Maze Cafe

10-2-2011

Maze Cafe has found a nice solution for those who spill coffee sometimes. The dish guides  spilled coffee through a simple maze.

Lotery of fines

9-2-2011

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If you drive too fast, you will get caught by this speed camera and receive a fine. If you don’t drive too fast, the total sum of the fines will be raffled amongst those who do respect speed limits.

Scootbob

8-2-2011

Scootbob is driving you home in your own car. The driver uses a foldable scooter to get to the address, folds up the scooter and takes you home.

All ingredients and recipes for a weekly menu delivered at home

7-2-2011

The Swedish grocer Middax delivers all the ingredients and recipes for a weekly menu at home. The meals are healthy and quickly prepared. A menu for a week costs 705 Swedish crowns (approximately € 100,=).

Disloyalty card

6-2-2011

Three independent coffee shops in Lincoln, Nebraska have joined forces and created the disloyalty card. It works the same as every other loyalty card, only with this card you can go to the participating independent coffee shops. They want to compete with the big coffee chains and attract visitors to go back to the local coffee shops.

Paying for Petting Time in Japan’s Cat Cafés

6-2-2011

In Japan, people visit the cat Cafés to feed and nurture the cats. People pay 9 euros per hour to sit with the cats. Couples are the best target for these cafés. There are over 100 Neko cafés in Japan, whereof 50 in Tokyo!

Carrotmob

5-2-2011

Carrotmob is a group of activists that buy goods of a company to reward them for socially responsible change. Often the changes are of environmentally-friendly, such as energy-efficiency upgrades.

Machine to recycle office paper in toiletpaper

5-2-2011

The Japanese company Oriental has developed the White Goat, a machine that directly recycles office paper into toiletpaper.

A treehouse in Amsterdam

4-2-2011

A great treehouse made of fruit and vegetable crates. Commisioned by the ‘Stedelijk Museum’ in Amsterdam for the ‘Mark’ -project.

The first holographic employees on Luton airport

3-2-2011

The British aiport London Luton introduces the first holographic employees, Holly and Graham. For a test period of four to six weeks they are helping passengers at the baggage check area. The goal is accelerate the security check.

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