World famous and four other finds
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Brrrrrrrrrr!
The cycles to the studio are involving more and more layers so it must be getting close to the end of the year. Hot chocolate is still on the menu but now with added ginger. This month’s collection of finds is a mixed stocking of smart ideas, gift ideas and hand-made brilliance.
In other hot drinks news, we’ve also updated our cases studies with a small selection of the work we continue to do with speciality tea brand Dragonfly tea. Over the years, we’ve worked on a huge variety of projects for them and you can read more about them below.
That’s it for now, I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with Christmas cheer.
Warm wishes,
Keith / Founder
Image: © Oliver Branson
Repitched
In the UK alone, 25,000 tonnes of waste is produced by music festivals each year, this includes the abandonment of 250,000 tents. Nottingham Trent product design graduate, Oliver Branson, has come up with an ingenious way to repurpose that waste into sustainable chairs.
Image: © Lito
Work cut out
Japanese artist ‘Lito’ discovered a way to channel his above-normal levels of concentration and hyper focus brought on by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The Japanese art of kirie (literally ‘cut picture’) combined with leaves. Via Spoon and Tamago.
Image: © Original Duckhead
Duck and cover
This week my trusty Muji umbrella finally gave up after nearly 10 years of use. I think that’s pretty good going! Now I’m on the lookout for a new rain cover and I’m in love with the Original Duckhead. I’ll take a yellow one please.
Image: © Oatly
Oatly cause a stir
To celebrate its launch in France, Oatly’s brand team decided to bend the rules of mural advertising in Paris. In the city, commercial walls were only accepted if they are ‘artfully’ done, without products and logos. So, they did just that but then had some fun…
Image: Still from ‘Singular Talents : Peter Bellerby, Artisan Globemaker’
World famous
I’ve just finished reading Still Life (what a book) and the protagonist, Ulysses is a globe maker. I’ve now become obsessed with this archaic art-form. See what it takes to be an artisan globemaker Like Peter Bellerby. And no, you can’t afford one. I’ve checked!
Studio news
New case study
A sensitive design approach for a luxury tea brand
You can’t keep Lark away from a good cup of tea. Along with the website design and brand guardianship for the rooibos specialists, Tick Tock, we’ve worked with Dragonfly Tea for years. The family-run British brand shares rare and authentic teas with the nation’s tea explorers. And we help them to stand out on shelves, in windows, and wherever else they want to make a splash.
