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F5: Nicko Elliott Shares a Favorite Coffee Shop, On-Going Research + More

Design Milk

Nicko Elliott is the principal and co-founder of CIVILIAN , a building and interior design studio working with cultural institutions, forward-thinking companies, and creative individuals to tell their stories through design. Today, Nicko Elliott is joining us for Friday Five ! Nicko Elliott Photo: Brian W. Photo: Civilian. Oliver Coffee.

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Jolene Delisle on balancing a creative career with motherhood and how she supports other women founders

Creative Boom

After being born into homelessness in South Korea and driven by the hardships endured in her formative years, Jolene Delisle was inspired to launch her creative agency, creating opportunities for other women and people of colour and working with clients that positively impact the world. Jolene Delisle. Here, she shares her story so far.

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A Montreal Restaurant Unites Two Disparate Cultures

Azure Magazine

Chinatown might be the last place you’d expect to find Montreal’s newest Italian eatery. It all starts with the menu — an assortment of classic Italian dishes, each with a hint of Japanese flair (think white soy panacotta or sushi rice arancini).

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Hot Sauce Branding That’s Truly On-Fire

Canny

Products inspired by other media can be pretty hit-and-miss. Thankfully, this Peep Show-inspired bottle of hot sauce is an absolute hit, at least in my opinion. Credit to Packaging Inspiration. That said, judging by the tone of the colours and how organised the designs are, I don’t think the sauce here would be all that spicy.

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Brick and Roses: How Community-Led Development Shapes Design

Azure Magazine

It’s a model that continues to inspire intentional communities the world over — especially in countries indexing the highest in democratic participation. PHOTO: Teeple Architects Yet on the rare occasions that new affordable co-operative projects are built, the results can be inspiring. Momentum is palpable.

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10 Featured Speakers to Check Out at Human/Nature

Azure Magazine

Bringing Henning Larsen’s DNA to life, Sørensen leads co-creative design processes defined by research and dialogue to drive innovative, inspiring spaces and places for the communities they serve. Astrup is the recipient of several major international honours, among them the 2021 World Landscape of the Year Award.

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How Smiley can inject emotion into a brand

Creative Review

Within the fashion industry, for instance, Smiley often draws on its heritage in electronic music culture to create a stylistic fusion – with recent collaborators including Loewe, Chinatown Market, Ellesse and Pull&Bear. “You can’t think of the Year 2000 and not think of the Millennium Bug,” she smiles.

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