Watercolors by Thomas Schaller

Art – in whatever medium – is bound to be a feast for the senses, and that is exactly what Thomas Schaller delivers in spades in his series of watercolor paintings depicting various breathtaking scenery in famous places.  (more…)

Elegance and strength represented in the logo.

Jathar Diamonds has developed an impeccable reputation of maintaining very strict standards in terms of quality. Serving clients all over the globe, including high-profile celebrities and VIPs, Jathar Diamonds exudes both elegance and strength, and these are the traits they wanted to convey in their logo.
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It seems that the cat is no longer on a hot tin roof. Instead, the cat now found its way inside a cage, reading a – believe it or not – book. What’s more, above the cat is a lamp. So picture yourself on a lazy evening, curled up with your favorite book beside your favorite lamp…. and reading alongside the cat. Quite a picture, eh? (more…)

“The Subway” – LCD Watch Concept

Take a look at the following interesting watch concept called “Subway – The route for reading the time”. It was submitted to TokyoFlash by designer from UK Peter. Peter says: “This is “Subway”. I had an idea of a always on LCD display that showed continuously changing apparently random numbers. Some of the numbers tell the time but without knowing the order are completely meaningless. (more…)

Evening of 21 June in the center of modern design and innovation to life MOD Design Nokia has introduced the most recent  smartphone Nokia N9-based operating system MeeGo. The manufacturer has presented three possible colors: Black, blue and pink. Also, the new smartphone is equipped with an 8-megapixel autofocus camera module and GPS, supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC. Other technical specifications: Processor OMAP3630 clocked at 1 GHz, graphics co-processor PowerVR SGX530, AMOLED-display diagonal of 3.9 inches with a resolution 854h480 points, RAM 1 GB memory and user data 16 or 64 GB.

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The future is now! Soon the phrase from the sci-fi movie “flipnut to the spaceport,” becomes a reality. At least the second part of mankind has provided. In October, an official opening ceremony of the spaceport, “America,” the world’s first commercial site for private space flight. Spaceport was opened in the desert of New Mexico. The project was implemented in English Office Foster and Partners. Starport includes a waiting room and flight training, hangar and control tower. Also provided a runway length of three kilometers.

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IDAIA branding by Theodora Filippakou

According to Greek mythology, the king of Crete decided to name a whole island in honor of his wife, Idaia. That is the name used in a brand that encompasses 9 different products that are traditional of Crete.
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Heineken Cube

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…)

The Lamborghini Veneno, celebrating 50 years of auto excellence

Talk about a supercar showstopper. At the Geneva Motor Show 2013, one set of wheels stood out, and it’s from Lamborghini. It shouldn’t come as no surprise that this powerhouse carmaker should come up with something spectacular; it is, after all, celebrating its 50th year in the industry.
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Cultural spaces are not mere venues where various art forms or media are displayed. They are, in and of themselves, a backdrop that will highlight the subjects instead of swallowing them whole. Getting that balance is important when it comes to designing the logo or corporate identity for such a cultural space, and that was achieved by designer Sophia Georgopoulou for “Based in Athens”.  (more…)