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Boa Boca Gourmet

December 6, 2009 | 5 Comments

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“The Boa Boca Gourmet project was born in Évora in 2004, is a small company which currently employs five people. Began with the opening of a gourmet shop with a strong component of design. Since 2006 the company’s members António João Policarpo (Designer degree in advertising communication and a master degree in graphic design by Alquimia da Cor) and Inês Varejao (Eng Agricultural and postgraduate in wines in Bordeaux – France) joined efforts and created the brand “FEITOÀMÃO®” and in partnership with small producers selected and moved forward with the creation and development of traditional Portuguese food products of high quality, handmade with care and wisdom, and packed with an image carefully and packaging excellence.

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Malibu Magazine Series

December 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

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Following the Pop & Street Art series with So-Me, James Jarvis and Delta last year, the iconic Malibu liquor bottle is now given a makeover by three magazines. Each publication showcased exceptional creativity, uniqueness and expertise: Vice added a drip effect to the Caribbean color theme; Clark Magazine took a DIY approach, stripping it down to a simple white, and packaging it with stencils and spray paint; while Shoes Up went all out with a shoelace design complete with matching “shoe” box.

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Fortnum & Mason

December 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

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“21st-century redesign of a treasured Georgian classic.”

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Bottlegreen Limited Edition

November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

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“Premium soft drink brand Bottlegreen is to unveil a range of stylish limited edition sparkling pressé bottles for the festive season, in stores from early November. The designs were created by textile design graduate, Rachel Pitman, following a nationwide talent search by Bottlegreen Drinks Co.”

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IVI Classic

November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

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“Classic charm with a touch of modernity. The new product line of IVI has the authentic flavor of the past and a new appearance that above all respects tradition. The new IVI classic comes in glass bottles, with the traditional pop-art tops, the intense curves and the historical IVI logo. Its minimal appearance expresses the force of the past in the present.”

OGO Water

November 24, 2009 | 9 Comments

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“The man behind the unique design of the highly distinctive OGO water bottle is Ora-Ito, the brand name of the designer Ito Morabito. In 2002 Ora-Ito received the ‘Oscar for the best packaging’. His style is described as ‘simplexity’; simple in it’s complexity .

The OGO brand belongs to the world of style, inspiration, fashion and sport. OGO has appeared in London Fashion Week shows by Julien Macdonald and Michiko Koshino. Avant-garde designer Jeremy Scott has used OGO in Paris. In sport, OGO is a natural for stars like English rugby international Olly Barkley. The press frequently link OGO with top celebrities.”

LH2O

November 23, 2009 | 4 Comments

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LH2O is a research project on a new form for Água de Luso (Luso water) and the result of a collaboration between Pedrita studio and the Luso brand. This project aims to find not only a new form for this liquid, but also to come up with a bottle that illustrates the qualities and unique properties of Água de Luso, which has been part of the life and body of the Portuguese for over 150 years. That’s what made us – naturally – add a new element to the chemical formula of water, redesigning the way we see, read and know Água de Luso.

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Texas T

November 22, 2009 | 3 Comments

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Thanks to recent design graduate Amanda for sending in this concept for a ‘man-friendly’ tea.

“Forget the sweet smelling stuff that comes in the pretty little jars with the pretty little bows and a flower on the front- Texas-T is for men. Finally there’s a hot tea men don‘t have to be ashamed to drink or buy. It even ships in a discreet crate – so manly.”

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Colourless Coke Can

November 21, 2009 | 30 Comments

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A conceptual package design, which at this time is unaffiliated with Coca Cola, created to drastically reduce the cost of both initial manufacturing and recycling.

“A convex logo substitutes colorfully sprayed can. Naked can help to reduce air and water pollution occurred in its coloring process. It also reduces energy and effort to separate toxic color paint from aluminum in recycling process. Huge amount of energy and paint required to manufacture colored cans will be saved. Instead of toxic paint, manufacturers process aluminum with a pressing machine that indicates brand identity on surface.”

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Nairobi Coffee

November 20, 2009 | 4 Comments

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Isolating the ‘N’ from Nairobi not only reinforces the brand name, but it also makes for a nice sophisticated design element for this Japanese line of coffees.