Origami napkins

5-4-2010

For these awkward silent moments at dinner there are now origami napkins. Instead of boring your guests with useless conversations you can fold napkins in different origami figures.

Espresso without electricity

5-4-2010

Now you can make your daily espresso without using even a bit of energy. A combination of the right pressure and temperature makes the coffee.

Get a room

4-4-2010

Always wanted to take home the hotel room you stayed in? Now you can. Buy a DIY hotel suite kit and you will be able to buy everything from your hotelroom.  

Sherrybar in London

4-4-2010

This month Bar Pepito opened, London’s first sherrybar. The owner’s mission: convert the English to drinking sherry. They serve several varieties of sherry, sherry cocktails and beer. Snacks are served as well.  

Evian: We’re all babies inside

3-4-2010

Campaign by Evian; fashion photographer Nathaniel Goldberg photographed five models with these shirts for the campaign “Live Young”.  

McDonald’s celebrates St. Patrick Day

3-4-2010

On St. Patrick’s Day, March 27th,  the Chicago River turned green. McDonald’s did spill an “artful mint milkshake” into the water.

Fryslan Burger

3-4-2010

A new burger that is inspired by old-fashioned Frisian treats like peat smoked Frisian dry sausage, Beerenburg, Frisian “nagel”cheese, orange cake, sugarbread and Frisian Dumkes (anise cookies).  

POM Wonderland

3-4-2010

POM Wonderful is an American company with a products based on pomegranates. They sell juice, energy bars, fresh pomegranates, iced coffee and shots. Pomegranates are known for their high grade of antioxidants, very healthy!

Eco packages

2-4-2010

A young industrial designer developed a new packaging for soft drinks. These packages create less waste during transportation and storage.

A jug that checks your milk

2-4-2010

Cravendale has developed a milk jug that will warn you when the milk is sour. With a simple ph-sensor at the bottom of the jug, the acidity of the milk is measured to determine whether you can still drink the milk or not. On the outside an LCD screen that indicates whether the milk is fresh or sour.

No more paper towels

1-4-2010

On average a person uses 2,500 paper towels a year. To prevent  garbage People Towels made a towel that you can use several times. A personal towel from 100% organic Fair Trade cotton to ensure that the use of paper decreases. 1% of sales goes to “1% for the Planet”.

Hidden bars

1-4-2010

Hidden bars, usually cocktail bars. You will find them in all major cities in the world. You need to be a member, have a reservation or you need a password to obtain access. To enter the “Please Do not Tell” bar you have to go through a hidden door in a phone booth near a hot dog stand. The rule that applies: behave as a mature men / women.

Cognac boutique

31-3-2010

At the international airport of Hong Kong a Martell cognac boutique opened. This is the second shop by Martell cognac. The shop is very tastefully furnished as a boutique and also gives the customer the chance to actually taste the cognacs.

Edible spaghetti holder

30-3-2010

Guillaume Pérusse, student design at the UQAM, invented a ring of dough that keeps spaghetti together. In a pan of boiling water the edible ring slip off so the spaghetti is cooked separately.  

Edible gold spray

29-3-2010

Good news for lovers of bling-bling and / or people who like to experiment with their food. With the Food Spray of Esslack you can apply a layer of edible silver or gold to your food. Let’s see if people really put their teeth into it. 

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