Ping-pong restaurant Ace in Denver
3-8-2012
Ping-pong restaurant ‘Ace’ opened in Denver on the 1st of August and serves Asian dishes conducive to sharing, drinking and hanging out. The restaurant with terrace is inspired by cult classic film Big Trouble in Little China. The theme of the decoration is completely pingpongized and an old shipping container is used for the walls and bar. Homemade sodas and fresh juices are served to cool the spicy food down.
Exterior wallpaper
3-8-2012
Recently Italian home decor company Wall&Deco developed exterior wallpaper. The wallpaper is waterproof and is attached like regular wallpaper. We are curious about the first examples of the use in The Netherlands.
Invisible vase
3-8-2012
Grow a flower from the table with this simple invisible DIY vase. Drill a hole in the table, screw a lid under it and attach the jar filled with water. Idea by Tomokazu Hayakawa.
Hotspot Bar-restaurant Mercat
2-8-2012
This coming September, Spanish bar-restaurant Mercat will open its doors in the upcoming harbor-area of Amsterdam. This restaurant, which is part of IQ Creative, is based on the typical Spanish market halls, where guests can enjoy all day of a (small) bite or a drink. Mercat will be open seven days a week from 9 am.
Careless outside-dining
2-8-2012
With this outdoor table you don’t have to worry about the wind. All the plates, glasses and bowl are standing sheltered on table. Clever if you want to enjoy an outdoor dining party when the weather may let you down. Design by Marco Marotto and Paola Oliva.
Clever ice cream spoon
2-8-2012
This so-called 15.0% ice cream spoon is made from solid aluminum which is heat-conducting. The heat of your hand makes the ice cream melt to easily lick of the ice of the spoon.
Antwerp Tastes
1-8-2012
‘Antwerpen Proeft’ (Antwerp Tastes) is Belgium’s culinary highlight this summer. Chefs with a 15+ ranking in the Gault&Millau BeLux will cook all-in arrangements as well as bites for visitors. The Chéfs that participate this year are Viki Geunes (‘t Zilte), Wouter Keersmaekers (De Schone van Boskoop), Axel Colonna-Cesari (Centpourcent), Dave De Belder (De Godevaart) and Kaasaffineurs Michel Van Tricht & Zoon (cheese and beer pairing experts).
Next to the prominent chefs there are local and artisanal products like hand made Moon Pops ice creams.
Escapism in Frabriken Furillen Hotel
1-8-2012
Hotel Fabriken Furillen is located on a remote island off the Swedish island of Gotland in a former limestone quarry. The factory houses a hotel, restaurant and a bakery. There are hermit cabins alongside the hotel to escape the busy modern day lifestyle.
Photos by Peter Guenzel
Hotel Droog
31-7-2012
It is not a ‘real’ hotel, because of the missing licenses, but a range of shops, a café and a clothing shop of the leading Dutch design production company Droog. Droog creates products, projects and events around the world in collaboration with designers, clients and partners, located in Amsterdam. Hotel Droog is an exhibition space and test space and opens officially in September.
Check in with a smartphone
31-7-2012
Guests of the Olympic Games who stay in one of the 40 VIP hotel rooms of the London’s Stratford Holiday Inn, can use a Samsung Galaxy S III during their stay. With a customized Holiday Inn app, guests are capable of checking in and out, locking and unlocking doors, ordering room service and controlling the room’s TV. Also, the app will keep you updated with the latest Olympic news.