Hoxton Window Project

Hoxton Window Project

The Hoxton Window Project is hosted by UNIT9 where they simply have their windows overlooking Hoxton Square covered with interesting art. They constantly have different artist creating the installations, this time we are going to check out the work of Jonathan Calugi & Federico Landini.

For more from Jonathan Calugi visit behance.net/idependonme & Federico Landini behance.net/Lovers.

Both Jonathan and I are two completely different types of creatives, and the final result is a mix between our styles; a composition of typography and illustration inspired by the the futurism art movement.


Hoxton Window Project

Our intention was to reinterpret/translate the typical style of that movement, yet in a new and different way, trying to explain a different concept, re-evaluating the craft and the use of hands as a fundamental part of the creative process. That’s why we decided to use only cheap and simple materials to create our artwork, such as white paper, cut by hand.


Hoxton Window Project


Hoxton Window Project


Hoxton Window Project


Hoxton Window Project


Hoxton Window Project


Hoxton Window Project


Hoxton Window Project


Hoxton Window Project

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Striking vintage bag tag art

thumbnailWhile airline travel in recent years has become a mundane exercise in getting from point A to B, it was merely a few decades ago that flying the friendly skies was full of glamour and prestige. It’s little wonder, then, that today’s functional baggage tags look nothing like they did in the 1950s — in fact, luggage labels of the past could be considered near works of art.

Enter illustrator, designer and all-around image-maker Neil Stevens, who spotted a series of vintage bag tags and smartly decided to turn them into full-blown prints. These simple, uncluttered typographic beauties hold a certain statement-making nostalgia.

There was something about the now iconic, easily recognizable three letter abbreviations of the city destinations, and the small surrounding details that I thought would look great blown up… They often avoided logos, had no advertising, and were purely just the information you needed. — Neil Stevens

A far cry from the black-and-white mass-generated labels of today, these colorful, designer destination tags are a reminder that sometimes simple beauty is sacrificed in favor of technological efficiency. It’s up to us to determine which is more important.

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

Striking vintage bag tag art

 

What other day-to-day design was better in the past? Do we value design less than we used to? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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