Thursday, January 08, 2009

Do you want to 'crac crac' with me?




'The Fine Cheese Co. is a maturer, wholesaler, retailer and exporter of artisan British cheeses, most of which are unpasteurised and all of which are traditionally made.' I like the artisan, hand made like boxes. It looks as tasteful as your grandmother's food.

Below, another brand, very different. It is more about luxuary. A very smart design.


Thursday, December 18, 2008

1800 Tequila Limited Edition Artist Bottles

I fell in love with those beautiful bottles, a real work of art.



The georgeous illustrations are screened on to the back of the bottles, and I love the way it plays with matt effects, transparency and typography. The cap is a shot glass which gives a smart and traditionnal style to the bottle.

Each bottle is numbered (out of 1800) and has the name and biography of the artist, and their signature in silver.


You can read more information on 1800Bottles website. You can even design and purchase your own bottle.

Via NOTCOT.

Monday, December 15, 2008

British sense of humour

Philip Skinner is a fabulous designer. His work is clever : simple but efficient. I particularly like the bottle design for an english wine... it is not a joke but still, he didn't hesitate to laught about it. I love it.

Beautiful use of white... Find below one of his research I like.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

London shop fronts

Amazing blog which gathers London Shop Fronts. When I was living in London I loved discovering new ones, they look so old fashion and so unexpected sometimes. It is incredibly charming.

Shadow Theater



Maxim Velcovsky from studio Qubus was invited to create site-specific installations in Viennese shops for the Vienna Design Week. He decided to build cityscapes, using chandelier parts and projected them, by means of light, onto the screen, combining the principles of Laterna Magika and Shadow Theater. The result is amazing. You can read the full story here.

The ampersand



'&' is my favorite letter. It is an interesting character with so many different shapes. Have a look at this blog, you must fall in love with it !