Late autumn in Spain’s Alt Penedes, in the hills outside of Barcelona. The annual harvest that yields the area’s dry red and white wines has past weeks before. Yet there are still white grapes on the vine. They’re beyond ripe. Morning mists blow in off the sea. A fungus forms on the grapes. It begins to suck the moisture out of the fruit. The grapes appear to be decaying. For the DG Viticultors vineyard and winery, everything is going exactly as they’d hoped. … more
The label, with Braille, of the Catalan merlot Merula
70 kilometers outside the city of Barcelona is Alt Penedes, a region long renowned for its Catalan wines. In the village of Torrelles de Foix is a plot of grape-growing land known as Terrer de Sapera. From this land comes the new wine on the block, a merlot called Merula. The name Merula translates to blackbird in Latin—mirlo, also the source of the name of the merlot grape, whose deep wines are said to resemble the color of blackbird feathers. … more
Make it well done… Print magazine features our designs for legal marijuana.
Over the last couple years the debate on marijuana legalization in the U.S. has been heating up. 2009 polls reflect that 40 percent of Americans approve of the end of Rockefeller drug laws, and it’s projected that within the next 15 years these laws will be revised. Looking ahead (and forward?) to legalization, Print magazine approached us last summer to design packaging for over-the-counter grass. With the movement continuing to gain headlines, and 4/20 (April 20th) just last week, we revisit our pot packages for those of us who weren’t paying attention. … more
The new line of suncare products from w’eau, by women’secret
Just in time for summer, women’secret has launched a line of suncare products. An extension of the label’s w’eau, the line features three products: sun lotion, after-sun cream, and facial suncream. We’ve designed the packaging for the set, using clear, minimal graphics and color so that nothing gets in the way of your rays. … more
You may remember yohi&olvia, two cats in Barcelona that have created a world of irresistible little animals that take many forms—scarves, handkerchiefs, bags, change purses… all completely handmade. We designed the identity for yohi&olivia last year and were happy to work with our feline friends again this year on the packaging for their new items. … more
Carla Maristany, new packaging specialist working from Base’s Barcelona office
While we’ve never been strangers to the world of packaging, our packages have typically been vehicles for delivering our graphic work rather than central pillars themselves of our projects. But with the hiring of packaging specialist Carla Maristany, that is about to change. Working from our Barcelona office, Carla comes to us with 14 years of packaging experience. As we look forward to developing packaging projects in the future, we give you here some of Base’s packaging projects from the past. … more
Herdeiros Passanha's "Quinta de São Vicente" bottle
Herdeiros Passanha’s Quinta de São Vicente has won yet another award. A Silver Medal in the category of Innovative Design at the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2009 Competition. This follows a recent win for excellence in packaging design at “365: AIGA Annual Design Competition.”
The identity for the Herdeiros Passanha brand was developed by Base. The bottle was designed by Michael Young.
Our design for five key products from Fred Segal Beauty’s haircare line
On October 8th, 2008, WWD reported that one of Los Angeles’ top salons and our long time client, Fred Segal Beauty, would be closing its doors after 16 years of business. WWD stated that owners … more
women’secret ha lanzado w’eau, una nueva eau de toilette creada por Idesa Parfums. El naming
es made in BaseWords, y BaseDesign ha trabajado en el packaging y en el diseño de la botella
junto al diseñador industrial Martín Azúa. … more
