You are not funny
A great announcement of a comedy festival that takes place from 27 March till 21 April in Melbourne. Well, maybe her husband isn’t that funny, but this commercial definitely is!
A great announcement of a comedy festival that takes place from 27 March till 21 April in Melbourne. Well, maybe her husband isn’t that funny, but this commercial definitely is!
Soon people will be able to get free access to 15 articles a day of the New York Times through the Starbucks Digital Network. Starbucks customers will be able to view three articles a day from five different sections. This action approach benefits for both companies, because it attracts people to visit Starbucks over a local coffee shop and it widens the reach of the New York Times.
Milan Gennissen and Frank van Nieuwhuizen, two young Dutch entrepreneurs, have developed an innovative version of the famous Italian lemon liqueur Limoncello: Limonchili. Limonchili is made from organic lemons from Sicily and combined with biological red peppers. The lemons are all hand peeled. The Limonchili contains 24% alcohol and has a soft taste that is enriched with the touch of red pepper which gives a slight tingling on the tongue. For the restaurants, Limonchili can be added as an extra course and be served between the dessert and coffee.
The pens of Casa Mariol are filled with a special ink based on the winery’s best Cabernet Sauvignon instead of ink. These pens are great as a business gift by wine sellers. And if there are Dutch wine sellers who are going to sell these pens inspired by our article.. We would love to have one!
During an application procedure for the position ‘Manager Social Media and Digital Advertising’ the Pizza Hut kept interviews of 140 seconds. The Pizza Hut believes that people who can sell themselves in 140 seconds should be good at selling the company in 140 characters on Twitter. A special way to let people apply for a function and to put your company in the spotlight.
We’ve seen robot bartenders before, but with the robot ‘Bartendro’ (designed by Kickstarter) you can make cocktails quickly and repeatedly. The ‘Bartendro’ can easily make cocktails within ten seconds. The robot machine can be controlled by a smartphone or tablet via WI-fi and with the special administrator screen you can manage dispensers, ingredients and drink recipes. It is also possible to view reports of the drinks made. Watch the video to see how the machine works.
The company Koppert Cress has developed a new edible flower, named Vananco Leaves. The purple flower with white accents has a neutral taste and is widely applicable. Because of the color the flower matches well with desserts, salads or both fish and meat. The Vananco Leaves are originated in the Asian rainforest and grows in moist places. Koppert Cress offers Vananco Leaves that are specially grown for consumption and can safely be used in dishes.
Domino’s Japan has launched a packaging design for its pizza boxes and a special iPhone App featuring the virtual popstar ‘Hatsune Miku’. The iPhone app comes with a social camera function which allows you to take pictures of yourself and ‘Hatsune Miku’. When your pizza is delivered you can point your phone’s camera toward the box and it will turn into a dancing stage to watch and listen to Miku’s performance.
Watching a fashion show of one of the great Parisian fashion designers during a high tea with a glass of champagne on a Saturday afternoon in Paris,? That is exactly what is possible at the Salon Castellane in the Bristol hotel in Paris. Because of the friendly and accessible concept, they have been managed to persuade a few major fashion houses for a show. The designers from Celine, Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Chloé, Christian Lacroix, Versace and Ungaro all showed their latest collections. The hotel also wants to give fashion shows by the designers of tomorrow. Something for the Amstel hotel or Krasnapolsky hotel in Amsterdam?
Singapore-based Wangz opened ‘The Forest by Wangz’ serviced apartments in December 2011. The apartments are designed to cater for single and couple travelers, be it for business or leisure. Each apartment has a kitchenette and communal dining area, allowing groups to cook or eat together. The building has also been designed with extra doors fitted in the corridors, so that several rooms can be privately sectioned off for slightly larger families.
On 24 March 2013 the first CulinaryArtbazaar will be organized in the Netherlands, an event for and by hospitality entrepreneurs. During the CulinaryArtbazaar suppliers of quality product have the opportunity to be in contact with restaurant owners. In an informal atmosphere they can show their products. There will also be a live cooking and artists and retailers can present their products. A special part of the event is the auction for KWF Dutch Cancer Society. The event is an initiative of chief cook Roderick Rijsdam and artist Monique van der Meijden.
Fastweb, the second largest network in Italy, wants 20% of the Italian population to enjoy fast Internet via fiber by the end of 2014. This guerrilla action is set to announce the introduction. To visualize the speed Fastweb has created a unique experience in Milan: a trip to Shibuya Station, Tokyo within one stop of a subway station. Fastweb transformed the station in detail, displays, kiosks, audio information in Japanese and a Japanese audience. By using QR codes the experience could be shared through social media. Perhaps an idea for restaurants, to convert a bus stop into a mini-restaurant for one day and spoil the travelers?
Paint your own pizza and then order it. This is possible at ‘Paint your Pizza’ a project by the Swedish artist Jonas Lund. New York-based ‘Paint Your Pizza’ arose from another project Lund created last year called The Paintshop, which offers a platform on which online users can collaboratively paint pictures and then sell their creations . ‘Paint Your Pizza’ offers an online “canvas” upon which visitors can create the image of their dream pizza. Through a partnership with New York City’s Famous Original Ray’s Pizza, customers can then order an edible version of their creation for delivery to the door.
Viral by DDB-Tribal in Vienna, we only post it for those who have problems waking up especially on a Monday morning! An easy breakfast like this at McDonald’s looks really tempting.
In November 2012, 20 restaurants in São Paulo, Brazil, launched an initiative where their guest could choose for smaller portion sizes, while still paying the full price. ‘Satisfeito’ (‘Satisfied, in Portuguese) dishes were 1/3 smaller than the usual dishes. The money saved from serving these smaller dishes has been donated to the Instituto Alana, an organization fighting child malnutrition in Brazil. Satisfeito is a global movement that aims to alleviate child hunger and prevent food waste by providing restaurants and their customers with the chance to help organizations feeding starving children around the world.
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The brand Chocolate Edition comes with this set of chocolate bars. Striking thing about the bars is the minimalist and simple design. Besides that the bar isn’t traditionaly divided in separate parts.
McDonalds is committed to the real Dutch winterfeeling. The Dutch Winter Weeks started in Sneek. People with skates around the neck were given a free burger. For a period of six weeks the menu holds genuine winterproducts. In addition, the guests are given an opportunity to win ‘winter‘ in their own street (www.wineenwinter.nl). For two days the street will be transformed in a winter setting.
British Holiday Inn Hotels are going to use people to warm up the bed for guests. The bed-warming service takes about 5 minutes to complete. Holiday Inn started this action because people sleep better in a warm bed.
In this restaurant in Portland (USA) guests can put together their own pancake. There are several choices in syrup, chocolate and fresh fruit from the garden.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and artist Höller provide a unique opportunity for a one night sleep in a museum. Guests are offered day and night access to the entire museum, a private butler and can sleep in a work of art. The Revolving Hotel Room consists of three rotating discs a wardrobe, a desk and chairs and a bed wearing. A fourth disc bears the very slowly rotating different disks
The champaignbrand Veuve Clicquot has teamed up with designers from L’atelier LZC the ‘Sakura’ to design a collection. The design is based on the beauty of cherry blossoms and a Japanese tradition in the spring to keep feasts and picnics under the cherry blossoms. The portable box contains half a bottle of champagne and two plastic flutes. A pink jacket can keep the bottle cool for two hours.
This elegantly shaped article of stainless steel is both a cake knive and a cake server. The knife was designed by Finnish designer and has the name Mary Kivijärvi Magisso. The ‘knife’ cuts through the cake and through the “handle” the cake can be put on a dish.
A fishing boat from the ’50s has been transformed into a “Spaboot”. There is a Turkish Hammam (bath, shower and heated floor) and a Zen Lounge with fireplace, sauna and panoramic views. With a number of bedrooms and a restaurant, guests are provided a good weekend.
The famous French three-star chef Marc Veyrat started a self-service restaurant in Annecy, France that is called”Cozna Vera ‘. He presents the old-fashioned food in jars filled with natural products such as veal or chicken with turmeric ourguignon (heated bain marie). Starters, Main courses and desserts cost between € 5 and € 10. Guests can sit at stainless steel tables and stools are on transparent plastic. The restaurant will strongly promote that they do not sell products with pesticides, they do this through the slogan, ‘0 pesticides = 0 illness.
During NYC Restaurant Week in 2010 for the first time a truck is used. The truck will be used between the 25th and 29th of January and from the first of February to the 5th. The truck will drive through Manhattan during lunch and people in busy locations will be offered a cup of soup. Each day a different restaurant will provide the soup. Via twitter and www.nycgo.com/restaurantweek, people can track where the truck will be located.
Aston Martin has designed a Ski line which is inspired by the cars behind the brand. The skis are excellent for an all-round skier, the materials used ensure that the skis are suitable for all types of runs.
The company Ultimate Ears produces earbuds that can be custom made and styled to everyone’s own idea. Beside choosing your own colour the earbuds can also be styled with different prints.
Designer Marc Jacobs, will soon open his own café in Milan. The cafe will be open from 7:30 in the morning until 2 o’clock at night. The cafe will be attached to the store with a blue glass sliding door. Both rooms will have the Marc Jacobs look with neon signs, dark blue concrete floors and steel racks.
With the Muji Silicon ice ball machine it’s easy to makes iceballs.
This hotel asked 10 designers from 10 different companies (including surf brands Billabong, Quick Silver, Roxy) to design 10 suites. The hotel, La Casa del Camino is located in the heart of Laguna Beach (USA), this way the hotel established a bit of sponsorship. There is also a room that’s designed by the “Riviera Magazine”. All rooms are themed to the sea and have a link to surf and skate borders.
Taxi2 is a service free of charge for Virgin Atlantic and other airlines passengers who want to share their taxi from the airport to their home / hotel. An initiative to share costs and preserve the planet. Travelers can register online and submit flight and arrival details. The system ensures that you are linked to a suitable companion to share a taxi.
The French designer, Philippe Starck, has designed the cans and bottles of this organic extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The products are made in Andalusia (southern Spain).
Opinion Maker allows you to survey the guestexperience with a modern and user friendly touchscreen computer. The opinions of the guests are measured by means of a scientifically approved system.
The Dutch company Freeline has made the move from a rustic style to a more refined style. This sunbed has a modern circular shape and is suitable for two people. The bed can be used as one part but it can also be set as two separate parts. The matching parasol can complete a 360 ?shade.
Back in 2006 Ineke Hans introduced cutlery in the format of a credit card. Back then, this inventive design wasn’t noticed because it was ahead of its time. Nowadays however, this cutlery is very usefull when eating on-the-go.
Oxfam Novib launched a project to promote sustainable shopping. The goal is to let consumers know that life does not drastically have to change to make the world a little better. They compiled honest shopping routes and put them on a map. These are available in cafes, hotels and shops.
Designer Martin Angelov has won the first prize at the international ‘Line of site’-contest for his ‘Bike above the road’ concept. The concept is nothing more than half a pipe and some cables. The half a pipe is designed for cycling and safety cables suspended parallel, near the steering wheel on the bike. The bike and the biker are secured to a safety cable so you do not have to balance.
A new advertising campaign for the dairyfactory Meadow Fresh was very green. A train station in Auckland got a green makeover. The hard 1,250 square meters of concrete was replaced by a green lawn. Unfortunately, the campaign only laste a short period of time.
Designer Nick Bampton has designed this concept for the Japanese store Muji. This book is a mini-collection of spices and herbs. Each page is removable and can be torn out when preparing your meal. The idea behind the book is to avoid problems when traveling with spices.
Tequila is best known as a man’s drink but this variant of Rosangel is perfect for women. The tequila has the flavor of hibiscusflowers with a hint of vanilla. With Valentine’s Day in prospect, this is the perfect idea for a romantic cocktail.
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