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1 week ago | bpando.org | Emily Gosling

Klangwelt Toggenburg (which translates as ‘sound world Toggenburg’) is a cultural organisation that manages to marry a devotion to the experience and exploration of (you guessed it) sound, with breathtakingly gorgeous (as far as I can tell from Google Images, anyway) mountainous natural landscapes of the Swiss Alps, and some serious architectural chops to boot.

1 week ago | bpando.org | Emily Gosling

Combining an online shop, journal, and collective, BRiMM describes itself as a platform for ‘planet-positive living’, drawing together some big ideas and ruthlessly sustainable brands. Based between London and Stockholm, it was founded last year by James Haycock, who’s billed as, ‘an exited founder, angel investor, and the vision behind’ it all. The fact the whole thing looks so great is perhaps down to Haycock’s background, a long-standing fixture of the London design scene.

3 weeks ago | bpando.org | Richard Baird

The social and cultural activity of sharing stories has been, and continues to be, an essential part of the human experience. Storytelling has contributed to the cohesion of, and sometimes control over, individuals and groups, preserving and passing on knowledge, and instilling moral values. Many of us live by (some challenging) the values and knowledge established over thousands of years through stories. We also, with improvisation and/or embellishment, use them to entertain.

3 weeks ago | bpando.org | Emily Gosling

Naming your company ‘Church’ is, it’s probably fair to say, a bit of an edgy move. Some might even go as far as to suggest it to be sacrilegious. But here, in the case of this proverbial temple of film post production, Church seems to really fit – and without even the faintest hint of edgelordery about it all. And that’s largely thanks to its superb brand design and visual identity, courtesy of Brooklyn-based studio Porto Rocha (PAC NYC & Lunge).

1 month ago | bpando.org | Eleanor Robertson

There’s something almost monk-like about the branding for To My Ships, a new personal care brand founded by Daniel Bense. As former Head of Commercial at Aesop and Managing Director at Sunspel, Bense is clearly a man who understands that today, luxury isn’t about bling, gold ornamentation, and gauche, showy baubles; but about minimalism and understatement, and things that smell very nice indeed.