Crescent Moon Tower Dubai
9-3-2012
The Crescent Moon Tower is a design project by Transparence House and is submitted to the 11th Thyssenkrup Elevator Architecture Award. This building design symbolizes Dubai as part of the islamic world and shows the technology and economic development in Dubai. The building accommodates a childrens library, a conference facility, a restaurant, multiple cafés and an open air observation platform. If the design will be build, it is said to be completed in 2015 along with it’s sister project the “Full Moon Hotel”, resembling the Death Star form Star Wars.
Baked Potato Bean Bag
9-3-2012
Brook Abboud designed Baked Potato Bean Bag, a food inspired creation that will bring a smile to your face. Handmade from organic cotton the chair comes with silk butter pillows. It’s extremely soft and comfortable.
Paper Dish
8-3-2012
The Paper Dish keeps your hands clean while eating a pizza and eliminates the need for napkins. Paper Dish was designed by Yu Kyung Ha, Won Min Jung, and Kwon Young Hee, and won a well-deserved Red Dot Design Award.
Virtual supermarket in Sydney
7-3-2012
Supermarket Woolworths turned the walls of Town Hall Station in Sydney into a virtual supermarket. Through the Woolworths app customers can place an order with a choice of over 120 products. Woolworths delivers de order for free at your home. Watch the video!
Seaweed cultivation on sea
7-3-2012
The consultancy firm Ecofys leads a group of companies with the cultivation of seaweed on a ‘farm’ at sea, 10 km off the coast of Texel (Netherlands). The production serves as fish and animal food, or as fuel to generate energy. The test will show whether large-scale cultivation of biomass is possible. The first breeding is expected at end of June.
Rest on a honey farm
7-3-2012
The New York company Chandelier Creative created Surf Shack in Montaux. This is a weekend destination, exclusive for employees, clients and friends, to relax and to get inspired. Also, they cultivate special honey, which are created and packaged by employees, and serves as a gift to the weekend-guests.
Bread made out of sea water
6-3-2012
Dutch Baker Marcel Spelt made bread from Oosterscheldewater (estuary in the Netherlands). He introduced it at the “horecabeurs Goes”. “Bread of the Sea” tastes salty and contains 30% less salt than ordinary salted bread.
Cup bookcase
6-3-2012
This bookcase with the shape of cups is designed by Wood Curve. The cups are constructed to have depth, making it seem like they are cupped in eachother. The bookcase is for sale at Etsy.
Too Good to Waste extends shelftime
2-3-2012
The winner of the Battle of the Cheetahs on the first of March is the ‘Too Good to Waste’ team. The team stimulates food producers to use almost expired fruits and vegetables from supermarkets. Food producers use this ‘waste’ to make juices and soup and extend shelf time after the transformation. Supermarkets don’t have to pay for their waste and the food producers are provided with cheap resources. Both can profile themselves as waste friendly.
Package design by Janneke Hoeben
Snail croquette
2-3-2012
Snail farmer Aad Mostert and the famous croquettes maker Piet Laan developed a snail croquette. With the snail croquette they hope to eager the Dutch consumer. In a croquette of 30 grams one and a half snail is processed. Watch the video!
