Sound familiar?
You’re invited somewhere, you’ve forgotten to buy a gift and only have time to grab a bottle of wine from the supermarket or your shelf at home. As you arrive and greet your host you quickly pass them the bottle so that you can get the ceremonial presenting of your gift part out of the way. – “Phew, I just about got away with that one again”. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to turn up at the door with your head held high instead and present a wine gift that really makes an impression and gets everyone talking about it?
At birthdays, weddings, or Christmas, as a little gesture, or simply if you’re at friends for the evening – there are plenty of moments when a bottle of wine always goes down well as a gift. Either the bottle is opened and emptied that same evening and we share the moment with some great stories, the clinking of glasses and a warm glow together. Or the person you gave the bottle to thinks of you when they open it on another evening. Either way, wine brings us closer together.
It is annoying though just how dull and uninspiring the labels on most wine bottles are. It often seems like the design dates back to some time in the last century and it’s just the vintage year that is altered in the Corel Draw template … Why not give a wine gift a whole lot more personality with some amusing sayings and striking typography? Might it even be possible that it gets pride of place on the shelf at home, even once the bottle is already empty? We were so inspired by these questions that we felt impelled to bring Typewine to life.
Our story began in a kitchen.
The typographic labels »Typewine«, made in Hamburg, is a project of the heart initiated by myself, Michael Kijac. I love both wine and typography, and have long been designing labels for wine bottles as personal gifts for my nearest and dearest. One day a friend (he is a programmer) wandered into my kitchen and was impressed by my wine gifts. He convinced me that very same day to think about taking the wine labels a step further and turning the idea into a real product – and so Typewine was born! All in the spirit of “… Just do it!” we decided to combine our design and web knowhow and have been working on the online shop of Typewine. And that was just the beginning! The world of Typewine will be expanded in the future by limeted editions and posters. Selected shops already sell our products throughout Europe.
At Typewine we combine entertaining sayings with striking typography. The result is a wine label collection for design-savvy wine lovers. With our typography labels you can transform a normal bottle of wine into a real eye-catching present in no time. You simply cover over the standard label on any wine bottle – done! It is easy to stick on and it conceals the boring label underneath perfectly. With the new Typewine label you’re sure to make a lasting impression with your next wine gift!
You’ll find a selection of our most popular wine labels here.
The Typewine Complete Set
For real fans, clever forward thinkers and style-conscious money savers there’s the Typewine Complete Set. It contains the entire collection (16 Typewine labels) for only 35,- Euro and is sent to you in a great looking box. With this set you’ll be completely kitted out: for all those evening dinners, parties, or when acquiring new business – as you’ll always have a special wine gift ready and waiting.
Let us create your own individual wine gift for you!
With Typewine you can transform any bottle of wine into a real eye-catching present. And if you’d like to surprise your customers, business partners, employees or event guests with individually designed Typewine labels, we’ll put together a concept for you and produce labels for your individual need. We look forward to receiving your request at custom[at]typewine.com
Like our idea? In that case give it a try!
Choose a selection of typographic labels in our online shop. When you buy 4 labels or more we’ll deliver them to you free of shipping costs anywhere in Germany! We always love it when you share your Typewine moments with us too. Simply use #typewine for Instagram and Facebook .
Contact us!
Contact us if you need ideas, have questions about our products, or any suggestions. We particularly love it, for instance, when people get in touch with a great new idea for a saying for us!
