The Dutch designer Rogier Martens designed a pop-up bench for urban parks at the invitation of the Dutch city Amersfoort. The bench is designed for festivals and other temporary situations with urgently needs seating areas. The Tree Benches are made of waterproof laminated beech wood and can easily be attached to the trees.
The Live Vending Machine is a snack vending machine in Utah, which does not accept money or dispense snacks. Instead, the machine gives in a humorous way healthy advice! Watch the video to see how the vending machine works.
The Dunk Mug is a bowl with a side pocket where crackers can be put in. So there is no need to use an separate dish for the crackers. Dunk Mug can be used safely into the microwave and dishwasher. Watch the movie!
Food fight between Pakistan & India! The best cooks from both countries battle on the stove in Foodistan. Why not create a European Championship on the stove? The Dutch would be delighted to battle with Germany and Belgium for example. Who is going to put this on television?
On the website of Unox, Dutch skating fans can see where they can skate on natural ice. The skaters can help each other by registering typical Dutch skating locations on the website.
Jan Habraken designed a container that can measure the amount of dry ingredients that come out of the container. Clever kitchen tool! Watch the video to see how the Silo works.
Activeion Ionator is a cleaning device on tap water. The cleanser kills 99.9% of harmful bacteria and haves also a HACCP certification and is suitable for the Green Key certificate. Also it claims a 100% safe cleaning environment for customers and employees. Additionally cost savings can be achieved of acquisition and storage.
During the week of Valentinesday, 12 till 18 February, restaurants in the Netherlands have a special “heart menu” available. Participating restaurants offer a specially selected menu, which partially goes to the Dutch Heart Foundation. There is also a collection box of the Heart Foundation available in each participating restaurant.
For those who find it difficult to open a banana there is a banana opener for sale on the German website Design 3000 (link). Though we guess that by the time the opener is found, the banana could have been opened by hand 3x already.
During the Barbot event new robots will be presented, including the RoboBartenders that serve cocktails. Barbot takes place in March 2012 at San Francisco
Corker sells a kit with push pins that can be punctured in wine / champagne corks, creating little creatures. With the kit a cork can be made into a monkey, deer, buffalo, boar, rabbit or a crow. Fun to make with kids!
Polish manufacturer Konrad Pszowski designed a machine where raw milk can be purchased. The machine is increasingly popular in Poland (150 machines), there will come a machine in Estonia and they negotiate with Ukraine, USA and Kenya.
At the Villa Escudero Resort in the Philippines, a restaurant is located near a beautiful waterfall. An unique experience to never forget! Watch the movie.
Halfsies is a social initiative, offering restaurant visitors a choice that provides a healthier meal portion. They also reduce food waste and supports the fight against hunger. Now Halfsies starts a pilot with local restaurants for participation in it’s program. This spring they start in Austin, Texas and New York City. Watch the video for an explanation behind Halfsies.
Social Dining get more foothold in the Netherlands. Social Dining is having diner with people with common interest. The initiators of Social Dining are Jesse van der Meulen and Simon Hochstenbach. According to the two intrepreneurs, there is great need for more social contact. Interested people subscribe to a website. During the dinner fellow citizens meet eachother with the same hobby or common business interests.
We couldn’t find an immersive Christmas Light Maze in Europe yet, howevere correct us if we are wrong. But we love the idea, another fun read more
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