SEXISME

SEXISM – WOMEN ONLY

TREND? Fitness, shoppen of cinema exclusief bestemd voor vrouwen kenden we al. Maar wat dacht je van een hotelvloer of hotelkamer die alleen vrouwelijke hotelgasten toelaat? Niet enkel om al te vlijtige mannen te weren, maar ook om de vrouwen extra in de watten te kunnen leggen.

In het Luthan Hotel & Spa in Riyad in Saudi-Arabië kunnen vrouwen ongesluierd genieten van alle faciliteiten. Mannen zijn er helemaal niet welkom.LUTHANHOTEL-SPA.COM

Best Western Mayflowers in Wuhan in China is een compleet hotel dat alleen voor vrouwen is bestemd. Het Capsulehotel in Shanghai staat dan weer exclusief voor mannen open. BWMAYFLOWERS.COM.CN

Bella Sky Cromwell in Kopenhagen doopte zijn 17de etage de Bella Donna-verdieping. In elke kamer zijn beautyproducten, make-uptafel, strijkijzer, een mandje met vrouwenmagazines en extra kapstokken aanwezig. BELLASKYCOMWELL.DK

The Westin Gurgaon in New Delhi richtte zeven kamers speciaal in voor vrouwen, met een oversized badkamer en een grote make-uptafel. Alleen vrouwen, zelfs tot het personeel toe, mogen de kamers in. WESTIN-INDIA.COM

W Hotels heeft in elke kamer een Emergency Survival Kit met lipgloss, oogschaduw, mascara en parfum voorzien. Modecrisis in de koffer? De receptie bezorgt je onmiddellijk een klassieke zwarte wikkeljurk van Diane von Furstenburg.starwoodhotels.comSTARWOODHOTELS.COM

In Frankemaheerd 2 verrijst geheel in lijn met deze wereldwijde ontwikkelingen de allereerste vrouwen. In maart  hoopt de Hostel haar deuren te openen. Voor meer info,let me know.

Starters nemen plaats in warenhuizen om hun verhaal te vertellen in New York City 

Een Startup Store is warenhuis in New York City die starters helpt om bekendheid te krijgen door hun ruimte te bieden om hun verhaal te vertellen en hun waren uit te stallen. 

Hard on the heels of our story about the LaunchNow game comes word of yet another initiative designed to help startups build and grow. The venture this time is A Startup Store — a retail space in New York City that helps startups gain exposure by giving them a place to tell their stories and display their wares.

Five New York-based startups kicked off A Startup Store leading up to the holiday season with merchandise-driven installations that introduced them to consumers while giving shoppers a chance to take care of some holiday shopping. Following that initial six-week shopping exhibition, the project plans to completely reinvent itself every four to six weeks with a completely different group of participating startups. “The environment, merchandise, events and story behind everything for sale will be different,” the project explains. On 2 February, A Startup Store will come out of beta and announce its permanent store name while also launching its next exhibition, which will be on the theme of love, it says. 

Consumers Innovation

Personalize your ow Whiskey

It was not long ago that we wrote about Alchemist Dreams and their customizable liqueurs, and now we’ve come across a similar idea with a slight twist. Scottish Whisky Blender is a site that enables visitors to design and name their own custom whisky blends.

The brainchild of Glasgow-based Whiskersons of Bothwell Ltd., Whisky Blender gives users seven hand-picked whiskies to choose from when crafting their own blend. Consumers simply pick which ones they’d like to include and in what proportions, and then come up with a name for their personal blend. Once the order is complete, Whisky Blender will blend, bottle and brand the whisky in a 70cL corked, lead-free crystal decanter bottle, including a hand-written, personalized label. Meanwhile, Whisky Blender also enters the blend into its ever-growing archive along with a unique code, so it can be enjoyed by others as well as revisited by the personal who originally created it. The video below offers an introduction to the concept by Whisky Blender expert John Lamond:

Is there any end to consumers’ desire to have it their own way? We don’t think so either. Keep the design-your-own innovations coming!

Website: www.whiskyblender.com
Contact: info@whiskyblender.com

On a Berlin rooftop, aquaponic farm will produce vegetables and fish

Frisch vom Dach is building an aquaponic farm on the roof of an old malthouse in Berlin that will produce both vegetables and fish.

 2nd January 2012 in Eco & Sustainability, Food & Beverage.

Rooftop farms have graced our virtual pages on numerous occasions before, but recently we came across an example with an interesting twist. German company Frisch vom Dach is building an aquaponic farm on the roof of an old malthouse in Berlin that will produce both vegetables and fish.

Frisch vom Dach has already built a container farm on much the same premise as the rooftop version it’s now in the process of creating. Constructed from an upcycled shipping container with integrated fish tank and attached greenhouse, that container version operates on a closed water cycle whereby fish waste fertilizes the plants, and the plants purify the water. Now, plans call for the rooftop version atop Malzfabrik Berlin, operating with a similar system and producing both vegetables and fish reared according to sustainable aquaculture guidelines. The rooftop farm is expected to be ready for its first harvest in 2013, with a portion sold in an onsite shop and the rest going to local retailers.

Frisch vom Dach is currently seeking partners for investment, planning and purchasing opportunities. One to get involved in early?

Website: www.frischvomdach.de/english
Contact: info@frischvomdach.de