Cool Edition April ‘08




01. Ouch/Bling

Ouch/Bling

These are called bling band-aids. Wear them as jewelry. How to really turn your OUCH into BLING. Packaging : Three plasters in slide top tin. One with ice white rhinestones,…

02. Dongtan

Dongtan

The eco-city that everybody in Shanghai seems to be talking about, Dongtan island, plans to have over half a million people living on it by 2010. Preserving the natural habitat…

03. Find the Pond

Find the Pond

The Pond is a short-term pop-up bar that has been purpose-built to burn bright & die young in Melbourne – it has a lifespan of only 12 weeks and after…

04. Superuse

Superuse

http://Www.superuse.org is an open community of designers, architects and anyone else who would like to join and is interested in inventive ways of recycling. The creative fun level is…

05. Daylight Revisited

Daylight Revisited

Recently Philips introduced the Daylight Concept Active Glass at their Simplicity event, here in New York. The unit transforms an entire wall into an interactive multi functional light screen. Although…

06. Online event invitations services on the rise

Online event invitations services on the rise

Online event invitation services are booming worldwide, though the USA West Coast probably is in the lead. It is the Web 2.0 empowered way to get the right persons to…

07. Knitting Net Grannies

Knitting Net Grannies

Swiss grandmothers sell tailor made knitted socks via the Internet. You choose the granny, the pattern and voila: homemade socks.  www.netgranny.ch: a wordwide hit!

Originally by Joris de…

08. Souk el Tayeb, Beirut

Souk el Tayeb, Beirut

Kamal Mouzawak, young journalist from Beirut took the initiative to create the first famer’s market in Lebanon - the tradition of middle eastern souks didn’t survive the long war. Above…

09. Nokia Experience Centers

Nokia Experience Centers

Nokia has rolled out its own stores over that last year and a half, called Experience Centers. But there’s a twist: the 25 Experience Centers around the country don’t sell…

10. Radical Transparancy

Radical Transparancy

In a wired world practically any (private) information one may want resides on a server somewhere. The quid pro quo of always-on connectivity is that any electronic communication can be…

11. Brazilian Sneaker Freaks

Brazilian Sneaker Freaks

The ultimate piece of Brazilian fashionistas is on the floor level. Showing that you know what’s cool means now you need a vamped sneakers on you feet. Vynil, colorful prints,…

12. Artek 2nd Cycle

Artek 2nd Cycle

Artek, a high-end iconic Finnish manufacturer of furniture goes to flea markets and the internet to buy back its own vintage products from consumers. They fixed the products only when…

13. Eco-Dying

Eco-Dying

We have been seeing in recent months a drive towards a more eco-friendly death business with the advent of biodegradable coffins, eco-cementaries, green burials etc.

Originally submitted by MaryLee Sachs…

14. WornAgain.co.uk

WornAgain.co.uk

Wornagain.co.uk is a joint venture between Anti-Apathy and Terra Plana. They recycle a lot of totally cool gear and offer it for sale on the website. I really…

15. The Rise of Mash-Up Culture

The Rise of Mash-Up Culture

Probably it started on February 24, 2004 when DJ Dangermouse mixed the Beatles’ The White Album with Jay-Z’s The Black Album. The result, The Grey Album, was downloaded a million…


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