Chummee gift

20-1-2012

Through the website of Chummee a gift can be sent to a friend who uses Facebook or Twitter. After the message has been sent the person receives a QR code, whereby the order can be retrieved in the chosen store. Chummee starts in Amsterdam, but will be soon expand throughout Europe.

Decoration plates

20-1-2012

Andrew Tanner designed a collection of plates that serve as art (Sillhoute Wall Plate). The plates are made in England from fine bone china material. The background of walls bring the plates alive with the cut out design. See the plates here.

Greek extra Virgin Oil

20-1-2012

Designers United from Greece made a new identity and packaging design for a new premium quality series of Greek extra virgin olive oil. 5 stands for quality in olive oil. See the new packaging here.

Life sized Sci-Fi dessert

19-1-2012

If you are planning to organize a Star Wars marathon en you need something to snack, try the life  sized stormtrooper. Amanda Oakleaf Cakes created a 6 feet and 300 pounds life sized  dessert. Visitors of the Sci-Fi conference in Boston were lucky to eat the stormtrooper. It took almost 300 persons to finish the trooper. See the dessert here.

The Future of Food

19-1-2012

Lucie Thibault and Thomas Zimmerman, of the French Zimd And Zou created, with a wink to the future, a composition of paper called “The Future of Food”. This is specially designed and created as part of the Icon magazine cover. Creative and colorful!

Expensive tea grown in panda muck

19-1-2012

A Chinese entrepreneur An Yanshi quitted his job to produce world’s most expensive tea. The tea plant will grow in panda muck which he bought from a panda breeding centre. The tea will cost around 35.000 dollar per 500 grams. Despite the tea is yet untested he is thinking of expanding.

Cooking attributes and crockery in bird flight

19-1-2012

Photographer Carl Kleiner and stylist Evelina Kleiner created the book for IKEA (which we had previously written about) captured the ingredients in a very graphic way in a picture. Now they are busy with another project for IKEA: cooking attributes and crockery, again from a bird flight perspective. Minimalism at its finest. See the cooking attributes and crockery in bird flight here.

Book instead of toy with happy meal

18-1-2012

Research of the National Literacy Trust shows that one of three children in the UK does not own a book. Following this, McDonalds England is replacing books for Happy Meal toys. From now till the 7th of February a Happy Meal will include a book of Michael Morpurgo, which is called Mudpuddle Farm.

Lays win action

18-1-2012

Lay’s is organizing an action “Maak de Smaak” (Dutch for Make the Tase) in the Netherlands, after the success in 2010. New is that consumers can “Battle” online to help determine making three finals in August. The winning taste will be for sale as a limited edition for one year, beginning from November 2012.

Building a hotel in 15 days

18-1-2012

In china they have build a 3 star, 170,000 square foot, 30 story, fully sustainable hotel in only 15 days. See the movie for the total building process. Is this the future of (hotel) architecture?

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