Friday Favourites
Sometimes these posts are built around a theme, sometimes a theme presents itself. Entirely by coincidence, whether finding the unusual in every day objects, changing our perceptions of technology, or...
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These vintage ads for promoting books and reading in general were another good find from Brainpickings. Dan P described them as “Delightfully colourful and brimming with endearingly bad copywriting” –...
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Thanks to Yvonne for sharing Inside Chanel: “This breathtaking motion graphics piece from Chanel is great inspiration for our own brand movies. Elegant story-telling with an ultra-contemporary...
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As it’s coming up to Halloween, we’ve found a few appropriately spooky Friday Favourites for this week. Somehow nothing quite matches the shoes with teeth Nicolle found last year.. Why is there...
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Thanks to Viv for finding this bonkers headgear which doubles up as a cushion. The Ostrich Pillow is the perfect answer to those sleepy times at your desk, or on a plane. Created by Studio Banana...
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Dan P found these wonderful things: “Welcome back Fabian, it’s nice to see you again. The Swiss paint-botherer has been splashing about some more since we last saw him in August. This time layers of...
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Thanks to Robin for finding this infinite staircase sculpture by David McCracken, entitled Diminish and Ascend. “I thought this was a really effective execution of something seemingly impossible. I...
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The work of New York-based artist Yuken Teruya frequently comments on political or environmental issues – in this work he has cut intricate trees from the waste products of consumerism, namely high...
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Frozen Bubbles by Angela Kelly There are some fantastic images from the big freeze, which is going on in the US at the moment. Who knew you could freeze a bubble?! This photography project by mum...
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Portraits from packaging tape Ukrainian artist Mark Khaisman creates artworks using layers of packaging tape which are built up on clear acrylic or film panels, and lit from behind. The examples below...
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Makoto Taniguchi’s double sided paintings I loved these paintings by Tokyo-based artist Makoto Taniguchi. From the front view of the glass, the picture is the blurry, distorted heavily painted...
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1600 Pandas in Hong Kong 1600 papier-mâché pandas are on display across Hong Kong at the moment for the travelling exhibit “Pandas On Tour”. The number 1600 might sound quite random, but the...
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UNELEFANTE’s painted artisan chocolate bars UNELEFANTE is a gift company in Mexico selling locally made products, inspired by Mexican culture. Owner Tatiana Sánchez teamed up with leading chocolatier...
View ArticleAt the Bar with Signpainter Mike Meyer
For the last two years at Design Bridge in Amsterdam, we have hosted bi-monthly talks with inspirational guest speakers – we call it ‘At the Bar‘. So far, we have enjoyed evenings with architects,...
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Paul Rousso’s large scale crumpled sculptures These crumpled wrappers are the work of artist Paul Rousso, who creates large scale pop-art-style sculptures from hand sculpted and painted acrylic. He...
View ArticleTwo FAB Awards for Tanqueray No.TEN
Last night we picked up two accolades at the 16th annual FAB Awards, for our redesign of Tanqueray® No. TEN gin. We were delighted to receive not only a FAB Award plate in the Packaging Category, but...
View ArticleClaire Parker judges new identity Dutch National Ballet & Opera
Claire Parker, Creative Director at our Amsterdam studio, is part of the online ‘corporate design panel’ of Marketing Tribune magazine, so every month she will judge a corporate design, together with...
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Edward Hopper paintings brought to life in film Thanks to Grace N for sharing this beautiful film by Gustav Deutsch. Shirley – Visions of Reality is based on 13 of Edward Hopper’s paintings, and tells...
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Blossom Type by Alice Mourou I loved this beautiful hand crafted project by Alice Mourou, who uses plants, flowers and a lot of patience to create Blossom Type. She worked with Dmitriy Petrov, Olesya...
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The Fox’s Den by Zim and Zou We’ve featured the work of Thibault Zimmermann and Lucie Thomas, aka Zim and Zou, a few times on Friday Favourites. Although we don’t like to repeat ourselves too much,...
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Famous movie characters in LEGO Stunlock Studios have teamed up with master LEGO builder/designer SuckMyBrick to create these beautifully designed 3D movie characters out of LEGO. See if you can guess...
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San Francisco Purple Bay Thank you to Robin White for sharing these mesmerising aerial photographs from Julieanne Kost. These vivid images are not the result of filters or tricky, nor are they stills...
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Ralph Steadman illustrates Breaking Bad British illustrator Ralph Steadman is no stranger to bringing troubled characters to life – his highly influential warped drawings famously provided the manic...
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OK GO won’t let you down Yes, I know it’s Halloween but before I show you anything spooky I have to share something show stopping-ly superb – and I’m not exaggerating. The band Ok Go are known for...
View ArticleDesign Bridge Amsterdam goes back in time for Christmas
Ho-Ho-Daddy-o! It’s that time of year again, and with another award winning year coming to an end, what better way to let our hair down than with a 50’s style prom night? Lowering the tone at the...
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