Create the Club of the Future

24-8-2011

By applying co-creations, Heineken will invite clothing, motion and interior designers and developers, to create the club of the future. Talents can register themselves on the Facebook page. The 80 best designers will join Heineken on an inspiration tour in Milan, Tokyo, New York and Sao Paulo and afterwards they present their concepts to the jury. The deadline to register has already passed, this date was the 21st of August.

 

Don’t buy unripe fruit

24-8-2011

With this new iPhone app, the Melon Meter, you measure the ripeness of the watermelon. First you give an indication of size of the melon, then you have to lightly knock on the melon, which will be collected by the microphone of your iPhone. Finally, the app gives an indication of the ripeness of the melon.

 

Roosvicee taste store in Amsterdam

23-8-2011

Lemonade brand Roosvicee has a temporary flagship taste store at the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam. Visitors can taste the new flavors and leave a ‘It’s gonna be allright, baby’ message until the 27th of August.

The small local stores return in Germany

23-8-2011

Mundvoll is a café and grocery store that brings back the local small neighbourhood shops. The concept is first implemented at a temporary location on the Zeppelin University campus in Friedrichshafen. The visitors can orders drinks, small bites and day-to-day groceries in the shop.

The Anti-restaurant in Haarlem

22-8-2011

The Anti-restaurant is a pop-up restaurant, and is not located at one place. People can sign in through Facebook, but the organization decides who will be invited. Moments before the start of the dinner, the guests will receive the location. For a group of 10 to 15 persons, a five course meal will be prepared. The first Anti-restaurant took place on last 15th of July.

 

Organic Fastfood – Blas Burgerworks

22-8-2011

A new fully organic and eco-friendly fastfood restaurant in St. Ives (Great Brittain), which is specialized in burgers. For their food, they only use fresh, local and seasonal products.

 

Inspiration from 2010: holiday in space

22-8-2011

Really want to go ‘away’ for the weekend? Go to space. From 2016 it is possible. The Russian company Orbital Technologies is working on a new space shuttle.

New ice parlour opened in London

19-8-2011

A new ice parlour, Polka Gelato, designed by Vonsung, opened in London. The interior of the ice parlour is colorless and mainly natural materials are used. The only colours you can find, are the colours of the ice cream.

 

Wilde & Greene Restaurant and Natural Market

19-8-2011

All in-one: a restaurant and supermarket, located in a mall in Skokie, Illinois. The restaurant covers almost 3,000 square meters and offers 18 counters where you can find organic, seasonal en local dishes and products. Guests can dine  and doing their groceries afterwards.

Music & Food – the perfect combination

19-8-2011

Turntable Kitchen is started by a couple from San Francisco, who combine music and food. Every month they create a Turntable Kitchen Pairings Box, which includes a 7-inch vinyl single with tracks of their favourite bands, several recipes, local premium dried ingredients and suggested pairings. This box will be send monthly to their members.

 

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