Cooperation Hidden World and ABSOLUT Vodka

17-1-2012

ABSOLUT Vodka has teamed up with the platform The Hidden World. This is a co-creation project for (aspiring) artists by artists and anyone who appreciates creativity and artistic skills. Now ABSOLUT Vodka allows us to share and reveal the creative paths that lead us to breathtaking images, music and fashion. Every 3 months ABSOLUTE will follow a new ‘creative’, starting with the Dutch top designer Ilja Visser.

Update 10 April: Behind the scenes in the hidden world of Flore Zoé

Cakehouse hangs on cup

17-1-2012

Dille & Kamille sells a baking form of a house where three separate forms after baking can be glued together with icing. This creates a cottage with a notch that can be hanged on the edge of a cup. Nice to serve this next to a cup of coffee. See the cookie here.

How to use Kitchen tools by IKEA

17-1-2012

IKEA created a commercial to demonstrate how kitchen tools can be used. They also released an app that tells how the recipes must be made and how long you have to workout to eat a cake without gaining weight. There is also a site where you can participate to a sport contest. The person who burned the most calories wins kitchen tools. Watch the movie.

Rooftop farm Rotterdam

17-1-2012

Rotterdam creates the first rooftop farm in the area. It is located on the roof of an office complex at the Schiekade. The walking bridge to the farm land is financed by crowdfunding. See the rooftop farm here.

Vending machine dispenses WIFI and beer

17-1-2012

Vending machines in Japan are dispensing besides beer also WIFI. The free WIFI signal is available to use for everybody within 50 meters of the vending machine.

Braille burgers

16-1-2012

The burger restaurant Wimpy in South Africa developed braille burgers that are topped with sesame seeds. They did that together with the Institute for the Blind, to promote the launch of the menu in braille. The 15 braille burgers that were baked for this occasion generated free publicity to an estimated 800.000 sight disabled people throughout the country.

Choc-kiwi Lolly

16-1-2012

This combination from healthy and tasty will be a welcome addition to your dessert. See the website from Culy for the recipe of this chocolate-kiwi lollipop.

Android in house appliances

16-1-2012

During an Electronic Consumers Show CES in Las Vegas, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said that it’s likely that we use Android software devices in the future for home appliances. Some companies are already using Android in their refrigerators.

Wake up with the Morning Mug

13-1-2012

Designer Damian O’Sullivan, designed a mug that “wakes up”.
When the Morning Mug is still cold it displays a sleeping face. Once you put hot coffee or tea in the mug it slowly wakes up with a big smile. Given the fact that most people wake up grumpy, the Morning Mug helps to start their day in a cheerful way.

Star Wars burgers

13-1-2012

The French fastfood chain Quick is known for the burgers they sell inspired  by movies. They designed three burgers to celebrate the new Star Wars movie Phantom Menace 3D that will be released in France in February. There is the Jedi Burger (inspired by the Star Wars Characters Joda), the Dark Vador (French for Darth Vader) and the Dark Burger. The burgers are for sale in France from 31 January.

When the books are dancing…

13-1-2012

Bookstore Type in Toronto made an impressive stop-motion video The Joy of  Books, where books are dancing.

Dining pods

13-1-2012

The Dutch design studio Tjep, revisited several elements for the restaurant Fabbrica in Bergen.  People want more authenticity these days, so they designed cozy and elevated dining pods that transports us back to a time of forts and tree houses. See the dining pods here.

Rise of the designer bakkery

13-1-2012

In more and more locations around the world, new modern designer bakeries are opening. The  reason for this is bakeries do not want to be seen as a simple bakery with a simple selection of products. Instead, they want to add more value to the experience in a bakery, and they do so by creating a modern and designer like interior, which creates a whole new experience and feel to the businesses.

Wordfeud with coasters

12-1-2012

Wordvilt (dutch) is wordfeud at coasters. Mobiles on the side, coasters on the table!

Update: Unfortunately Wordvilt is not available anymore.

We wonder what Americans do with Bacon

12-1-2012

We, here in Europe, are amazed of what Americans do with their favorite bacontaste.  We picked 2 examples of the list from Culy we think that the Dutch people would understand; the bacon lollipop and bacon coffeebeans. But bacon toothpaste????? We do love the remix at the end of the story.