Some things just never go out of style, and this should apply most to time pieces. Ross McBride has successfully applied this concept to the Digital Destruction Watch. Mixing the old with the new and coming up with a contemporary and stylish design is what made this collection a definite head-turner.
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Luxury phones are evolving with the times. Case in point: the new modern smartphone from Vertu. It is called VERTU TI, and it is Android-based. One look, and you know it’s going to be one heck of a phone, with all the features anyone would want from a smartphone. (more…)

Indie-Scent is a family-run cosmetics and beauty supplies gift shop in Athens that offers luxury products at affordable prices. Thanasis Kamenidis was tasked to come up with a corporate identity for Indie Scent.
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Ask any booklover or “bookworm” and he or she would tell you that there is no better feeling than holding books in the palm of your hands. Well, various designers took that concept quite literally, coming up with bookends that represent both the function of said items, and the passion one finds in books. Here are a few hand-inspired bookends that will definitely give you more incentive to keep on reading. Now, shelves will no longer look boring and plain, what with these “handy” (no pun intended) and unique-looking bookends.
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If you’re looking for a place where you can get spices, legumes and dried fruits from all over the world, right in the middle of Athens, then there is no other place to go to by Τo kalataki tis fotinis, or Fotini’s Basket. As such, to immediately identify it, there is a need for a brand identity that everyone could easily recognize.
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Dragées are basically small, bite-sized confectionery with a hard outer shell for coating. In Greece, the first name when it comes to the manufacture of dragées is Hatziyiannakis, and in its 60-year stint in the industry, they have come up with a new product: edible pebbles.
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In Greek mythology, there was a man from Crete Minoas, who went around telling people that he was chosen by the gods to be the King of Crete. As proof of this preference, he asked Poseidon, god of the ocean, for his help in raising a white bull from the sea.
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Created with heat sensitive pigment, at first glance the On/Off Color Changing Sensitive Mug, looks like a standard black mug with big white letters that say “OFF”. Nothing fancy, but once you add the hot beverage of your choice, the mug changes color to white and in big black letters it states: “ON”.
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If there is one kitchen item or utensil that merits a lot of attention because of their versatility when it comes to design, salt & pepper shakers would most likely be it. Many people have even turned collecting salt & pepper shakers into a hobby.
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Who said vinyl records are a thing of the past? There are still a huge market for vinyl records, and there are still large corporations that cater to this market. Take Vinylia Library, for instance. This company still promotes the idea of using vinyl records, making it a fresh concept even in this day and age of compact disks and digital files. A fresh concept calls for a fresh look, and graphic artist Barry S. shares his vision of a branding design for Vinylia Library.  (more…)