Carpool to concerts and festivals

18-8-2010

Festivals and concerts often create traffic jams and usually there are too few parking spaces. The “Ride here right now” website enables carpooling for the visitors.   

Noura, Lebanese cuisine

17-8-2010

Lebanese cuisine Noura, this summer guestcuisine in department store Le Printemp. Noura has two delis, two restaurants Gastronomique and 4 Noura Brasseries in Paris.  

Joly ice cream

12-8-2010

Another nice example of shop-in-shop. Ice maker of the year in 2004 Wesmael David, who works at the Groupe Holder (Ladurée among others), developed the ice cream Joly. The creamy ice cream is kept at -8 degrees Celsius and finished with toppings a la minute in the Water-bar of the department store Colette in Paris. Ice cream from Jerome Biarritz is alsosold ice here, the icemaker is specialized in special flavors of ice cream, for example Chantaco, Ginger Lime, Neige du Sahara, Rock’n Rhum, Xocolate.

Grand Marnier cocktail balls

10-8-2010

Christophe Coppens has designed three globular Grand Marnier cocktail glasses. There is a personal message on each ball, that represents the mood you are in. For example: “Sure Maybe” and ‘No Thanks-Anytime”. 

Not far from the tree

6-8-2010

Toronto has launched a project to prevent local grown fruit to perish. Volunteers pick fruit in the gardens of people who do not want to do this themselves. One third of the fruit is meant for the owner, one third goes to the volunteers and one third goes to charities in the area.

With a little help from your friends

31-7-2010

The 20th of July it was friendship-day in Argentina (Dia del Amigo). For the occasion, Coca-Cola designed a giant vendingmachine. The slot for the coins was placed 2 meters high. This required some help of friends to reach the slot.

Absolut Brooklyn

23-7-2010

The new Absolut Vodka, inspired by the streets of New York, has opened a discussion on Facebook, called ‘share your stoop story’. Part of the sales of the vodka goes to the ‘Human for Habitat’-project in Brooklyn. The bottle is designed by the director Spike Lee, who also made a short movie for their Facebook-page.

Luxurious house swap

22-7-2010

On www.luxehomeswap.com, owners of luxurious homes can trade houses and spend their holidays at this location.

Cointreau goes burlesque

20-7-2010

In collaboration with Burlesque-dancer Dita von Teese, Cointreau opened an exclusive cocktailbar in Paris. Dita von Teese is responsible for the design, interior and the cocktailmenu.

Lasagna Sandwich

19-7-2010

The supermarket-chain Tesco has introduced the lasagna sandwich; a combination of the English and Italian kitchen.

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