Very rarely do you come across a firm with not one, but two x’s in their name. Enjoy the sights over at dixonbaxi.

Gothenburg, Sweeden based collective, Next Century Modern, showcases work in a variety of mediums, though only a couple sections of their site are open now. Regardless, more than worth your time.

(tip: click the pictures of their work!)

The Designers Republic is responsible for so many trends in design today; their influence on the landscape of design is undeniable. Go purchase some of their work over at The Peoples Bureau for Consumer Information.

Chewing the Sun is a multi-disciplinary design firm based out of Germany with some super lux clients and the work to back it up.

With divisions for film, characters, creative, as well as a line of jeans, Swedish firm Acne comes across as anything but your standard agency model, and that fact is reflected in their work as well. Running the gamut from tounge-in-cheek to über swanky, Acne continualy raises the bar by perfecting creative solutions for their clients.

Hailing from the Netherlands, Jackson Chang sports a ton of lifestyle product collateral and promotions. Well executed, reeking of style. Look.

These guys have offices in California and Amsterdam. Not too shabby. And the work’s pretty good too. See for yourself.

Another shop founded by an ex-tDR member; Matt Pyke presents Universal Everything. Epileptics beware!

UPDATE: Check out this interview with Matt about how he works over at the Apple site.

ANOTHER UPDATE: To rephrase the previous, in no way did I mean to imply that the previously mentioned video was about Matt Pyke working at the Apple website, rather; I meant that a video about Matt Pyke, and how he works, was available to view at the Apple website.