The California hip-hop dancer Brian Perez (25) devised a game to end the facebooking, tweeting and telephone calls in a restaurant. His bet: a game called “Do not Be A Di*k During Meals With Friends”. The rules are very simple. The game starts after everyone has ordered. Then everyone puts the phone down with the display on the table and the first one that picks up the phone has to pay the entire bill.
Handpresso designed a portable espresso machine which helps you to enjoy a premium quality coffee indoor as well as outdoor. With a bicycle pomp look-a-like the pressure can be pumped to 16 bar. Watch the video for the instructions.
Valentine’s day 2012 is approaching, so Marjolein van Spronsen has highlighted a few potential incentives. Check the inspirational article for café, restaurant, hotel and citymarketing via Google Translate
Design studio Czeck designed these bottle-shaped shutters for a wine store and bar in Prague. In one glance you see what this store is selling. A nice idea for wine shops or wine bars?
Design studio Calcco designed for a fictional person called Marques de Burgos a romantic bottle of wine. The design of this bottle reflects the character of this person, which is romantic and adventurous. See the bottle here.
The German company Keienburg GmbH developed an eco-friendly cardbord packaging for carbonated drinks. It allows both a greener and cheaper production process and benefit consumers with a beverage which stays cool for a longer period.
The Samuel Adams brewers are teaming up with social media guru Guy Kawasaki to crowdsource a new beer through Facebook. The “Crowd Craft” project uses an app that invites fans to help determine all of the different aspects of the collaborative brew.
The chocolate brand Cadbury made an enormous Thumbs up of chocolate, because they received 1 million likes on their facebook page. Watch the movie for the building process.
Yorb Design designed futuristic versions of the shishas pipe. The Sepia Collection consists of five models, the products are inspired by the underwater marine life. By using an embedded ring of colored LED lights, each model can be transformed into a luminous object. There is a limited amount for sale.
Throughout the years absinth has developed a mythological status. The producers of Fada Verde keep the myth alive by creating an absinth soft drink. The name of the product is based on the the myth and refers to the appearance of a ‘green fairy’ while drinking absinth. Fada Verde contains an absinth extract and is alcohol-free. After Austria and Swiss it’s now available in the Netherlands as well. See the Fada Verde Absinth here.
Ringhotels, a German association of over 130 hotels, made a Monopoly game where Riga and London are replaced by hotels in the chain. They sell the game online and at the individual hotels. Do you prefer digital? Earlier we wrote about Foursquaropoly.
Andrew Tanner designed a collection of plates that serve as art (Sillhoute Wall Plate). The plates are made in England from fine bone china material. The background of walls bring the plates alive with the cut out design. See the plates here.
Designers United from Greece made a new identity and packaging design for a new premium quality series of Greek extra virgin olive oil. 5 stands for quality in olive oil. See the new packaging here.
If you are planning to organize a Star Wars marathon en you need something to snack, try the life sized stormtrooper. Amanda Oakleaf Cakes created a 6 feet and 300 pounds life sized dessert. Visitors of the Sci-Fi conference in Boston were lucky to eat the stormtrooper. It took almost 300 persons to finish the trooper. See the dessert here.
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
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
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