Coca-Cola Refreshes Special Moments in Milan with Vibrant Ad by Publicis Italy

Coca-Cola Refreshes Special Moments in Milan with Vibrant Ad by Publicis Italy

K48 has produced a fresh new film for Coca-Cola with creative agency Publicis Italy. Helmed by young Italian-Russian director Van Khokhlov, this short but amusing film bursts with energy.  The ad captures a group of young friends enjoying a summer’s day on a rooftop. They chat, laugh, and joke – refreshing their day with a […]

JHP Designs Lavazza’s Flagship Store in Milan

JHP Designs Lavazza’s Flagship Store in Milan

Lavazza’s first flagship store in Milan spreads across approximately 1800 sq ft and is built to express the brand’s heritage of creativity and innovation for coffee. Designed by London-based retail design consultancy JHP Design, the space was created to effortlessly showcase Lavazza’s Italian character and authenticity. Coffee First The store, which opened recently in Milan, […]

Starbucks Has a New Way to Get More of Your Money

Starbucks Has a New Way to Get More of Your Money

The newest menu item at one Starbucks location isn’t a limited-edition frappuccino. Instead, it’s freshly baked bread and focaccia sandwiches. Starbucks, sbux, opened the high-end Italian Princi Bakery inside its Seattle Reserve Roastery location on Tuesday—a move that marks a shift for the massive coffee chain as it finds other avenues to reach customer’s wallets. The Italian […]

With Humility and Respect, Starbucks Turns its Eye Toward Italy

With Humility and Respect, Starbucks Turns its Eye Toward Italy

Starbucks Coffee Company announced a partnership to open the first Starbucks store in Italy. Percassi, confirmed as Starbucks licensee in Italy, will own and operate Starbucks stores, with the first store opening in Milan in early 2017. February 29th’s announcement is especially significant for Starbucks Coffee Company chairman and CEO Howard Schultz. Thirty-three years ago, Schultz […]

Milan Comes to Marylebone with the Launch of New Restaurant Concept

Milan Comes to Marylebone with the Launch of New Restaurant Concept

That’s Vapore is opening its first site in London at Marylebone’s Baker Street this week. The expression itself tells the story, ‘Vapore’ after all means steam in Italian and this is exactly how the delicious menu is prepared. Brand design agency Caulder Moore has created new branding and packaging, with a positioning of ‘steamy goodness’ […]

Heineken Ignite: Interactive LED Beer Bottles

The beer drinking experience is already fairly interactive. You open bottles, clink them against your friends’ bottles, and dress them up in little cozies to keep them cold. Apparently, all that wasn’t enough for Heineken, which unveiled a prototype of its new Heineken Ignite bottle last week at Milan Design Week. The bottles incorporate LEDs, […]