Dada2 is a premium blended red wine from Hawkes Bay and is the follow up to the Dada1 label we designed back in 2007.
It is the personal project of two passionate winemakers (David Ramonteau + Kate Galloway) who set out to free themselves from the conventions of their profession, and in doing so, create a truly original wine. Like Dada 1, and in line with the ideals of the Dada movement, the label still doesn't disclose one drop about the wine it contains... the experience and interpretation is up to the drinker.
Sawdust's NewModern typeface perfectly captured the essence of ECC's lastest haul of uber deluxe designer goodies. The headline font featured prominently throughout the 48 page ECC Milan Report 2011. In true Inhouse style, we couldn't resist smacking some foil on the cover (we like foil).
Whilst the name of this wine cleverly aludes to its sustainable qualities we wanted the imagery to avoid any clean, green, organic stereotypes. Instead, playing on the word 'Supernatural' the label is treated as a cabinet of curiosities including other-worldly objects drawn from natural history.
&.... we're proud to announce a bottle of The Supernatural has been included in the San Francisco MoMA exhibition How Wine Became Modern (showing until April 2011), alongside our Dada1 and Skylark labels as well as other innovative bottle designs demonstrating the progression of design in the world of wine.
We recently worked with Lucien at Shine on the branding of Britomart's lastest watering hole — Tyler Street Garage. The bistro/bar wears its humble heritage proudly: the industrial fabric of the building is still clearly visible in its rough brick walls, exposed utilities and original parking signage.
A new stationery set for Michael Lett allowed us an opportunity to make some rather lush business cards. Whilst the graphic element is a utilitarian helvetica based solution, we loved up the print process by sandwiching a heavy 450gsm black Noturno with Starthmore Writing and then letter-pressed the text. The same foil block was then used to print the rest of the stationery set.
We worked closely with Billy Apple to produce a catalogue for his Mayor Gallery (London) exhibition. Drawing on works gathered together for the artist’s first European retrospective staged at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam in 2009, with the addition of works directly from the artist’s studio, this exhibition set out to re-introduce a key figure whose artistic moves are an intriguing but overlooked feature of Pop Art as it evolved in London and New York in the Sixties.
The fully-illustrated publication includes a major new essay by art historian Christina Barton, who has written extensively on various aspects of the Billy's career.
Design of issue four builds on the carefully created chronicle that is PILOT. This issue features fast-rising Australian model Julia Nobis photographed by Derek Henderson and next big thing, Jessica Clarke, in a cute story shot by Charles Howells at 90 mile beach. In addition to the fashion, the32page feature is about The Singularity, predicted to take place in 2045 after which immortality becomes possible.
London calling... Identity design for new London Roastery, Bar & Restaurant — Caravan. They roast their own coffee on site, the food is universal, inspired by the flavours of the world — and it’s all cooked by Miles Kirby, former Head Chef of The Providores. Caravan is contemporary with a nod to the values of a hand-made artisan history. Black thermo ink on a lush matt stock makes for a trailer full of happiness.
&Co represents simplicity – of purpose, provenance and production. The winery produces a single exceptional estate wine each season. To emphasise this we've pared the identity back to a black and white palette. We've made a feature of the type, letting it 'speak' to the customer. &Co breaks convention with more traditional looking wine brands, topped off with the uniquely cool closure of a crown seal, we're not at all upset that once opened we have to drink the whole bottle.
We were commissioned by New Zealand Post to design a set of stamps commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.
The stamps represent key points from the Treaty:
Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only, Freedom of scientific investigation, International co-operation in scientific investigation and preservation and conservation of living resources in Antarctica.
Coming to a Postshop near you...
Reading Room: A Journal of Art and Culture is an academic refereed journal published annually by the E.H. McCormick Research Library at the Auckland Art Gallery. We like to think the design is contemporary, and will endure to the future, with a classical, academic tone that encourages studious revisitation, without being traditional or dogmatic. (phew!).
The Auckland Triennial is the cornerstone exhibition of international contemporary art in NZ. Rather than choosing the work of one artist to represent all in the exhibition, we collaborated with The Rainbow Monkey to create a series of key images designed to intrigue and entice. Each is a different graphic shape and colourway, becoming windows or intriguing tunnels into the unknown – mirroring the theme of ‘last ride in a hot air balloon’ without having to depict one. The shapes entice you to take the risk and explore the adventure, across the range of collateral produced for the show.
A pocket-sized field guide for, what can only be descibed as, an epic scale undertaking. Gibbs Farm is home to a series of major site specific artworks commissioned from some of the World’s most significant artists; Richard Serra, Anish Kapoor, Andy Goldsworthy, Sol Lewitt, as well as local legends, Len Lye, Ralph Hotere, Neil Dawson and more.
www.gibbsfarm.org.nz
