Chocolate paintbox
This paint box will surprise everyone that receives it. The paint tubes are replaced by chocolates with different fillings. The labels show the flavors. Designed by Nendo and and shot by Ayao Yamazaki.
This paint box will surprise everyone that receives it. The paint tubes are replaced by chocolates with different fillings. The labels show the flavors. Designed by Nendo and and shot by Ayao Yamazaki.
Chopsticks are made in various sizes and designs. Not everybody can use these utensils properly, and you’ll have to drink from the bowl if you’re eating for instance a noodle soup. This will be history with the chopstick–meets-straw design by Julian Lechner.
We wish you all the best for the holidays.
Best wishes from Laura Stoter, Marjolein van Spronsen and Armand Sol of the Van Spronsen & Partners Group.
The runners cookbook describes the effect of different ingredients on your body. The intake of milk 30-45 minutes before going to bed will for example increases the production of serotonin because of the tryptophan and calcium it contains. Serotonin brings you in a relaxed and sleepy mood. If you have muscle cramps, a hand full of nuts can be relieving because it is problably caused by a magnesium shortage. Nuts contain a lot magnesium. Next to useful tips the book contains various dishes that sportsmen can use before or after a training or race. It’s only available in Dutch and written by Miriam van Reijen and Barbara Kerkhof.
A revolution in Christmas-cards. Write it in the stars with an iOS device via stars.akqa.com.
At the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles the largest pop-up book in the world introduced the premiere of ‘The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug’. For five days the book promoted New Zealand as holiday destination. See the book here.
Are you in a winter dip? With the Positivo cocktails of Happy Drinks, your body and soul will get a heartwarming energy boost en brings the summer back into your glass. 0% alcohol, 100% positive. The ‘Positivo’ cocktails is made with balsamic vinegar, strawberries and pepper and this combination makes every pessimist positive. The ‘Positivo Classico’ is more powerful and intense than the ‘Positivo’ and gives you a thrill. The recipes are only available in Dutch.
2014 will be another special ‘orange’ year. With the Winter Olympics, the World Cup and Kings day coming, brewery Heineken is seeking a Chief Orange Officer by February 1, 2014. The new Chief Orange Officer will bring the orange feeling at home and abroad and the first coaches the legion of supporters. With an orange car and an orange suite, the Chief Orange Officer will visit all the orange events and if the Netherlands are world champion in Brazil, the annual salary will be doubled.
The Polish artist Pawel Althamer will show his latest collection on the second, third and fourth floor of the ‘New Museum’ in New York from February 12 to April 13, 2014. Part of his collection is ‘The Neighbors’ where the artist involves the visitors to make an ambitious artwork. On the fourth floor of the museum, a white wall will be covered by paintings and drawings made by the visitors. Visitors can show their arts and will be part of the exhibition. At various times during the exhibition musicians will provide live music.
The Hanjie Wanda Square is a new shopping center in Wuhan, China. In 2011 a contest was held with various national and international architects. The design of UNStudio’s was chosen as winner. The building has luxury design and combines modern and traditional elements with simple materials. The focus of the design is on the visitor flows, from the three main entrances visitors are guided to two central spaces. The facade consists of 42,333 spheres with 3.1 million LED lights that can be combined to create a beautiful lighting effect.
It remains difficult to make a perfect cocktail, you often pour too much or too little of an ingredient in the cocktail. With the ‘Perfect Drink’ you can now easily make the perfect cocktail with the right amount. The digital kitchen scale is connected with an app and tells you what ingredient you need to add, considering the weight during the preparation and indicates when to stop adding an ingredient. You will get the perfect cocktail. The app has a large database of cocktail recipes but you can also add a recipe yourself.
With the new search engine ‘Accor Meeting Hotel Finder’ of Accor Hotels, MICE- and meeting planners can search easily for a suitable location for their conference or event. They can search for a location based on the geographical location, type of event, accommodation and hotel segment. When the meeting planner has selected a location they can directly request for an offer or book the location. The search engine has more than 1,000 locations and 10,000 rooms in 90 different countries of which 65% in Europe and 23% in Asia Pacific.
No mayonnaise, ketchup or curry with the fries but a chocolate dipping sauce?! Japanese fast food chain Lotteria will serve its fries with a Lotte Ghana chocolate dip called ‘Dipping Fries’ in the months January and February. The salt of the fries and the sweetness of the chocolate makes a unique combination. We have tried the fries with chocolate at the office and… A few colleagues thought it was pretty good but most prefer mayonnaise!
A driving tram through the city of The Hague and during the trip a high-quality four-course dinner while passing the highlights of the city. Around February 2014 this will be possible in tram restaurant Hoftramm. The driving tram will be transformed into a modern and elegant restaurant and has all amenities including a kitchen, bar and toilets. Tram restaurant Hoftrammm will be a route through the center of The Hague six days a week and the guests will get served a four-course dinner with a matching beverage package. To achieve the tram restaurant there is currently a crowdfunding campaign.
Network club INCH (international network connecting hotelschool graduates) has decorated a hotel suite at the Hotelschool The Hague campus Amsterdam in collaboration with Balsan DUO carpet. The design studio of Balsan DUO has designed the room together with architect Frank ter Horst. The hotel suite is themed unruliness, spontaneity and to act unconventional. Balsan has placed a striking carpet with 4 designs on the floor and they also decorated the wall and the window frame with the same carpet. There is a bed of 2m by 2m in the middle of the room, a maxibar and enough space to move freely.
We’re already in the third week of October, and more and more festive inspiration is popping up online. Pinterest remains a wonderful source of ideas, read more
We’ve been enjoying glorious summer weather for a few weeks now, and the popular seasonal drinks are already known. Mocktails, cocktails, spritz variations, rosé, and read more
A pen you can chew on and can be entirely eaten. The candy that is used does not stick and doesn’t melt when it is in your hands.
The Ark Hotel is a concept, designed to be protected from extreme weather and is self-reliant. The arch-shaped building has a structure that enables to float and the wind turbines are used to create energy. This innovation is not a prevention against global warming, but is rather dealing with a new reality.
The Lifelapse Experiment is an iPhone app that will take a picture every 30 seconds of your life. You will never lose a special memory and you can replay your life in high speed. In fact, you can relive a day of 24 hours in about 24 seconds. All you need is the Lifelapse app and the LifePouch, a special carrier for your iPhone to make sure the camera is always visible.
Lucas Bols launches the Bols Foam, which is according to the manufacturer’s, the first and only liqueur foam in the world, and is available from April. The purpose of the foam is to finish cocktails or mixed drinks, shots, wine, soft drinks, beer, coffee and desserts.
Its fabulous packaging uses induction power to create some of the most amazing cereal boxes. It can illuminate in stages to create an eye-catching effect.
The Netherlands has a new wine website that offers only wines that are served in restaurants with Michelinstars. The best sommeliers of the Netherlands determine the assortment of the wine website: Sterwijnenthuis.nl. By each wine is mentioned at which restaurant the wine is served.
The Cube, the pop-up restaurant of Electrolux offers a combination of design, star cuisine and special locations. The pop-up restaurant will serve its first meal in Brussels from March 25 to July 3 on top of the Arc de Triomph in Jubelpark. The restaurant, provided by the Belgian chefs Bart de Pooter or Sang-Hoon Degeimbre, has one large dining table that can accommodate only 18 guests. After Brussels the restaurant will go to Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden.
The WalkIN app is a wonderful feature to have on a smartphone when there is a long queue at the restaurant. This app lets people reserve a table by simply scanning the QR code at the doors. You don’t have to wait in line and you will be notified when a table is ready.
Danske Bank has found a new way to make online payments easier. First you download the bank’s mobile app and then use your phone’s camera to snap a picture of your bill. All the relevant information is automatically filled in and you only have to click on pay.
In November 2010, KLM ran an experimental campaign called How Happiness Spreads. The KLM Surprise team uses social network profiles to come up with a personalized gift to surprise the passenger with.
PepsiCo – the company behind Pepsi and Tropicana – has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first 100 % plant-based bottle. The pilot production of the new bottle is set to start in 2012, and upon successful completion Pepsi intends to move directly into full-scale production.
Coca-Cola Light has a completely new and stylish collection, designed by international fashion genius Karl Lagerfeld. The new collection consists of 3 exclusive designs for the Coca-Cola light bottle. From May 14, the “Coca-Cola Light Limited Edition Collection by Karl Lagerfeld ‘ is available at the Bijenkorf in the Netherlands.
Nice marketing example of Restaurant De Vrijheid in Oosterhout (Netherlands): a movie of the homemade sweets. Watching the movie makes you curious.
Discarded plastic bottles can be turned into almost anything, even schools! Lately there have been numerous schools build out of plastic bottles. The bottles are filled, stacked between chicken wire and covered with cement. Bottle schools are not just a clever way to turn waste into something useful, they are also a reminder of all the waste that is being generated in the first place.
A wedding can take years of planning and a lot of money to execute. McDonald’s Hong Kong have stepped up to offer its restaurant for wedding parties. This may seem undesirable for many people, but not for people in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong the average wedding costs USD 29,200 and the average monthly income is only USD 2,250. A reminder that the perfect day in one part of the world may be completely different in another.
In the FoodLoop restaurant, orders are not served by waiters, but the dishes come through a roller coaster with a double loop, directly to your table. In Europa Park Germany.
When searching for the ideal trip, consumers are faced with a range of options. Online services promissing the best deals, which makes it difficult for travelers the make a choice. HolidayCrowd is a new service that enables travelers to outline their perfect trip and invite competing offers from travel agents.
This bottle opener comes with an integrated container, which catches the cap right after it leaves the bottle’s opening. That way, your caps don’t end up on the floor, on the counter, on the couch, on the lawn or flying up in the air. See the bottle opener here.
Watch the movie of Adjiedj Bakas on the future of the Health Care. Unfortunately the movie is in Dutch…
Keep your drink cool with the Penguin Bottle Cooler. Bottles of half a liter can be cooled up to 4 hours. The bottle can be secured to your coat, bag or belt. The coolers are also printable.
In 2007, roommates Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky, created a temporary bed & breakfast of their appartment in San Francisco to pay the rent. Now, 3,5 years later, the online platform became a great success. Travelers can search on the website for a place to stay out of 9.000 city in the world.
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Happiness brought by Coca-Cola. Where will happiness strike next? Watch the movie.
In celebration of Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day, McDonald’s created the World’s Largest Shamrock Shake which floats on the Chicago River. The Shamrock Shake is a lime and mint-flavored milkshake, available at McDonald’s during the period of St. Patrick’s Day.
March 15, the first e-dining restaurant in the Netherlands opened its doors in Rotterdam. The restaurant, named Izkaya, will serve dishes from various Asian cuisines. In the restaurant you don’t order your food at the waiters but via the touch panel in the table. Using the table you can browse through the different dishes and order food and drinks. You can also change the “tablecloth”, take a look in the kitchen through a webcam, play games and view and ask for the check.
Starbucks locations in Toronto and Vancouver are promoting Tazo Tea via interactive window displays. Customers can discover everything about the teas by touching the screen. In this way guests are informed about the teas’ origins and ingredients in a interactive, visual and fun format.
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