Archive for the ‘Sustainability’ Category
Friday Favourites
Long exposure firework photography, spooky projections from chandeliers and a selection of lighting from Clerkenwell Design Week – this week’s Friday Favourites sheds some light on a currently dull ‘summer’.
In: Art, Exhibitions, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: Chandeliers, Fellicia Brazil, Fireworks, Friday Favourites, Interiors, Lighting design, Long exposure, Photography
The world’s most attractive compost bin?
National Compost Week may not be the world’s most glamorous event, but when our sustainability expert Helen Hughes stumbled upon a rather design-friendly alternative to the humble compost bin, we had to share.
In: Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: 3D, Compost
Design-led sustainability – Zedfactory at Ecobuild
Our sustainability expert Helen Hughes visited Ecobuild in London, where she was inspired by how the design-led approach of Zedfactory encourages trade and consumers to get involved in the sustainability movement.
In: Architecture, Brand Strategy, Exhibitions, Innovation, Product design, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: Architecture, Design-led, Eco, Ecobuild, Zedfactory
Friday Favourites
Amazing dioramas, dresses made of balloons, Sugru’s Fixer’s Manifesto, and Dumb Ways To Die, all on this week’s Friday Favourites.
In: Advertising, Art, Brand communications, Events, Exhibitions, Fashion, Film & Animation, Innovation, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: Balloon art, Copywriting, Diorama, Friday Favourites, hyper realism, Installation, Manifesto, Sculpture, Sugru
Our Top 10 picks for the London Design Festival
The 2012 London Design Festival runs from 14-23 September, with a fantastic selection of over 300 events. Here is our selection of the best 10 things we think are worth checking out.
In: Architecture, Art, Brand Experience, Events, Exhibitions, Fashion, Film & Animation, Graphic design, Innovation, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: design, Installation, Interior design, London Design Festival, Magazines, Photography, V&A
Friday Favourites
An environmentally-friendly shooting range, crayon sculpture portraits of the Great Depression, the Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton pop-up store in Singapore and the artisanal craft of salmon smoking. Check them out on this week’s Friday Favourites.
In: Architecture, Art, Asia, Brand Experience, Fashion, Luxury, Ooh that's nice, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: Art, Artisan, Collaborations, Cuisine, Environment, Food, Friday Favourites, Japanese, Pop Up store, Portraits, Sculpture, sports
Design Bridge Student Awards 2012 – the results!
This year’s Design Bridge Student Competition (aka Dog’s Bollocks Awards) received a fantastic response, with over 100 entries coming from colleges not only in Britain, but further afield too. We were really impressed with the standard of entry this year, which made judging very hard. Check out the work of the winner, runners up and also some honorable mentions on the blog.
In: Advertising, Awards, Brand communications, Corporate Identity, DB Student Awards, Food and Drink, Graphic design, Innovation, Naming, News, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: Dogs Bollocks Awards, student awards, Students
Waste management: an industry of our times, branding of yesterday
Andreas Ioannou, Senior brand strategist at our Amsterdam office, dived into the world of waste. The world is becoming more aware of the value of waste yet waste management companies still remain the faceless heroes. Andreas wonders why…
In: Brand communications, Brand Strategy, Corporate Identity, Insights, Sustainability, Viewpoints · Tags: Waste, Waste Management
Friday Favourites
Birds in LEGO, cocktail stick carpets, Liqui-Glide ketchup bottles, and juice boxes made from fruit in this week’s Friday Favourites.
In: Advertising, Art, Brand communications, Film & Animation, Food and Drink, Graphic design, Innovation, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Retail, Structural design, Sustainability, Technology · Tags: Birds, Friday Favourites, Ketchup, lego, Liqui-Glide, Sculpture, Tamsyn Mystkowski, Thomas Poulsom
DB Student Awards – last chance to enter!
The deadline for our 2012 Student Competition is next Monday 28 May, so if you still want to enter, you have just under a week to send us your work.
In: Brand communications, Careers, Corporate Identity, DB Student Awards, Graphic design, Innovation, Product design, Structural design, Sustainability · Tags: student awards, Students
