ASSISTANT CAT HERDER

Gavin Krasner — Creative Director

Gavin studied graphic design in London and went on to complete a Master of Arts at the University for the Creative Arts, where he ended up making a 25-minute film, which his lecturer despised. (It was called 5 Days One Summer).

With almost 30 years of experience across many industry sectors, Gavin’s experience is vast. He’s worked with global fashion brands, record labels, blue-chip insurers, and interior designers. Chops For Tea was set up just over 12 years ago when Gavin moved from Melbourne to Castlemaine, a historic town in the heart of the Central Victorian Goldfields.

Over the years, Chops For Tea has helped its client base develop and market its brands, products and services with passion, enthusiasm and a high degree of skill. Chops For Tea (with their partners) provides an almost full agency service, at the heart of which lies an in-depth knowledge of how to shape and craft brand communications.

Loving
Running in the morning breeze
Mountain biking around Castlemaine
Tea Towels featuring maps of Australia

Last gigs
The National
Sidney Myer Bowl, Melbourne

Beth Orton
Melbourne Recital Centre

Reading
Don’t Pass Go — Tim Moore
Red Side Story — Jasper Fforde
Design as Art — Bruno Munari

Skills
Brand workshops
Brand strategy
Brand identity
Graphic design
UX/UI design
Illustration
Very good at Boggle


WHO WE WORK WITH

No woman or man is an island… Chops For Tea are lucky to call the following specialists friends and collaborators.

Storyland — Founding Partner

Chops For Tea is proudly just one part of Storyland, an award-winning full-service creative consultancy in Castlemaine. hellostoryland.com

Greengraphics

Stef Giudici  & Step Forbes are specialist WordPress website developers. They bring to life our UX design to produce and maintain our client’s digital presence.

Snowball Social

Josh Poole is an industry leading social media specialist with over 10 years experience. We are proud to partner with Snowball Social who strive to deliver everything you need to be a market leader in your space.

Lunacomm

Chloe Quin is a digital strategist like no other and we’ve had the pleasure of working with her on numerous projects over the years. Chloe brings valuable expertise and insights to our table.


WHO WE WORK FOR — PRESENT & PAST

Our client base shares our passionate and committed creative vision and this makes for some super working relationships. And we think working with super folk is a super way to work that results in super work. Nice.

Aristotle (Swinburne University)

Hot Black Interiors

Open University Australia

Open Corp

Angry Robot Publishing

Ecotech (ACOEM)

Mossimo

health.com.au

Insurance Box (QBE)

Jones Lang LaSalle

WGSN

Sony BMG

SABA

Sandrock Organic Café

Yumm Foods

Nut Fusion

Mind Fit at Work

Distance Records

Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar

The Mill

Book Ink Publishing

Remplan

The Departure

Gallery of South Australia

Liam Lynch Photography

Ben Sherman

Windarring

Om Nom Nom

Institute of Islamic Banking & Insurance

Ben Sherman

The Good Table

Theatre Royal Castlemaine

Pure Body Luxe

Centre Against Sexual Assault
(Central Vic)

Epifini

Ben Rousseau

Ampersand International

Gannawarra Shire Council

The Little Candle Shop

The Bees’ Knees

Tread Harcourt

Ride Goldfields

Fran Woodruff

Castlemaine Continuing Education

Richmond Crèche & Kindergarden

Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades

Tommy Hilfiger

Wrangler

Fat Face

John Thorogood Real Estate

Cantwell Real Estate

Obsessive Recordings

SALT

Lush Us Retreats

Healthy Fit Gyms

CJ Print

Storyland

AGI Investment

MATCH
(Mount Alexander Shire)

Middle East Association

Run The Maine