7th heaven

30-8-2010

At Hotel Seven in Paris the furniture in the room floats.They also made extensive use of perspex. Besides the 28 rooms the hotel has seven themed suites inspired by 007, Alice in Wonderland and Marie Antionette.

Google Voice Phone Booth

28-8-2010

Google is about to place phonebooths in America at various universities and airports. Through Google Voice, the VoIP service by Google, people can call for free for 20 minutes. However, phonecalls to other countries are likely to be more expensive.

Arty bench

27-8-2010

In Littlehampton, artists from Studio Weave created an artistic bench. The bench is 324 meters long and can accommodate up to 300 people. The bench is composed of tropical hardwood, waste material and steel bars. Under a bronze canopy, they made a true a spectacle. There are plans to extend the bench to 621 meters.

Eco-friendly beach cart

27-8-2010

The LM Hawaii is designed as an environmentally friendly way to go to the beach. With two seats and two pitches you can drive to the beach in an eco-friendly manner. The car is powered by 4 electric motors.

Travel light

25-8-2010

With the “Bufalino” camper by designer Cornelius Commans, you are able to travel super efficiently. The small motorhome offers all the basic facilities in a small scooter. 

Cancooker

25-8-2010

With the CanCooker you can easily make steamed dishes for large groups. Specially designed for outdoor use.

Bus and more

21-8-2010

A personal dinner in natural surroundings, that is what ‘Bus en Meer’ offers. You will be picked up in an old fashioned VW van and a table and dinner will be arranged on location.

Freeze

20-8-2010

During a special event (in 2009) Restaurant Lounge in Frankfurt served popsicles shaped like pistols. Created by the German designers Florian Jenett and Valentin Beinroth. The popsicle was available in the flavors, cherry, licorice, cola and cassis. The designers clearly have a thing with popsicles and pistols. In 2003, they hung up about 50 of them right in the center of Frankfurt. A great idea for dessert at a “who did it?” diner. 

Travel the world together

19-8-2010

The website Globetrooper enables adventurous people to meet companions for their journeys. Put your dream trip on the website and people can sign up for your trip or you can invite people. The trip can also be ranked by other users.

Carpool to concerts and festivals

18-8-2010

Festivals and concerts often create traffic jams and usually there are too few parking spaces. The “Ride here right now” website enables carpooling for the visitors.   

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