Fairphone
29-9-2010
Fair phone is the world’s first public, non-profit developer of mobile phones. The production wil be processed in a human and environmentally friendly manner. On the website of fair phone, consumers can also participate in the campaign and design challenge. People can influence the design of the phone.
KLM app for iPhone and Blackberry
29-9-2010
This week KLM Royal Dutch Airlines launched a free app for iPhone and Blackberry. Using this app and mobile websites it is now possible to check in online, receive an electronic boarding pass and look up up to date arrival and departure times.
Streetart for a colourful city
29-9-2010
Street artists will have to make sure that our gloomy cities become more colorful. By painting dark buildings, overpasses, tunnels etc. with various striking colors the streets in the cities will get a bit more color. The street art is an initiative of the Access Agency.
McMobile by Access Agency
28-9-2010
Access Agency designed this colorful and striking McMobile. These eye-catching mobile booths can be used at events. The stalls can be used separately or as a train.
McDonald’s market stall
28-9-2010
McDonald’s will sell its products on the market. The fast food chain wants to demonstrate that its products are fresh. It is a temporary marketing campaign of McDonald’s which will visit four German cities.
Heineken Ellipse
27-9-2010
Heineken launches Oct. 15 a new glass for restaurants: ‘Ellipse’. The glass is not only user friendly but also lighter than its predecessor ‘Galaxy’. In addition, with a trick in the design it easier to pour the perfect pint.
Pocketmenu
27-9-2010
Restaurants often don’t have a website that is also easily accessible for mobile phones. The solution is a mobile website. It is a ‘light’ version of a regular website, designed specifically for mobile phones. Except that the site fits the screen and loads quickly, guests can immediately determine the route (using GPS), or recommend the restaurant via Facebook or Twitter. Moreover, more mobile websites improve SEO.
LemonAid
26-9-2010
LemonAid is the latest introduction in fair trade beverages. It’s an elegant, organic drink made from fair trade ingredients from South America. By giving LemonAid a luxurious look, the creators hope to ensure that farmers in third world countries earn more on their products.
All ears in Koblenz
26-9-2010
In March 2010 Ganz Ohr in Koblenz was organized for the third time. Authors read from their own work at extraordinary venues while appropriate music played. For each artist, an individual atmosphere was created. The Koblenz Tourist Office, and the bookstore Reuffel invited once again national and international writers, newcomers and renowned writers.
Pop-up Asian BBQ
25-9-2010
Vacant empty properties are not a very attractive sight. Allowing termporary enterprises in such a property offers a good solution. Asian BBQ turns them into a temporary restaurant. A good solution for empty movie theaters, churches, playgrounds or just an old warehouse for example. They recently had a summer place in a circus tent in a courtyard for 5 weeks. In addition, you can apply for an invitation to the next BBQ on a still unknown location.
Haute Cuisine in London Eye
25-9-2010
During the London restaurant week the famous London Eye will be temporarily transformed into a culinary highlight. Eleven topchefs including Gordon Ramsay and Boulud will present their best dishes in one of the capsules of the giant ferris wheel. Guests can enjoy a four-course dinner, one for every time the wheel goes round. A table for ten persons can cost up to €10.000, =, of which part will go to charity.
Climate cabinet for chocolate
24-9-2010
The chocolate cooler ensures the right temperature for chocolate. The cooler is designed for storing chocolate and pastries. The exterior is fashionably black with a dark-tinted glass door. Two wooden trays can be removed for some extra capacity and the cooler can be easily cleaned.
Evian by Issey Miyake
23-9-2010
Fashion icon Issey Miyake designed this year’s bottles for Evian. Miyake was inspired by his own fashion creations and decorated the bottles with colorful flowers.
Doughnut burger
23-9-2010
An amateur chef from Texas, USA invented a special dish, the donut burger. The donut burger combines sweet (doughnut) and salt (burger) flavors.
Smoked salmon flavoured vodka
23-9-2010
Alaska Distillery came up with something new, vodka with the taste of smoked salmon! The vodka is now only available in the U.S..
Eco-chewing gum
22-9-2010
Nature needs 20 years to process ordinary chewing gum off the street. Ecouwgom is made from natural organic ingredients and is 100% biodegradable. The packaging is environmentally friendly as well.
Refill empty wine bottles
21-9-2010
In a number of French supermarkets it is possible to fill your empty bottle of wine with new wine. The wine costs about € 1,45 per liter.
Jamie Oliver goes vegetarian
21-9-2010
Jamie Oliver is about to collect all his vegetarian dishes in a new book. It is still unknown when the book will be published.
Recycable picnic-box
21-9-2010
Boxsal introduces a recyclable picnic basket. The basket and the cutlery are made from sustainable cardboard and paper. The basket is available in three different shapes, including the Office Escape, a picnic basket shaped like a briefcase.
Portfolio XL
20-9-2010
On Sunday, October 17th restaurant “Schulten Hues” in The Netherlands celebrates its eight-year anniversary with a special edition of a book called ‘Portfolio XL’. The book is published in a special limited edition size of 0.7 x 0.5 meters. The content of the book is still a surprise!
Hotel Okura offers jetlag course
20-9-2010
As part of the knowledge-month in October (October 13 to 17) the Okura hotel in Amsterdam, will pay special attention to guests suffering from a jet lag. It discusses the causes of a jet lag and how to best get rid of it. Guests can also take part in the “jet lag-experience” to test what they have learned.
Skinny burger
19-9-2010
The Inter Continental Park Lane Hotel in London designed a special burger for the Fashion Week (September 17th to 22nd), the so-called “skinny burger”. The burger only contains 143 calories and 2.4 grams of fat. The burger is served with a glass of wild berry ice tea and costs 20,- pounds.
Fashionable wine climatecabinet
19-9-2010
Masterchef Pieter Damen put his “signature”on a very special wine service cabinet. This cabinet is coated with leather. The stitching and the color of the leather is picked based on the limited edition watch that is included. The wine cabinet can be set at different temperatures and has a capacity of 120 bottles.
Spa giftcertificate
19-9-2010
A gift certificate for Christmas is a lot more fun this way. In addition to these gift vouchers, they still have many more themed gift vouchers
Square organic cheeseburger
18-9-2010
Belgian fastfood restaurant chain Quick now sells a square bio-burger. The burger is square not only as a surprise to the customer but also to ensure that the kitchen staff don’t mistake it for a regular beef burger.
