Yesterday I probably broke a personal record creating so many stripe patterns.

I’m not really a collector, but I try to buy small metal boxes when I’m traveling. They are beautiful and useful souvenirs.

These are tins and boxes I bought or received from friends. They are from US, Canada, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, France and Brazil.

You can view all the large images here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariotroise/sets/72157623047876271/

This is my work at Smuzi, a  paper design company. I create packages, boxes, cards, notebooks, toys and pretty much anything else that involves paper design.

Croatian designer Maja Mesić created this simple product to make drawing easier and more natural. Following an ergonomic form, the Alatka is a very funny and different way to draw and paint. I wish I could get some of these!

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Beautiful (and expensive) jewelry from stores over Ponte Vecchio, in Florence. They have everything there: rings, necklaces, watches, gemstones, earrings, charms and anything else you can put around you. I was surprised with the vast array of materials they use to create these jewels.

It all started with a great idea: design products with simple materials. To make a long story short, I started creating samples a couple of months ago and people loved them. I usually plan everything, but this time I decided to go with the flow. The company was founded with the goal of making beautiful utilities – mostly with paper.

Right after everything was confirmed we reserved a space at a gift fair. That gave me around 40 days to design all products, the sites, catalogs, business cards, banners, folders and so on. I really can’t believe how I did it, but in this period I designed over 50 products and set up the sites, e-mails and everything else! It was hectic, I got sick because of the work overload, I had to cancel other projects… But it was completely worth it!

Smuzi is now open! At the gift fair everybody was astounded by the products. The compliments gave us energy to continue our work and create more and more.

Visit smuzi.com for international info or smuzi.com.br if you are in Brazil.

By the way, these designs are temporary, I plan to do something more retro with the sites.

Remember the project I said I was working with? I’m working as an art director at Smuzi, a fresh new design brand that produces utilities and packaging.

I’ve been out last week working at a gift fair called Brazil Promotion. We released all the products and got in touch with many new clients.

I’m organizing the photos now and will upload them soon. I just need some time to relax.