This is the amazing story of the Pininfarina Battista, to tell this story properly, I need to take you back to 1951, to Tortona, a small town in Northern Italy between Turin and Modena, and a meeting between two automotive legends, Enzo Ferrari and Battista Pinin Farina, which was the beginning of a relationship that […]
Hi, I’m Tony Spagnolo. When people ask what I do, my answer is “I draw and colour” and it usually brings smiles to their faces. My new website showcases some of my work, some of my thoughts and some cool interesting stories. I currently serve as Creative Director at Middleton Group, a print and retail […]
These Luxury Hotel Interior Renderings were commissioned as part of a sales and marketing package in 2012. Working with the hotel owners a series of room designs were completed.
Pizza-making robots named Pepe, Gorgio, Bruno, and Leonardo have things under control and with a big investment from Softbank coming, this could be the next big thing in pizza. California start-up Zume Pizza aims to deliver the worlds freshest pizza with its “Baked on the Way” delivery trucks. The custom-made trucks are equipped with 56 […]
Originally published September 16th 2017 The Swarovski Pop-Up Tiff Lounge at IT House 2017 was the most exciting project that I have worked on in my 20 years of design. I was very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to create this space with the amazing teams at Swarovski, Toronto PR agency NKPR and […]
Porsche Design had developed a high performance soundbar audio system. The team at Porsche Design have taken the twin exhaust from the 911 GT3 and converted it to a high performance soundbar. The 200-watt table top design is integrated with all the latest audio technology and connects wirelessly to your tablet or smartphone. By using […]
Globalshop returned to the Windy City for 2018 after a 4 year run in Las Vegas. Chicago has always been one of my favorite cities, and it was this show, 18 years ago, that was my first business trip. I have been a designer within the retail industry for most of my career, and with the […]
How are you feeling today? #happy, #cool, #healthy, or perhaps #lazy or #grumpy? Now you can communicate mood with your water. Toronto based Moodwater has packaged Canadian Spring water with colourful “moodicons”. I have been working with Moodwater for a few years, helping them with their in-store merchandising. Moodwater is now available across Canada in […]
Peak Design is the Silicon Valley Bag Company that funds its company from Kickstarter. Handbags may have always been the quintessential accessory for women. But with our love for technology, urban lifestyles and travel, men have driven a trend for the “do everything bag”. A simple filter in crowdsourcing site Kickstarter showing bags in design […]
Shaken not Stirred, Reynolds flies high with Aviation American Gin. Celebrities are investing in liquor companies like never before. Last year, George Clooney’s 4 year old tequila company Casamigos sold to Diageo for as much as $1 billion dollars. Clooney and friend Rande Gerber initially started making tequila for personal use, but were forced to […]