As usual, Italians are doing better. If you remember, we have just published few weeks ago the press release from Frame Cosmetics. Last week in Milano was finally presented to the Italian media the new pro-ageing skincare project called FRAME.…
The first and only company to create plant-based food using time honored techniques. They figured out how to make buttery fresh ricotta, aged nut milk delicacies, creamy almond milk yogurt, and fantastic entrées and desserts — all out of fresh…
The Nishijin textile district in the north of Kyoto was established over 1200 years ago. Today, the relatively compact area covers only a few blocks just northwest of the city’s busy Imadegawa-Horikawa intersection. But there are no sprawling industrial factories…
For a fashion house, implementing a new creative vision is rarely easy. The changeover takes time and often involves many moving parts — not just the clothes, but every aspect of the branding: from store design to advertising. Some…
Rathborne Candles, based in the Dublin suburb of Blanchardstown, was founded in 1488 — four years before Columbus discovered America. It has survived everything from plagues to the coming of electricity, and the Second Vatican Council. During the 19th Century,…
The other day, after resetting my online banking password, I received a message in all caps: CONGRATULATIONS! I like to imagine the ripple of applause spreading from desk to desk as news of my triumph arrived at the bank’s headquarters.…
Bosideng is the biggest down jacket company in China, with 8000 + POS in China, and it's listed in HK Stock Exchange. For the 1st time "Made in China" want to be considered as "High-end" fashion competing with "Made in…
The German discount supermarket Lidl and its sister chain Kaufland have benefited from almost $900m (£576m) in public development money over the past decade, the Guardian can reveal. The companies, owned by the large retail company Schwarz Group and controlled…
Located in Barcelona, Ham on Wheels is a particular fast-food mixing the world of Coca catalane, a typical dishes and bicycle. In this original place, the ham is carefully selected and guests can sit on bicycle seats. “The logo has…
McDonald’s may be attempting to win over consumers with their new transparency campaign, but this video caught by an undercover investigator reveals footage the company will most definitely not want to go viral. As MercyForAnimals shares, a major chicken supplier…
Chrisdien Deny, a retail chain with more than 500 locations across China, sells belts, shoes and clothing with an “Italian style” — and a logo with the same font as Christian Dior’s. Helen Keller, named for the deaf-blind American humanitarian,…
It seems like a fantasy college with the coolest campus ever, appropriate for a brand that made its fortune by selling clothes to the coolest kids around. That’s the headquarters of Abercrombie & Fitch. There are no suits here, nor…
In the fable “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” a poor Syrian woodcutter unlocks the secret of an outlaw treasure cave, and uses it as a portal to immeasurable riches. Both metaphorically and from a branding perspective, Alibaba has proved…
El Montero, is a restaurant located in Saltillo Coahuila, a city very close to the Mexican northern border. Its kitchen represents the restaurant's surroundings as it is located on one of Mexico's deserts. El Montero's menu is inspired on regional…
Richard Joseph and his twin brother Antony, design director, founders of Joseph Joseph explain huge success in kitchenware design. It was an unlikely place to find inspiration for the beginning of a multimillion-pound business. But there, stuck behind a glass…
"It's the little things in life that makes us happy." That's the message in this print and outdoor Coca-Cola campaign from Ogilvy Berlin, and it's true in advertising generally. Unusually little things tend to get big props—whether you're talking doll…
Boutique coffee shops have been popping up all over cosmopolitan cities like militia groups, waging a commercial war against the big evil franchised outlets. They each come with their own unique quirks, but none are quite as quirky as “La…
Every day, we see signs that doing business today is more complex than ever. The developed economy continues to be sluggish, with 2.4% growth in the first quarter, and injections of liquidity are commonplace. That means in order to retain…
For five seasons beginning in 1987, MTV produced a goofy but smart trivia game show called “Remote Control.” Three contestants sat in leather La-Z-Boys and answered questions under headers like “Bald Guys,” “Brady Physics,” and the trickiest of them all--“Dead…