‘Open Workspaces for Urban Nomads’
We are all getting wired & are connected 24/7/365. Here and now we are becoming urban nomads, with the the creative class leading the way. Fixed office rooms are a thing of the past for these frontrunners of society. (Many of the young generations worldwide for example don’t have telephone landlines anymore; mobile phones are enough.) Starbucks tapped into this trend once and offered a place to work wherever these urban nomads of the 24/7/365 generation found themselves. Now we see a professionalization of this insight: The Rise of the Open Workspaces. (Click on Read Why It’s Cool for more)

By Xiao Cao, from the Kamloops Coolhunt: The translucent touch-screen device by designer Seunghan Song promises accurate weather predictions. But especially excellent is that it would simulate the current climate on its display with a clear screen: Totally transparent on a sunny day, virtual drops on a rainy day and a frosty screen when it snows.

From the Brussel Coolhunt ‘09: 2th of November 2008, in western Japan, Kyoto city introduced a single seat bamboo-made electrical car “BamGoo”. The 60 kg ecologically-friendly concept car is developed by the city and the Kyoto University, featuring local bamboo ware technology. The car can run for some 50 kilometers (30 miles) on a charge. What an original idea for the car recession!  It will give new ideas for the car manufactures ...

SUSTAINABILITY

More than 130,000 subscribers, 300 new users each day, about 30,000 trips per day and more than 18 million kilometres, such data are spectacular “Bicing”, public service bicycles that the City Council of Barcelona started there are just one year. Currently, Barcelona has the opportunity to take advantage of some 130 kilometres of urban cycle through 300 stations and more than 4000 bikes public service. All for 24 euros per year.
Little by little, the red and white bike took its place among the symbols of public transport in Barcelona: taxis (yellow like those of New York), subway and buses.

Sabine van den Bosch, from Tio Coolhunt ‘08: I think a rollator is cool, because it helps the elderly people to walk better and longer. It gives them their mobility back. So they can walk, for example, to the supermarket without any help. For the more extravagant 50+er there is now the possibility to pimp-up this rollator. Paint it pink, with feathers on the handles, or whatever else you find attractive and inspiring.

Francesco Coviello, Italia:
Nowadays one of the major problem is time. So this company decided to go directly to their customers with a small shop that shows all their products. If they don’t find it or if they want it differently they will bring it directly home.
1. Located where it is needed without extra cost due to positioning to the best retail strip.
2. Taylor made service. We give you what you need where you need when you need.
3. Cost cut like any internet shop but due to fact that they show the products they have more possibility to sell them.
4. They’ve used APE Cars like the retailer in the city markets during the ’60s.

Rick Slaathuis: I saw this trendy carry pocket for babies in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam. During the conversation the woman told me about this latest trend. I think this way to carry your beautiful boy or girl is getting more popular, because it’s practical and wrestling with the buggy is out of question. People use it to go to the city, beach or even to visit their mother in law. So let’s be honest, isn’t it more beautiful to share all these moments with other people in the same situation? I think the buggy is old – fashioned and the carry pocket, especially for babies is the latest trend.