Kardamom küsst Tonka – Gewürze & ihre Geschichten
Concept, Grafic Design and Illustration
Kardamom küsst Tonka
Gewürze & ihre Geschichten
Written by Nanna Rittgardt
Illustrated by Masha Rittgardt
14 recipes
85 illustrations
292 pages
5-colour printing Font in Pantone
Paper: Inside Munken Print, White 115 g/m2
Outside Reflex Efalin, wove, 120 g/m2
Hot foil stamping Cover, back cover, spine
Printed by KOPA – the art of Printing
Published by Nanna Rittgardt and Masha Rittgardt
2025
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Welcome to a world where spices are not just ingredients, but characters. «Kardamom küsst Tonka – Gewürze & ihre Geschichten takes you on a fascinating journey through the mysterious and aromatic realm of spices. Forty spices tell their very own stories – from the fiery passion of Señor Chili to the gentle sweetness of the elegant Mrs Ceylon Cinnamon. Immerse yourself in their cultural origins and their beguiling scents and flavours. With poetic descriptions and lovely illustrations, this book transports you to a universe full of sensuality and pleasure – an ode to the little things that spice up our lives and warm our hearts.
«Ich bin Blau»
Concept, Grafic Design and Illustration
«Ich bin Blau»
Written and illustrated by Masha Rittgardt
72 pages
1 colour print with Risograph
Paper: Werkdruck 1.8 90g/m2
Edition of 36 copies
2020
In the German language, everyone is talking about the colour blue. It has crept into our vocabulary through idioms and today, with its effect, it twists not only our minds but also our mouths. Come along into the blue and be inspired by idioms, quotations and blue words.
Spice jars
Illustration and Grafic Design
Client: Nanna bunte Küche
Spice jars
168 spice jars for Nanna bunte Küche
Spices and spice blends
2021 – today
Currently, 168 labels have been implemented, with more in the pipeline.
A new label design was developed for the spice jars from ‘Nanna bunte Küche’ because the previous design made it difficult to identify individual spice blends. The new design concept aims to improve orientation and enable quick recognition of the products.
The design is based on an illustrative and colourful approach that is in line with the existing visual appearance of the shop. The clear visual coding allows the spices to be distinguished at a glance. At the same time, the multitude of colourful labels creates an appealing, lively overall picture on the shelf, even though the contents of the tins are packaged in light-protected packaging.
Sticker
Illustration
Client: Carpasus
Sticker for Carpasus
Diameter 5 cm
2025
Development of a sticker illustration for the fashion brand Carpasus, based on the brand animal, the duck. Since 2025, the sticker has been used as a seal for tissue paper in which high-quality shirts and other products from the label are packaged.
T-shirt Design
Illustration
Client: Muted and Schwarzmatt
T-shirt illustration for the Muted crew and as an anniversary T-shirt for Schwarzmatt
Screen printing on black and white shirts
2025
7th anniversary shirt for «Schwarzmatt» and a crew shirt for the «Muted» employees. The aim of the design concept was to dedicate an illustration to the special venues of recent years. I decided to give each event a rectangle of space so that no judgement would be made in the illustration. The T-shirt was screen-printed onto the shirts by the guys from the Ackerweg studio.
Surprise boxes, gift boxes and advent calendar
Illustration and Grafic Design
Client: Nanna bunte Küche
Boxes for Nanna bunte Küche
St.Galler wonder box
2022
Adventskalender
2023
Giftbox with the Book
2025
Kardamom küsst Tonka wonder box
2025
Nanna bunte Küche sells themed wonder boxes, each containing a rice mixture and two to four spices to try out. I was allowed to design the «St. Gallen» and «Cardamom kisses Tonka» boxes. For «Cardamom kisses Tonka», we opted for the book cover, and for «St. Gallen», I focused on iconic, important objects, buildings and stories from St. Gallen.
For the 2023 Advent calendar, we have designed a box of test tubes filled with spices from the shop. In our design, we focused on the essentials: eating together and the many ways in which spices can be used to enhance dishes.
For the gift box accompanying the book, I created my own illustration, focusing on a still life featuring the spices themselves