Eco friendly bags by Coca-Cola
9-7-2012
In many parts of Central America soft drinks in bottles are often too expensive for the average consumer. Popular domestic sodas are instead served cheaply in disposable plastic bags, and more expensive drinks like Coca-Cola are just poured into sandwich bags. So the beverage giant decided to recover their iconic branding (lost when the bottle is disposed) and meet the needs of poorer consumers with the ‘Coca-Cola Bag’. A biodegradable plastic bag in the shape of a Coke bottle.
McSucces by Ubel Zuiderveld
6-7-2012
McDonald’s is one of the most succesfull restaurants in the world. Even during economical crises the company still thrives. This Dutch book by Ubel Zuiderveld provides a view in McDonald’s ‘kitchen’. He has published some articles in English as well.
Public coffee waste mushroom farm
6-7-2012
Seattle had a temporary store front where Olson Kundig Architects and CityLab7 collaborated to create a mushroom farm. The coffee waste from local cafes was used to grow the mushrooms on. A side effect of this urban farm was social cohesion and increased the dialogue about urban farming and its business possibilities.
KeTo Reporter is beer from tobacco
6-7-2012
Beer and tobacco don’t match anymore because of the ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. With the KeTo Reporter by Italian brewer ‘Birra del Borgo’ this can change. The starting beer is Re Porter, then Kentucky tobacco leaves are added. The tobacco gives the beer its pitch black color and spicy taste.
Update: The beer is from Friday available at ‘De Bierwinkel‘ in Leiden (The Netherlands).
Aperitivo moment with Peroni Nastro Azzuro
5-7-2012
Italian beer brand Peroni brings a bit of Italy to the Netherlands. Together with Italian Michelin star chef Giorgio Locatelli the brewers developed a cookbook for Italian bites that perfectly match the beer during a stylish picnic in the park.
Glorification by Grand Marnier
4-7-2012
The summer becomes even better with the Sunset Taker app by Grand Marnier. With this mobile application you can give the photo’s the ultimate summer feeling by adding a sunset glow. You can download the app for free from the website. This app also contains a Sunset Shaker, where cocktail expert Simon Difford gives six different cocktail recipes.
Neige Ice cider
4-7-2012
This Neige Ice cider is produced in the same way as eiswein, de apples will stay in the tree until the temperature drops to -7°C. A lot of attention has been paid to the packaging, therefore this could be a nice gift idea.
Picnicking on the water
3-7-2012
This summer, the Picknick Company (Dutch) offers picnics on the water in and around Rotterdam. A private captain shows you by boat all the nice picnic places.
Knoll Ridge Cafe on a special location
3-7-2012
In New Zealand’s oldest national park, which is a ski resort and on the edge of an active vulcano, this Knoll Ridge Cafe is built. The restaurant can withstand sub-zero temperatures, wind speeds of up to 125 miles per hour and heavy snowfall during the winter. Besides the beautiful panoramas, the architecture flows perfectly over into the surroundings.
Special Japanese restaurant
3-7-2012
At the end of 2011, this Japanse Tori Tori restaurant and lounge opened its doors in Mexico City. Watch the website for more pictures.
