The canals of Amsterdam host a swimming match on Sunday 9 September. The event is organized by the Amsterdam City Swim foundation and Waternet, the benefits go to a research fund for the ALS disease (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The route starts at the ‘Marine Etablissement’, goes past the ‘Scheepvaart museum’ to the Amstel, Herengracht and finishes in the Keizersgracht. It’s also possible to swim the distance in a 4×500 meter relay with a business team.
This 17 minute video describes the Coca-Cola Content 2020 Initiative (C2020I). C2020I is a perfect example of Google’s videos about “Zero Moment of Truth” (ZMOT) strategies that describe the shift of first contact moments for retail products due to the growing use of mobile devices.
Ever wondered how a bowling alley works? At Powerzone Lovers Bowling in Amsterdam it’s all visible from the street. The walls are transparent so the white lanes, UV-lights and colourfull LED lights spread a futuristic glow to its surroundings. There is a laser-game area as well.
This coming August 25th, VVV Texel (tourist information) will send the first Message in a bottle 2.0: a buoy will be thrown in the water and will be tracked through GPS. Everybody can send messages to this buoy through social media. The finder will receive all the messages and will win several prices, including a full-serviced trip to the Dutch island Texel. Where this buoy will be dropped, is still a secret and where it will reach the shore, is totally depending on the weather conditions. A nice example of cooperation.
With this magnetic storage system of Urbio, your kitchen is not only well organized, but as well very stylish. You can organize your kitchen utensils, or use the pots for small herb plants.
The Japanese company Daiwa House Industry developed the Agri-Cube; a unit that fits a standard parking place, which can be used to cultivate several types of vegetables. The temperature, the fertilization and drainage can automatically be controlled. This unit is especially suitable for leafy vegetables such as lettuce. Lettuce heads can be grown within 42 days.
breakfast with giraffe at the Giraffe Manor HotelGiraffe Manor is the only place in the world where you can eat breakfast with giraffe. This iconic historical building from the 1930s is often visited by a herd of eight resident Rothschild giraffe in the mornings and evenings. See here more about this cool place in Nairobi, Kenya.
LYFE Kitchen is an organic fast-food alternative with great ambitions. The founders of LYFE, an acronym for ‘love your food everyday’, are former McDonald’s employees and want to open hundreds of restaurants in the next five years. McDonald’s former chief operating officer Mike Roberts and former chief of communications officer Mike Donahue opened a prototype restaurant on Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto. They improve the cooking process and the logistics to save every second possible. When customers order they receive a coaster with a RFID tag. By this tag a runner can locate the table with the order. The restaurant offers organic brussel sprouts as alternative for french fries. Watch the video for about the kitchen of LYFE.
Zhu Jingzuan, student Fashion & Art Design, has developed a scent photo printer for the annual Student Design Workshop of Sony China. The Dongua University student received the “Most Fun” award for her creation. The food scent duplicator has three core elements; a camera, printer and aroma sensor. This ‘nose’ analyzes the scent and picks the closest aroma-ink to add to the photo. Sony finds the idea very interesting but doesn’t think to have a the prototype in production any time soon. See the articles by Design Taxi and China Daily for more information.
Planning a trip to Sydney? The concept store by Adriano Zumbo is worth visiting. This is a well-known patissier, known from his creative dessert and sweets.
The French Michelin starred-chef Laurent Gras published his first cookbook as an e-cookbook for the iPad. The digital cookbook features 40 French recipes that reflect the chef’s food background growing up on the French Côte d’Azur, including step-by-step photos and videos. The e-cookbook can also be viewed on a laptop or computer.
Members of VirtualTourist.com composedthe Top 10 best Street Food cities. Bangkok (Thailand) can be find on the first place with Soi Rambuttri in the old part of the city. On the second place, we find Singapore, because of the variety in dishes. On the third place we find Penang in Malaysia because of the multicultural kitchen. The Top 10 looks as follows:
1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Singapore
3. Penang, Malaysia
4. Marrakech, Marocco
5. Palermo, Sicily
6. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
7. Istanbul, Turkey
8. Mexico City, Mexico
9. Brussels, Belgium
10. Beachside Ceviche in Ambergris Caye, Belize
Instead of ordinairy lighting there are many modifications possible with light. Examples are the Peel Wall Light by Yoy or these Torn Lights concept by Billy May.
A Sign in Space is an art installation that is visible from 21 July to 2 September at Spain’s Laga Beach. The artwork by Gunilla Klingberg is embossed into the sand at low tide, only to be washed away at high tide. A Sign in Space is part of the larger international art project, Sense and Sustainability.
See also this link about commercial ‘beach printers’.
The website Fodors.com has made a rooftop bar top 10 for Europe. Ideal for everyone who wants to spend some time in one of these cities.
Lisbon, BA Terrace at Bairro Alto Hotel
Florence, SE-STO on Arno at Westin Excelsior
London, Vista at The Trafalgar Hotel
Berlin, Roof Top Terrace at Hotel de Rome
Moscow, O2 Lounge at Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Munich, China Moon Roof Terrace at Mandarin Oriental
Paris, The 7th at Terrass Hotel (photo)
Oslo, Q Lounge Rooftop Bar at First Hotel Grims Grenka
Prague, Terrace at Hotel U Prince
Madrid, The Roof at ME Madrid
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