The year 1971 marked a significant milestone in the history of the Buick Riviera, an iconic luxury car produced by General Motors (GM) since 1963. Under the direction of GM’s chief styling director, Bill Mitchell, the Riviera underwent a radical redesign that introduced flowing and dramatic “boat-tail” styling, which was penned by Jerry Hirshberg, the future head of design for Nissan.
Harmonious branding and packaging design for Gin Brasil
Harmonious branding and packaging design for Gin Brasil
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Gin Brasil, an e-commerce company formed by lovers of gin drinks and their botanicals, has partnered with Sweety & Co., a renowned design agency, to embark on a mission to tantalize taste buds worldwide. With the aim of showcasing the best that this beloved drink has to offer, Gin Brasil recognized the importance of harmonizing their branding with new visual identity and packaging design with their target audience.
Supple Patterns Illuminate Bold Volumes in Oliver Chalk’s Sophisticated Wooden Vessels
Detail of a vessel from the ‘Pathways’ series. All images © Oliver Chalk, shared with permission
At Home in The Design Museum showcases the “eclectic” work of Icelandic designers
The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in Reykjavík‘s latest exhibition highlights Icelandic designs for the home. Curator Sigríður Sigujónsdóttir picks seven intriguing works from the show that opened during DesignMarch.
Celebrating Women in Photography: The Inaugural Parasol Foundation Prize Shortlist
The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography is an exciting new annual initiative that aims to recognize, support, and celebrate the work of innovative women artists in the field of contemporary photography. With a commitment to promoting diversity and equality in the arts, this prestigious prize provides a platform for women photographers to showcase their talent and make their voices heard.
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Jesse Mockrin Puts On Her Own “Succession” @ CICA Vancouver
On display now at CICA Vancouver is a solo show by American painter, Jesse Mockrin. As the gallery notes of the exhibition Succession, “Mockrin is interested in the fluidity of gender and the imbalance of power through re-envisioning Old Masters’ paintings. Her vivid portraits transform Old Masters subjects into unsettling, contemporary compositions, by cropping scenes or zooming in on body parts from Caravaggios or Vermeers. Mockrin has exhibited at the Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, USA; Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida, USA; Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, BE and more.”
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