Kommt Essen!
20-11-2010
Residents of Sweden, Norway and Germany who do not know what to eat for dinner can nowturn to the Facebook pages of KommtEssen Middagsfrid. Through these website people can see what’s on the menu, not only for today but for the next few days. KommtEssen then provides all the ingredients required. The products delivered are local and are also ecological. All dishes come with clear instructions for preparation.
Luminous nano-tree
19-11-2010
Scientists in Taiwan created an environmentally friendly alternative to streetlights. They developed a luminous tree. By applying golden nanoparticles to the leaves of a Bacopa plant, the leaves light up. In the future, they think of using this technique on roadsides to save energy costs and to reduce the CO2-emissions.
Cocktail catering
19-11-2010
The catering company Premium Cocktails is specialized in cocktails. The mobile bars can be rented on (business) events. The cocktails will be adjusted to the wishes of the organizer and the type of party. Premium Cocktails also offers as workshops.
High Tea at Omar Munie
18-11-2010
On November 17th the Dutch bag designer Omar Munie opened a new store in Rotterdam. In this store he sells his bags and during the weekends a Bag & Tea is offered on the first floor of the building. During a high tea, the customers can search for the perfect bag. Munie wants to give his customers a relaxed feeling of being together. The menu offers sweets like cupcakes but also several savory dishes as quiche and sambusa.
Supermarket eith membership
18-11-2010
In The People’s Supermarket, members receive a 10 percent discount on their groceries. For this membership, they need to pay an annual fee of £ 25,=. Besides this, each member has to work for four hours in that supermarkt. Thanks to the low personnelcosts, the supermarket can offer low prices.
Eco-friendly pop-up store
18-11-2010
The Detox Market, an eco-friendly pop-up market, sells natural beauty products and organic food, produced by serveral small farms. The interior consists of recycled wood. Besides grocery shopping, people can visit The Detox Market for facials, tastings, demo’s, parties or just for a conversation with the owner.
Pop-up terraces on NY sidewalks
17-11-2010
The government of New York is looking for restaurant and café owners who are willing to open pop-up terraces on the sidewalk, during the summers of 2011 and 2012. Those who are interested can subscribe online. If the owners are chosen to open a pop-up terrace, they have to design and maintain the terrace.
Printed banana
17-11-2010
Design studio Ludens is specialized in making prints on several materials. This company is using the program Repper, which deforms pictures into a creative pattern. This pattern can be printed on several materials, for example a banana.
KLM spreads happiness
17-11-2010
Passengers of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines may be surprised with a gift as soon as they announced there travelplans on foursquare. KLM uses the slogan ‘ We want to discover how happiness spreads’. Through the website you can register yourself as a follower of KLM.
Sustainable built hotel in six days
16-11-2010
In the Chinese city of Changsha a sustainable summer hotel was built in just six days. The 15-storey hotel that was put together from prefabricated building blocks. During construction, 6x less material was used and only 1% waste was produced. The building is very sustainable using 5x less energy than usual, it is powered by solar energy, thermal isolation in the walls and the roof, triple windows and LED lighting. Additional advantage for the guests is that the air in the hotel is 20 times cleaner than outside!