Drinking your coffee responsibly

4-10-2011

Drink your Starbucks coffee responsibly with this reusable coffee mug, designed by Jang Jin-hee and Lee Min-jeong. Every time you refill your mug, a green leaf will light up through an integrated LED system, which measures the times you refill your cup. After 365 refills, the leaves form a map of the world to show you how eco-friendly you are by discarding cardboard cups.

Cooking on solar energy

3-10-2011

The Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen is a temporary restaurant that uses solar energy to cook. Last yea,r the initiative traveled to Helsinki, Stockholm and Milano. The use solar heat creates an unique texture and tast. The cooks claim that it creates a whole new taste experience.

Dordrecht walks in the soup

3-10-2011

In the first weeks of October ( week of the taste) children from Dordrecht (The Netherlands) will attempt to cook a total of 1000 liters of soup. The main idea of this event is to get the children more into contact with healthy, fair, eco friendly and self made food. The event will be held across Dordrecht in association with several schools. The alternative translation of the Dutch saying ‘Dordrecht walks in the soup’ is ‘it goes totally wrong in Dordrecht.’

Fitness Snackbar

29-9-2011

The “Fitness Snackbar” is a mobile fitness studio where people transform their calories into energy for several kitchen devices. Like a spinning bike that powers a blender. The company organizes a self-powered diner on the 1st of October. Stir a cocktail by cycle , row your sauce firmly and cycle your pasta to create a complete dinner.

Poster made of waste

27-9-2011

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The American Barefoot Wine produced a movie which should creates the feeling of positivism, creativity and optimism which associate with the American beaches. To promote the launch of their movie, they created a poster made from waste collected on the beaches. The movie will be posted on Facebook.

Portable Mini microwave

26-9-2011

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Electrolux Design Lab 2011 is a design competition, where industrial design students from all over the world can compete against each other, in the theme ‘Intelligent Mobility’. They received over 1,300 entries, but the mini microwave was proclaimed to be the winner. This mini device can be slided on a specially developed food package, to heat your meal anytime and any moment you want.

Make a bed from a fence

23-9-2011

Students often have a small budget, New York student Michelle DeCurtis changed this problem into a challenge. She has created many creative projects from reclaimed and upcycled materials. Her bed made of an old fence is displayed at the New York Maker Faire. Perhaps an idea for sustainable entrepreneurs?  

DrinkWaterBar

15-9-2011

DrinkWaterBar is an idea of Sustainable Dance Club and Project Helder. The goal is to increase the sustainable awareness of using tap water in the hospitality and that it is a good alternative for soda. The value of DrinkWaterBar will be increased by adding flavors, education in water treatment and the experience aspect. Watch the movie.

Build temporary walls

9-9-2011

Do you also encounter that you receive reservations and the guests prefer some privacy? Molonews came with the solution, special walls of kraft paper that you can easily place in your restaurant. The walls connect with magnets and are made of sustainable material.

F&B management by your fridge

7-9-2011

We all know it is important, intense control on the expiration date. LG just came with the fridge that controls it for you! No constant date checks on your F&B anymore, your fridge does it for you. So at the end, it minimizes your waste.

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