“Vietnamese folklore tells us that a benevolent dragon resides in each of the nine mouths of the Mekong River. It is in the hillock areas of these fertile Delta lands that the unique strain of dragon blood rice grows full and lush.

The rice is Eco friendly and Fair Trade. Furthermore husking, sifting and packaging are done by local villagers creating additional employment. It is also healthier Rice; during the husking process, the bran layer is only partly removed, as it is within the bran layer that the majority of beneficial nutrients are stored.

The simple design balances with the traditional illustration (by the brilliant Andrew Denholm) which uses the Mekong river to weave the journey of rice as it is grown, harvested, transported and sold. Mekong Red Dragon Rice is available to buy in supermarkets in Vietnam from April 2010.” Designed by Scott Lambert, Design Positive via TheDieline

Illustration by Fernando Togni Check out his other 24 hours images Moscow, Madrid, Shanghai, Barcelona and Casablanca, Beirut

Inspired by the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, Hecox draws everything from pushcarts, bicycles, cars and people. His latest exhibition is at the Joshua Liner Gallery. For more pictures head over to worldfamousdesignjunkies.com via Notcot

Hans Kemp – photography – Chicken and ducks fresh from the farm in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. found via ignant.de

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Adidas Materials of the world Vietnam. Adidas Saigon (Vietnam) – Limited to 2000 pairs, inspired by the old traditional Vietnamese “Ao-Dai” outfits, which since the 18th century became very important to reflect the age and the status of it’s wearer. Here you can see the African, Peruvian, Mexican, German, Indonesian Turkey and Japanese collection. Found via freshnessmag.com

Above: Floating market, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Above: Grill, Kampala, Uganda

Above: Cotton candy stand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Above: Market stand, Hong Kong, China

Above: Lollipop stand, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Above: Cheese and Sausage stand, Buenos Aires Argentina.

Above: Coffee Waggon, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Above: Fruitsalad stand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Above: Chopping block, Hong Kong, China

Above: Fruit and vegetable stand, Rundu, Namibia

Above: Terracotta chicken grill, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Global Street food exhibition for Dornbracht in Cologne was created by Mike Meire. Found via Dezeen

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Albert Kahn embarked on an ambitious project to create a colour photographic record of, and for, the peoples of the world

Frank Kozik’s latest: 14″, Vinyl Ho Chi Minh Bust – limited to 50 pieces and signed. Also chock out his BigBobSlug.Found via Reuben Miller