Portable Mini microwave

26-9-2011

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Electrolux Design Lab 2011 is a design competition, where industrial design students from all over the world can compete against each other, in the theme ‘Intelligent Mobility’. They received over 1,300 entries, but the mini microwave was proclaimed to be the winner. This mini device can be slided on a specially developed food package, to heat your meal anytime and any moment you want.

Window shopping 2.0

26-9-2011

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We saw this before in South Korea, where the supermarket chain Tesco developed a virtual shop at a subway station. The British online supermarket ‘Ocado’ created a shopping wall in a mall in the centre of London, where people can select their groceries by using their smarthphone and QR scanner. The groceries are directly ordered online and by the time they arrive at home, the groceries are delivered.

Restaurant meals home delivered in London

22-9-2011

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Housebites, a company based in Londen is making it possible to get meals from restaurant quality home delivered. On the website of Housebites people will enter there zip code and Housebites will show the chefs which are working in the neighborhood. The chefs which are a member of Housebites are either working in restaurants or in education. Before becomming a member of Housebites the skills of the chefs are screened. Gobble in San Francisco is a simular system and Chef Frank Hannon started his Friday Nigth Take Out from his home in Londen.

Column in Dutch about new concepts

22-9-2011

Christel Hendriks recently published an interesting column. She describes in her column what kind of changes are happening in the domestic and international café market. It is published in the Dutch Magazine ‘Barlife’, for Dutch eyes only.

Peruvian pop-up restaurant Ceviche London

21-9-2011

Martin Morales will open a pop-up cevicheria in Londen, named Ceviche, which stands for a Peruvian fish dish. Their website provides an interesting peek into the Peruvian kitchen. It contains a blog from the people behind this initiative, various Peruvian recipes and more information about the typical cuisine.

Freshly baked bread vending machine

21-9-2011

Vending machines are often associated with mass production, long shelf time and packaged food. An entrepreneur with bakeries in Paris and Hambourg-Hout has placed vending machines next to his bakeries. The machines provide 24/7 fresh bread to customers. The bread is partially baked when placed in the machine and finished when the customer orders it.

Toilet doors with images

21-9-2011

More and more standard toilet doors are replaced by exciting and inspiring creations. This small effort makes any toilet visit an unique experience.

Johnie Walker meets Porsche Design

20-9-2011

Johnnie Walker and Porsche Design started a cooperation and created two special ‘packages’ for the Johnnie Walker Blue Label bottles, “The Chiller” and “The Cube”. These packages consist of several Blue Label bottles, a cooler and crystal glasses. These are made of the most exclusive materials like titanium and lether. These packages are available at Harrods and Selfridges.

Pop-up cocktail bar

19-9-2011

Max Messier is the creator behind the popular ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ cocktail pop-up bar. He creates cocktails which are seasonal concoctions, made of hand-made vermouths, bitters and syrups. Due to its great success, the cocktail bar also pops-up at informal locations at people’s homes. This summer he opened a cocktail bar in Brooklyn.

Answer to the professional espresso machines

19-9-2011

Philips created this professional teapot, which gives you the possibility to create the perfect cup of tea. This teapot has a digital menu to indicate the perfect taste. The lightring shows you how long you have to let the tea draw it’s flavor.

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