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.
Tea cube
13-11-2010
The young design student Sarah Dery created a new, creative way of tea packaging. She gathered inspiration from the famous Rubik’s Cube. The cube is folded from a single sheet of paper and consists of 27 small squares. In these boxes, the tea bags are stored. The cube contains three types of tea: black, red and green tea.
WineWebShoppingGuide
12-11-2010
Wine Journalist Mariëlla Beukers, presented the first wine webshop guide. To compile this guide she tasted different wines from various online merchants. The web guide provides an overview of various large and small wine importers and merchants. According to Breuer, the webguide provides convenience and will therefore be published every year.
Hotel rewards eco-friendly guests
12-11-2010
The Charles Hotel in Cambridge offers guests free charging stations for electric cars. The hotel also works with a so-called Nanomax system. This system measures the weight and volume of arriveng cars. The smaller and more environmentally friendly the car is, the less parking fee you pay. The parkingspots for environmentally friendly cars are marked with colorful graphics and feature energy-efficient lighting.
Lettuce machine
12-11-2010
Several major restaurant chains in Japan have their own salad machine. The machine provides 60 heads of lettuce per day and ensures that restaurants are provided with the right quality of lettuce. The machine, called “Chef’s Farm” grows lettuce without sunlight. The machine uses 12 fluorescent lamps of 40 watts. The machine is made by Dentsu Facility Management Inc. and is only available in Japan for € 75,000, =.
Aston Martin Club Lounge
11-11-2010
World’s first Aston Martin Club Lounge has opened its doors. The club opened in the upscale district of Dempsey Hill, Singapore. The interior of the club refers to the famous British car brand, so there are tables made from Aston Martin rims and on the walls different prints of famous Aston Martin are displayed. The drinks in this exclusive lounge are named after Aston Martin cars.
Tweeting patissier
11-11-2010
After butchers, bakersy and ice cream vendors, there is now a chocolatier that twitters, bloggs and facebooks. Until recently Vander Donk Fine Chocolates in Amsterdam only had online shop but opened its first store this week. Vander Donk uses social media to provide information about its activities and shares recipes on Facebook and Twitter.
Golden Star White Jasmine Sparkling Tea
11-11-2010
Golden Star Tea is handmade of the finest quality tea, sweetened with cane juice and then mildly fermented . During the fermentation historic and modern winemaking techniques are used, to ensure that the taste of this non-alcoholic beverage is in perfect balance. Golden Star Tea is drunk likechampagne and is suitable for various occasions.
Sushi tray
10-11-2010
Marc McClean heeft een bord ontworpen speciaal voor het serveren van sushi. Het bord bestaat uit een aantal vakjes en schaaltjes waarin sushi, saus of soep geserveerd kan worden en is verkrijgbaar in de kleuren wit en metallic grijs.
Music glasses by Grolsch
10-11-2010
Grolsch beer wants to improve the experience for visitors of restaurants and entrepreneurs. Therefore Grolsch launched the ‘Music Glass Line. The glasses are called: Soul, Funk, Pop, Jazz, Blues, and Classic Rock. With this new line Grolsch want to inderline its relationship with live music. The new glasses will be introduced in hotels and restaurants the next few weeks.
Spoonachos
9-11-2010
The young Serbian designer Denis Bostandzic invented nachos shaped like a spoon, ‘Spoonachos’. With this new shape it’s easier to dip you nachos in guacamole or any other sauce.
Dining with the neighbours
9-11-2010
Creative artist Luong Lu en energie maatschappij Vattenfall willen buren stimuleren om bij elkaar te gaan eten. Zij hebben een website gemaakt waar buren kunnen zien wie er kookt en wat er op het menu staat. Vervolgens kun je een verzoek indienen om bij deze persoon te eten. Mensen die koken voor meer personen dan alleen zichzelf krijgen dan korting op de energierekening.
Beer and shot combi
9-11-2010
A bar in San Francisco has created a special menu for its visitors. The Beer & shots are composed of different types of beer and liquor. Combinations are: Pilsner Urquell & Bols Genever, Session Lager & Black Buffalo Trace Bourbon Pumpkin Ale & Zaya Rum, Moose Drool & Dickel and Tennessee Whiskey and Session Lager & Black Buffalo Trace Bourbon. What are weird Dutch combinations? Nice to list it in your bar.
Martini Spumante
8-11-2010
Not everyone knows that the ‘spumantes’ of Martini belong to the assortment since 1863. Since last week they are available in The Netherlands. To celebrate this addition a they threw a bubbly party and created a special YouTube channel.
Natural cocktails
8-11-2010
The Artisan Nature Bar in Paris has a simple philosophy: “Everything that can be smeared on the skin is also edible and drinkable.” Thus, the bar offers various kinds of mineral water, juices and cocktails that are prepared from natural oils and plants.
Cela vita potatoes at busstops
8-11-2010
During the traffic jams on November 5th CêlaVíta poptatoes, in collaboration with th-chef Stan, made different potato dishes in Amsterdam, Leiden and Almere. Bus shelters owned by JCDecaux were converted into small kitchens. The purpose of this campaign was to make peopleaware that preparing a good meal does not always takes a lot of your time.
