Esperienza Italia 150 by ARC’s

In order to celebrate the 150^th Anniversary of Italian Unity, Nutella has commissioned ARC’s design studio to conceive a limited edition – Esperienza Italia 150 – capable of expressing the soul of Italian excellence. (mais…)

McVillage by UXUS

Comissioned by McDonald’s, UXUS design consultancy has conceived an inspiring children’s activity area for kids under 7 years of age, bringing the theme of “what I eat, what I do” to life. The entire project is a spatial application of graphic design as the use of images instead of words transcends those barriers associated with different geographical places and children’s ages.

The playful aesthetic stimulates imagination and represents a phase of the journey food goes through before finally arriving at the dinner table, creating a connection between kids and the education about food and cooking. (mais…)

by Shamil Ramazanov

Eager to support the work of young designers, the team of Pilgrim is constantly alert to interesting projects that pop up around the globe and undoubtedly deserve good exposure. As the Russian, Shamil Ramazanov, a student at British Higher School of Art and Design in Moscow, who has created this cheerful concept of Coca-Cola for kids. (mais…)

by Antrepo

As stated by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe – German architect widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of Modern architecture – “less is more”. Guided by minimalism, Mies created an influential 20^th century style, founded on extreme clarity and simplicity.

Following his footsteps, the multi-disciplinary design consultancy, Antrepo, has come up with this interesting experiment called Minimalist Effect in the Maximalist Market, which consists in developing conceptual packaging design for well-known supermarket products by stripping back the existing graphics in stages. The main idea is to ask readers to choose which of the stages they prefer. (mais…)

by Jean Nouvel

As a tribute to the excellence of Martell cognac, the world-renowned modern architect, Jean Nouvel, has conceived the Martell Amber Lamp, a unique luminous sculpture which consists of an imposing glass bulb with a tall metal staff.

Monsieur Nouvel has designed not so much a lamp, but an amber light that emits endless luminous pulses in shimmering golden and copper waves that refinedly create a warm and cozy atmosphere. (mais…)

by Marcelo Daldoce

Wine addicts, please do not take this as a waste. Besides its normal function of delighting the world with a wide range of flavors and aromas, the Brazilian painter and illustrator, Marcelo Daldoce, has given this traditional beverage another finality. The artist explores the diverse tonalities of different types of wine and skilfully uses it as some kind of ink. The process consists in diluting the beverage with water to achieve a result similar to aquarelle.

Enjoy all tastes and fragrances that stylishly exhale from these fine paintings… Cheers! (mais…)

D’Espresso by Nema Workshop

“The client approached nemaworkshop with a single espresso bar existing and the ambition to build an espresso empire. For the location for the second shop, on Madison and backs up to Grand Central Terminal, nemaworkshop and the client agreed that the design needed to be immediately striking to the goal-oriented suits and wandering tourists alike”, explained the Manhattan-based team of designers and architects.

Located on Madison Avenue (at 42^nd) the New Yorker, D’Espresso, distinguishes itself in a very unique way among millions of other coffee shops open in the city. Recent inaugurated, the 39 square meter cafeteria was conceived by nemaworkshop, that came up with the idea of creating a coffee shop with this library atmosphere, which, just between you and me, is nothing that innovative or extraordinary. (mais…)