Mixed with home-grown flair. Our lovely clients Sone & Lauren from Rhubarb Room has just opened their doors for business.
Their opening hours are Monday to Friday 7.30am – 5pm and Saturdays from 9am – 1pm. So pop in for a light lunch or the best Cappucino in Town! ;)
In October 2007 the Constitutional Court restored the ownership of diamond-rich land to the Richtersveld community – and in December a ceremony was held to formaly honour this agreement.
I was very privileged to work in conjunction with Bester Burke Slingers in designing this book which was then given to each claimant as a gift to remind them of their heritage and this beautiful land that surrounds them.
The theme of the book followed through on the diamond-rich land with the repeat of a faint diamond outline on alternating pages between beautiful landscapes of the Richtersveld area.
About two years ago, while researching various brands of chocolates around the world, I came across this most exquisite company called MarieBelle. It is then that I vowed that on my next visit to New York City I’ll just have to visit this shop… and so I did.
W-O-W! The packaging, store interior, The Cacao Bar, the Crepes, the Espresso size Aztec Hot Chocolate… everything was so delicious.
I was really amazed by the thought that is put into the detail of every flavour of chocolate with it’s own hand screen-printed illustration, the packaging, from paper boxes in a two tone brown & blue to bright red stackable leather trays filled with carefully selected chocolates – such a feast to the eye.
Read more about owner Maribel Lieberman’s sweet success in the February 2008 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine.
If you can’t wait to get to NYC for a first hand experience – visit Melissa’s Food Shop to get your fix of MarieBelle’s Aztec Hot Chocolate…
I just love this illustration of a rat – these are banners hanging all over Soho advertising Yellow Rat Bastard.
What or who are they? In their own words: “YRB (Yellow Rat Bastard) Magazine is street based with a bold against-the-grain approach and a cheeky sense of humor. It is geared towards an audience who are interested in all aspects of the urban scene including street fashion, hip-hop graffiti, extreme sports, body art, contemporary and traditional arts, music and literature. Growing in distribution and popularity, YRB is a publication for those who want to know the latest word on the streets.”
Check out some more cool t-shirts...
Thursday lunchtime we visited a store in Boston called Vessel. They showcase products they themselves develop as well as the work of other like-minded companies. The main aim of these products are to be beautiful yet functional in day to day life. There are some amazing things in this store… mmmh… if only I had more space in my suitcase.
I did however buy myself some Algea – the guys responsible for this innovative product are the Bouroullec brothers, Ronan & Erwin.
These brothers also collaborate on projects with well known manufacturers such as Vitra and the Kreo Gallery in Paris.
I can’t wait to get home to assemble it!
Besides coming to NYC to visit one of my siblings, the other reason was to take a trip up to Boston to finally meet the team from SNIFLABS, whom I’ve been fortunate to work with over the past two years through virtual collaboration.
Our first project together was to develop their logo & corporate identity which led to a multitude of other web & print based projects.
What a great space – I hope Cuie can also have such a cool office in the near future. :)
Today we took a drive up north to the city of Beacon, about 60 miles north of NYC where the Dia:Beacon gallery is situated. A 1920’s concrete, glass and steel factory housing permanent collections from artists like Louise Bourgeois, Andy Warhol, Richard Serra and many more, particularly artworks that could not be accommodated by conventional museums.
One artists work which I found most inspiring was Sol LeWitt’s Drawing Series which is a body of work dating back to the 1970’s and which was installed in the gallery in 2006.
His work is the simple use of pencil lines – drawn at different angles and weights creating various shades of grey by simply overlaying and repeating. From a distance these walls which stretch about 8m wide by 6m high seemed to have different tints of flat grey blocks painted on them – but as you move closer you realise each of these blocks consist of smaller blocks with lines drawn meticulously 5mm apart, line after line after line…
I felt the work to have an amazingly calming effect within it’s mathematical precision.
After 4 hours of absorbing art, concepts and space – it was time for a bite to eat…
What better way to finish off our afternoon in Beacon than at a local diner, The Whistling Willy, for some true American Style burgers. ;)
Nice window graphics South of Houston…
I saw some amazing window displays and shop interiors today – will try get some more pics to post here for inspiration.
Having just arrived in the big apple yesterday… we we’re out in -5’C temperatures exploring SoHo and armed with the ‘must have’ survival item – Starbucks Hot Chocolate… mmmh… when suddenly a tray of Frozen Yoghurt samples jumped out in front of us… I was very quickly advised that I cannot miss the opportunity to experience the most delicious taste of Pinkberry Frozen Yoghurt…
... check out their beautifully simple branding on Pinkberry. I’ll be back there tomorrow for another taste… YUM.
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