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Bodkin Invitation

Roanne Adams designed this unusual invitation for Bodkin by Eviana Hartman.

About the invitation: "Bodkin is a woman's clothing collection designed by Eviana Hartman in accordance with the principles of sustainability.

The Bodkin Autumn/Winter '09 invitation influences ranged from the designer's ideologies to the context of the presentation as well as architect, Buckminster Fuller. The invitation arrived in the form of a tetrahedron containing an air plant with care instructions.

One of Bodkin's green principals is to work within existing spaces and with found materials. Therefore we held the fashion presentation and photo shoot simultaneously at the Horticultural Society of New York. The invite and look book were printed locally with 100% post-consumer recycled paper and eco-friendly inks."

More views after the jump.

(photo credit: Tina Tyrell, via FPO)

Atelier Ladurance

  

Some nice work for Atelier Ladurance, designed and sent in by StormHand. The Japanese Demin packaging at the top just won a Dutch Design Award for Packaging Design last week. Congrats!

One more after the jump!

Designer Spotlight: Linn Gustafsson

 

Some great work from Sweeden based Linn Gustafsson. More images after the jump.

Hiho

"Integrated branding agency Blue Marlin is delighted to announce that it has won a bronze award for its brand identity work for jewellery and homewares retailer Hiho at the Design Business Association Design Effectiveness Awards, held on 22 October 2009. 

Blue Marlin picked up the prestigious award because its work for Hiho resulted in demonstrable bottom line success within a very short space of time. The design investment paid for itself in just five months. While the rest of the retail sector struggled with some of the worst trading conditions seen for a generation and jewellery retailers in particular suffered spiralling declines, Hiho chalked up its best ever sales at shows and events with a 31 per cent like-for-like sales increase. Like-for-like sales at the first refitted shop in the chain rose by 21.4 per cent. 

Blue Marlin global creative director Martin Grimer comments: “Great design is effective design. Hiho was a lovely project that our team in Bath conceived and executed brilliantly. The identity and the retail look and feel were both highly creative and highly cost effective.” 

Hiho managing director Andrew Ransford says: “I have no doubt whatsoever that our new identity is the single largest contributing factor to the remarkable success of our business overall. Our design investment will have paid for itself more ten times over by the end of the year.” 

Blue Marlin’s work included the changing the brands name from Hi Ho Silver to Hiho to reflect the broadening of its product offer, a new identity and brand look and feel, which encompassed shop interiors and show stands."

DC Shoes RD1 Mid Limited Edition

   

Designed by Salt Lake City based Hint Creative.

Michael Kors Very Hollywood

New work from Chad Lavigne, LLC for Michael Kors' new fragrance, Very Hollywood:

"The fragrance name is "Very Hollywood". The concept for the fragrance was hollywood red carpet. We took it a step further and made it "young" hollywood. Dropped the dusty red and replaced with the coral color. The bottle has divets in the glass that were inspired by the paparazzi flashes on the red carpet with a typography linked to Beverly Hills."

More images, including the box design after the jump.

Coca Cola Light "Tribute To Fashion"

   

"Italian fashion designers Donatella Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari for Blumarine, Veronica Etro, Silvia Venturini for Fendi, Consuelo Castiglioni for Marni, Angela Missoni and Rossella Jardini for Moschino, have teamed with Coca Cola for fund raising campaign in support of the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy.

These famous fashion designers have dressed with fantasy and colors Coca-Cola light’s bottle and have sold them at auction during the “Tribute to Fashion” show in Milan. Eight fashion designers, only women, have done a great work with Coca Cola bottle, because every packaging has a strong personality and represent very well brand values as happiness or joy of life, of course always in a chic and exclusive way."

See the rest of the designs after the jump.

Via Luxuo

Christian Louboutin + Piper Heidsieck

Famed shoe maker Christian Louboutin has launched their own champagne in partnership with champagne maker Piper Heidsieck. To commemorate this, they have released a limited edition gift box containing a bottle of champagne and a glass shoe designed by Christian Louboutin. It will be exclusively available through Colette starting October 26th.