Erwin Bauer

beautiful wine labels form erwin bauer.

Swear Words

australian design studio 'swear words' have a very neat portfolio. good identity work and a nice bit of packaging work too.

Luci Everett

there are so many beautiful illustrations on luci's site, it was hard to pick some to show you. 

Sawdust

design agency sawdust are producing some great work. we especially like their identity work.

Tom Hines

lovely photography by tom hines. check it out. 

Studio Newwork

you will love brooklyn based studio newwork's stuff.  it's pretty amazing. www.studionewwork.com

Multistorey

multistorey has updated it's site since we last looked. if you haven't heard of these guys you will definitely know some of their work. www.multistorey.net

Johan Prag

johan is a swedish art director living and working in tokyo. before going to tokyo he was part of renowned design agency stockholm design lab which is also a must visit site.

Design and Design

this is a great site for visual stimulation. it is updated daily with 2 photos, 1 will be on graphic design and the other on product or packaging design. it's easy to use and great when first starting out on a project to get the creative juices going. www.designanddesign.com

hotel du petit moulin

just before nice hotels became the guilty ultimate in over indulgence we sneaked in a night at the hotel du petit moulin. dating from the 17th century on the site of a bakery in the haut-marais district of paris (the facade and sign of which are registered as historic monuments) this bijou beauty has been designed by christian lacroix in a patchwork of styles. We loved everything about it- the dramatic scripted identity scrawled across the windows, it's spotted carpet monochrome carpet and sleek black deco bathrooms- alongside a good suspicious eyeballing from fashionistas over breakfast it all added to the atmosphere wonderfully. ravissante! www.hoteldupetitmoulin.com  

Fauchon

founded in 1886 by Auguste Fauchon a recent-ish rebrand has turned Fauchon into a monument of parisienne ultra chic. Where as Laduree remains Fortnums like with it's delicate pastel macaroons and elegant original packaging, Fauchon's bold black & white repeat logo prints and shocking pink neon blares out the acid style of the avant-garde. Or as close to it as jam and cream cakes can get. Wallpaper have just voted it's mona lisa eyes eclair the years best snack but we much preferred the leopard print, quite frankly it's a miracle that this one made it as far as a photo. we hope you appreciate the willingness to suffer for our blogging art.www.fauchon.com