The Tree Benches
2-2-2012
The Dutch designer Rogier Martens designed a pop-up bench for urban parks at the invitation of the Dutch city Amersfoort. The bench is designed for festivals and other temporary situations with urgently needs seating areas. The Tree Benches are made of waterproof laminated beech wood and can easily be attached to the trees.
Live Vending Machine
2-2-2012
The Live Vending Machine is a snack vending machine in Utah, which does not accept money or dispense snacks. Instead, the machine gives in a humorous way healthy advice! Watch the video to see how the vending machine works.
Handy soupmug
2-2-2012
The Dunk Mug is a bowl with a side pocket where crackers can be put in. So there is no need to use an separate dish for the crackers. Dunk Mug can be used safely into the microwave and dishwasher. Watch the movie!
The Netherlands – Germany cook battle as new show
1-2-2012
Food fight between Pakistan & India! The best cooks from both countries battle on the stove in Foodistan. Why not create a European Championship on the stove? The Dutch would be delighted to battle with Germany and Belgium for example. Who is going to put this on television?
Unox ice skating locations
1-2-2012
On the website of Unox, Dutch skating fans can see where they can skate on natural ice. The skaters can help each other by registering typical Dutch skating locations on the website.
Container that measures
1-2-2012
Jan Habraken designed a container that can measure the amount of dry ingredients that come out of the container. Clever kitchen tool! Watch the video to see how the Silo works.
Activeion
1-2-2012
Activeion Ionator is a cleaning device on tap water. The cleanser kills 99.9% of harmful bacteria and haves also a HACCP certification and is suitable for the Green Key certificate. Also it claims a 100% safe cleaning environment for customers and employees. Additionally cost savings can be achieved of acquisition and storage.
Heart menu for charity
31-1-2012
During the week of Valentinesday, 12 till 18 February, restaurants in the Netherlands have a special “heart menu” available. Participating restaurants offer a specially selected menu, which partially goes to the Dutch Heart Foundation. There is also a collection box of the Heart Foundation available in each participating restaurant.
Banana opener
31-1-2012
For those who find it difficult to open a banana there is a banana opener for sale on the German website Design 3000 (link). Though we guess that by the time the opener is found, the banana could have been opened by hand 3x already.
Cocktail Robot
30-1-2012
During the Barbot event new robots will be presented, including the RoboBartenders that serve cocktails. Barbot takes place in March 2012 at San Francisco