Green street lampposts

27-2-2010

Tak studio has designed a ‘road lamppost-and-windturbin-in-one’. By catching the wind and airflow caused by the cars speeding by, energy is generated. This energy causes the street lighting to turn on. The lampposts no longer need to be connected to the powernetwork.

Eye-friendly teaspoon

26-2-2010

Inspired by a movie where someone lost an eye due to a teaspoon, this teaspoon is eye-freindly. By bending the end, it is safe to drink coffee or tea with the spoon in the cup. The spoons are available in several trendy colors.

Flat winebottle

26-2-2010

Design student from the Design Institute in Nantes, Adrien Cussonneau, designed a very original bottle. From one side it looks like a normal glass bottle, the other side of the bottle however is completely flat.

Duvet with sleeves

25-2-2010

For those who always get cold arms when reading a book in bed, Happinessinbed thought of this duvet with sleeves.

Butter grater

25-2-2010

It is often difficult to butter your sandwich with cold butter. Cookit, a French company designed a butter grater. By grating the butter thinly it is easier to butter. In addition, you use less butter which is better for your health.

Open source restaurant

24-2-2010

Restaurant Instructables opened in Amsterdam. This restaurant is a so-called “open source restaurant”. This means that of everything you eat in the restaurant, the recipe can be found on their website, as well as an instruction about how to recreate the furniture.

 

Online marketplace voor hotels and restaurants

23-2-2010

The site www.horecavoorhoreca.nl is a Dutch online marketplace for hotels, restaurants and catering entrepreneurs. Here anything can be offered, from inventory to ingredients.

Air purifying LED-lightbulbs

22-2-2010

This new LED lamp is economical, environmentally friendly and purifies the air. Dust, smoke and dust mites are all absorbed by the lamp.

Floating office

20-2-2010

In The Netherlands it’s not uncommon to live on water. The British company Space Water may even have based there H2Office on it . This floating office is suitable for two people, and can be placed in most ports. This creates opportunities for ports that are just not deep enough for most boats.

New KLM Economy Class seats

19-2-2010

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines introduced new seats in the economy class with a remarkable marketing campaign. The posters show passengers whithout seats, as if they are floating.

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