Dining pods

13-1-2012

The Dutch design studio Tjep, revisited several elements for the restaurant Fabbrica in Bergen.  People want more authenticity these days, so they designed cozy and elevated dining pods that transports us back to a time of forts and tree houses. See the dining pods here.

Wordfeud with coasters

12-1-2012

Wordvilt (dutch) is wordfeud at coasters. Mobiles on the side, coasters on the table!

Update: Unfortunately Wordvilt is not available anymore.

Molecular Cocktails Kit

11-1-2012

Based on the same principles, equipment and techniques used in molecular gastronomy, this science-based approach to mixology is meant to help you turn out drinks that showcase a greater intensity and variety in flavors, appearances and textures.

Dutch seawater sold in bottles

10-1-2012

AQUA DiViNA, a Dutch company is selling bottles of seawater, which is taken from the Oosterschelde. The water is not for consumption, but to use for the cooking of mussels, or other seafood and fish. The seawater will add the ‘real’ salty taste into different dishes. A liter of seawater costs approximately 1 euro.

Gamma guerrilla wallpaper campaign

9-1-2012

The image of two people who are running with paste and pamphlets towards a wall is known. The DIY store Gamma has come up with a original alternative. At places where is it allowed to hang pamphlets Gamma is pasting striking wallpapers as a marketing campaign. When will the shop provide cafés with sponsored wallpaper?

Starbucks opens coffee shop made from shipping containers

9-1-2012

Starbucks recycled shipping containers to a Starbucks coffee shop in Tukwila, Washington. Starbucks used in total four shipping containers to build the coffee shop, it is decorated in the style that people would expect from Starbucks. The coffee shop is a initiative from Starbucks to stimulate the use of green buildings and environmental design in the retail. Another keen example of container upcycling.

 

Horeca Trendgids 2012

6-1-2012

This week, the Trendgids.com (Dutch) is presented and published. Tackle opportunities, creativity, collaborate and innovation dominate this edition. Trendgids.com is a free digital magazine in which experts, including Marjolein van Spronsen (Horecatrends / Van Spronsen & Partners), give their vision on hospitality in 2012. This magazine is intended to be a source of inspiration for entrepreneurs of the industry.

Lemon spray

6-1-2012

No longer squeezing lemons. With the new design from quirky.com you can instantly spray the lemon juice from a fresh lemon. You can put the spray directly into the fruit. It’s still unknown when the product gets into production.

Disco while refueling

5-1-2012

On a Saturday evening in December there was a disco evening at gas station De Lucht next to the A2 highway. The owner of the gas station organized a special disco evening for the visitors on their way to a techno festival in Den Bosch.

rEvolution the new wine drinking

5-1-2012

The Czech designer Martin Jakobsen had designed a whole new type of wineglass. The design is special because it is an laying glass. The difference with a traditional wine glass is that it has no foot. Handy because falling over is history now.

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