The branding for Kalypso Hotel, a hotel in the island of Crete, was undertaken as a college project by Con Papanestis. He took inspiration from the location of the hotel when choosing the colors, strongly influenced by Crete’s azure sea and sky, and the simple, sweeping lines of the waves of the ocean.
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How do you drink your beer? From a beer mug? Straight from the can? Or do you drink it cold, taking a swig right off the bottle? Ever pictured yourself taking a drink from a square bottle?

Well, if it were up to Heineken and Petit Romain, you would be doing that sometime in the future. The French industrial designer has just revealed his concept of a Heineken bottle. Foregoing the usual round bottles with long and narrow necks, this one has a square shape and is aptly named “Heineken Cube”. (more…)

Two cute kittens show us how to spend the Christmas! (more…)

When it comes to ‘pure’ products, it is best to stick to packaging and branding design that stick close to that theme. Pure. Simple. Straightforward. You don’t want anything fancy to take away from the highlight, which is the product itself.
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The Greek-produced Carmi Olive Oil has a new look, this time by Sereal Designers. Clearly, from the photo above, one could glean the inspiration of this packaging design: the earth and nature: the source of this extraordinary extra virgin olive oil.
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Coffee shops on wheels are quite a novelty. You’d find yourself wanting to try it out in case there’s something special with it that you can’t find in other coffee shops. In Odessa, you can get true Italian coffee from these coffee trucks.
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Lytro – the world’s first camera that records the light field. It is unique in that it lacks focus, it is simply not needed. Filming takes place immediately without any training. These frames can be considered and treated after. In this focus area can be any image, even if it came out blurry.

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Terra Creta Extra Virgin Oil is extracted from premium olives from the orchards in Crete. Such a fine product deserves an equally fine packaging, and this bottle design for the olive oil reflects such excellence. Student Stefan Marjanovic is the creative genius behind this design.
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Company of Electronic Technology Vizio has introduced a new line of fine computers. It includes two PC (all-in-one) with an ultra-thin monitor 24 and 27 inches, two laptops 14 and 15.6 inches and a standard laptop. The line will go on sale this spring

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There is something to be said about “smart furniture shopping”. It would make or break the mood of a room and a building’s overall look. But you can take that literally as well. German furniture and fixtures manufacturing company Bretz invites you to take your seat on the Confucius Sofa, where you can put your thinking cap on and ponder on the intricacies of life… or what you’d have for dinner later. One look at this plush and utterly unique sofa, and you know you won’t have too much of a hard time thinking about your options. Hey, you may even enjoy going through your options while kicking back and relaxing on the cushions!

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