App indicates drinkwater

24-2-2012

Vitens designed a free app that indicates whether the water where you stay is drinkable or not. When the iOS app indicates that the water is not drinkable, you will get tips where to find clean water. The app works all around the world.

Penguin Tea Mug

24-2-2012

The most unnecessary product of 2011 is the Penguin Tea Timer. The machine takes the tea bag out your mug after a few minutes.  

Trendy hot plate

23-2-2012

Samsung designed a new portable hot plate for small kitchens which also came out as the winner of 2012 IF Design Awards. The heat from the hot plate can be adjusted by a touch panel, like an iPod touch. The hot plate features also an automatic function to boil water and keeps food warm. It has 15 different abilities and a pan detection system. Samsungs hot plate is available in the colors Capri Blue, Mint Green, Stylish Black and White Cream.

 

Toddlers coffee Babyccino

23-2-2012

Babyccino is a coffee for toddlers without caffeine that is popular in trendy coffee bars. The trend started a few years ago in Australia, but becomes popular in other cities as well, like New York. The drink consists of steamed milk with foam and a layer of chocolate and is served in an espresso cup.  Watch this video how to make a Babyccino.

Hungry city

23-2-2012

In Carolyn Steels book “Hungry City” (an international bestseller) she approaches in a humorous way the issues on the way we eat. She also sketches a picture what impact the foodproduction has on the world.

Uncookbook for children

23-2-2012

The Uncookbook for Kids by Joanne Newell is the first raw food cookbook for children which inspired many children to get creative in the kitchen. The Uncookbook for Kids is not only popular among children, but also among the adults.

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Vegetables grow at the table

22-2-2012

Swedish student Lena Louise Meyer designed a table on which vegetables grow. The Sprout Table combines traditional craft with a modern design, is eco-friendly and brings enviromental growth in your house.

HEL YES! Stockholm evenement

22-2-2012

From 7- 11 February the HEL YES! event took place in Stockholm. The event was a combination of gastronomy, design and dance. The organisators of the event are restaurateur Antto Melasniemi, designer Mia Wallenius and artist Klaus Haapaniemi. Visionary Antto Melasniemi, whose food restaurants have the position of the most interesting in Helsinki, created vega and vegetarian menus that were sold at the event. The HEL YES! events were organized in London and Helsinki before.

Porcelain espressomachine

22-2-2012

Product designer Arvid Häusser designed a porcelain espressomachine, because porcelain withstands high temperatures and does not affect the taste of coffee. Häusser is a student at the Bauhaus University in Weimar.

Ordering app for restaurant

22-2-2012

PaperLinks, a company from Los Angeles designed a new service for restaurants that gives customers access to the restaurant menu via a QR code. Customers only need to scan the code to see the menu, special offers and order.  The order will be sent to the fax or mail of the restaurant.

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