Hotels from Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey
10-4-2010
The luxury conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessey enters the hotel business. Two new hotels will be built in Oman and Egypt and will open in 2012.
The world of Italian Bread
9-4-2010
In a sleek, trendy store retail is combined with catering. In the store pastries, sandwiches, pizzas, meal components, salads and various Italian breads are made. The fairly low prices, casual atmosphere, reponsible products and a modern Italian flair make this concept appealing for the London audience.
An umbrella with led lights built in
8-4-2010
An umbrella that is available in two sizes. The parasols have LED lights built in.
Fans are selling Domino’s Pizza’s
8-4-2010
Domino’s has developed a widget which fans of the company can publish on their social network site. The widget keeps track of the orders made through the website and the administrator of this social network site will get 0.5% of the turnover of the order.
Domino’s widget
8-4-2010
Domino’s has developed a widget which fans of the company can publish on their social network site. The widget keeps track of the orders made through the website and the administrator of this social network site will get 0.5% of the turnover of the order.
Pineberry
7-4-2010
Last week Waitrose supermarket in Great Britain started selling the pineberry. The white strawberry tastes like pineapple but looks like an unripe strawberry orignally grows in South America. Up to seven years ago the fruit was threatened with extinction. They are grown in Dutch greenhouses but the availability is limited in The Netherlands.
Tealight
7-4-2010
Designed by Jan Berstein from ’10 liter design’ in Germany. Fun for a modern tea shop.
Easter surprise
7-4-2010
Real eggs, empty and sterilized, filled with candy of your choice. Easy to make, the instructions can be found on the website of ‘the kitchn’.
Karl Lagerfeld designed bottle for Coca-Cola
6-4-2010
After Nathalie Rykiel it was up to Karl Lagerfeld to design the new Coca Cola light bottle. He was also responsible for the commercial. Available from April 24th.
Storage system for wine bottles
6-4-2010
Convenient storage system for bottles of wine. The crates have 10 years guarantee and are made from recycled material.
Origami napkins
5-4-2010
For these awkward silent moments at dinner there are now origami napkins. Instead of boring your guests with useless conversations you can fold napkins in different origami figures.
Espresso without electricity
5-4-2010
Now you can make your daily espresso without using even a bit of energy. A combination of the right pressure and temperature makes the coffee.
Get a room
4-4-2010
Always wanted to take home the hotel room you stayed in? Now you can. Buy a DIY hotel suite kit and you will be able to buy everything from your hotelroom.
Sherrybar in London
4-4-2010
This month Bar Pepito opened, London’s first sherrybar. The owner’s mission: convert the English to drinking sherry. They serve several varieties of sherry, sherry cocktails and beer. Snacks are served as well.
Evian: We’re all babies inside
3-4-2010
Campaign by Evian; fashion photographer Nathaniel Goldberg photographed five models with these shirts for the campaign “Live Young”.
McDonald’s celebrates St. Patrick Day
3-4-2010
On St. Patrick’s Day, March 27th, the Chicago River turned green. McDonald’s did spill an “artful mint milkshake” into the water.
Fryslan Burger
3-4-2010
A new burger that is inspired by old-fashioned Frisian treats like peat smoked Frisian dry sausage, Beerenburg, Frisian “nagel”cheese, orange cake, sugarbread and Frisian Dumkes (anise cookies).
POM Wonderland
3-4-2010
POM Wonderful is an American company with a products based on pomegranates. They sell juice, energy bars, fresh pomegranates, iced coffee and shots. Pomegranates are known for their high grade of antioxidants, very healthy!
Eco packages
2-4-2010
A young industrial designer developed a new packaging for soft drinks. These packages create less waste during transportation and storage.
A jug that checks your milk
2-4-2010
Cravendale has developed a milk jug that will warn you when the milk is sour. With a simple ph-sensor at the bottom of the jug, the acidity of the milk is measured to determine whether you can still drink the milk or not. On the outside an LCD screen that indicates whether the milk is fresh or sour.
No more paper towels
1-4-2010
On average a person uses 2,500 paper towels a year. To prevent garbage People Towels made a towel that you can use several times. A personal towel from 100% organic Fair Trade cotton to ensure that the use of paper decreases. 1% of sales goes to “1% for the Planet”.
Hidden bars
1-4-2010
Hidden bars, usually cocktail bars. You will find them in all major cities in the world. You need to be a member, have a reservation or you need a password to obtain access. To enter the “Please Do not Tell” bar you have to go through a hidden door in a phone booth near a hot dog stand. The rule that applies: behave as a mature men / women.
Cognac boutique
31-3-2010
At the international airport of Hong Kong a Martell cognac boutique opened. This is the second shop by Martell cognac. The shop is very tastefully furnished as a boutique and also gives the customer the chance to actually taste the cognacs.
Edible spaghetti holder
30-3-2010
Guillaume Pérusse, student design at the UQAM, invented a ring of dough that keeps spaghetti together. In a pan of boiling water the edible ring slip off so the spaghetti is cooked separately.
Edible gold spray
29-3-2010
Good news for lovers of bling-bling and / or people who like to experiment with their food. With the Food Spray of Esslack you can apply a layer of edible silver or gold to your food. Let’s see if people really put their teeth into it.
