Viagra beer
1-7-2011
For the men that want to jump into the action after a night out there is the limited edition Viagra beer from Brewdog. The beer is a wink to all products that are released before the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, therefore its especially for the ‘Royal Parts’.
Wedding Cafe and Lounge
30-6-2011
Planning a wedding can be a full-time job. The Wedding Café & Lounge, located in Mumbai, offers couples a place to arrange all the aspects of the big day, while enjoying a dinner. From a florist, to a travel agency to plan the honeymoon, to suppliers of the bridal make-up.
Portable caravan on your back-seat
30-6-2011
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With this clever box-system of swissRoomBox, almost all types of cars can be tranformed to a caravan. The boxes will be assembled to your back-seat and trunk and contain a small kitchen and shower with hot water, a bed and a table. The options of the boxes are expandable. An extra carbox on your car is recommended, because of the size of the boxes.
Johnnie walks in Shanghai
29-6-2011
The Scottish whisky brand Johnnie Walker just opened and experience center in Shanghai. Besides an explanation of the destillation process there is an interactive blending table and a porcelain bottle collection in with Johnnies journey to China painted in the typical Chinese style.
Exclusive white picknick now also in New York
27-6-2011
After exclusive pop-up picknicks in Montreal, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin it is New York where the concept ‘Le Diner en Blanc’ unfolds on the 25th of August. The dinner guests must be dressed in white and bring their own table, chairs and food. The location is secret untill a few minutes before the start of the dinner.
Swimming in the Hudson river
24-6-2011
Three inhabitants from New York took the initiative to get a swimming pool in the Hudson river. The ‘+Pool’ is for every New Yorker and combines different uses of a swimming pool. The concept of a swimming pool isn’t new. Last year swimming pool ‘Bad Buiten’ opened in the Amstel river (Amsterdam). The unique feature about the +Pool, is that the initiators want to filter the water from the Hudson river itself and are going to finance the project by crowdfunding.
Open air Hotel to celebrate shortest night
21-6-2011
To celebrate the shortest night of the year, the OpenluchtHotel (Open Air Hotel) will be organized for the second time during the night of the 21st of June in Leiden (Netherlands). The city will be transformed to the largest hotel in the world. About 130 guests will have the oppertunity to sleep under the sky filled with stars, on special and monumental locations, which are disigned by artists. Before bedtime a cultural evening program will take place.
Drive-in 2.0
15-6-2011
A modern twist on the American drive-in movie theaters, is the bike-in movie theater, organized by marketing agency Manifold and food blog Forking Tasty. This free event, where hundreds of cyclists were attracted to, took place in Brooklyn, New York and was organized to celebrate summer and bike month. Due to the success more events like this one, will be organized.
Smart City Chase
15-6-2011
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On the 11th of June, the first Dutch Smart City Chase took place in Amsterdam. During this existing sports event, teams of 2 have to fulfill several missions all over the city, by using the internet, public transportation, friends and strangers. The first Smart City Chase took place in 2003 in Canada and became a great success.
Old school; watching slides
14-6-2011
Having a nice ‘old school’ evening with fellow artists; that is the idea behind Slideluck Potshows. This event has come over from the United States and refers to ‘slideshows’ and ‘potlucks’; watching photo’s while eating homemade dinners. In June, the first Slideluck Potshow took place in Amsterdam. Over 200 people showed interest. The next event will take place in October.