Collina Strada is offering a new vision of what a fashion brand can be. Here, founder Hillary Taymour and co-creative director Charlie Engman talk about community, sustainability, and making ‘good trouble’...
BBC’s Commonwealth Games spot celebrates the spirit of Brum
Ahead of this year’s Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, the BBC is putting the host city front and centre of its spot promoting coverage of the tournament. Named It’s A Brum Ting, the animated ad references sports stars like Dina Asher-Smith, Adam Peaty and Laura Kenny, alongside nods to famous faces outside of sport who hail from Birmingham, such as...
Toiletpaper’s 2023 calendar is as sexy and weird as ever
There’s only so much joy a blandly functional shared Outlook calendar can spark, hence the enduring popularity of quaint old printed wall-based ones. And no, they won’t prod you fifteen minutes before a hygienist appointment, but they can look great, make you laugh, or offer a bit of gentle titillation to liven up the working day. Toiletpaper’s calendar manages to...
CitizenM’s new campaign is shot from the perspective of a pillow
KesselsKramer has a longstanding relationship with CitizenM. Previous editions of the agency’s ongoing portrait project have adorned the hotel chain’s new openings across the world, including the ‘misfits and mavericks’ of New York and local artists, creatives and activists in LA. Next up, the agency is marking the opening of the chain’s first hotel in London’s Victoria, along with five...
Unravelling the D2C brand boom
As the direct-to-consumer market’s rapid growth shows no signs of slowing down, we examine what role creativity plays in building a successful D2C brand...
Brick by brick: Behind the scenes at Lego
From canny collaborations to a deep understanding of how kids interact digitally, Lego has evolved from a physical toy brand to an entertainment juggernaut – all while keeping the humble brick at the heart of what it does...
The rise and rise of science fiction
Sci-fi is a dominant feature of the London exhibition scene at the moment, appearing in shows from the Hayward to the Barbican, Somerset House to the Serpentine Galleries. Why does this genre speak to us so much right now?...
Why typography still packs a punch when it comes to protest
It’s rare that it isn’t a fitting time for an exhibition about the power of protest, but with the recent overturning of Roe v Wade in the US (making abortion effectively illegal in many states), that sense of urgency, anger, and grassroots uprising feels particularly pertinent. The history of protest is hard to document: the idea of a singular, ego-tinged...
Provocative questions to inspire the next generation
It’s no secret that arts education is under immense pressure. Funding is being slashed, its value is being interrogated, and freeform creativity is being squeezed by relentless targets and box-ticking assessments. There’s much to be done to redress the balance, but a key priority must surely be to help young people rediscover the joy of creative exploration. Part of the...
Hornbach has built a sneaker-shaped swimming pool in Berlin
Following a weird and wonderful campaign earlier this year which saw neglected plants escape their garden and drive with reckless abandon to the nearest Hornbach store, the German DIY brand has once more joined forces with agency Heimat Berlin for another equally imaginative project. This time, the focus was Berlin’s Premium Fashion Weekend, and Hornbach seized the chance to show...
Superette: A fresh take on cannabis retail
With its exuberant visual language and store designs, Canadian retail brand Superette is making its mark on the budding legal cannabis industry. Co-founder Drummond Munro explains how design has helped to shake things up...
From Africa showcases some of the continent’s best design work
Art and design publisher Counter-Print has released From Africa, the seventh book in its popular From series, which has so far brought us work from Japan, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Switzerland and South Korea. Each book is a celebration of the design culture belonging to the different countries and regions. Moving between fashion, illustration, lettering, book design and more…...