Christopher Hall Somata Collection by Two Times Elliott
Posted: Filed under: Art and Design, Graphic Design Reviews, Home and Garden, Interior Design, Logo Reviews | Tags: British Design, Coloured Paper, Designed by Two Times Elliott, Designed in London, Furniture Design Logos, Gold Foil, Interior Design, Material Thinking, Patterns Comments Off on Christopher Hall Somata Collection by Two Times ElliottOpinion by Richard Baird
Christopher Hall is an internationally renowned furniture and interior designer from New Zealand with studios in London and Istanbul, with a third due to open in Barcelona soon. His interiors and bespoke furniture collections are characterised by a sensitive integration of the classical and the contemporary, a material refinement and sculptural elegance. Somata, his latest collection of 32 handcrafted pieces, is an allusion to the metamorphisms of mythology. This manifests itself within the forms and surfaces of stools, tables and cabinets, which often transition between the functional and sculptural.
Two Times Elliott, the studio behind Christopher Halls graphic identity, worked to develop promotional boxes and individual product sheets. Taking inspiration from the bespoke nature and conceptual foundation of Somata and the craft of Christopher Hall’s work at large, Two Times Elliott blend a detailed graphic pattern with a bespoke material and structural elegance.
Näsby Slottspark by Bedow
Posted: Filed under: Logo Reviews, Property | Tags: Black Block Foil, Blind Emboss, Brand Identity, Brand Identity Reviews, Branding, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Brochure Design, Coloured Paper, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design News, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Bedow, Designed in Stockholm, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logotypes, Print Finishing, Property Development Logos, Sans-serif Typography, Serif Logotypes, Serif Typography, Swedish Design, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, Uncoated Papers & Cards, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Näsby Slottspark by BedowOpinion by Richard Baird
Näsby Slottspark is a residential property development located in Täby, a municipality situated north of Stockholm. The development is built around a 17th-century castle and its gardens, and is made up of three distinct structural groupings, Södra Parken, Norra Parken and Strandängarna. Each of these is characterised by a Scandinavian simplicity, lightness and truth to materials inside and out and by their surroundings, a landscape of natural grasses, hedgerows and parkland. This mix of regional legacy, natural beauty and modern structure is expressed by the development’s visual identity, designed by Bedow, through logo design, type choice, illustration and photography online and in the material composition, finish and layout of brochures.
Mitsulift Elevators by Base Design
Posted: Filed under: Architecture and The Built Environment, Fonts in Use, Logo Reviews | Tags: Brand Identity Reviews, Branding & Packaging of 2018, Branding Blog, Branding Reviews, Coloured Paper, Design Blog, Design For Print, Design Opinion, Design Reviews, Designed by Base, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Blog, Logo Design & Branding Blog, Logos, Logotypes, Minimal Design, Minimal Logos, Minimalist Brand Identities, Sans-serif Typography, Smile In The Mind, Supergraphics, The Best Graphic Design Work of 2018, The Best Logo Designs of 2018, The Very Best Brand Identities of 2018, The Very Best of 2018, Type Play, Typography, Wordmark Design Comments Off on Mitsulift Elevators by Base DesignOpinion by Richard Baird
As the built environment expands, as it seeks new places to fill and accommodate a growing populace, time spent in and our reliance on modern conveyance systems develop in tandem. Reliability is central to this experience. Mitsulift is an elevator specialist tackling this need, balancing what is described as a Japanese technical expertise with exceptional Middle-Eastern service. Its graphic identity, however, failed to communicate this. Base Design worked with Mitsulift to bring this up to date, to better reflect the ambitions of the company, its insight and support, to move it from a product-vendor to a service-driven company. Base built an identity that maintains something of a utility yet manages to establish a distinct visual and verbal expression of connections. This links a variety of printed and digital assets. These included brochures, stationery, business cards and supergraphics, as well as website and mobile app.
