August 2023

Hidden deep in Tasmanian bush lies this creative designer’s playground. The luxurious shipping container house CNTNR designed by and belonging to Dion Agius, sits boldly under the trees with a sleek dark exterior. From the outside, it has been likened to a space odyssey monolith on its side but it’s on closer inspection that the detail and character of the home begins to reveal itself. 

Madrid’s Justicia barrio is a glittering tapestry of swish boutiques, neoclassical buildings, nightclubs, bistros, and tapas bars, of which most are remarkably modern in design. Plantea Estudio’s latest project is the exception. Designed like a dark and monolithic cave, the wine and small plates bar is situated on the ground floor of a neoclassical building—but it might as well have erupted out of a volcano.

A bit different, this one, featured more for the symbolism on the label than for the Uovo wordmark. That said, I imagine that when the shopper sees the bottle, the egg-adorned label could be considered a form of logo (a visual emblem, at least).

Spotted while browsing the Denomination website, and thought it worth sharing.

Here’s what Denomination say in their portfolio.

“When winemaker Larry Cherubino had three giant concrete ‘egg’ tanks delivered to his winery, he knew the packaging [and Uovo logo] had to reflect this revolutionary way of maturing wine. Wine made within the ovoid shape is purer than anything achieved traditionally, as the lees [the sediment of wine in the barrel] are continuously forced upward by a naturally occurring vortex, creating wines with a purity and texture that is unsurpassed. Named ‘Uovo’ (egg in Italian) Cherubino wanted the packaging to reflect the unique hand-made winemaking process and delicate nature of the wines.”

For years, people have been painting over brick (much to my dismay). Whether artistically or just to treat a wall surface` with a ‘fresh look’, painted brickwork can be found almost everywhere. With DIY home renovations booming all over Australia, it would be no surprise to hear of paint stripper shortages across local Bunnings stores. And rightfully so! There’s always something quite exciting about stripping brick. There’s the thrill of not knowing what you’re going to find behind — a clinker, a cream brick, or a traditional red. Imagine though, stripping back a wall to find a brick imprinted with an image. Not an image you can scrape back, but a digitally engrained image that’s embedded into the masonry.