Caffeine Zone app

17-2-2012

The “Caffeine Zone ‘ is an app that counts the average of caffeine you take in. It also makes you aware of the consequences of to much caffeine consumption. The app can be downloaded via iTunes app store for iPhone, iPad and iTouch for free.

Battle for fair and sustainable food

17-2-2012

The Cheetah Generation is a group of new generation leaders around the world. They create innovative ideas for new sustainable ways. NCDO organises “Battle of the Cheetahs” (Netherlands) a competition for five teams (60 young proffesionals) to find solutions for fair and sustainable food. Coaches from business, science and NGO will guide the groups to develop ideas within six weeks.

Marry for 1 day

17-2-2012

At the Grand Hotel Karel V (Netherlands) you can marry on February 28th for one day. With your best friend, boyfriend, again with your husband / wife … you name it. In the hotel there is a room decorated for the occasion. You can also borrow clothing, such as wedding dresses in various sizes by the hotel is settled. And after the wedding ceremony, you get a photo as a souvenir!

Vruit, very slow juices

16-2-2012

Fresh slowly pressed juices, great combinations like, apple-ginger-carrot, celery-spinach, cucumber-coconut-apple, apple-cranberry and apple-cinnamon-clove. The company Vruit is located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.  

Spagheterria

16-2-2012

Spagheterria (Amsterdam) is a restaurant specialized in Italian pasta dishes. All dishes are prepared with organic ingredients, which are imported from Italy. Every day guests can choose between six pasta dishes, prepared by chef Stefano Cavallari.

Mood shower gels

16-2-2012

Plant Design Studio designed shower gels that influences your mood by using specific ingredients. They designed the ‘Get Happy’ gel, ‘Wake-up’ gel, ‘Calm-down’ gel and ‘Be-my baby’ gel. A nice idea for a hotel?

Berkley restaurant releases subscription for babies

16-2-2012

Alice Waters, owner of the restaurant in Berkley California, released an subscription (Farm baby) especially for babies. Fresh seasonal ingredients from farms are made into delicious snacks to satisfy their hunger. The jars in which they are processed are also environmentally friendly.

Cooking with Wonderbag

16-2-2012

Rwandan Inyenyeri designed the Wonderbag that holds the heat and reduces gas consumption. A meal has to be heated and then you place it in the Wonderbag. The insulation holds the heat that was achieved by heating the meal to prepare the meal. The device is popular in South Africa.

Alcohol free Carnival

15-2-2012

Vrumona (producer of soda drinks) surprised “Prins Fris” (temporary mayor during Carnival festivities) with hundreds of bottles of soda. According to Vrumona the Prince finds soda tastier than beer. They also want to make clear that Carnival can be celebrated alcohol free. At least the soda will be a welcome addition to a Carnival diet.

Easy door lock

15-2-2012

Junjie Zhang designed a door lock that helps you to open the door in the dark. You just have to follow the shape of the V. Also useful for the eldery and drunk people!

Deposit park furniture

15-2-2012

At the Stockholm Furniture Fair the Share Portable Park Chair was presented by designstudio Thomas Bernstrand’s (Stockholm). It is a combination between a public bench and a shopping cart. Like a shopping cart, there must be a coin ins to get a chair released from the chain.

One cup a Day

15-2-2012

Design Studio Cunicode completed the experiment One Cup a Day. A month (1 cup per day) long they designed creative cups that are for sale. The 30 designs can be placed in 3 categories: funny cups, useless cups (but interesting) and cups by texture. Watch the video to see one of the cups (the Octo Cup).

Horizontal shower

15-2-2012

 

The German company Dornbracht designed a horizontal shower that lightly massages the body and helps to relax. Watch the movie!

Remote controlled cafe

14-2-2012

Finnish pop-up café restaurant Kauka is a remote controlled café. Watch the video to see how it works!

Take a picture at the Coffee Company

14-2-2012

Today photographers of the website Citysessies make the whole day free professional photos at some branches of the Coffee Company in the Netherlands. Citysessies make pictures of copples, but you also can be photographed alone and send the foto to your Valentine. The best photos will be mailed the same day. The photographers are in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Amersfoort.

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