Virtual supermarket in Sydney
7-3-2012
Supermarket Woolworths turned the walls of Town Hall Station in Sydney into a virtual supermarket. Through the Woolworths app customers can place an order with a choice of over 120 products. Woolworths delivers de order for free at your home. Watch the video!
Seaweed cultivation on sea
7-3-2012
The consultancy firm Ecofys leads a group of companies with the cultivation of seaweed on a ‘farm’ at sea, 10 km off the coast of Texel (Netherlands). The production serves as fish and animal food, or as fuel to generate energy. The test will show whether large-scale cultivation of biomass is possible. The first breeding is expected at end of June.
Rest on a honey farm
7-3-2012
The New York company Chandelier Creative created Surf Shack in Montaux. This is a weekend destination, exclusive for employees, clients and friends, to relax and to get inspired. Also, they cultivate special honey, which are created and packaged by employees, and serves as a gift to the weekend-guests.
The Story of Sushi
6-3-2012
The Story of Sushi is a short movie created for Bamboo Sushi restaurant in Portland. It is about sustainability and overfishing and the restaurants philosophy on this. Watch the movie!
Panic room
6-3-2012
Tilt, an international known graffiti artist, designed a hotelroom for The Au Veaux hotel in France. With help of his friends Tober, Grizz, and Don Cho he designed half of the room with graffiti. The other side of the room they left blank to emphasize the ‘chaos’. It took one week before the room was finished.
Bread made out of sea water
6-3-2012
Dutch Baker Marcel Spelt made bread from Oosterscheldewater (estuary in the Netherlands). He introduced it at the “horecabeurs Goes”. “Bread of the Sea” tastes salty and contains 30% less salt than ordinary salted bread.
Bluetube Bar
6-3-2012
The Bluetube Bar is designed by Portuguese architects office DOSE and is meant for temporary festivals in Portugal. The bar is made of blue tubes which gives a colorful effect.
Cup bookcase
6-3-2012
This bookcase with the shape of cups is designed by Wood Curve. The cups are constructed to have depth, making it seem like they are cupped in eachother. The bookcase is for sale at Etsy.
McDonald’s Paris interactive cube
5-3-2012
McDonalds placed a 5 meter high cube in the centre of Paris. People could shoot and upload pictures, with the funny result that people saw their heads on different bodies. Watch the video!
Lasagna cups
5-3-2012
This cute lasagna cups are made of the same ingredients as a ‘regular’ lasagne. Check the website of Lauren’s Latest for the recipe. A nice idea for example for small eateries. A different way of serving dishes!