Local beer finder app
27-4-2011
The founders of Dutch beer websites Bier-Blog.nl and Bier-TV start an adventure with their mobile application for iPhone and Android smartphones. From the 13th of May it’s possible to navigate to places were you can buy your favorite (special)beer. The developers want to build an extensive database by using crowdsourcing techniques.
Senior-friendly-caravans
26-4-2011
The QTVan is a new type of mini caravan which can be pulled by a mobility scooter. The retro style design of the caravan houses all the goodies, a full size 1.90 meter bed, a 19 inch LCD flatscreen TV, and a coffee and tea facility. Pulled by a mobility scooter it can reach a top speed of 8 km/h.
Liquid Salt
26-4-2011
L’O Des Salines is a new way of packaging salt. The origin of the salt are the saltlakes around the Balearen, a group of Spanisch islands. Just before crystallizing they retrieve the seawater and put it, without any additives, in bottles with a spray-head.
Ashtray tile
26-4-2011
The ashtray tile is a new pattented ashtray design. It can be embedded between the usual street tiles and it’s purpose is to catch cigarettes en chewing gum. It can be placed in strategic places like pubs, restaurants, but as well in trainstations, smoking areas and in front of stores.
Uber boiler
22-4-2011
The Über boiler allows the barista to control the variables of water temperature, coffee-water ratio and time very precisely. Resulting in the most precise cup of coffee. This looks like a hot watertap, but for slow coffee.
Inspiration from 2007: Online social network for restaurant owners
22-4-2011
FohBoh is a social network, especially for restaurant owners. Through the website you can connect to collegues, suppliers, investors, employers and employees. But by using several tools you can even monitoring and increase your brand awareness and quality.
Multifunctional MolenKitchen
21-4-2011
Hard to ignore this fascinating multipurpose MolenKitchen. It’s a barbecue, firebasket with spit and smoker in one. The unit has wheels, so you can cook anywhere on the go. The latest version was presented last week at the design fair in Milan.
New way to save water
21-4-2011
This elegant 1limit faucet encourages water conservation by giving you less water to use. Even better, the faucet forces you to do it! The design relies on the simple principle of ‘what you see is what you get’. The faucet fills the attached glass tube with exactly one liter of water for washing hands, it needs to be turned off again before it refills. The brainchild of designers Yonggu Do, Dohyung Kim and Sewon Oh is a clever bit of stingy design.
Shipping container as miners hotel
21-4-2011
The now infamous Chilean mines are located in the country’s northern Atacama Desert, one of the most inhospitable places on earth. The demand for energy and minerals keeps on growing, so AATA Architects was challenged to design a low-cost but effective shelter for miners to inhabit one of the driest and sunniest places on earth. Their solution was to create a large apartment complex out of shipping containers and drape the entire campus with canvas to protect it from the region’s relentless sunshine.
Online gifts via Giftee’s
20-4-2011
Giftee is an online service that lets users send small “thank you” gifts via Twitter. Gift-givers begin by registering on the Giftee site and indicate the Twitter ID of the recipient they have in mind. They then choose a gift from Giftee’s, type a message and pay by credit card. A gift tweet is then sent via Twitter to the recipient, who need to log in to receive it. The gifts are currently limited to online shops in Japan. Donations can also be made via Giftee to the Red Cross Japan.