From container to pizzeria

10-4-2012

A nice example of re-using containers. This pizzeria in Barcelona, designed by the Spanish architect Pedro Scattarella, is fully designed and build by using old shipping containers.

In-N-Out Burger

10-4-2012

The American chain In-N-Out Burger opened on March 28th a one-day pop-up restaurant in Tokyo. This event was to research the Japanese market and to test if it would be appropriate to move across the Pacific.

Ordening drinks with your BlackBerry

10-4-2012

Do you own a BlackBerry? Than you can order your drinks through your phone and do you have direct contact with the bartender, at the Mataysian Jazz Club ‘No Black Tie’. Through BlackBerry Messenger you can communicate with the bar. A nice example of collaboration between a club and a company like BlackBerry.

Rainbow Hotel

10-4-2012

The Saguaro in California already exsits a year, but is still very brightly. This hotel is based on the colors of the rainbow.

Hugging for a Coca-Cola

10-4-2012

This vending machine of Coca-Cola distributed free drinks to everyone who hugged the machine. It was placed on a university in Singapore and it invited passengers with the lines ‘Hug Me!’

Tackiest VIP card

6-4-2012

Frank’s is an exclusive speakeasy in Buenos Aires. You can enter the club via a password (changes every week) that is spread by word-of-mouth. Because of the changing password, 200 of the bar’s most high-profile customers (actors, businessman, models etc.) stopped visiting. That’s why the bar created the ‘tackiest VIP card’, hiding the real identity of Frank’s, which was printed on the card in invisible UV ink and sent it to these customers. They successfully converted over 130 people, who returned to the bar using their VIP-card.

Ice cream salon with characters

6-4-2012

Once upon a Milkshake is an ice cream salon with different characters for every flavour. Inspired by various writers who tell stories about their travels and experiences, they created a character for each product with a short story. The characters include: Agent Red Velvet (cacao with cream cheese), Honey Nougat (premium nougat and honey) and Spooky Mocha (aromatic coffee beans and chocolate).

Scrabble coasters

6-4-2012

Do you have a Scrabble game sitting around that’s missing more than one letter tile? Recycle those Scrabble tiles and make clever and quirky coasters! Click for the list of supplies and how to create these coasters.

Volkswagen makes portrait of Dutch ‘oldest bakery

6-4-2012

Wim Hartog (88 years old)  become the Dutch ‘oldest bakery’. To honor Wim, Volkswagen made this beautiful portrait of the baker and his passion for the company for their 65-handyman campaign.

Restaurant Day

5-4-2012

Restaurant Day is a day where anyone can set up a restaurant, café or bar. It can be anywhere, like at your home, at the office or on a street corner! The next Restaurant Day is planned on the 19th of May.

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