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Corporate Packaging

"Handle With Care"

Today I made two branded, plywood cases to ship a project. All stencils, including logo and handling instructions, cut and sprayed by hand.

FSM Bambi


"FSM 03 - Bambi - Title Spread"

Well, it’s only been a short time – what seems like a couple of weeks – since we brought you FreeStyle Magazine #2, with a fantastic Sir Paul Smith cover and Frisbee.  But we’re back in the studio, hard at work, to bring you yet another great installment to the world of FreeStyle, Fun, Fashion and Frisbee…  Yes! We’re currently working on FreeStyle Magazine issue 3!

I can’t tell you just yet who we have as the designer of this issues disc, however, I can assure you he’s big and a true FreeStyler and friend!

This edition of course will be packed full of wonderfully creative work from the fields of Fashion, Photography, Art, Music and LifeStyle, and all true to the FreeStyle ethic. Just to give you a little taster of the quality of work to come, I have attached a title page produced for one of the fashion stories, entitled ‘Bambi’.

Stay tuned to find out a release date…

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How to Make a Suit of Armour Pt.5

"Polished"

Polish and nickel plate each piece – again, as always, by hand.

"Dipping"

"Rolling in Sawdust"

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Now on Behance Network

http://www.behance.net/peteroliverdavies

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How to Make a Suit of Armour Pt.4

"Welding"

Study and construct from scratch an ad-hoc internal structure for each suit.

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How to Make a Suit of Armour Pt.3.1

"Hand Chiseled and Shaped"

The decoration on the armour was chiseled into the base material by hand. The process required each piece of the suit to be set in 3 inches of pitch, in order to absorb the vibrations of the hammer and chisel.

"The Pitching Room"

"Chisels"

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Croesllanfro Barn Landscaping

The current state of the Croesllanfro Barn, with a fantastic landscaping job completed by my mother and father in time for my sisters wedding.

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How to Make a Suit of Armour Pt.3

How to Make a Suit of Armour Pt.3:

Source a skilled craftsman to beat each individual piece by hand.

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Internship offer / Stage

As part of our placement program we offer a design or communication graduate a 2 or 4 month internship at our Milan studio. The position is available immediately.

You should have a good knowledge of inDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and a real passion for graphics and design in general. You will work alongside Massimo Casini and Peter Oliver Davies on the design of Issue 3 of Freestyle Magazine (with a credit in the magazine), as well as on print and web commercial projects.
You will leave us with a better understanding of the design industry and at least one real life project to stick in your portfolio.

If you are interested please contact us with a cv and some examples of your work.

Come parte del nostro ‘Placement Program’ offriamo a un neolaureato/a di design o comunicazione una internship (stage) di 2 o 4 mesi presso il nostro studio di Milano. La posizione è disponibile subito.
Dovresti avere una buona conoscenza di inDesign, Illustrator e Photoshop e una vera passione per la grafica ed il design in generale. Lavorerai con Massimo Casini e Peter Oliver Davies al design del numero 3 di Freestyle Magazine (con menzione nei Team Credits della rivista), e su progetti commerciali stamapa e web.
Ci lascerai con una migliore conoscenza dell’industria del design e almeno un progetto reale per il tuo portfolio.

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How to Make a Suit of Armour Pt.2

How to Make a Suit of Armour Pt.2:

Transfer your drawings to 3d, using a mannequin and paper patterns.

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