Drawer mini-fridge
20-3-2012
The Man Table looks just like any finely-finished side table. When you try to open the Man Table’s drawers, it exposes a mini-fridge right where a compartment should be. The entire table is made from real wood, and comes in the colours tobacco, espresso and black.
Milk cube
19-3-2012
Students of the Rijn IJssel College in Arnhem (the Netherlands) won the first prize with a milk cube for in the coffee. The milk cube looks the same as a lump of sugar, but is made of milk powder and stays edible for 3 years. The company won the prize as Best Overall Company during the International Student Company Festival in Riga.
Pay per minute at cafe
19-3-2012
Russian Babochki Anticafé lets consumers drink and eat for free, but they are charged by the minutes they spend in the café. Creating a space where consumers can relax and pursue their favorite diversions, the venue offers tea, coffee and desserts at no charge, guests can bring their own refreshments as well. An assortment of board games, Xbox games, wifi and a cinema hall are on hand for entertainment.
Treasure Hunt in Australia
19-3-2012
Richard Branson was in Australia for the launch of Virgin Money’s new Low Rate Credit Card and he topped up some cards with cash for a staff celebration but then somehow misplaced them. Now there are five cards worth $1,299 each and anybody could find them! There are 5 cards to be found and each one comes with $1,299. They could be anywhere in Australia, but all you need to do is guess their location via Facebook and maybe the cash is yours.
Nutelleria
19-3-2012
For the Nutella lovers: in Germany and Italy, Nutella fast food restaurants are opened. They offer a wide choice of delights such as pancakes, biscuits, muffins, milkshakes, pasta and pizza made from Nutella.
Update: In Chicago an Eataly opened with a Nutella-restaurant as well.
Afternoon tea at The Berkeley London
19-3-2012
The Berkeley London designer afternoon tea, Prêt-à-Portea, is inspired by the themes and colours of the fashion world. The menu is transformed every six months to follow the changing seasons in fashion. Prêt-à-Portea is served at the Caramel Room daily from 1pm to 6pm.
Vote bar music with BarTune app
16-3-2012
With the BarTune app, guests can choose the music they want to hear. To do this go to one of the participating bars, login and pick their favourite song from the available tracklist.
Holiday Inn – First augmented reality hotel
16-3-2012
Holiday Inn hotel in London created their first augmented reality hotel, where guests can see Olympic athletes appear through their smartphone. Watch the ‘Making of’ video.
Divorce Bar
16-3-2012
Jim Halfens opened a DivorceBar in Den Bosch (Netherlands) on Valentine’s Day (2012). The bar looks like an après-ski café and you’ll get a free cocktail if you show your certificat of divorce. Let’s celebrate life!
Vacuum shapeable chair
16-3-2012
Lapo Germasi, a 24-year-old Industrial Design student from Italy, designed the Inspiration Chair. The chair is made of an electro-welded PVC cube, low-density polyurethane balls and a suction valve. The Inspiration Chair can be suctioned into any preferred shape by a vacuum cleaner.
Become a fan and choose your favorite burger
15-3-2012
To create a social media fanclub, Café Causette of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Hong Kong) launches the mini-hamburger-campaign. Guests can vote for their favorite burger, and the winning burger deserves to be on the menu. Before guests can vote, they do have to become a member of their Facebook-page.
Creative with chocolate
15-3-2012
Create your own QR-code of chocolate, and leave a message. Watch the movie for the instructions.
Give twitter back to the birds
14-3-2012
A good example of a simple video that is a hit on the internet. Watch how Latvia (magazine) gives Twitter back tot the birds.
Inspiration for a spring egg this weekend!
14-3-2012
Looking for Easter inspiration we saw these sunny side up flower eggs. As we are anticipating the first springweekend, an egg served this way might be a nice suggestion for breakfast in the sun!
Behind the scenes – Michelin Guides NY
13-3-2012
Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten of 3 Star rated Jean-Georges Restaurant, and Chef Wylie Dufresne of 1 Star rated wd-50 discuss their personal culinary journeys, their many years of working with one another, and what a Michelin Star really means. This interview is part of the Michelin’s Chef Video Series. Great to watch if you’re a foody!
Foie Gras Hot Dog
13-3-2012
A nice example of twitter for restaurants. Ryan Sutton, the NYC food critic for Bloomberg news, posted a photo from a small part of the menu of restaurant The Dutch in NY. As far as we could find The Dutch aren’t present on twitter so perhaps they find out that their dish, foie gras hot dog, is used as inspiration via Horecatrends ;-).
Eco-tourism in Chile
13-3-2012
We saw this picture on website The Fancy. On the website of eco-hotel Tierra Atacama in Chile, we found many more inspiring pictures. So if you’re looking for inspiration, check their website.
A special Easter egg
13-3-2012
Boil an egg – peel the egg and put it in the mold. Special for Easter.
Music inspired by cocktails
13-3-2012
How does the perfect cocktail sound? ABSOLUT VODKA and the Swedish House Mafia DJs collaborated on a global digital cocktail & music experience to answer that question. The result? ‘Greyhound’, the first house track inspired by ABSOLUT cocktail. The ABSOLUT GREYHOUND cocktail: 1 part Absolut vodka; 3 parts Grapefruit juice!
The Future of Food – Adjiedj Bakas
12-3-2012
Watch this inspiring video about the future of food by Trendwatcher Adjiedj Bakas.
Inspiration for Easter
12-3-2012
Cadbury UK designed a giant Easter egg for this upcoming Easter. The egg was placed at The Covent Garden.
Inspiration for Easter
12-3-2012
Cadbury UK designed a giant Easter egg for this upcoming Easter. The egg was placed at The Covent Garden.
Ben & Jerry’s Join Our Core
12-3-2012
Ben & Jerry’s are looking for young entrepreneurs with briliant, sustainable ideas. With the game ‘Join Our Core’, the best idea wins $ 10,000! The game is called after their new ice-range The Core and the game is played in a few countries.
Chutney made of fruits and vegetables
12-3-2012
Rubies in the Rubble, number 26 in the list of the Observer newspaper’s “New Radicals” series, makes delicious chutney out of discarded fruits and vegetables found at wholesale markets. Watch the video for more information!
Decorative sugar
12-3-2012
These fun sugars from Chambre De Sucre are handcrafted by one of the oldest family-owned businesses in Japan with the highest quality sugar possible. Chambre De Sucre delivers worldwide.