El Semillero by Anagrama
El Semillero is a large residential development program, managed by Fraterna, that intends to create a sustainable environment with expandable housing solutions based around basic needs and “economic flexibility” – presumably spaces that keep pace with current economic changes, improved social mobility and are accessible to a variety of income groups. Set at the heart of the Mexican city of Monterrey,...
Torrefacto by Fork
Torrefacto is a Russian coffee roasting business founded in 2011 in response to what they describe as the difficulty of sourcing freshly roasted coffee beans in Moscow, and the time and trouble associated with importing it. Torrefacto prides itself on batch production and hand roasting processes, good consumer relations – which sees its owners personally answering letters and addressing website comments – and...
Austin Fraser by Felt
Austin Fraser is a UK information technology and engineering recruitment specialist with an open and transparent business practice. Established in 2007 it has gone on to win a variety of awards and recently opened its first international office in Munich with another office planned for Austin Texas this year. Described as dated, parochial and not reflective of Austin Fraser’s ability or ambition,...
30 Park Place New York by Mother Design
30 Park Place is a private residence with 82 floors and 157 apartments created by the internationally renowned luxury hotel and resort management chain Four Seasons. Located in Tribeca, New York, the residences are described as having breathtaking views, soaring ceilings, multiple exposures, and warm details, as well as five-star hotel level services and amenities that include swimming pool, fitness centre, private dinning experience and...
Theatre Royal Plymouth by Spy
Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) is the largest and best attended regional producing theatre in the UK and leading promoter of theatre in the South West. It runs a diverse programme of performances, activities and events, and has a 1300 seat auditorium capable of delivering West End musicals, opera and ballet, as well as a smaller 175 seat theatre for experimental productions. The building,...
The Stow Brothers by Build
The Stow Brothers is an estate agent working within the area of Walthamstow, a place where urban London meets the Epping Forest, and is described by the estate agent as a rapidly expanding community of like-minded people looking for a place with a strong sense of community, plenty of culture, good food and a decent pint. UK-based graphic design studio Build worked with The...
Hemslöjden by Snask
Hemslöjden is a non-profit organisation promoting craft across Sweden through courses, talks and activities. Set up as a response to the advance of industrialisation, Hemslöjden has a significant 100 year history, fostering strong relationships between culture and industry to ensure the survival and development of handicraft. It is also a publisher, events organiser and acts as an umbrella for Sweden’s handicraft societies with the understanding that these, and their activities, contribute...
Estampaciones Fuerte by Hey, Spain
Estampaciones Fuerte is a Spanish cold metal stamping and pressing business with over forty years experience producing a variety of components for the automotive, domestic appliance and construction industries, as well as providing welding, finishing, threading and set assembling services. This year Hey worked with Estampaciones Fuerte to develop a new contemporary brand identity that would better reflect their industrial experience and professionalism....
Minke by Atipo
Minke is a Spanish print production studio that favours ‘analogue splendour’ over mass manufacture, providing its clients with a variety of small-scale, mechanical and handcrafted processes and print finishes. Their visual identity, developed by multidisciplinary design studio Atipo, reflects this philosophy and service through a mix of traditional and contemporary detail split across type, colour, material texture, print finish, pattern and die cut...
Arjowiggins Curious Matter x FIAC by The Bakery
FIAC is an annual contemporary arts fair where galleries from across the world gather and present work by the emerging artists they represent. The fair takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris and runs for four days during October. Paper merchant Arjowiggins, a longstanding partner, continued to support the event by providing material for FIAC’s catalogue and event guides. This year, these featured a distinctive bookmark...
Bildmuseet by Stockholm Design Lab
Bildmuseet is a centre for visual culture and a museum dedicated to the exhibition of modern international art, architecture, design and photography, as well as retrospectives, and is described as a place for experiences, reflection and discussion. Opened in 2012, Bildmuseet is part of the arts campus at Umeå University, Stockholm, and housed within a distinctive building designed by Henning Larsen Architects...
Bray & Slaughter by Mytton Williams
Bray & Slaughter is a UK based regional contractor with over 100 years of experience in the construction industry and an extensive understanding of the education, healthcare, commercial, heritage, conservation and residential sectors. Following industry and company changes, Bray & Slaughter commissioned design studio Mytton Williams to create a new visual identity that would better reflect their growth and move from ‘local builder’ to ‘regional...