Pop-up art galery of Selwyn Senatori

15-7-2011

One of his lines is ‘In Coffee We Trust’ and the love for food, drinks and Italy is visible in much of his works. This pop up contemporary art exposition located at Rokin 75 (Amsterdam) is open daily from 9.00 – 21.00 o’çlock untill the 21st of July.

 

Pop up art gallery Selwyn Senatori

15-7-2011

One of his preferred lines is ‘In Coffee We Trust’ and the love for food, drinks and Italy is visible in much of his works. This pop up contemporary art exposition located at Rokin 75 (Amsterdam) is open daily from 13.00 – 20.00 o’clock until the 21st of July.

A crowdsourced festival without spectators

7-7-2011

The city of Amsterdam offers a terrain in the Eastern district to the Magneet Festival (Magnet Festival) from the 19th of August until the 11th of September. This is a crowdsourced event where everyone is cocreator and owner. Under the motto “No spectators, only participants” everybody is involved in some way.

Virtual shopping in a subway station

5-7-2011

Supermarket chain Tesco has developed a virtual shop at a subway station in South Korea. People can shop with their smartphone from billboards and get their order delivered when they get home.

Update: The Bilder & De Clercq grocery store from Amsterdam introduced an interactive wall.

Exclusive white picknick now also in New York

27-6-2011

After exclusive pop-up picknicks in Montreal, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin it is New York where the concept ‘Le Diner en Blanc’ unfolds on the 25th of August. The dinner guests must be dressed in white and bring their own table, chairs and food. The location is secret untill a few minutes before the start of the dinner.

Swimming in the Hudson river

24-6-2011

Three inhabitants from New York took the initiative to get a swimming pool in the Hudson river. The ‘+Pool’ is for every New Yorker and combines different uses of a swimming pool. The concept of a swimming pool isn’t new. Last year swimming pool ‘Bad Buiten’ opened in the Amstel river (Amsterdam). The unique feature about the +Pool, is that the initiators want to filter the water from the Hudson river itself and are going to finance the project by crowdfunding.

Frozen yogurt available at the train station

21-6-2011

Juice bar Shakies introduced frozen yogurt in 4 different locations on train stations; on Amsterdam Central, Amsterdam Amstel, Leiden and Eindhoven train station.  The frozen yogurt is made of organic yogurt and will be served with several fruit toppings. Next to the frozen yogurt, Shakies introduced breakfast shakes and salades as well. Untill the 11th of July you can try free samples of the new products. 

Smart City Chase

15-6-2011

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On the 11th of June, the first Dutch Smart City Chase took place in Amsterdam. During this existing sports event, teams of 2 have to fulfill several missions all over the city, by using the internet, public transportation, friends and strangers. The first Smart City Chase took place in 2003 in Canada and became a great success.

 

Crowdsourced Mystery shopping through an app

15-6-2011

The Dutch location based marketing is thriving. After the introduction of Repudo it’s now Roamler that launches an app for location based messages. Members of this community can earn money and points with the assessment of products, filling in checklists or writing reviews. Heineken uses the app to check the presentation of their Coolcan in the supermarkets this summer. The City of Amsterdam asks members to send in nice graffiti and has included several other assignments around the theme ‘a green environment’. The app is now available for a select group of 500 people.

 

Old school; watching slides

14-6-2011

Having a nice ‘old school’ evening with fellow artists; that is the idea behind Slideluck Potshows. This event has come over from the United States and refers to ‘slideshows’ and ‘potlucks’; watching photo’s while eating homemade dinners. In June, the first Slideluck Potshow took place in Amsterdam. Over 200 people showed interest. The next event will take place in October.

 

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