This apartment building in Upper Castle, Switzerland is the world’s first to be heated exclusively by solar thermal energy. The roof produces twice the heat of what the building needs and will serve as a model for future projects.
Fortum is an electricity company in Sweden. Every year grafitti and vandalism to electrical junctionboxes cost the company over $1,5 million. Research shows that art in public places and a well maintained urban environment lead to increased safety and decreases vandalism. Fortum created the competition “Art on electrical boxes”. Anyone could upload their artwork and collect votes through social media. The artworks with the most votes were posted on electrical junction boxes throughout the city.
At funerals people always eat and drink something. Whether it is a slice of cake with coffee or a complete buffet. The book ‘What do you eat at your funeral’ describes stories from different religions and cultures.
Force is the new soda by Jupiler brewery. With this soda Jupiler wants to target men over 30 years old and it is available in The Netherlands and Belgium as from this month.
Tada Yasai is a Japanese initiative to give away ‘left over’ food for free. For example products that do not meet the aesthetic demands of supermarkets. Members of the site pay the shipping fee and local farmers have the opportunity to ‘sell’ their products.
In 2012, fashion brand BVLGARI will open its third hotel. After Milan and Bali, a hotel will be opened in London. The hotel will have 85 rooms including 8 suites of 200 sqm.
The French DJ duo Daft Punk has designed two Coca Cola bottles for the campaign “Coke Club. It is still unknown in which country the bottles will be available.
Tiss Lunchtime launches a new, sustainable, lunch concept for schools in The Netherlands. Parents can subscribe online. The boxes are delivered daily and contains a healthy lunch. All products are organic, local and free range products.
This glass teapot has an integrated tea egg. Once the tea is ready the tea egg can easily be removed by pulling the silicone string. The teapot made by Danish brand Menu costs 59.95 euros and is available at selected stores.
Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood designed the Chivas Regal 18 Year Old limited edition bottle. Only 2,500 bottles will be made and they cost $ 495, =
Social Dipping is an online tool to create your own virtual ice cream shop. An ice cream parlor can show online what flavors are available. Customers can keep track of the flavors through social media.
Popcorn ice cream is now also available in The Netherlands. Popcorn ice cream is already popular in de US and Asia, and is now available in The Netherlands at selected retailes. The ice cream is served at a temperature of -37 degrees Celsius.
PALM beer is looking for a name for their newest beer through Facebook. Facebookers get several clues to guess the right name. Whoever guesses the right name, can win a weekend in Belgium and a visit to the PALM brewery.
Bring nature into your home Earlier this year a three-storey vertical garden was realized in Spain, making it the largest in the country. This indoor garden not only brightens up the office, but also filters the air and extracts pollutants.
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