sodastream’s new rivals: coke and green mountain.
sodastream’s new rivals: coke and green mountain. soda fiends gaining new options. via businessweek [RK]
Super bowl 2013 ad review: the good, bad, the clydesdales.
super bowl 2013 ad review: the winners and losers. via ad age media [RK]
Best upcycle: nendo for coca-cola.
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By now we’re all familiar with the array of lovely, upcycled glass wine bottles cut and repurposed as vases, carafes, decanters, etc. Japanese design powerhouse, Nendo, took the idea one step further with their recent collaboration with Coca-Cola, which they debuted a few days ago at Design Tide Tokyo.
The five-piece dishware set is handblown in northern Japan from recycled glass Coke bottles. Though the glass isn’t cut from larger bottles, the design of the dishes mimics that cut mark and also references the bottle’s shape, with the circle of dimples on the bottom. We’re not soda drinkers, but we love the glass’ greenish hue and the way it looks on a table, as well as the slight imperfections that come with handmade objects, like the air bubbles.
images courtesy designboom
Diet coke gets a heart.
diet coke tapped illustrator Tom Gauld to bring heart to its cans, part of the brand’s collaboration with the heart truth, a national awareness campaign to educate women about heart disease. note: coke’s spots on the oscar’s voted the best by da.
Masters of design. 2009.
Masters of Design 2009 selections from Fast Company, announced late last week.
The masters: David Butler, head of design strategy at Coke; David Adjaye, architect of new National Museum for African-American History; Lisa Strausfeld, partner at Pentagram; Alberto Alessi, lead of design company Alessi; and David Rockwell, of Rockwell Group.
The articles feature stories, bios and a ton of supplemental media about the designers, their work and
their process.
[ via fastcompany ]
Coke #2 on facebook.
How two coke fans brought the brand to Facebook fame via adage [PR]