Apparently the soup can’s fifteen minutes are not up yet.

Campbell’s soup has gotten a Warhol-inspired make-over and will go on sale at Target this weekend. 50 years ago, Andy Warhol created “Campbell’s Soup Cans” and the company is commemorating that anniversary with four pop art cans complete with quotes from the artist.

Just to review: art was created with soup cans as the subject, only to later have those same soup cans imitate the artwork in which they were a subject. It’s this wild, meta, infinite loop of life imitating art imitating life.

photo via Campbell’s Condensed Soup’s Facebook page

Thanks to The Gothamist for the heads-up.

While visiting an antique shop recently, I came upon a small bin of matchbooks. I immediately scooped them up. I don’t care so much about the matches, but as a designer, I love looking at the typefaces and artwork. It’s also a great peek into our American history. Most of the matchbooks I picked up are from California or Reno, NV and I’m guessing many of them are from the 1950s-1960s (phone numbers such as 4541 and FA 9-1483 give it away). These little cardboard pieces of advertising history are such fun to look at. Most every business used to advertise like this, until the 1980s when anti-smoking campaigns, among other things, put a strain on the industry. People still light candles and make fires, right? I say we bring back matchbook advertising! Until then, I’m left to sift through this memorabilia from motor lodges, casinos, and hotels of another time. I can almost hear the piano in the bar, ice clinking against glass, and the delighted cheers of “jackpot!”

Photos taken by budding phillumenist, Maggie Mae Moore.

I’m of the opinion that the only thing better than sharing a good meal with friends is sharing that meal outside. While Independence Day is a great excuse to get outside and eat grilled burgers, we don’t need to wait for major historic events to enjoy a picnic. It turns out that the creative folks behind Boxsal share my affinity for outdoor eating.

Boxsal offers eco-friendly picnic boxes complete with compostable plates and utensils. The boxes are big enough to fit all the important stuff (like wine and cheese) and they’re decorated with cool graphics, like the paint-by-number picture on the Today’s Date box.

All images from Boxsal.

If you frequent Anthropologie like we do, you’re probably very familiar with the Lollia line. As Curious is embarking on a new package design project for a beauty product, I’ve been taking a closer look at the items on my own dressing table—and realizing that I have been gifted a number of Lollia items, each and every one exquisitely packaged. Taking a closer look, designer Margot Elena has infused every design with a charming sophistication (think soft textiles and calming typography) and the result is beautiful.

images via Anthropologie

Are there any beauty products that you have to have, simply because the package is so pretty?

A-1 Scrabble designer edition? Yes, please. Designer Andrew Clifford Capener set out to “revive an old, but loved game. The idea was to excite people about typography by giving them the ability to choose what font their scrabble set would come in. The set would be available in the font of your choice or with an assorted font pack.” Sounds like fun, before the game’s even begun.

images Andrew Clifford Capener, found via FontFeed