Sparks of creativity don’t always (…sometimes rarely!) occur while sitting at your desk and great designers know this. Why do you think so many design studios and advertising agencies look the way they look? It’s to get the designers’ creative juices flowing by fostering a more playful and interactive environment. Most of the time, the best ideas come to mind when you’re not thinking about work at all. Exploration and socialization are necessary parts of the creative process and judging by the looks of these 5 agencies and studios, they take play very seriously!!
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1. Bloom Project (Germany)
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The Rono Ice Cream shop facade in Tokyo could easily be mistaken for an upscale jewelry store or a fancy spa/salon entrance. Rarely do you see an ice cream shop devoid of vibrant colours and pictures displaying the countless number of flavors.
This was Japanese designer Hiroyuki Miyake’s inspiration when creating the atypical interior space. The lack of character, texture, and colour in the design is not so much minimalist-motivated as it is product-driven. His “less is more” approach effectively focuses the customer’s attention on the ice cream itself, where you’ll find the only splashes of colour in the entire store.
If you’re staring at a plain-Jane home interior wondering what you can do to liven things up a bit, look no further than Surface Collective, a Vancouver-based creative shop specializing in surface tattoos.
Although typically applied to walls, these vinyl adhesive graphics can be placed on any flat surface and removed without any hassle or residual markings left from traditional mediums like paints or wallpaper.
