Vertical urban gardens in Japan

6-5-2010

With the increasing urbanisation in Japan there is no more room for landscaping. The designer of this building in Osaka found a solution: vertical gardens.

Chocomize

6-5-2010

Now everyone can make their own chocolate bar. You start with a basic bar: milk, dark or white. Then you can choose between more than 90 kinds of fruits, nuts, spices and candy to make your very own bar.

Meatwater

5-5-2010

You do not have to chew your meat anymore, just start drinking “Meat Water”. The basics of the drink are proteins. Available in flavors like, Cheeseburger, Beef Stroganoff and Haggis.

Wine-DVD combo

5-5-2010

Wine bar “Time to Vino” in Sydney, Australia, collaborates with a filmrental chain to serve the right wine with every film. For example, it is recommended to drink bubbles with a drama and pinot noir with thrillers.

Mobile brewery

4-5-2010

British brewer, Tom Wood, recently launched a mobile bottling operation in the form of a well-equipped truck that can drive to virtually any location in the UK. With this initiative they want to help small, local breweries.

Vote for new toiletpaper

4-5-2010

This manufacturer of this toiletpaper wanted to hear the voice of the people. How? Consumers could vote on various topics concerning toilet paper. Through websites, surveys and even at polls in busshelters consumers could give their opinion. The result: toiletpaper that is aligned to the majority of voters.

All you need is cheese

3-5-2010

All you need is cheese. This new marketing campaign in Canada wants to attrack attention to the product ‘cheese’. By using remarkable characters such as cowboys and Indians, they want to tempt young consumers.

Droog Design Hotel in Amsterdam

3-5-2010

There are plans for a new 10-room, design hotel in the heart of Amsterdam. The owner of the hotel is “Droog Design”. After having opened stores in Tokyo, New York and Dubai, they now choose to open their own design hotel.

Napkins with conversation subjects

2-5-2010

Never a dull moment at your table with these napkins. There are boxes for any occasion. No subject? Grab a napkin.

The Cool* hotline by Grolsch

2-5-2010

Grolsch’s new campaign revolves around “cold” beer. In order to provide every customer with a cold Grolsch beer, these motorcycles with sidecar are used. Through the hotline, consumers report that they want to exchange a warm beer  for a cold beer. This will then be delivered as soon as possible.

Concierge get help from iPads

1-5-2010

Equiped with the new iPads, concierges from several Intercontinental Hotels can provide the guests with the latest information. Also, by means of visualization, 3D route information and promotional films, the iPads can be an addition for both concierges and guests.

Breakfast at the haridresser

1-5-2010

Going to the hairdressers is no longer a waste of time. At this barbershop in London you get a haircut while enjoying your breakfast or lunch. You choose your meals when you make your (online) reservation.

 

Worms composing the surplus food

30-4-2010

An American, organic oriented restaurant, keeps two hundred worms in the basement to compost the surplus food. Odorless and the restaurant owner wants to sell the compost.

Quadski

30-4-2010

The new holiday toy. Gibbs Technologies developed a jetski and a quad in one. The wheels can be folded so that it can be used on water. Top speed is 50 mph.

This is how you go deaf

30-4-2010

TMF has launched a campaign to prevent hearing loss among young people. On the website you can test your own hearing and find out if your hearing will deteriorate considerably within the next few years due to loud music when you go out and by the use of MP3 players.  

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