Our blog is a visual representation of what excites and inspires us in the world of design, fashion, photography, architecture and lifestyle online. We also post what’s going on in and around hard graft.Visit our online shop if you’d like to get your hands on our products. _uacct = "UA-1248547-5"; urchinTracker(); Tumblr (3.0; @hardgraft)http://blog.hardgraft.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz0tkrwl0K1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Packaging from a typical Viennese coffee found in many of the <a title="vienna coffee house" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viennese_caf%C3%A9">coffee houses</a>.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/436965201http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/436965201Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:26:51 +0100packagingviennacoffee<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzcxqrp6d1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Typical 1950’s shop front signage in Salzburg. We can’t get enough of it but these amazing relics are disappearing pretty fast.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/435186031http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/435186031Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:29:00 +0100typography<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kytwpyGKEk1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re extremely proud that our mens magazine of choice - <a title="Esquire UK" target="_blank" href="http://www.esquire.co.uk/">Esquire UK</a><br/>have chosen <a title="hard graft online shop" target="_blank" href="http://hardgraft.com">hard graft</a> as the E-Retailer of the month for April 2010.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/428897903http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/428897903Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:51:34 +0100<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyt8nxNWAN1qzoo1po1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>We’re thrilled to announce our exclusive collaboration with White Line Hotels, some exciting things to come… <a href="http://bit.ly/bdPdkv" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/bdPdkv</a></p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/428235426http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/428235426Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:11:57 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysuttcqTu1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The daily drinks delivery for the staff at hard graft (maybe in the future).</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/427940416http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/427940416Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:13:00 +0100<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyerliPwro1qzzi1yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://nerdboyfriend.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">nerdboyfriend</a>)</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/426959772http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/426959772Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:46:11 +0100<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky9keqEP5v1qz7wxro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whizhouse.com/post/405584536/typographic-poster-of-the-ingredients-in-a-hot" target="_blank">whizhouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.doobybrain.com/2010/02/19/typographic-poster-of-the-ingredients-in-a-hot-pocket/" target="_blank">Typographic poster of the ingredients in a Hot Pocket | Doobybrain.com</a></p> <p>What are you having for dinner tonight?</p> </blockquote>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/426627037http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/426627037Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:04:07 +0100<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyrjrxmUMu1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of our favourite ads from a stack of 1960’s Readers Digest.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/426343205http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/426343205Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:16:00 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t_Z8X_bgEpw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t_Z8X_bgEpw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>We could see <a title="Mos Def" target="_blank" href="http://www.mosdef.com">Mos Def </a>sporting hard graft® products. Very dapper.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/422708143http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/422708143Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:04:00 +0100mosdef<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynx54pk0J1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/422211620http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/422211620Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:15:02 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynbvqvdkl1qzoo1po1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A little look into the 1948 <a title="Österreich" target="_self" href="http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/415191559/published-in-1948-this-book-is-full-of-design">Österreich</a> book.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/421704294http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/421704294Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:35:00 +0100<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynbkojtdy1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We love our <a title="coffee supreme" target="_blank" href="http://coffeesupreme.com">coffee</a> at hard graft®.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/421697740http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/421697740Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +0100coffee<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kym2d8Vatd1qzoo1po1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of our favourite homemade breads - Pain au Levain au hard graft®.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/420048528http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/420048528Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:12:00 +0100bread<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwmydvB8TT1qzszoto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mightandwonder.tumblr.com/post/348520922/architectureblog-via-rainier" target="_blank">mightandwonder</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://architectureblog.tumblr.com/post/347128395/via-rainier" target="_blank">architectureblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://rainier.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">rainier</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/417689880http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/417689880Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:31:00 +0100architecture<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyhyj0OBd91qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Published in 1948, this book is full of design inspiration.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/415191559http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/415191559Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:59:00 +0100booksinspiration<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky5uf1cKUQ1qazfx6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.colinmford.com/post/401280017/never-dull-aircraft-polish-the-dirt-flies-off" target="_blank">colinmford</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Never-Dull Aircraft Polish “The Dirt Flies Off” (from <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/22195069@N03" target="_blank">PopKulture</a>’s Flickr, via <a href="http://thesilverliningblog.com/2010/02/18/can-labels/" target="_blank">The Silver Lining</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/413979436http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/413979436Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:10:30 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyckvy9oMe1qzoo1po1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a title="Minimalist Star Wars posters" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/style_council/art/minimalist-star-wars-travel-po/index.php?page=1">Minimalist Star Wars Tourism Posters</a></p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/410872317http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/410872317Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:16:08 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kycj9ugwsZ1qzoo1po1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a title="Poolga" target="_blank" href="http://poolga.com/en">Poolga</a> is <i>the</i> place to go for iPhone or iPod touch wallpapers. Illustration by <a title="Mark Weaver" target="_blank" href="http://mrkwvr.com/">Mark Weaver</a>.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/408993450http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/408993450Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:41:54 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky5ctbYMpX1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>hard graft are in amsterdam.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/400642863http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/400642863Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:39:11 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxy5eyDTuz1qzoo1po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A smart <a target="_blank" href="http://shop.hardgraft.com/products">new range</a> and two <a target="_blank" href="http://shop.hardgraft.com/product/2unfold">2Unfold</a>. Would love to know what you think.</p>http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/393087588http://blog.hardgraft.com/post/393087588Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:16:10 +0100