The ultimate form of glamping?

7-6-2011

Sleeping in a cabin or caravan in a hotel in Berlin. The playground is only smaller than at the camping! For the die-hard camper? Or the one who can’t live without the luxury of a hotel?

A chocolate shot

6-6-2011

Austrian chocolate maker Zotter offers products that are organic, fair trade, and very creative. Choco Shots are available on their website; syringes full of chocolatey liquid that comes in packaging designed to look like it’s real medicine. These strange but inventive chocolates come in seven different varieties including Raspberry Brandy, Mandarin, Whisky and Almond.

Most honest city of America

6-6-2011

Honest Tea checked the honesty in America’s big city’s – watch the movie to see how they did it and the effect of the guerilla campaign.

Cupsystem for babies

3-6-2011

The BabyNes made by Nestlé is a cup system for baby milk. Within a minute it produces a well temperatured bottle of nutritional milk. No more problems with dosing milkpowder and water. The cups won’t fit in any coffecup system, so you have to buy a new machine. An idea for restaurants next to highways?

Party wine in two new flavors

3-6-2011

Aude-vin introduced a new wine product, two types of wine sharing the name “Night Party”. Night Party comes in two tastes, “Pasonate Peach” and “Smooth Grapefruit”. The two drinks are based on the Viognier, Syrah and Grenache grapes, and are blended with natural grapefruit and peach aroma’s. Furthermore there aren’t any other additives and the percentage of alcohol is between 11 and 12%.

Shower head with Legionnaires disease filter

3-6-2011

The Dutch company PB international thought of a new way to keep legionnaires’ disease out of our bathrooms. The previous showerhead systems where expensive due to the high maintainance costs. The filters needed regular replacement. This new system is self cleaning and increases the livespan of the showerhead 25 times.

Rolling kitchen

1-6-2011

“Rollende keukens” or ‘Rolling Kitchen’ is a concept where music, food and beverages meet and are served from mobile kitchens. This event takes place from the 2nd untill the 5th of June at the Culturepark  Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. From haute cuisine stands to excentric pizzamakers or a barbecue motorhome, it can all be seen here. Entry is free of charge.

 

Fish sandwichspread

1-6-2011

Students of the university of Amsterdam introduced the “boterhamvis”; thin slices of white fish as sandwichspread. It is healthier than most of the meat slices and it might be cheaper. 

Pick your own

1-6-2011

In Belgium some farmers have a garden where people can harvest their own fruits and vegetables. It is cheap, fresh, and people get an idea where the product comes from. It is also an ideal trip for kids. Special is that they made a calender of where to get which fruit!

Inspiration of 2009: Sleeping in a rescue capsule

1-6-2011

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This was once a rescue capsule hanging besides a drillplatform in the Northsea, now the capsule is turned over into a luxury suite, which accommodate a bed for 2 persons, a seat, sanitation and a minibar. It floats around on the Friesland lakes.

 

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