Share hotspots with friends via Whatser app
15-7-2011
Whatser launches a mobile hotspot sharing app in collaboration with Heineken. The aim is to share and recommend hotspots with the app instead of your actual location. Whatser is available for iPhone, Android (from 2.2 on) and Blackberry. (Hospitality) locations that want to inform their regular visitors can keep track for a small fee per month.
Pop up art gallery Selwyn Senatori
15-7-2011
One of his preferred lines is ‘In Coffee We Trust’ and the love for food, drinks and Italy is visible in much of his works. This pop up contemporary art exposition located at Rokin 75 (Amsterdam) is open daily from 13.00 – 20.00 o’clock until the 21st of July.
Unique concepts during the Amsterdam Bar Week
14-7-2011
Well known liquor brands and Amsterdam bars join hands to surprise the audience during the Amsterdam Bar Week from the 19th to the 23rd of September. A few concepts are already confirmed, others will develop over the next months. There is for example an exclusive Hennessey tastery in The Sopranos Piano Bar, a ‘Contreauversial’ make-over by Cointreau and Rob Peetoom in collaboration with Okura’s 23rd bar and a ‘Barista meets bartender’ evening with cocktail-coffee blends from Drambuie and Buscaglione in Little Buddha.
Sport for bartenders
13-7-2011
For everyone who sports for the social element there is the football cocktail shaker. The two parts lock tight and after a heavy match one can look forward to a well shaken cocktail.
Romantical bike ride
12-7-2011
A bike ride turns out to be romantic with this ‘Sofa Bike’. The bike is build around a loveseat for two, to ride through the city relaxed and romantically. The ‘Sofa Bike’ was presented during DMY Berlin 2011 (International Design Festival). Nice to rent this bike to your hotel guests.
Overview of all the top restaurants
12-7-2011
With this free app you find all the top restaurants on your iPhone. Users can find restaurants by searching on name, location, province and price, but as well by the rankings of the Michelin, GaultMillau and Lekker restaurant guides. Since the launch in October 2010, the app is almost 100.000 times downloaded.
From the archive: The P-Tree urinal (2010)
11-7-2011
An urinal on the tree is a nature friendly solution for crowded toilets at festivals. It’s possible to connect the urinal to the sewage system or a septic tank.
Dining in the pool
8-7-2011
The Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain hotel, located in Arizona, has introduced a new dinner experience called Splash Dining. The table is set in the pool, so the legs of the guests are refreshingly immersed in the water, while a three-course diner is served. The dinner is served by chefs wearing the aquatic version of a chef’s jacket.
A crowdsourced festival without spectators
7-7-2011
The city of Amsterdam offers a terrain in the Eastern district to the Magneet Festival (Magnet Festival) from the 19th of August until the 11th of September. This is a crowdsourced event where everyone is cocreator and owner. Under the motto “No spectators, only participants” everybody is involved in some way.
Laundry with a cozy living room feeling
5-7-2011
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There is a one stop shop in Oslo that combines a stylish cafe, laundry and a library. The philosophy of the Laundromat concept is to offer a warm and friendly environment where you can meet a diverse mix of visitors on your laundry day.