High fashion Champagne

8-11-2011

Jean Paul Gaultier has collaborated with champagne brand Piper-Heidsieck for the design of two new bottles; the Black Cancan Millésime 2000 and the Piper-Heidsieck French Cancan. The first mentioned bottle consists of black latex, fishnets and a ruby mask around the neck. The other bottle includes Swarovski cristals. Additionally Gaultier has designed champagne glasses that will be provided with the bottles. Only 60 bottles of Black Cancan Millésime 2000 are produced.

London retail space becomes world’s first farm in a shop

7-11-2011

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The London FARM: shop project in Hackney is converting an empty retail unit into the world’s first farm in a shop. Their mission is to see how much food they can grow in an urban environment, and to educate and inspire the inhabitants. FARM: shop plans to have chicken coops on the roof, fish tanks outside the shopfront, and other live animals inside the shop. By employing a combination of new technologies and traditional methods, they will also grow fruit and vegetables inside the shop. Upstairs, a meeting room will be available to hire, and downstairs a cafe will serve up dishes using all the produce grown there. The whole space will be available to hire for events and parties, and all profits will go back into their farming outreach programme which teaches people how to grow food.

Expensive bottle of cognac

7-11-2011

The most exclusive spirits in the world, including this French cognac from the Second World War, will be featured at the largest wine and spirits fair in Asia the Hong Kong Wine & Spirits Fair this week. One of the two bottles in the world, the Dupuy Vintage 1940 will be shown off. This cognac will be for sale as well and carries a handsome price tag of over €10,000,=.

Merci cures hangovers before they appear

4-11-2011

Hangover cures are rarely a succes. That’s why hangover prevention is always better than a remedy and that’s exactly what Mercy is for. Mercy is a non-alcoholic beverage without caffeine and is meant to be consumed shortly after your last alcoholic drink. The can contains a unique blend of amino acids, antioxidants and vitamins, it has just the right amount of nutrients your body needs to process alcohol while you engage in restful slumber.

Create mint tea at a restaurant Vork&Mes

4-11-2011

Chef Jonathan Karpathios has a vegetation wall in his restaurant Vork&Mes. This wall is filled with fresh mint and enables guests to pick their own mint for their fresh mint tea. Moreover, the system is equipped with an irrigation system, so extra watering isn’t required.

That calls for a Carlsberg

3-11-2011

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The beer brand Carlsberg performed a marketing stunt by placing 148 so-called ‘bad boys’ in a cinema, whereby only 2 seats were left for an innocent couple. Curious how this ends? Watch the movie.

Non-alcoholic whiskey

3-11-2011

This December, the American producer Arkay will launch a soda with the taste of whiskey. The soda targets consumers that are not allowed to, or do not want to drink alcohol, but nevertheless want to enjoy the taste of whiskey. Arkay developed the recipe in five years, which consists entirely of artificial colorants and flavourings. The drink will also be suitable for Muslims, and it will be fully Halal.

New catering concept for universities

3-11-2011

YES WE CANTEEN is a new catering concept for universities in Holland. Instead of one caterer, YES WE CANTEEN entails different stands, from soup to salad, from Dutch chocolate sprinkles to Surinamese sandwiches. YES WE CANTEEN stands for a tasty, cheap and varied offer. In the week of 14 to 18 November, YES WE CANTEEN organizes a trial week at the University of Amsterdam.

Easy2Hold- bottlegrip makes pouring easy

1-11-2011

Easy2Hold is a bottlegirp that makes pouring easy, for young and old. It prevents spilling and is easy to use on most known bottles. Additionally it has a convenient closing and it exists in many colours.

Save the polar bear, drink Coca-cola

27-10-2011

Coca-cola started a collaboration with the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), to enlarge the awareness for saving the polar bear. Since the polar bear has been Coca-cola’s icon for its Christmas commercials, they want to give something back to their beloved polar bear. Therefore Coca-cola will give their Coca-cola cans a new look by giving them a white colour, instead of red. Coca-cola will also donate 2 million dollars to the WWF in order to help protect the polar bear and its environment.

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