Decorative tablespoon of sugar

28-6-2011

Not only are these sugar sachets practically mono-dosed to 1 teaspoon of sugar, but these funny designed sachets are cheering up the table as well.

 

Hands above the table

28-6-2011

Funny tablecloths and placemats, inspired by ‘The Last Supper’ of Leonardo da Vinci. See the pictures here.

 

Supermarket with instore navigation

28-6-2011

Supermarkt chain Tesco has launched a test with a new prototype navigation system in one of its stores in London. The system is compatible with Android smartphones and shows the location of the phone in the store. Customers can enter their shopping list in to the application which displays the perfect route for all your grocery.

Exclusive white picknick now also in New York

27-6-2011

After exclusive pop-up picknicks in Montreal, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin it is New York where the concept ‘Le Diner en Blanc’ unfolds on the 25th of August. The dinner guests must be dressed in white and bring their own table, chairs and food. The location is secret untill a few minutes before the start of the dinner.

Cheese Barbeclette

27-6-2011

Cheese lovers pay attention, with the Barbeclette it’s now possible to put cheese on the barbecue. Ideal for a cheeseburger or in addition to your vegetables.

Tasty iPhone cases

27-6-2011

If you like Japanese food, these covers are a must have. iMeshi has imitated various dished for the iPhone 4 and Xperia X10. The plastic protection covers will be noticed!

Swimming in the Hudson river

24-6-2011

Three inhabitants from New York took the initiative to get a swimming pool in the Hudson river. The ‘+Pool’ is for every New Yorker and combines different uses of a swimming pool. The concept of a swimming pool isn’t new. Last year swimming pool ‘Bad Buiten’ opened in the Amstel river (Amsterdam). The unique feature about the +Pool, is that the initiators want to filter the water from the Hudson river itself and are going to finance the project by crowdfunding.

Creative recipe

24-6-2011

The creatives from Berg Design transform the standard recipe into a piece of experience(marketing). By combining various information of the bought products with available data, they put for instance the total amount of Calories, the average rate of circulation and other information on the bill. The (personalization) possibilities are limitless.

From the archive: Random act of kindness (2009)

24-6-2011

In 2009 we informed you about unexpected friendly gestures from the Hyatt hotel group to their visitors. They gave away free massages, offered breakfast on their cost or guests didn’t had to pay for the bar tab. Nowadays companies like KLM continue these acts of generosity. With the steady growth and prominent position of social media in our lives these unexpected gestures are a strong stimulans for positive mouth-to-mouth or ‘mouth-to-media’ advertising.

Alice in Tokyo

24-6-2011

Japanese design studio Fantastic Design Works created fairytale interior of Alice in Wonderland restaurant inspired by the Lewis Carroll classic. Restaurant features several different “rooms” and each of them is an imaginative combination of psychedelic decorations, dramatic designs and waitresses dressed in Alice costumes. Watch the pictures at websites mentioned below. The restaurant can be found at www.diamond-dining.com.

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