Category Archives: Europe

What Goes Well With A Dry White

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Italian winery Matteo Correggia has teamed up with designers Reverse Innovation to add short stories to wine bottles. This new line of wine is called Librottiglia. Each bottle of wine in the collection is paired with a short story that is … Continue reading →

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Underground Design

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

h/t to follower Evan Smythe for this post During the 1930s, London Transport’s first chief executive, Frank Pick, commissioned radical new designs for the system’s Underground stations, the famous Johnston typeface, and the iconic roundel. To mark the 75th anniversary … Continue reading →

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City of a Million Bikes

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

In my ongoing promotion of print travel guidebooks, I’m happy to recommend the new Carl Goes Amsterdam guide. You may remember previous posts here on Carl Goes London and Carl Goes Berlin.This quirky series focuses on travel for creative types and modern urban nomads who … Continue reading →

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Natural Drama (for a change)

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

After days of political drama, high anxiety, and little sleep, I need some good old natural drama. Thank you Yannick Calonge for this amazing aerial footage of Iceland. Serendipitously, we were in country at the same time this September.

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Stay Off The Tracks

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

International ad agency Havas Worldwide recently created these amusing public safety cartoons for RATP the Paris and Ile de France transport organization. I just wonder why they’re all in English. Are tourists the only dumb train riders?

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Vienna is for lovers

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

You may call me a sappy romantic, but I love this little promotional film from the hotel booking site Booking.com. Just like artists Rachel Long and Antosh Wojcik, I’m a big fan of the work of Gustav Klimt, and a … Continue reading →

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Floating Libraries (Nordic Edition)

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

For the last 12 years, Svein Ivar Vinnes has been sailing his floating library through Norway’s fjordland. Focusing mainly on children’s books, the Epsos visits at least three small communities each day. Along with books, librarians, and reading specialists,the flytande bibliotek also offers story … Continue reading →

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Its A Matter Of Trust

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Yesterday I read a depressing article on New York Magazines digital site about the low success rate of “pay-what-you-want” restaurants. Apparently it doesn’t matter if these schemes are designed to support charitable endeavors, or just appeal to the inherent goodness … Continue reading →

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Station to Station

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

This very neat infographic was created for the British travel agency Pettitts.

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Volcano Bread (sort of)

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Last month, I was lucky enough to spend a crisp Fall morning at Fontana geothermal baths on the shore of Laugarvatn in Iceland. While I was hanging about, I got to sample some pipping hot rugbraud as it was unearthed from its … Continue reading →

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