Roof terraces in Berlin
31-8-2010
A roof terrace on top of a design hotel in East Berlin. Sofas are more expected in a city like Marrakech than up here in the north. Caransa hotel has a kind of roof (at the entrance), just like the Mövenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. It remains a special place, usually with a nice view.
Pantone Hotel
30-8-2010
Starting out as a paint manufacturer, Pantone now owns a hotel in Brussels. The design of the hotel is clearly based on the color chart of the paint manufacturer.
7th heaven
30-8-2010
At Hotel Seven in Paris the furniture in the room floats.They also made extensive use of perspex. Besides the 28 rooms the hotel has seven themed suites inspired by 007, Alice in Wonderland and Marie Antionette.
Keep your friends close
29-8-2010
Crowded Ink gives you the opportunity to put all your online friends on a mug.
Racepresso
29-8-2010
Ilgar Rustamov has teamed up with Nespresso for a very sporty version of the popular espresso machines!
Google Voice Phone Booth
28-8-2010
Google is about to place phonebooths in America at various universities and airports. Through Google Voice, the VoIP service by Google, people can call for free for 20 minutes. However, phonecalls to other countries are likely to be more expensive.
Sleep in a car
28-8-2010
The old airport Bobingen in Stuttgart, Germany was recently converted into a hotel. The special thing about this hotel is that the beds are made from old classic cars. So you can sleep in a beetle, a Mercedes-Benz car wash or a 70’s Cadillac Drive-in theater. The old control tower is now a 3-storey suite.
Arty bench
27-8-2010
In Littlehampton, artists from Studio Weave created an artistic bench. The bench is 324 meters long and can accommodate up to 300 people. The bench is composed of tropical hardwood, waste material and steel bars. Under a bronze canopy, they made a true a spectacle. There are plans to extend the bench to 621 meters.
Eco-friendly beach cart
27-8-2010
The LM Hawaii is designed as an environmentally friendly way to go to the beach. With two seats and two pitches you can drive to the beach in an eco-friendly manner. The car is powered by 4 electric motors.
Pop-up vegetable market stall
26-8-2010
Willem & Drees sell fruit and vegetables directly from farmers to supermarkets. If they still have fruit or vegetables left they sell them at pop-up fruit stalls. By using a pop-up stall, Willem & Drees want people to get acquainted with products directly from the land. The launch will take place during KunsthalKOOKT on September 9th .