Our esteemed Creative Director Nigel Gray is definitely of the old school. Put more fairly he’s uncomfortable with technology. He’s not the only one of course, it takes a particular kind of person to actually enjoy working with computers and that delight doesn’t always exist in the creative brain. So how does the classically trained [...]

Coinciding with the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix is Alwan 338, a month-long arts festival introducing Bahrain’s up and coming generation of conceptual artists. Exploring the possibilities generated by placing art in the public space, the event is centered around three key locations: Local gallery Al Riwaq, Bohemia – a vacant building in the heart of Adliya, [...]

My long time friend David Loftus launched his very own cookbook ‘Around the World in 80 dishes’. What is very special about David is that he is a photographer who has such a creative eye that he not only makes food and its surrounding look stunning, but captures the story behind the food at the [...]

We all had a great time at the Transform awards. It has taken a while to get the old photos out, and delete most of them for being too blurry, dark or everyone having evil eyes, but here you go. Well done team.

Arriving in Riyadh this morning, I was greeted by an amazing sight, the sun’s rise over the desert creating a gold to purple vista. How very special and different to leaving London on Sunday night. The world is, indeed, a diverse place.

Joe from Clear Blue Productions popped by our studio on Monday to film the team behind the Vertere branding project. We have been shortlisted for a Transform Award in two categories ‘best rebrand in the media and telecommunications sector’ and ‘best overall visual identity’. We are very excited to be shortlisted and it was fun [...]

While browsing through Kiosk Design‘s blog today, I came across a charming illustrated music video for a band called ‘The Whitest Boy Alive’. The video is illustrated by LA based Geoff McFetridge. I love how beautifully simple the illustration style seems, but it is also very surreal in parts, and rather mesmerizing. I enjoyed this [...]

Aside from London Taxis, Range Rovers, and Mini Coopers, Notting Hill has some beautiful examples of classic, quirky and exotic cars. For a car lover, it’s a great place to stroll around.

The start of a new year and Selfridges kicks off 2012 with a brand new store-wide initiative: Words Words Words. Celebrating the beauty of words, the joy of writing and the art of conversation. Appearing in all parts of Selfridges from the much-anticipated window displays to the exciting program of in-store events, the concept celebrates [...]

Mobile travel guide provider Triposo has recently created “A Year Long Snapshots around the World“, a short film that reveals the exact locations in the world where pictures were taken, and that for each day of the year. The beautiful film shows a world map in which pixels light up according to the amount of [...]

Congratulations to Jamie Oliver for securing the festive top spot in the book charts with his latest book; Jamie’s Great Britain designed by Interstate.

With the sad news of Sir Jimmy Savile finally being laid to rest still fresh in mind, this cement mixer was spotted doing the rounds in Notting Hill. With Sir Jim buried at a 45 degree angle in concrete for ‘security reasons’, this would’ve been the ultimate job for the company…

Our first visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia introduced us to sudden rain and floods, lebanese sheep brains for lunch, 7p per litre petrol, two huge towers overlooking a city that never sleeps and unforgettable taxi rides. Caroline of course had to make a few wardrobe alterations to make the trip, but we clearly [...]

Well, it is now the 1st of December and Movember has flown by! We at Interstate were keen to get stuck in, grow some cracking mo’s and raise as much as we could for Movember. The 1st of November brought some unfamiliar faces into the studio with people, including myself, shaving off beards, mutton chops [...]

On a recent trip to St Christopher’s Place, London I thought the Christmas decorations looked great and very effective. Huge colourful baubles suspended across the narrow street and square. It got me wondering where did the bauble come from and, before you go to wikipedia, here is a shortened version: The first decorated trees were [...]

Oliver Turvey is fast becoming one of the most exciting prospects in motorsport, racking up a large number of victories and high position finishes since his karting days began in 1996. He has gone on to numerous victories in Formula BMW, Formula Renault, British International F3 Championship and GP2 Asia series to name but a [...]

It’s that time of year again where men all across the world stand tall, unite, take action and….grow a moustache. Yep, that’s right, it’s Movember! And Interstate are this year already in full swing raising money for this fantastic campaign. For those who may not be so familiar with Movember, allow me to fill you [...]

Here’s the first glimpse of Interstate’s new identity for boutique legal recruitment and resourcing consultancy founded by Siobhan Kinsella and Richard Ziegler.

UPDATE: Take a look at the Case Study.

Passing Jigsaw on Westbourne Grove, off for lunch one day, I saw the Jigsaw window display. To mark ‘Wool Week’, and the Campaign for Wool, Jigsaw brought some model sheep and wrapped the storefront in a great ‘woolly pully’ for want of a better expression. Really lovely idea and one of those where when it [...]