The famous spirit brand has launched a global advertising campaign that pays tribute to the heritage and origin of their luxury gin.

“Infused with Imagination” was created by a group of designers, led by Darren Simpson. The concept of the installation is inspired by the production process of the gin, with an emphasis on the word ‘infused’.

It is formed through a series of illustrated panels that are decorated with a total of 75,000 crystals. The panels are positioned to look as if they are spilling out of the top of the Bombay Sapphire bottle.

Photographs of the installation, which was constructed in a disused church, will be used for the print, outdoor and digital adverts. There is also a film about its creation which will be available to see online and will also be shown in cinemas.

Illustrator, Yehrin Tong also took inspiration from the word “infused”. It is defined as “elements bleeding into each other”, and this definition was the basis of Tong’s idea to make the artwork a dream-like image. He describes the outcome as “an organic mixture of images, both natural and mystical.”

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The obsession with vintage items during recent years has escalated even further into a trend for Steampunk items, ranging from clothes to household items.

Steampunk is a juxtaposition of science fiction technology, and the Victorian era of the 19^th Century when steam power was still used.

It still retains the concept of owning a one-off item, like vintage and antiques, but presents this with a twist of modern technology.

There is a current influx of these items, so we have picked out the top 3 must-have gadgets with a Steampunk theme…

Steampunk Mechanical Rotary Smartphone

This particular gadget probably sums up the Steampunk concept more than any other, combining the most up to date technology with processes from the past. The user of this phone can feel the intricacies of both modern and traditional design with dual-operating methods. It has a phone dial at the back as well as a numeric keyboard on the phone – showing a direct comparison between the emerging dominance of touch screen technology and traditional methods.

Colorfly Media Player

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Fighting over the window seat could be a thing of the past with Airbus’ latest aircraft concept. The Transparent Plane not only plans to open our eyes to interactive air travel, but will also allow passengers to explore the sky as they travel.

The aircraft manufacturer unveiled its futuristic concept recently in London, predicting that its design of a see-through plane could become a reality by 2050.

Passengers of the future will be able discover the world from the comfort of their seats. These seats have also been built to adjust to the body shape of the passenger and guarantee to provide complete comfort and relaxation, despite the length of your flight.

The most fascinating aspect of the aircraft is the transparent exterior that will provide a window to the world.

The plane will be encased in a wall membrane which will have power over the air temperature and also react to the available light conditions, turning transparent when needed.

Inside the plane, passengers can enjoy an array of entertainment including interactive games which run on the heat generated by a passenger’s body. It will also provide much needed relief and distraction to nervous flyers.

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Video games have often been dogged by criticisms not only because of their partiality to be of a violent nature but also for the ‘sedentary’ lifestyles they cause.

Given the rampant critique of video games, referring to such entertainment as art rarely holds much prevalence. Although at E3, the annual video game conference and show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the almost one-sided debate to whether video games could possibly be considered art is a closed-question, as the gallery-style exhibition is dedicated to proving that video games are most definitely art.

The “Into the Pixel” exhibition is now in its eighth year and comprises of 17 images that were selected out of hundreds of submissions. All the images have been created for video games and include subjects usually associated with video games such as spaceships, dragons and monsters, as well as more abstract images that would not look out of place in an Andy Warhol exhibition.

The video game images on display at the LA Convention Center have been created by a variety of electronic design companies ranging the major companies such as Sony to smaller independent games manufacturers.

Talking about video games emergence as a form of art, Tyler Breon, whose image “Cronos Battle” is displayed at this year’s E3, said:

“Video-game art, like other emerging art forms, needed time to earn wider acceptance. You look at all kinds of media that were new – anything that’s new, people aren’t really comfortable with initially.”

The same way in which comic books are now considered a form of creative expression and art after years of derision, Breon believes video games are moving within the same realms as other genres of art that started out to be considered crass and even vulgar.

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The Chateau Cheval Blanc in Saint-Emilion, France, is legendary for two reasons – for the globally recognised and celebrated wine it produces year round and for its stunning architectural design.

Designed by the Pritzker Prize winning architect, Christian de Portzamparc, the elegant structure, which sweeps across the vineyard, houses the wine production facilities like it was as natural as the vines themselves.

The Chateau Cheval Blanc, which is French for “Castle White Horse”, dates back to the 1830s and is situated in the ancient and picturesque town of Saint-Emilion, a UNESCO world heritage site.

Working within these parameters, Portzamparc, and the winery’s owners, Baron Albert Frere and Bernard Arnault, wanted to create a sculpture that blended into the landscape. The designer describes his building as a “winery under the hill”, as it is a structure that is roofed by landscaping which descends into the estate.

Maintaining the high-quality wine the Chateau Cheval Blanc has become world-renowned for, functionality, as well as blending into the landscape, was at the heart of the new wineries design.

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