Alcohol free Carnival
15-2-2012
Vrumona (producer of soda drinks) surprised “Prins Fris” (temporary mayor during Carnival festivities) with hundreds of bottles of soda. According to Vrumona the Prince finds soda tastier than beer. They also want to make clear that Carnival can be celebrated alcohol free. At least the soda will be a welcome addition to a Carnival diet.
One cup a Day
15-2-2012
Design Studio Cunicode completed the experiment One Cup a Day. A month (1 cup per day) long they designed creative cups that are for sale. The 30 designs can be placed in 3 categories: funny cups, useless cups (but interesting) and cups by texture. Watch the video to see one of the cups (the Octo Cup).
Beer to-go
14-2-2012
The Growler Station (NYC) allows customers to tap craft beer straight from the tap. In their shop in Greenwich Village, NY, customers can choose of several kinds of beer. Through a tv screen and several iPads, customers can request information about the beer. The Growler Station is planning to open stores in South Carolina, Georgia, Washington DC, Northern NY and Michigan.
Elegant wine packaging
14-2-2012
The company Wein Bauer designed along the company Kaleidoscope this elegant wine packaging for Angio Letta, a sweet white wine produced in Italy. This wine is produced and designed for outgoing and adventurous women.
Attractive waitresses serve coffee
13-2-2012
At the end of January we published a study with the outcome that young adults don’t like unsweetened coffee. Baristas, a fastfood coffee company, hires attractive waitresses that serve coffee in provocative costumes. The company is located in Seattle, Texas and Florida. Can Baristas attract young adults to like unsweetened coffee?
Documentary about Michel Bras
13-2-2012
A preview of the documentary about the famous 3-star chef Michel Bras who assigns his work to his son Sébastien Bras.
Valentines champagne bath
13-2-2012
For Valentines Day, the London Cadogan hotel launched a champagne bath menu. The bath will be filled with 120 bottles of champagne by your own butler, assigned by the hotel. Butlers also place strawberries covered with chocolate and a complimentary bottle of vintage champagne. This all within reach of the bath.
Valentines kiss action
9-2-2012
Fletcher Hotels (Netherlands) organised a kiss action for Valentine’s Day. Couples can win a free dinner if they kiss for exactly 30 seconds. The action will be hold in all 51 Fletcher Hotels.
Chill Can
8-2-2012
Joseph Company International is planning to launch, end March/begin April in the US, a self-cooling soda can. On the bottom of the Chill Can a button is located, once you press the button the can cools off. The can remains cool 30 minutes longer than a normal can does. Earlier we wrote about the Hot Booster, a selfheating soup.
Order food from your cinema seat!
8-2-2012
Mastercard, Hoyts (cinema) and the Commonwealth Bank in Australia designed in cooperation the QkR app. With this app people can order food from their seats in Hoyts. Watch the video to see how it works!