Serenade your date
6-2-2012
Heineken released the App “Serenade your date” on their Facebook site. This app helps people to ask their Valentine out in an original way by selecting your Valentine profile or number and say what you want to do with your Valentine and why he/she should go with you. The app turns into a promotional musical serenade that will be posted on the Wall of your Valentine. At the end of the movie the person can click on yes or no.
Leftover chips tortilla
6-2-2012
Watch the video to see how a traditional Spanish tortilla can be made out of leftover chips!
Eat me book
6-2-2012
Eat Me is a book with a collection of special art products, brands, people and goods within the world of food. Not only interesting packaging of food, but also by-products such as tools, kitchen and menu design are in the book. There is also a special section in the book with a round-the-world-tour of the newest and most innovative cafes, bars, restaurants and shows. The book is available at the U.S. Book Store.
Carbon filter bottle
6-2-2012
British design studio Black+Blum designed a bottle that filters tap water, Eau Good. The design is based on an old Japanese filter system with the help of carbon filters. These filters reduce chlorine and chemicals and add minerals to the water to keep the pH balanced. The active carbon filter lasts up to 6 months.
Fix coconut drink
3-2-2012
Fix is ??a 100% natural coconut drink that restores the moisture balance in the body and keeps it refreshed. This makes it a great boost drink for after work, during travel and after physical effort. The drink is made of coconut water, lemon juice, cane sugar and natural lemon flavor. Fix is for sale in the Netherlands.
Fish vending machine
3-2-2012
The brothers Ruben and Marga Rios placed a fresh fish vending machine in front of their shop in Spain. It selss a selection of fresh seafood such as sardines, anchovy, hake and shrimp. The machine is very popular by the locals and the brothers now have plans to place a machine with living bait for fishermen.
Luxuous huts on hill
3-2-2012
Designer Jorge Gracia designed the environmentally hotel Endemico for the Grupo Habita in the small town Mexicali. The hotel consists out of several huts scattered on a hill. The guests are certainly not lacking out of Luxury, a pool and hot tub are carved into the hillside for beautiful views of the valley.
Sauced wine glass
3-2-2012
Liz Goulet Dubois and Winsor Pop designed a Sauced wine glass.In the lead-free crystal wine glasses, measurements are marked on the side. And at the top of each glass the quote “I enjoy cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food” is written by the famous chef Julia Child. The glasses are available at Housewares Fred & Friends.
Spring indoorpark
2-2-2012
Suffering from winter blues? The Open House Gallery (NY) is giving the winter the finger. They’ve created a spring indoor park that is open until the 15th of February. Visitors can sit on benches, bean bags or grass and escape from the rain and the cold weather. There is also food for sale.
Bang-Bang doorknob
2-2-2012
Soviet-Russian designer Nikita Kovalev of NapalDezign designed the Bang-Bang doorknob based on the iconic Makarov 9mm semi-automatic gun of the Soviet armed forces. Funny joke for in a hotel room?