project-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The secondary stream is a Shopify-based e-commerce shop selling posters and art prints (priced between 80 EUR and 320 EUR) derived from the studio's cultural-commission work, shipped to Croatia, the EU, and internationally. Named clients include the Archaeological Museum in Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Fortress of Culture Šibenik, the Mediterranean Film Festival Split, the Split Ethnographic Museum, Croatian National Theatre Split, Vukovar Water Tower, Croatian Music Export Office, HUM 587 Gin, and Valentino Bošković.

From a technology standpoint, Kazinoti & Komenda operates as a conventional design studio without any disclosed proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, software products, or APIs. Distribution is driven primarily by portfolio reputation, a multilingual website (English and Croatian), an Instagram presence, and a YouTube channel. The studio has received industry recognition including a 2017 IIID Award (Editor's Choice) for signage design and multiple recognitions from the Croatian Design Association (Hrvatsko dizajnersko društvo). The 'EU Funded' badge on the website indicates at least one project has been supported by EU structural funds, providing a non-equity funding channel for selected cultural work.

Name

Kazinoti & Komenda

Legal name

Kazinoti & Komenda d.o.o.

Website

https://kazinotikomenda.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kazinoti & Komenda is a multidisciplinary creative design studio founded in 2011 in Split, Croatia, offering visual identity, exhibition, packaging, poster, signage, and publication design services primarily to Croatian cultural institutions, government bodies, and festivals, with a secondary e-commerce line selling art prints.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers (45942)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Signage, Props & Custom Installations (HSACAOAG)

Keywords

• Creative design services
• Visual identity design
• Exhibition design
• Packaging design
• Signage wayfinding

Headquarters

HQ city

Split

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Design Services: Commissioned design work including visual identity, campaigns, packaging, signage, publications, and exhibitions for cultural institutions, festivals, government bodies, and private clients.
2. Art Prints and Posters: Sale of posters and art prints through their e-commerce shop, featuring designs from their work with cultural clients such as the Mediterranean Film Festival Split and other cultural events. Physical products printed on fine matt paper (180g), available in standard sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kazinoti & Komenda is a multidisciplinary creative design studio offering commissioned design services spanning visual identity, campaigns, packaging, posters, signage, publications, and exhibitions for cultural institutions, government bodies, festivals, and private brands. The studio also sells physical art prints and posters through an online e-commerce shop, featuring reproductions of their festival, theater, and cultural event designs printed on fine matt paper.

Product overview

Kazinoti & Komenda is a multidisciplinary design studio offering creative services including visual identity, exhibition design, poster design, packaging design, publication design, and signage design. The studio operates a shop selling art prints featuring their poster designs for cultural events. The studio is based in Split, Croatia, and serves clients across cultural institutions, public organizations, and private businesses in Croatia and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visual Identity Design Commissioned creation of brand identities including logos, visual systems, and brand guidelines for organizations, businesses, festivals, and cultural institutions.
• Exhibition Design Design of exhibition spaces, installations, and museum displays including visual identity for exhibitions and installation design for museums and cultural institutions.
• Poster Design Commissioned creation of posters for cultural events including film festivals, theater productions, concerts, and summer festivals.
• Packaging Design Design of product packaging and labels for consumer goods including premium spirits, food products, music merchandise, and vinyl record covers.
• Publication Design Design of catalogs, books, and publications including exhibition catalogs, architectural portfolios, and cultural heritage publications.
• Signage and Wayfinding Design Design of wayfinding systems, signage, and orientation markers for cultural heritage sites, public spaces, and commercial buildings, including multi-fortress heritage signage programs.
• Art Prints and Posters Shop Physical poster and art print sales through the studio's e-commerce shop, featuring reproductions of festival posters, theater posters, and cultural event designs printed on fine matt paper (180g).

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Frane BaltaminorOthersCollaborator on various projects including We Move Music Croatia visual identity and VIS-À-VIS 200 exhibition visual identity. Acts as co-author on select projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Landor: Global brand consultancy with deep cultural and public-sector practice. Broad incumbent for comparison on the enterprise end of the same client base (museums, governments, festivals).
• Pentagram: Global, partner-led design firm with deep cultural-institution and museum practice. Broad incumbent for benchmarking — kK operates in the same disciplinary categories (identity, signage, editorial, exhibition) at vastly larger scale.
• Studio Dumbar: Dutch design studio recognized for cultural-sector and wayfinding/signage work. Particularly relevant as a peer in heritage and cultural-institution design, the same niche where kK has won IIID recognition.
• Sagmeister & Walsh: Austrian-rooted, globally recognized design studio with strong cultural, exhibition, and identity work. Broad incumbent — comparable on creative ambition and cultural-sector projects, but at much larger scale and price point.
• Made Thought: London-based design studio with notable cultural-institution and publishing work. Comparable on editorial/publication design and cultural identity; operates at a larger scale.

Emerging players

• Foreign Policy Design Group: Singapore-based multidisciplinary brand and design studio working across identity, editorial, exhibition, and cultural-sector clients. Emerging player at a similar scale tier with comparable cross-disciplinary ambition.

Regional players

• Bruketa&Žinić&Gabelica: Larger Croatian design agency with a similar focus on cultural, public-sector, and brand identity work. Most relevant regional peer — same geography, overlapping clients (festivals, cultural institutions), but broader service portfolio and larger headcount.

Direct peers

• Anagrama: Boutique Mexican branding and design studio serving cultural and lifestyle brands globally. Direct peer: similar size band, similar multidisciplinary scope (identity, packaging, editorial), comparable premium positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@kazinotikomendadesign4644
• Instagraminstagram.com/kazinoti.komenda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kazinotikomenda

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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