Fox is described by Parallax Design, the Australian graphic design studio behind its new brand identity, as one of Adelaide’s most respected boutique real estate agencies. Established in 2005 by Andrew Fox, Fox Real Estate specialises in the selling of high-end properties. Following business growth and to coincide with a move to larger premises, Fox worked with Parallax to develop a...
Grand Ferdinand is hotelier Florian Weitzer’s fifth hotel. It features a distinctive interior of green leather upholstery and Lobmeyr chandeliers, rooms with ornate and functional furnishings, and a restaurant that is said to serve the best French champagne and the grandest Viennese cuisine, all set within a landmark building located on Vienna’s Ringstraße. Grand Ferdinand has a philosophy that celebrates the past whilst moving forward. This meeting of tradition...
Typojanchi is an international biennale that looks to explore the various intersections at which visual language meets culture, politics and the economy. Its forth event, which took place between the 11th November and the 27th December 2015 in the South Korean city of Seoul, was based around the themes of, and relationship between, cities and typography. This is communicated within its...
Smokovik is an exclusive property development, located on the Croatian Island of Krk, designed by renowned local architect Idis Turato. The development will be made up of both residential and commercial buildings that share a functional and sustainable build practice, a favour for modernity, flat surfaces and Mediterranean sea views. Smokovik’s brand identity, created by Studio8585 now working from Copenhagen, included logotype, brochure and website design, a...
Vitra is a Swiss furniture manufacturer that holds the European license to many of Herman Miller’s ranges. It has a large and diverse catalogue of contemporary home and office furnishings, furniture for public spaces and timeless classics by notable designers such as Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson and Verner Panton. After years of admiring Vitra’s range of furniture, Scandinavian graphic design studio BVD...
The Working Capitol is a co-working space located within a historic building situated in Singapore’s Chinatown. It is described as being less of a start-up incubator and more of a community of knowledgeable people working at the intersection creativity, technology and business. Its brand identity, designed by Foreign Policy, is based around the Euclidean Principle, a mathematical system of basic parts that...
Toronto Carpet Factory is a seven building complex, constructed between 1899 and 1912, that takes up a full city block in Toronto’s Liberty Village. It is described as a mix of historical architecture, converted factories and as an iconic landmark of the city’s booming manufacturing era. Following extensive restoration and interior renovation, the factory is now a centre of creativity, and home to...
The late A. Alfred Taubman was an American real estate billionaire, philanthropist and former owner and chairman of Sotheby’s, who had built a significant art collection, valued at around $500 million, that included works by Raphael, Kandinsky and Picasso, amongst many others. Following Taubman’s death this year, and with the hope of restoring his image after a price-fixing conviction in 2002, Sotheby’s held a...
Teabox is an e-commerce tea business, established in 2012 and located at the heart of India’s tea-growing regions, that looks to revolutionise the experience of buying and enjoying one of the oldest drinks in history by bringing it directly to consumers. It is based on the popular monthly subscription model, and uses data science to match teas to subscriber’s personal tastes. Teabox worked with Pentagram partner...
Vocation is a UK microbrewery, established and run by John Hickling, with a range of craft beers described as having distinctive and punchy flavour profiles. Communicating the brewery’s unique personality and the crafted quality of its range rested in the hands of UK based graphic design studio Robot Food. Drawing on the beer’s tropical, fruity, floral and hoppy characteristics, the brewery’s fearless, daring and renegade attitude, and the...
Haydn & Rollett is an Auckland based construction company that has been in business since 1946. To coincide with its 70th birthday and in acknowledgement of the broadening of its services beyond just construction, the company worked with graphic design studio Richards Partners to develop a new brand identity that would better communicate who they are today whilst not abandoning their past. This...
Faymus is a Melbourne based property developer committed to building intelligent and sustainable spaces and ecosystems for tomorrow’s living in a way that is sensitive to the heritage and diversity of local communities. Property developed by Faymus is rooted in a philosophy that anticipates rather than follows change, interlinks tradition and innovation, and, working collaboratively with affiliated professionals, covers planning, build and interior design....