ProefMei food event

8-6-2012

Bergen op Zoom (the Netherlands) is 800 years old and that should be celebrated! From 7 till 10 June are the ProefMei days. Here you can enjoy the local products.

Rugbeer

8-6-2012

In the north of Argentinia, everybody loves rugby. Salta came up with the idea of ‘Rugbeer’. A vending machine which gives you your beer when you pushed hard enough against it. With this action, the sales increased by 25%.

Potato growers make wodka

8-6-2012

René de Zeeuw, Gerrit Rozendaal and Henk Scheele, three potato growers from ‘s-Gravendeel (Netherlands), have made their own wodka. The farmers already made the Hoeksche farmer chips. The HW Hoeksche wodka has a mild flavor and is only for sale in liquor stores.

Play with food

6-6-2012

Play with your food! A nice and simple idea. There are drawings of trains, boats, cranes and people on the plate. The plates encourages people to play with their food. The Play with food, Sport plates are designed by the Polish Boguslaw Sliwinski.

Urban farming dak

6-6-2012

Starting today a 3000 square meter urban farm on top of the office complex Zuiderpark opened in the Netherlands. This scale of rooftop urban farming is the largest in Europe.

Largest mall in the world

5-6-2012

In 2013 the largest mall in the world will be opened in the city of Tianjin (China). The SM Tianjin Shopping Center will be 530,000 square meters, an area the size of 74 football fields. Tianjin is only 30 minutes by high speed train from Beijing.

Fonckel lamp

5-6-2012

This Fonckel lamp is developed by Dutch designers. The lamp is fully adjustable with your fingers. Watch the movie about Fonckel.

Mayonaise recipes on the receipt

4-6-2012

As part of a recent ad campaign for Hellmann’s mayonaise in Brazil, recipes created to the just purchased ingredients were printed out on the store receipt. This action increased the sale of the mayonnaise to 44%.

Grey Goose wodka

4-6-2012

This summer Grey Goose brings an innovative campaign to London. Every person has a unique taste profile, with a different reaction to: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami. Grey Goose aims to give cocktail drinkers a cocktail that is just right for them. Running from May until July, Taste By Appointment will introduce two tools designed to educate cocktail lovers about how to ensure the best possible drinking experience.

Discover & Deliver

1-6-2012

Found something beautiful in for example a hotel, which you would perhaps like to have at home or in your restaurant? Take a photo, send this to the website Discover and Deliver of Isabel Rutland. A team of design experts will find this piece for you, or a good alternative. This product can be bought through the website.

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