Slepping at the Wadden Sea
22-11-2010
Staying in a self-sufficient and energy-neutral capsule floating on the mudflats is the new attraction in Friesland, The Netherlands. The construction of the capsule will start within two months and will be in the Waddensea in 2012. The capsule can accommodate up to four people and aboard the floater guests van cook, shower, sleep and eat. With this float technicians want people to feel the of the Wadden.
Crowdfunded fashionlabel
22-11-2010
On websites www.fashionstake.com and www.catwalkgenius.com fashion lovers can invest in upcoming fashion labels for a minimum of € 10, = Shareholders receive a few percent of the profits. Shareholders can market ‘their’ brand on Facebook and Twitter, this structure is called Crowd Funding.
Sustainable 4-star hotel
21-11-2010
Near trainstation Amstel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands a durable four-star hotel will be build. The hotel will have twenty floors and a total of 300 rooms. Designstudios Paul de Ruiter and Mulderblauw take the utmost account of the environment by sustainable use of energy, water, waste and materials. The hotel will get a smart facade that responds to the outdoor climate, heat loss and possible overheating by the sun. The hotel will also generate energy with biomass that comes from the hotel.
Porn in a cup
21-11-2010
The Pulp and The Coffee Bean offers a cup of coffee which contains ten times the standard amount of espresso. The coffee should not be sold to people over forty years or hart failure and is described as ‘porn in a cup’. The drink is called “Dieci”, Italian for the number ten.
Sushi Pancakes
21-11-2010
Who has had enough of traditional pancakes with syrup or bacon can also have sushi pancakes. Just like real sushi, pancake sushi rolled up. The sushi pancake can be made to each person’s liking. Thus yu can put bacon or banana in it but also fish and rice.
Spcial Media Sobriety Test
20-11-2010
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For those who may regret a Tweet if they had too mucht too drink there is the Social Media Sobriety Test, to make sure you can do a sobriety test before you send a tweet. All you have to do is install the plugin in your browser and specify the sites you want to block. When you then click on one of these sites you must first pass one out of five sobriety tests. If you’re not drunk, you can login.
Eat Carrots Like Junkfood
20-11-2010
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An interesting way promote healthy carrots, “eat them like junk food. ” Bolthouse Farms came up with this playful promotional video. The idea was to use advertising techniques that are used to promote junk food and apply that to small healthy carrots. We don’t tell that carrots are healthy because people already know that, according to the creators.
Inflatable marketing
20-11-2010
Artist Joshua Allen Harris is very creative with plastic bags. By attaching prefabricated shapes on the ducts of a subway, he makes the most creative artwork.
Kommt Essen!
20-11-2010
Residents of Sweden, Norway and Germany who do not know what to eat for dinner can nowturn to the Facebook pages of KommtEssen Middagsfrid. Through these website people can see what’s on the menu, not only for today but for the next few days. KommtEssen then provides all the ingredients required. The products delivered are local and are also ecological. All dishes come with clear instructions for preparation.
Luminous nano-tree
19-11-2010
Scientists in Taiwan created an environmentally friendly alternative to streetlights. They developed a luminous tree. By applying golden nanoparticles to the leaves of a Bacopa plant, the leaves light up. In the future, they think of using this technique on roadsides to save energy costs and to reduce the CO2-emissions.
Cocktail catering
19-11-2010
The catering company Premium Cocktails is specialized in cocktails. The mobile bars can be rented on (business) events. The cocktails will be adjusted to the wishes of the organizer and the type of party. Premium Cocktails also offers as workshops.
High Tea at Omar Munie
18-11-2010
On November 17th the Dutch bag designer Omar Munie opened a new store in Rotterdam. In this store he sells his bags and during the weekends a Bag & Tea is offered on the first floor of the building. During a high tea, the customers can search for the perfect bag. Munie wants to give his customers a relaxed feeling of being together. The menu offers sweets like cupcakes but also several savory dishes as quiche and sambusa.
Supermarket eith membership
18-11-2010
In The People’s Supermarket, members receive a 10 percent discount on their groceries. For this membership, they need to pay an annual fee of £ 25,=. Besides this, each member has to work for four hours in that supermarkt. Thanks to the low personnelcosts, the supermarket can offer low prices.
Eco-friendly pop-up store
18-11-2010
The Detox Market, an eco-friendly pop-up market, sells natural beauty products and organic food, produced by serveral small farms. The interior consists of recycled wood. Besides grocery shopping, people can visit The Detox Market for facials, tastings, demo’s, parties or just for a conversation with the owner.
Pop-up terraces on NY sidewalks
17-11-2010
The government of New York is looking for restaurant and café owners who are willing to open pop-up terraces on the sidewalk, during the summers of 2011 and 2012. Those who are interested can subscribe online. If the owners are chosen to open a pop-up terrace, they have to design and maintain the terrace.
Printed banana
17-11-2010
Design studio Ludens is specialized in making prints on several materials. This company is using the program Repper, which deforms pictures into a creative pattern. This pattern can be printed on several materials, for example a banana.
KLM spreads happiness
17-11-2010
Passengers of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines may be surprised with a gift as soon as they announced there travelplans on foursquare. KLM uses the slogan ‘ We want to discover how happiness spreads’. Through the website you can register yourself as a follower of KLM.
Sustainable built hotel in six days
16-11-2010
In the Chinese city of Changsha a sustainable summer hotel was built in just six days. The 15-storey hotel that was put together from prefabricated building blocks. During construction, 6x less material was used and only 1% waste was produced. The building is very sustainable using 5x less energy than usual, it is powered by solar energy, thermal isolation in the walls and the roof, triple windows and LED lighting. Additional advantage for the guests is that the air in the hotel is 20 times cleaner than outside!
Food analyses by iPhone app
16-11-2010
With the new iPhone application Fooducate supermarket visitors can find out the nutritional facts of products. By scanning the barcode the application also shows a healthier alternative to the product. Currently there are more than 160,000 products that can be scanned by Fooducate, this number increases every day.
Top Ten most special buildings
15-11-2010
There are buildings that are completely different from others in their structure, design and / or color. On the website of Ayzor is a top ten with the most outstanding buildings in the world. This top ten include The Dancing House (right), Basket Building (top left) and Kansas City Libary (bottom left).
Purple brussel sprouts
15-11-2010
Many people don’t really like them; brussel sprouts. But these purple brussel sprouts by Ecoville are sweeter and mild. Many people find them tastier than the traditional green brussel sprouts. Another advantage is that the purple brussel sprouts are healthier because the purple color indicates the presence of powerful antioxidants.
Mugs for real tea-lovers
15-11-2010
These mugs are specially designed for real tea lovers. Besides that the mugs have nice prints that are also very functional. One of them is the mug with a special compartment for the tea bag (middle). This box has small holes so the tea can be absorbed by the hot water.
Teavolution
14-11-2010
De thee van Sokenbicha komt oorspronkelijk uit Japan. De Japanners denken dat deze thee helpt bij het bereiken van een gezonde balans van binnenuit. De thee is geheel calorievrij en wordt gebrouwen met authentieke en natuurlijke ingrediënten. Sokenbicha is verkrijgbaar in verschillende smaken o.a. kaneel, groene thee, gember en zwarte thee.
Futuristic cutlery
14-11-2010
These innovative designs are created by architect Steven Ma. The collection of glassware Ma has an organic feel with dynamic and fluid forms. The silverware is aerodynamic and ergonomic in detail.
Funny beverage dispensers
14-11-2010
With these beverage dispensers, pouring drinks becomes a lot more fun. You can pour a drink from a globe , a rifle or a miniature gas pump. Special is the Trufill (picture right). The Trufill can fill up ten glasses of beer within just ten seconds the bottom of the glass.
