Halfsies

27-1-2012

Halfsies is a social initiative, offering restaurant visitors a choice that provides a healthier meal portion. They also reduce food waste and supports the fight against hunger. Now Halfsies starts a pilot with local restaurants for participation in it’s program. This spring they start in Austin, Texas and New York City. Watch the video for an explanation behind Halfsies.

Playful pepper grinder

27-1-2012

Phillip Beyle designed a pepper grinder, together with the Swiss Kuhn Rikon. The design provides a playful way to crack the pepper. Instead of making a circular motion, the lever must be pushed back and forth.

Food art

26-1-2012

Julie Rothhanhn, a graduate of the College of Art and Design in Reims, has dedicated her work to design food after attending a culinary workshop with Bretillot Marc. Rothhanhn experiments with form, color and technique of snacks and meals. Watch the site for more inspirational pictures.

Retro restaurant Union Jacks

26-1-2012

Designstudio Black Sheep designed restaurant Union Jacks for the famous chef Jamie Oliver. The interior is designed retro and the menu is displayed on an old cinema sign. Also, the guests can watch the chefs work on vintage televisions.

Vod-K

26-1-2012

Fryd Food & Drunk created a vodka called Vod-K. They wanted a name that stands close to the product, which is universal and is easy to remember. Vod-K is made of pure corn, caramel and truffle.

Black spiced rum

25-1-2012

The Kraken made a black spiced rum. The rum is distilled on the Virgin Islands and fermented with natural sweet sugar. For their tv commercial they used the rum, the bottle and the legend of Kraken. Watch the movie to see the result.

Who grabs the phone pays dinner

25-1-2012

The California hip-hop dancer Brian Perez (25) devised a game to end the facebooking, tweeting and telephone calls in a restaurant. His bet: a game called “Do not Be A Di*k During Meals With Friends”. The rules are very simple. The game starts after everyone has ordered. Then everyone puts the phone down with the display on the table and the first one that picks up the phone has to pay the entire bill.  

 

Handpresso

25-1-2012

Handpresso designed a portable espresso machine which helps you to enjoy a premium quality coffee indoor as well as outdoor. With a bicycle pomp look-a-like the pressure can be pumped to 16 bar. Watch the video for the instructions.  

Keep Valentine’s day in mind

25-1-2012

Valentine’s day 2012 is approaching, so Marjolein van Spronsen has highlighted a few potential incentives. Check the inspirational article for café, restaurant, hotel and citymarketing via Google Translate

Romantic bottle of wine

24-1-2012

Design studio Calcco designed for a fictional person called Marques de Burgos a romantic bottle of wine. The design of this bottle reflects the character of this person, which is romantic and adventurous. See the bottle here.

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