Eso Surfaces' Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collection in Design Milk
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s work has inspired countless home products and projects throughout the years, and we’re especially excited to share Eso Surfaces’ partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Thanks to them, you now have the opportunity to bring a bit of his work into your own space in the form of 3D cement tiles and textile blocks.
Frank Lloyd Wright inspired 3D cement tiles and textile blocks unveiled
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation partners with building materials company, Eso Surfaces, to create textile blocks and 3D cement tiles from the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright archive.
Pleased to announce the launch of building materials company Eso Surfaces. Eso Surfaces was unveiled to the world at Palm Springs Modern Design Expo 2020. Read more here.
'Prebiotic Soda' Mother Rebrands As Poppi, Tries To Make Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar Cool
The ancient Roman army was one of the most formidable battalions in Europe in its heyday, with some attributing that strength from “posca,” a mixed drink of vinegar, sweeteners, and herbs that was a constant in your typical Roman solider’s rations.
They thought the beverage gave them resilience, and a Roman maxim extolled the virtue of posca while also claiming that wine inebriates, “posca fortem, vinum ebrium fecit.” Vinegar’s consumption to improve health and well-being lasts to this day, and when Allison and Stephen Ellsworth found that drinking shots of apple cider vinegar improved their health, they set out to create a more palatable "prebiotic soda." Originally called “Mother,” the duo—armed with an investment from “Shark Tank” host and CAVU Ventures founder Rohan Oza—decided to rebrand their line of vinegar-containing drinks to Poppi.
The packaging suite we manufactured for andSons wins first place in the 2019 Dieline Awards confectionery category! Base Design and andSons with the incredible vision and drive.
We have been working together with andSons Chocolatiers and their wonderful team to create beautiful confectionery packaging for their amazing chocolates. We have manufactured custom rigid boxes and paper bags for andSons and this year, The Dieline has announced andSons Chocolatiers as first place winners in the confectionery category. We are so proud of andSons’ accomplishments in receiving the first place award with The Dieline.
Cut Pak has worked closely with andSons Chocolatiers to produce beautiful packaging to match their amazing sweets made by their talented crew. Also, they have one of America’s Top 10 pastry chefs working together with the andSons team to reimagine the endless possibilities of fine chocolates.
AndSons Chocolatiers were the first place Dieline Awards 2019 winners, but there were also many other awards that The Dieline has presented to other categories of custom packaging designs such as: fresh food, dairy, fast food/ready to eat, snacks, drinks, etc… All the winners that The Dieline awarded had incredible designs that paired well with their functionality of the packaging.
The Dieline Awards began as a form of appreciation and honoring the beautiful packaging created by talented artists world-wide and bringing awareness to their work. The Dieline has stated that this year would be the 9th year of showcasing the world’s best packaging design in the world.
Found these photos in the archive of when Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huck Jam Tour rolled through Missoula, MT circa 2006. I was there to document with a 35mm camera and college newspaper press pass
The new LA Font LP "Tells" is streaming on all platforms.
Here's Kevin Bronson's review on Buzzbands.la:
On first blush, the new album from Los Angeles agitators LA Font seems like the sound of a band growing up. But if you’ve been party to their guitar-spiked, slightly acidic nonchalance over the past six or so years, “Tells” (out today) is more a sign that they’ve grown out. At the risk of over-generalizing, it’s more Weezer than Pavement, catchy and sonically broad while still revealing the quartet’s mastermind, Danny Bobbe, as an elite turner of phrases. “Tells,” of course, is a poker term for changes in a player’s demeanor that reveal how good his hand is. And through two full-lengths and a handful of EPs, Bobbe has maintained one hell of a poker face, until he lays out his lyrics.
Produced by Alex Newport (At the Drive-In, the Mars Volta, Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, as well as a growing number of local bands), “Tells” features bassist Greg Katz, drummer Harlow Rodriguez and new guitarist Mitchell Sheldon (who replaced Jon Perry). Among the album’s four blazing opening tracks, “Can’t Understand” stands out as edgy power-pop classic, with Bobbe riffing on bar culture (“So pull me a liquor from the top of the shelf / I promise not to die, it’s bad for my health”) leading up to soloing guitars squalling at each other. “Hit Me Lightning” lands a a few uppercuts to glad-handers; “Dinosaurs” wonders about our own path toward extinction; and “Octagon” sounds more like angular, last-generation LA Font.
Outside the box for LA Font, though, are the waltz “Beautiful Life” and the faintly Nick Drake-ish “Days.” Oh, and the beautiful “Leaf,” which features Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz on background vocals. It’s downright tender. A tell.
Very honored to have worked on the brand identity and packaging for BevNET Winter 2016 New Beverage Showdown winner Mother Beverage
