Crono is a Portugese Urban Art project that pairs street artists (with the likes of ARM Collective, Lucy Mclauchlan, Ericailcane, SAM3, BLU and GÊMEOS) with huge, abandoned buildings in Lisbon. Source: Coolhunting
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WineBotas
I remember I wanted to get a botas as a souvenir, but only seeing the typically tan or black ones for sell in tourist shops, I wasn’t sure how long the liquor had been stewing in them. However, this is something more promising, Chicago-based WineBotas – the sole U.S. importer of iconic artisinal wine bags [...]
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Nespresso ‘Art Campaign’
An ornate window and in-store campaign has been developed for coffee brand Nespresso, by German retail marketing company, LIGANOVA and Indian designer Manish Arora. Evoking stories from the Arabian Nights, each hand-made artwork is a fantasy story acted out by different characters, each of whom represent one of Nespresso’s many coffee experiences and playfully makes [...]
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VEUVE CLICQUOT & Pierre Marie
Champagne house, VEUVE CLICQUOT‘s latest designer collaboration is with artistic director and illustrator Pierre Marie. “Inspired by a whimsical story of noticing how the song of birds crescendoes during the sunset, Pierre Marie paints a vision of loveliness for VEUVE CLICQUOT Rosé, creating a pastel setting full of birds as night starts to fall, then [...]
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Brush with Fashion
Sometimes I make a habit of tweeting something, and only blogging it when I read/see it circulate again. Here’s an example; first launched in UK last November is The Body Shop and London College of Fashion make-up collaboration. Seemingly doing well, its due to be launched in Hong Kong on 10 February 2011. Titled Brush [...]
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Apple’s Mouse-less Keyboard
“Apple has patented a motion sensor-enabled keyboard that will allow users to navigate through the Mac OS without a separate mouse. The design uses four small cameras around the perimeter of the keyboard to track finger movements that would replace standard mouse gestures”. Source: PSFK
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A Room for London
In time for the 2012 Olympics and to be located on top of the Southbank Centre, A Room For London will allow two guests – at a time – a chance to spend a night in a room over looking London. Calling for design entries, the initiative is commissioned by cultural organisations, Living Architecture and Artangel. [...]
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Levi’s Eco Efforts
Earlier this month, Levi’s launched its Waterless jeans range, which is made using significantly less water than the 42 liters required for an average pair of Levi’s to be dyed, washed and finished. The care tag that accompanies the jeans, advises consumers to wash their jeans in cold water and “when no longer needed” to [...]
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3D Food Printer
A collaboration between Cornell’s Fab@Home research group and The French Culinary Institute comes the 3D Printer. Capable of producing edible designs, it can use any pliable ingredient such as pastes or gels to “print” food items into any shape and texture (as long as it can be designed on a computer screen). Source: CNN Money
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Meal Planning Solution kiosk
Apparently, the average person has the recipe of only 10 meals up their sleeve and 77% of grocery shoppers don’t know what they’re making for their next meal. Leveraging on these facts, Kraft Foods demonstrates a kiosk that uses facial recognition technology to offer meal suggestions. Designed to be located in supermarkets, the “Meal Planning [...]
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