Mimicking how the skin or peel of a grape, coconut and orange protects its internal matter, WikiCells are self-contained, edible forms of packaging enclosing liquids, mousses and emulsions. Invented by Harvard professor David Edwards and industrial designer Francois Azambourg, WikiCells can be held in the hand, eaten like an apple or poked with a straw [...]
Continue reading WikiCells Following the success of the pop-up phenomenon comes a new hide and seek concept in wining and dining – the wandering bar. The Fourth Wall is an exact replica of London’s Fitzrovia bar Bourne and Hollingsworth, from its cocktails to its floral wallpaper – but guests have to find it first. Each night The Fourth [...]
Continue reading The Wandering Bar Displaying real fruit and veg amongst real products, I spotted this fruit and veg stand-inspired stall of home accessories brand Visionaire at Hong Kong’s annual design event DETOUR. (As contributed to WGSN-Homebuildlife Blog)
Continue reading Visionaire at Detour Partnering with French champagne brand Taittinger, the Hilton Arc de Triomphe, Paris has launched – and is hosting – the Bubble Barwhere guests can sip champagne inside a 16ft-high snow globe. It is available from 1 December 2011 until 2 January 2012. Source: Sphere
Continue reading Bubble Bar Motoazabu Farm is a residential property in central Tokyo, which offers its tenants opportunities to connect with each other and to connect with nature. A 40-plot urban garden can be rented by tenants to grow their own vegetables and herbs. Experienced farmers are on hand to train beginners on tasks such as watering and weeding, [...]
Continue reading Motoazabu Farm Luxury Culture showcases a series of ‘gastronomic experiences’ from their archives. I’ve selected a few that caught my eye and have added one to the collection. My addition is the Flower Pot Starter and Earl Grey in Mini-Watering Can, as part of the Tour 1 Chef Tasting Menu at Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental.
Continue reading Gastronomic Experiences In collaboration with New York’s ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day, ABSOLUT VODKA has provided 18 artists with its iconic bottle as a blank canvas to fill with creativity. Representing a variety of disciplines – from drawing, painting and sculpting to print making, film making and digital art – are artworks that include light installations by UVA, cut-out [...]
Continue reading Absolut Blank Anke Domaske, a 28-year-old biologist and fashion designer from Germany has created clothes made from milk. Fibres are extracted from substandard milk that is usually thrown away and then used to manufacture milk yarn fabric without the use of any pesticides or chemicals. Apparently, the fabric has a silky feel, drapes well, and is cheaper [...]
Continue reading Milk Yarn Fabric In an attempt to increase market share, the Korean branch of British supermarket brand Tesco (renamed Homeplus for the new market) worked with advertising agency Cheil, to launch a virtual grocery store within a South Korean subway station that allowed users to shop using QR codes. Installed in the station was a large, wall-length billboard, [...]
Continue reading Tesco Homeplus Virtual Supermarket Serving Beijing and Shanghainese-style vegetarian and health-conscious cuisine, all the furniture and décor of Hong Kong restaurant Slim Taste is made or clad with brown cardboard. From tables, chairs, crockery, trays, light shades, wallpaper, cabinets and even curtains. Divided into two zones: ‘day’ features a hand-carved rainbow and clouds, and ‘night’ has moon-shaped lamps and [...]
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