There’s always something intriguing about niche, singular companies, stores and brands. When I was growing up, I distinctly remember a shop that sold only various things made out of wicker, for instance. It both intrigued and baffled me then, before I understood the concept of a ‘front’, a la (or so rumour has it) the numerous shops that once lined...
Agricultural practices are constantly changing to provide greater crop yields. In an effort to achieve this goal, modern farming has created a host of ecological side effects. Most notably, overconsumption of water and a reliance on chemical fertilisers, GMOs and pesticides. Plenty is an indoor vertical farm providing green produce to the masses through sustainable practices, using less space and...
Riso D’uomo is a Milanese Carnaroli rice brand, cultivated from the same stock over hundreds of years, and grown within sight of the historic Duomo di Milano. Carnaroli is often referred to as ‘the king of rice’, and is known for its high-quality nutritional properties, cooking consistency and a ‘bite’ that makes it ideal for risotto. Taking inspiration from Riso D’uomo’s provenance, specifically the ornate...
Hurly Burly brings the bold flavour and natural health benefits of naturally fermented foods to the United Kingdom. Its first range of products will be a variety of raw organic coleslaws. Flavours include Jalapeño & Oregano, Lemon & Ginger and Turmeric & Cumin. Name, brand identity and packaging design, developed by London-based design studio Midday, intends to bring to the forefront...
Tapped is an organic birch water, drawn straight from trees growing in Finland, and available in Bilberry & Lingonberry, Apple & Root Ginger and unflavoured varieties in the UK from Whole Foods Market, Planet Organic and online. Birch water is a traditional spring time drink and medicinal ingredient in Finland, tapped from birch trees which filter ground water up through their roots and trunk...
UK based Unoco works with a community of smallholders in the Philippines to produce an unrefined, unpasteurised and untreated raw coconut water. This is drawn from young coconuts, characterised by their green rather than brown colour, picked at their nutritional prime and placed into bottles rather than tetra pak or cans using HPP. This process gives the water a distinctive pink colour, a result...
Bruce Juice is a 100% raw, cold pressed, fruit juice and plant milk brand new to the Australian market. It launched this year with five juice and vegetable blends, Red, Redder, Orange, Greener, Golden and Nutter, an almond milk, and a packaging and visual identity treatment by New Zealand based graphic design studio Marx Design. Using a mix of illustration and texture, loose hand drawn logotype and custom typography, bright...
Loving Earth is an Australian business, established in 2007 by Scott Fry and Martha Butler, that produces a variety of chocolates, snacks, cereals, butters and spreads. All of Loving Earth’s products are made from high quality, organic and fairtrade ingredients, and include ranges that are gluten, grain, dairy and sugar-free. Although taking advantage of a growing multi-million dollar industry, Loving Earth’s values are...
Mother creates fresh cold pressed juices, milks, smoothies, cereal bars, snacks and detox systems from its location at the centre of Barcelona. Mother recently commissioned design studio Mucho to develop a name, visual identity and packaging treatment that would help express the love and care they put into crafting their range and the technological and industrial processes required to produce them....
The Primal Kitchen is a UK based health food brand founded by nutritionist Suzie Walker with the intention of making the paleo lifestyle, a modern nutritional plan based on the presumed diet of Paleolithic humans, easier and more accessible. The Primal Kitchen commissioned design studio Midday to create a visual identity for the brand which would extend across the packaging for its cold pressed...