Cooking with Wonderbag
16-2-2012
Rwandan Inyenyeri designed the Wonderbag that holds the heat and reduces gas consumption. A meal has to be heated and then you place it in the Wonderbag. The insulation holds the heat that was achieved by heating the meal to prepare the meal. The device is popular in South Africa.
Alcohol free Carnival
15-2-2012
Vrumona (producer of soda drinks) surprised “Prins Fris” (temporary mayor during Carnival festivities) with hundreds of bottles of soda. According to Vrumona the Prince finds soda tastier than beer. They also want to make clear that Carnival can be celebrated alcohol free. At least the soda will be a welcome addition to a Carnival diet.
Easy door lock
15-2-2012
Junjie Zhang designed a door lock that helps you to open the door in the dark. You just have to follow the shape of the V. Also useful for the eldery and drunk people!
Deposit park furniture
15-2-2012
At the Stockholm Furniture Fair the Share Portable Park Chair was presented by designstudio Thomas Bernstrand’s (Stockholm). It is a combination between a public bench and a shopping cart. Like a shopping cart, there must be a coin ins to get a chair released from the chain.
One cup a Day
15-2-2012
Design Studio Cunicode completed the experiment One Cup a Day. A month (1 cup per day) long they designed creative cups that are for sale. The 30 designs can be placed in 3 categories: funny cups, useless cups (but interesting) and cups by texture. Watch the video to see one of the cups (the Octo Cup).
Horizontal shower
15-2-2012
The German company Dornbracht designed a horizontal shower that lightly massages the body and helps to relax. Watch the movie!
Remote controlled cafe
14-2-2012
Finnish pop-up café restaurant Kauka is a remote controlled café. Watch the video to see how it works!
Take a picture at the Coffee Company
14-2-2012
Today photographers of the website Citysessies make the whole day free professional photos at some branches of the Coffee Company in the Netherlands. Citysessies make pictures of copples, but you also can be photographed alone and send the foto to your Valentine. The best photos will be mailed the same day. The photographers are in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Amersfoort.
Beer to-go
14-2-2012
The Growler Station (NYC) allows customers to tap craft beer straight from the tap. In their shop in Greenwich Village, NY, customers can choose of several kinds of beer. Through a tv screen and several iPads, customers can request information about the beer. The Growler Station is planning to open stores in South Carolina, Georgia, Washington DC, Northern NY and Michigan.
Crowdfunding bar
14-2-2012
Initiator Dwight Oldenhof found via CrowAboutNow 67 people/companies that have made a combined investment of € 25.000,00 in Bar Oldenhof. The bar will be opened upcoming spring in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The investors are entitled to include priority when reserving a table, get discounts on drinks and have access to the opening party. Bar Oldenhof is a mix of a jazz club and a luxury hotel bar.