11 Sep PROJECT: Motto Motto cutlery holder
Motto Motto is a place so nice they named it twice. Literally translating to “more more” in Japanese, this fast and casual dining chain comes from the team behind the award winning Sono restaurants....
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30 Aug PROJECT: NAK Awards Trophies
Stylish ladies and gents who love their locks will probably be familiar with the nak brand...
30 Aug INNOVATION: Coca-Cola changes the ad game with a world first
We’re living in a generation that is becoming increasingly impervious to the charm of advertising. Between ad blocking software and general cynicism about the consumer market, companies have to try really damn hard to capture our attention for more than a second before we walk...
30 Aug INSPIRATION: Béatrice Coron creates entire worlds out of paper
Béatrice Coron is no stranger to a slightly late start. The self-confessed rebel has been around the world and then some – she’s been a shepherdess, a truck driver, a factory worker, a cleaning lady, but all the while she never stopped creating. When she hit 40, she...
01 Aug INSPIRATION: Internet outrage brings MS Paint back from the brink of death
When it comes to computers, few things hold as much pure nostalgic value as a little program called MS Paint. Long the preferred method of time wasting before the Internet actually came to computers, this humble program has become something of a comforting staple in...
01 Aug INNOVATION: Artificial Intelligence that matches the past to the present through art
The time warp isn’t just a really groovy song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, my friends – there is some really cool technology out there that is capable of bringing the past and present together in the blink of an eye. The coolest part?...
30 Jun INNOVATION: Paintings that are out of this world
In the digital age, it is becoming increasingly convenient to indulge your creative impulses on a whim. Gone are the days when you had to hand-sculpt giant statues with nothing but a slab of marble and a chisel, or have the subject of your portrait...
30 Jun INSPIRATION: People power makes this global choir cool
Popular culture sure has done a good job of making choirs cool. Long gone is the reputation that organised singing is for nerds – the image now is that singing groups are actually pretty badass. Although born from very traditional beginnings, this is a story...
30 Jun PROJECT: Whisky Business
Real talk – 20 years is a darn long time to be doing anything, especially the same job. Loyalty like that deserves a pretty special reward, which is what BMD trusted the Colour Chiefs team, in partnership Kit Kreative...
22 May INSPIRATION: Taking imagination seriously
We all know the old saying about necessity being the mother of invention, but this takes it to a whole new level. After a long road filled with rejection, Janet Echelman’s dreams of becoming a visual artist were realised when she went to India for...