The More You Smoke...

...the less birthdays to celebrate. I wish my boyfriend could understand that as well as Jeseok Yi!

Icaro Doria - Meet The World

Icaro Doria is Brazilian, 25 and has been working for the magazine Grande Reportagem, in Lisbon, Portugal, for the last 3 years.  Together with  Luis Silva Dias, Andrea Vallenti and João Roque he created the flags campaign, using the national flags to show the social disproportions and facts we are not always aware of. Brazilian Artists -  a website promoting Brasilian culture in the UK - managed to get some background from Icaro on the project:
We started to research relevant, global, and current facts and, thus, came up with the idea to put new meanings to the colours of the flags. We used real data taken from the websites of Amnesty International and the UNO.

The campaign has been running in Portugal since January 2005. There are eight flags that portray very current topics like the division of opinions about the war in Iraq in the United States, the violence against women in Africa, the social inequality in Brazil, the drug trafficking in Columbia, Aids and malaria in Angola, etc.

With regards to the email presenting the campaign as being done by a Norwegian diplomat, this information is completely wrong. There is no Norwegian diplomat called Charung Gollar, there was no presentation in the UNO, and the campaign is not called ‘The Power of the Stars’. This was all invented and is going round the world via email.

That’s it, basically.
ICARO DORIA

Joao Richardo Machado

Very nice wine packaging from a talented brasilian designer and illustrator Joao Richardo Machado.

Animals On The Underground

You're on your way to work / school / fun. The train ride drags forever. The only thing you can focus your attention at are the faces of your co-commuters or the underground map. Chossing the second option, you look at the lines, follow their destinations, until the whole thing starts to live its own life. You see things that you're not supposed to see, shapes take form of animals and faces. Well, at least that's what happened to Paul Middlewick which leads us to Animals On The Underground. Smart and funny concept of drawing animals on the map of the London Underground. Since I'm going to London in a couple of weeks myself, I need to practice my ability to see them for the long rides in the tube.

The animals, created using the tube lines, stations and junctions of the London Underground map were first spotted by Paul Middlewick in 1988. The original animal, the elephant was discovered while Paul was staring at the tube map during his daily journey home from work. Since then, the elephant has been joined by many others from bats to bottlenose whales.

Kaboom Organic Juices

I'm not sure who designed this packaging, I found it at Tribeca Imports page and felt it's worth sharing.

Elena Kalis In Wonderland

I thought I'd post something beautiful and magical for the weekend, to feast your eyes and imagination - amazing photos by Elena Kalis.

Wooden Headphones

I always listen to music - at work, at home, on the bus. I used to do music journalism before diving into the world of design and the passion for music remained. Silence doesn't seem too appealiong to me, I need good tunes in the background. At work I can't listen to all of my favourites, as my co-workers do not share my love for all of the bands, therefore I go for the headphones. Don't these look amazing?

The headphone company The Perfect Unison has partnered with Dutch artist Parra to produce a set of incredibly beautiful wooden headphones. The Perfect Unison x Parra headphones are being made in a limited number – only 50 are being made. The headphones are made of 9 layers of birch and was silkscreen printed by hand by Parra. (found at Look Like Good Design, description from Synthgear)

Daylsford Organic

Don't you get hungry, just looking at these...?
From Daylsford Organic, British producer of organic, fresh, seasonal and local food.

Special Kitty

Couple of weeks ago we were taking care of a little cat. He was very handful, but I'd take him right back!
We didin't have food packed as nicely as this one though, by a graduate of Portfolio Center.

Gypsy Chandelier

Living in a small apartment I am constantly looking for something small, that conveys a bold design message.
One of these, by Dutch By Design, might just be enough...

Gypsy Chandelier adds a touch of outrageous baroque class to any interior. A delightful tumble of decoration, beading and elegantly positioned lamps, the Gypsy Chandelier is ideal for those who want to make a dramatic statement in their interior spaces.