Starbucks supports Worlds Aids Day
2-12-2010
On World AIDS Day, Starbucks donated 5 cents from every coffee sold to (RED). With the action “Share a red cup” Starbucks hopes to raise much money for this charity. Through the website of Starbucks it is possible to buy a ‘red cup’ for all your friends on Facebook.
Art on roasted bread
1-12-2010
Nathan Wyburn, a young artist from Ebbw Vale in Wales, has created some remarkable works of art. Using jam and syrup, he made several portraits of famous people on toasted bread. His latest artwork hangs on the outside of the recently opened Costa Coffee in the UK.
Skype with wine makers
1-12-2010
The Dalles Grande Winery offers wine advice through Skype. Through Skype people can ask questions and advice on which wine best suits the occasion or their meal. Consumers who want skype for 10 minutes, have to buy a minimum of three bottles of wine.
Hang over killer
1-12-2010
With the holidays ahead, many people try to find the rightwine or champagne. With “The Hangover Killer”, you do not have to worry about the morning after. Two tablets and a glass of water before bed are sufficient to get up the next morning without a hangover. “The Hangoveer Killer” is for sale on the website and at some drug stores for the price of € 7.95.
Dr. Oetker pop-up pizzastores
30-11-2010
In Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Rotterdam and Groningen Dr. Oetker temporary opend Italian ‘Tradizionale’ stores. In these pop-up stores, Dr. Oetker’s new brick oven Tradizionale pizza are introduced. In these stores dr. Oetker want to offer customers the experience that comes with the new pizza. The brick oven pizza is available at the pop-up stores in two flavors: Speciale and tuna.
Foldable Doa Cha teapot
30-11-2010
PEGA design studio in Taiwan has developed a foldable paper teapot called Dao Cha. The tea bag is already built inside the pot. The package also contains a foldable cup, making it possible to drink tea anywhere. Dao Cha is available in several flavors, including: Jasmine Green Tea, Japanese Genmaicha, Sri Lankan Earl Charm and Refreshing Earl.
Crowdsourced restaurant in 90 days
30-11-2010
A bunch of creative people from Lansing, Michigan aim to give a restaurant a complete makeover within 90 days. Through crowdsourcing on social networks, they hope to get as many ideas as possible about the interior, the facade, color and menu. Every week they post online polls to determine the final concept of the restaurant.
Fight for your right
29-11-2010
With the clothes of ‘4th Amendment’ you can applie your privacy rights at the airport. After the introduction of the full-body scanners at airports there has been much discussion about the privacy of passengers. Because of the metallic ink on the clothes, the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, concerning people’s right to privacy, is visible in bodyscanners.
Worlds most expensive tequila
29-11-2010
The Mexican ditstillery Hacienda La Capilla Mexican revealed a new 1.3 liters tequila bottle, ‘The Diamond Sterling’. The bottle is made of 2.3 kilograms of platinum and over 4,000 diamonds with a total of 328 carats The bottle was designed by Fernando Altamirano and has a value of $ 3,500,000.
Sleeping apart together-bed
29-11-2010
For bed manufacturer Recor Bedding, the Belgian designer Axel Enthoven designed a special bed for people who suffer from restless sleepers. The beds can be pulled apart. Under the bed there are lights automatically turn on when you leave or go into the bed. It is also possible to fold back the headboard into a kind of cocoon. Besides these practical features, the bed also features a TV or an integrated iPad. Prices start at € 5000, =.
Ski goggles with GPS
28-11-2010
Zeal Optics has developed goggles with built-in GPS. Now it is possible to see your speed an altitude the glasses of the Transcend, as the goggles are called. The goggles are controlled by three buttons on the side and you can exchange information with a computer by a USB port. The goggles are available from € 399, =
The Circut Cake
28-11-2010
The Circut Cake is a printer for decorations of cakes. Where a regular printer prints ink on paper, the Circuit Cake cuts shapes from cookie dough, icing, marzipan, chocolate and other ingredients used for decorating pastries. The Circut Cake is available for $ 270, =.
Less common parts dinner
28-11-2010
Last Sunday restaurant Fifteen restaurant in Amsterdam organized a ‘Less common shares dinner’. It was a seven-course menu with ‘less common parts’ of food. These ingredients are often discarded because they are ‘scary’. Many chefs are scared to work woth ingredients like: kidneys, bone marrow or blood. By wokring with less common parts the initiators want to make sure kitchens will work more sustainably.
Cubi living-cube
27-11-2010
The Cubi is a kind of Ikea kit, developed by TomorrowToday. The Cubi is composed of five prefabricated modules where you can sleep, wash, work and cook. The Cubi can be built in one day and together they form a complete apartment or in large quantities even a hotel. Starting next year, Cubi’s are located in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen and Eindhoven.
Clever Spoon
27-11-2010
In the kitchen you often work with precise amounts of various ingredients. With the Clever Spoon it is easy to measure these quantities. The Clever Spoon has a slide which indicates different amounts. The Clever Spoon consists of two parts and is therefore easy to clean.
Glace Rare Iceberg Water
27-11-2010
Soon you can drink water directly from an iceberg in Greenland. The water doesn’t contain any pollutants and, according to the man behind Glace Rare Iceberg Water, Ron Stamp it is “so tasteless that it creates taste”. The water is drunk like a wine for special occasions. One Glace Rare Iceberg Water bottle costs € 15, =
Hotel owners spend the night with a discount
26-11-2010
On November 26th a new concept will be in the hotel industry, Hotel Friends. Hotel owners can stay with colleagues at a reduced rate. The concept was created to give the hotel industry a posivite boost and to enhance the collegiality among hotel owners. In addition, a higher occupancy reate creates unique secundairy benefits. Condition is that hotels are member of hotelvrijmibo.nl or participate in hoteliers.com
Pancake Princess in Paris
26-11-2010
Two weeks ago a pancake house for real princesses opened in the Marais district in Paris. The Princess Crèpe restaurant is designed so that you feel like you’re in a princess fairytale. At Princess Crèpe restaurant serves pancakes, but also other sweets like ice cream and pastries.
Barbecoa by Jamie Oliver
25-11-2010
Jamie Oliver’s latest restaurant is called Barbecoa. For this barbecue restaurant Oliver teeamed up with the American chef Adam Perry. The restaurant has its own butcher, where consumers can buy their meat.
The Break Up
25-11-2010
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The Break Up by Geertdesager. A clip from 2007 but still relevant to the break up between consumers and advertisers.
Happy Pills
24-11-2010
Spotted in Barcelona: Happy Pills. A design candy shop with a hospital theme. There are ‘drugs’ against a broken heart, problems at work and friendships to recover.
#durftezetten
24-11-2010
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Pier Paris Beer
23-11-2010
The new gift bottle by Grolsch focuses specifically on women. On the limited edition bottle are two toatsing, glamorous women with the line ‘to 2011’. The bottle was designed by the Dutch fashion illustrator Piet Paris. In 2009 Paris already designed a coaster. The bottle of 1.5 liters is for sale for € 12.95.
Dining with the dogs
23-11-2010
Through the website of Dining With Dogs, people can see what restaurants ‘dog friendly ‘. It is also possible to leave a review. People can share their opinion with other dog lovers on Facebook and other social networks. Currently there are restaurants on the website in New York, Chicago, California, Arizona and Florida.
Secret pop-up restaurant in Italy
23-11-2010
In the streets of the Italian city of Ferrara a special pop-up restaurant concept is offered. The location of the restaurant is sent by text right before the dinner. Persons who have registered in advance receive a message with clues to the right location. Each course of the dinner is offered in a different venue, guests will receive instructions to the next location after each course. The ‘street dinners costs € 60,=.
