Lemon juicer on a bottle
10-8-2012
A simple but effective lemon juicer can give you extra terrace credits. This Sombrero juicer fits perfectly on a water, soda or beer bottle.
Build your own backyard theater
9-8-2012
With the CineBoxTM Home system you create your own backyard movie theater. Perfect for the summer evenings; organize theater evenings in your restaurants or beach club.
Refreshment in the city
9-8-2012
In the Portuguese city Guimarães, LIKEarchitects and fashion designer Ricardo Dourado are providing enough refreshment. Fountains of the city are transformed to mini swimming pools. These Fountain Hacks won the Performance Architecture award for urban interventions, part of the European Capital of Culture.
Dog parking bays
9-8-2012
The German IKEA Köln-Am Butzweilerhof offers dog parking bays, since the IKEA introduced a no-dog policy. Dogs will have a comfortable waiting space, while his owners can shop tranquilly. The parking bays feature a grass mat and drinking bowl.
Edible art by Dan Cretu
8-8-2012
Romanian artist Dan Cretu makes edible art with cucumber, peppers, oranges and other food. Inspire yourself by the examples on his Tumbler page.
Snoozebox temporarily container hotel
8-8-2012
The Snoozebox Hotel and can be set up anywhere in the world in as little as 48 hours. The accomodation is scalable from 40 to 400 people and can be rented for three days or more. Until September 3rd the pop-up hotel located at the Edinburgh Festival.
The Cube Tube vertical ice tray
8-8-2012
Ice cubes can be created in various shapes and sizes, but this vertical ice cube tray looks really logical and handy. The tray can contain 14 ice cubes and is one of the products that is developed in cooperation with the product innovation website Quirky.
Customize your own mobile home
7-8-2012
Why sacrifice style and comfort when buying a mobile home? With the NONSTANDARD Mehrzeller you can design and customize your mobile home. The architect ensures that the result will be feasible and you are ready for the holidays.
Olympic bubbles
7-8-2012
The famous champagne brand Chandon designed an Olympic bottle and sparkling wine, specially for the Games. The Brut Classic is composed of the Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grape and is being described as an elegant wine, with hints of green apple, cinnamon and caramel. The wine is only available at Selfridges.
Olympic bubbles
7-8-2012
The famous champagne brand Chandon designed an Olympic bottle and sparkling wine, specially for the Games. The Brut Classic is composed of the Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grape and is being described as an elegant wine, with hints of green apple, cinnamon and caramel. The wine is only available at Selfridges.
Be one with the surroundings
7-8-2012
This hotel room, an Austrian concept design, makes guests be one with the surroundings by applying large windows. The Hypercucbus can easily be moved and features a bath, a small living space and a sleeping compartment.
GO recycle bin
6-8-2012
Goodss Passion designed recycle bins with lids in the shape of a bottle, tin can and carton as a universal language. They think that use of shapes instead of color codes, icons or text makes recycling less boring.
I love witlof | chicory
6-8-2012
The witlof / chicory growers of The Greenery publish a social media cookbook with the most popular recipes. People can add these recipes to the Facebook page and ‘Like’ them during the I love Witlof campaign. The main goal of the campaign is to activate young females to cook with witloof chicory. The social media cookbook is available from September.
Anchodina
6-8-2012
Anchodina is sardine fillet that has been salted and pressurized for 8 months and put in olive oil. The result is a mild salty sardine with a tender texture.
Ping-pong restaurant Ace in Denver
3-8-2012
Ping-pong restaurant ‘Ace’ opened in Denver on the 1st of August and serves Asian dishes conducive to sharing, drinking and hanging out. The restaurant with terrace is inspired by cult classic film Big Trouble in Little China. The theme of the decoration is completely pingpongized and an old shipping container is used for the walls and bar. Homemade sodas and fresh juices are served to cool the spicy food down.
Exterior wallpaper
3-8-2012
Recently Italian home decor company Wall&Deco developed exterior wallpaper. The wallpaper is waterproof and is attached like regular wallpaper. We are curious about the first examples of the use in The Netherlands.
Invisible vase
3-8-2012
Grow a flower from the table with this simple invisible DIY vase. Drill a hole in the table, screw a lid under it and attach the jar filled with water. Idea by Tomokazu Hayakawa.
Dining at great heights
2-8-2012
Going to Bangkok? Than you should visit the Sirocco Restaurant and the Sky Bar, also known from the movie Hangover 2. This hotspot is located at the 63rd floor of the five star Lebua Hotel, with a magnificent view. Enjoy nipping a cocktail, live jazz music and a perfect dinner. Not suitable for people who are afraid of heights…
Hotspot Bar-restaurant Mercat
2-8-2012
This coming September, Spanish bar-restaurant Mercat will open its doors in the upcoming harbor-area of Amsterdam. This restaurant, which is part of IQ Creative, is based on the typical Spanish market halls, where guests can enjoy all day of a (small) bite or a drink. Mercat will be open seven days a week from 9 am.
Careless outside-dining
2-8-2012
With this outdoor table you don’t have to worry about the wind. All the plates, glasses and bowl are standing sheltered on table. Clever if you want to enjoy an outdoor dining party when the weather may let you down. Design by Marco Marotto and Paola Oliva.
Clever ice cream spoon
2-8-2012
This so-called 15.0% ice cream spoon is made from solid aluminum which is heat-conducting. The heat of your hand makes the ice cream melt to easily lick of the ice of the spoon.
Eat and drink in MAS Antwerp
1-8-2012
The Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS) is a diamond in the Antwerp harbor area, next to old cranes and a marina. The imposing building is located in a relatively unknown part of the city and houses a museum, the raw Café Storm and two star restaurant ‘t Zilte by Viki Geunes. With this mix of interests the area attracts a diverse audience.
Tip: Also check ‘Antwerpen Proeft’ from 16 to 19 August.
Antwerp Tastes
1-8-2012
‘Antwerpen Proeft’ (Antwerp Tastes) is Belgium’s culinary highlight this summer. Chefs with a 15+ ranking in the Gault&Millau BeLux will cook all-in arrangements as well as bites for visitors. The Chéfs that participate this year are Viki Geunes (‘t Zilte), Wouter Keersmaekers (De Schone van Boskoop), Axel Colonna-Cesari (Centpourcent), Dave De Belder (De Godevaart) and Kaasaffineurs Michel Van Tricht & Zoon (cheese and beer pairing experts).
Next to the prominent chefs there are local and artisanal products like hand made Moon Pops ice creams.
Escapism in Frabriken Furillen Hotel
1-8-2012
Hotel Fabriken Furillen is located on a remote island off the Swedish island of Gotland in a former limestone quarry. The factory houses a hotel, restaurant and a bakery. There are hermit cabins alongside the hotel to escape the busy modern day lifestyle.
Photos by Peter Guenzel
Hotel Droog
31-7-2012
It is not a ‘real’ hotel, because of the missing licenses, but a range of shops, a café and a clothing shop of the leading Dutch design production company Droog. Droog creates products, projects and events around the world in collaboration with designers, clients and partners, located in Amsterdam. Hotel Droog is an exhibition space and test space and opens officially in September.