Cognac on the rocks

30-6-2011

After spotting the first champagne which is drinkable with ice, is this cognac as well designed to drink on-the-rocks. This limited edition is developed by ABK6 Cognac and was launched on the Vinexpo in Bordeaux. By adding ice, hints of peach, lemon sorbet and iced mint will dominate the taste.

 

Portable caravan on your back-seat

30-6-2011

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With this clever box-system of swissRoomBox, almost all types of cars can be tranformed to a caravan. The boxes will be assembled to your back-seat and trunk and contain a small kitchen and shower with hot water, a bed and a table. The options of the boxes are expandable. An extra carbox on your car is recommended, because of the size of the boxes. 

 

Make your own squared sushi

29-6-2011

Making sushi is normally a job for experts. But there is a new tool that makes it easier to create this delicious Japanese dish. And it comes squared instead of the normal round shape! Ross Patten introduced the Rice Cube during the Australian MasterChef. After a few slide movements with the futuristic device you will have the perfect squares.

Johnnie walks in Shanghai

29-6-2011

The Scottish whisky brand Johnnie Walker just opened and experience center in Shanghai. Besides an explanation of the destillation process there is an interactive blending table and a porcelain bottle collection in with Johnnies journey to China painted in the typical Chinese style.

Vibrating pillow wakes you up

29-6-2011

The wake up pillow is the ideal weapon in the battle for sleapyheads. The remaining hours of sleep are set with a pull on the label, the weight on the pillow works as a snooze button. That’s a rapid wake up and no more noise for others.

Environmentally beneficial billboard

28-6-2011

This first environmentally beneficial billboard is launched in the Philippines by Coca-Cola and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and consists of the Fukien tea plant. These plants absorbe each 13 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. This billboard also makes use of recycled materials, such as old bottles of Coca Cola.

 

Decorative tablespoon of sugar

28-6-2011

Not only are these sugar sachets practically mono-dosed to 1 teaspoon of sugar, but these funny designed sachets are cheering up the table as well.

 

Hands above the table

28-6-2011

Funny tablecloths and placemats, inspired by ‘The Last Supper’ of Leonardo da Vinci. See the pictures here.

 

Supermarket with instore navigation

28-6-2011

Supermarkt chain Tesco has launched a test with a new prototype navigation system in one of its stores in London. The system is compatible with Android smartphones and shows the location of the phone in the store. Customers can enter their shopping list in to the application which displays the perfect route for all your grocery.

Exclusive white picknick now also in New York

27-6-2011

After exclusive pop-up picknicks in Montreal, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin it is New York where the concept ‘Le Diner en Blanc’ unfolds on the 25th of August. The dinner guests must be dressed in white and bring their own table, chairs and food. The location is secret untill a few minutes before the start of the dinner.

Cheese Barbeclette

27-6-2011

Cheese lovers pay attention, with the Barbeclette it’s now possible to put cheese on the barbecue. Ideal for a cheeseburger or in addition to your vegetables.

Tasty iPhone cases

27-6-2011

If you like Japanese food, these covers are a must have. iMeshi has imitated various dished for the iPhone 4 and Xperia X10. The plastic protection covers will be noticed!

Swimming in the Hudson river

24-6-2011

Three inhabitants from New York took the initiative to get a swimming pool in the Hudson river. The ‘+Pool’ is for every New Yorker and combines different uses of a swimming pool. The concept of a swimming pool isn’t new. Last year swimming pool ‘Bad Buiten’ opened in the Amstel river (Amsterdam). The unique feature about the +Pool, is that the initiators want to filter the water from the Hudson river itself and are going to finance the project by crowdfunding.

Creative recipe

24-6-2011

The creatives from Berg Design transform the standard recipe into a piece of experience(marketing). By combining various information of the bought products with available data, they put for instance the total amount of Calories, the average rate of circulation and other information on the bill. The (personalization) possibilities are limitless.

From the archive: Random act of kindness (2009)

24-6-2011

In 2009 we informed you about unexpected friendly gestures from the Hyatt hotel group to their visitors. They gave away free massages, offered breakfast on their cost or guests didn’t had to pay for the bar tab. Nowadays companies like KLM continue these acts of generosity. With the steady growth and prominent position of social media in our lives these unexpected gestures are a strong stimulans for positive mouth-to-mouth or ‘mouth-to-media’ advertising.

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