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Friday Favourites

3D fish sculptures in resin, creative ideas made from books, and painstaking craft on our Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites

Barbie and Vitra, light calligraphy, Dior games, Red Bull Rockets and more in our Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites this week

Time for Friday Favourites, so to celebrate a week of inspiring productivity, here are some of the great things that we that we’ve got excited about this week, this time with a bit of a playful theme…

Favourites found this week

Here are a few of our Favourites found this week, from various links that have been making their way around the offices and blog trawls for inspiration. This week it’s rather an odd mix from product design to interiors, t shirts to campaigns.

Favourites found this week

Here are some the best creative ideas we’ve found this week in the world of art, design and branding. There are a few London Underground-themed happenings going on at the moment. We rather liked Stickers on the Central Line…

Favourites found this week

Here are few of the best things we’ve found this week in the world of art, design and branding. Lead Pencil Studio‘s fantastic new installation, Non-Sign II at the Vancouver/US border works as a kind of ‘anti-billboard’ that frames the changing landscape beyond. It’s being described as the billboard that advertises nothing, and has caused [...]

Proud winners of Pentawards' Agency of the Year

I’ve just arrived back at our Singapore studio after receiving our Pentawards’ Agency of the Year trophy in Shanghai, last week.  What an evening! As the sun set on a beautiful day, we gathered in the heart of the colossal Expo – the DB posse of Mark, Lewis, Anne, Corrine (Colin) and yours truly, gazing [...]

Posted on Oct 5th 2010 by Graham Shearsby · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Tetra: 2010 World Expo Shanghai Part 4

The inventors of Tetra Pak aren’t multi-millionaires or possibly billionaires for nothing. Like it or loathe it but their box packaging has been a worldwide phenomenon for lots of drinks companies. However, with such a wide spread use comes a huge amount of waste.

Posted on Jun 11th 2010 by Anne · Permalink · One Comment
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Spanish Pavilion: 2010 World Expo Shanghai Part 3

I imagine that planning a pavilion at an Expo is a massive undertaking. It probably takes years in the making and the coordination of a hideous amount of people.  There is also the question of what the theme should be.  Most countries tend to have one or two themes incorporated in their design but for [...]

Posted on Jun 10th 2010 by Anne · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Swedish Pavilion: 2010 World Expo Shanghai Part 2

The Swedes have long been known for their worldwide influence on design. From Volvos to Ikea they have infiltrated our homes and garages with their boxy designs. At first glance their pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010 might appear to take its inspiration from some flat pack furniture but it is definitely worth another look.

Posted on Jun 9th 2010 by Anne · Permalink · Leave a comment
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