Wilde & Greene Restaurant and Natural Market

19-8-2011

All in-one: a restaurant and supermarket, located in a mall in Skokie, Illinois. The restaurant covers almost 3,000 square meters and offers 18 counters where you can find organic, seasonal en local dishes and products. Guests can dine  and doing their groceries afterwards.

From tree to art

17-8-2011

Commissioned by the Indianapolis Musuem of Art, Visiondivision is creating a project for the Fairbanks Art and Nature Park. In order to sacrifice something, to make something new, a large tree will be rebuild to several tables, chairs, swings and a kiosk.

 

Luxury resort Amphibious 1000 in Qatar

10-8-2011

Another interesting hotel will appear in Qatar soon – hotel resort “Amphibious”. the hotel is designed by the Italian company Giancarlo Zema Design Group. The hotel complex will include residential buildings, offices and marina with modern bay. In the central tower will house a restaurant that offers exotic dishes in addition to stunning panoramic views. Guests can stay in the 80 semi-submersible suits, which were called “Jellyfish.” The rooms have wonderful open views to the underwater artificial reefs. On the territory of the hotel complex will be used only electric vehicles and small aluminum boats with hydrogen engines.

 

Cafeine kick from your furniture

5-8-2011

Çurface is a new company that makes furniture out of recycled plastic cups and coffee grounds. The material they’ve come up with is a high impact polystyrene composite board that is malleable when heated. The surface of the material has the faceted look of crystal but is smooth in texture and reminiscent of chocolate, leather and stone.

 

Illuminated Walls by Philips

4-8-2011

Illuminated walls to completely transform a space. Philips has announced a new product on the market, namely luminous fabric. The product is made in partnership with the Danish Kvadrat Soft Cells, a company specializing in sound absorbing panels. The durable panels are based on an innovative and patented aluminum frame with an invisible energy mechanism, that stretches the fabric perfectly smooth. The panels are integrated with LEDs and can be connected to an audio system to change color to the beat of the music. Look at the movie to learn more.

What’s on your pint?

4-8-2011

Another marketing campaign of Ben & Jerry’s. Invent a name for a new flavor, a name that has a relationship with something you want to improve at this world. For the winning name an amount of € 10.000, – will be donated to charity that matches the name. Ben & Jerry’s lovers in the Netherlands may choose from the entries.

Picnicking without the mess

1-8-2011

Very clever picnic blanket and garbage bag in-one. The CleanPicnic blanket, made of recycled plastic, is a blanket of 1 by 1 meter. After a picnic, the blanket can easily be transformed to a garbage bag, by putting the 3 ends through a opening in the fourth end. You throw the garbage bag away and thereby as well all the mess.  You can also place an add at the blanket/garbage bag.

Measure water from the faucet

27-7-2011

This handy water meter is directly mounted on the faucet or a bottle. The concept design is very useful in the kitchen and will save water. If the amount of liters could be fixed beforehand than it would be perfect.

Light Tree Concept

26-7-2011

These solar light trees, designed by Omar Huerta, are not just installations of solar-powered street lights, but they grow plants on their branches as well by using a hydroponic system.

 

Music by the power of water

21-7-2011

An eco tip for hotels; use the water supply as an energy source. This radio gets its energy from built in micro turbine.

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