Thursday, September 28, 2006

Interessante bloggere

Meg Hourihans food blog.

http://www.megnut.com/

Megnut.com er et website om mad. Meg skriver: "This site is an excuse for me to follow my culinary curiosities wherever they may lead me. That means recipes some days, links others, some articles, some travel, and basically whatever I find interesting in the world of food. As my interests change, so will the content. It will not be limited to any specific topic except the broad one of "food".".

Meg Hourihan co-founded Pyra labs, the company behind Blogger before its acquisition by Google.


Josh Spears blog:

http://www.joshspear.com/category/food/

Josh er trendspotter, tidligere Cool Hunter blogger:

"Josh recently launched creative brand consulting company, Spear Creative Group, has already been retained by an impressive select clientle. Spear has assembled a unique team of seasoned strategists, cutting edge designers, and proven trend spotters dedicated to supporting companies to effectively evolve to the next level of visibility, efficiency and excellence."


Reids blog:

http://www.onokinegrindz.typepad.com/

Food reviews m. billeder og opskrifter.


...more to come!

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Brand Spaces & Events

En ting man også kunne forsøge at tænke ind i Foodos er begrebet "Brand Spaces". Altså et rum som i sig selv er med til at styrke det pågældende brand - her selvfølgelig Foodos!
Nogle eksempler på det kunne være:
Louis Vuitton som har lavet et galleri der bl.a. udstiller firmaets historie: http://www.louisvuitton.com

Et andet firma er den italienske kaffeproducent Illy, som har indrettet en kombination af bl.a. galleri, bibliotek og café i et smukt lokale i New Yorks Soho-kvarter:

"We invite you to experience the perfect blend of coffee,
art and culture, served up with fine food, provocative discussion and entertainment at Galleria illy in New York's Soho district. Enjoy espresso and cappuccino, prepared the authentic Italian way. Read from a library of things coffee and things art. Learn about coffee from University of Coffee experts.
Experience how espresso cup art elevates the taste. Immerse yourself completely in the culture of our unique coffee brand".


http://www.illyusa.com/galleria/home.htm

Workshop: Tendens - "Kvindemarked"

“KVINDEMARKED”
– Produkter som er særlig udviklede til kvinders behov, fx drikkevarer.

Dutch wine for women. Sophie & Sophie is rosé wine sold in small bottles. Actually, it's not quite wine, but a wine 'refresher' made from wine (51%), dealcoholized wine (31%), and grape must (18%). Must is the juice of freshly pressed grapes, before it's fermented into wine.
Which leaves a drink that tastes like semi-dry wine, but only contains 5.5% alcohol, and half the amount of calories in real wine. Sophie & Sophie was created by Natural Wines, a wine merchant that specializes in natural products with a low alcohol percentage.
http://www.naturalwines.nl/





http://www.karlsberger-hof.de/marken_karla.htm

Se fx her forumsdiskussion om denne øl til kvinder : http://www.springwise.com/food_beverage/functional_beer_for_women/




http://www.karmi.pl


Workshop: Beriget mad med gavnlige egenskaber

BERIGET MAD MED GAVNLIGE EGENSKABER – Fødevareindustriens tværfaglighed.
• Skønhed & slikbarer (som i ex)
• Andre muligheder?

FOLK:
• Nestle
• Avene, Biotherm, Cliniderm mv..
• Aarstiderne
• Carlsberg
• Irma
• Naturmedicinsproducent


Beriget mad, med gavnlige egenskaber. Kombinationen af flere forskellige områder – I nedenstående link: kombinationen af skønhedsprodukter og fødevarer. At tilføre en fødevare samme egenskaber som fx skønhedsprodukter. Fusion af produktfunktioner.
Se nedenstående link for eksempel på firma som producerer den slags produkter: http://www.borba.net/



CocoaVia laver sunde chokoladebarer, som bl.a er godt for kolesteroltallet:http://www.cocoavia.com/


Nestle har i deres japanske udgave af "Kit-Kat" forsøgt sig med en grøn te udgave. Grøn te er jo som bekendt berømt for sin gavnlige inndvirken på en masse ting.




Derudover har det amerikanske slikfirma "Jelly Belly" lanceret en ny type beriget slikpastil til sportsudøvere:
Sport Beans Jelly Beans are formulated with carbohydrates, electrolytes, and vitamins B and C. They're the ideal portable power™ for endurance athletes, weekend warriors, and sports enthusiasts of all types.

Workshop: Emballage

INDPAKNING/EMBALLAGE:
• Spiselig emballage
• ”Printing sushi” (Jesper)
• Øko-emballage
• Emballage med flere funktioner
• Japansk papirfoldning

FOLK:
• Josefine Bentzen (Industriel designer – ”Måltidet i rummet”)
• Grafiker
• Aarstiderne
• Tetrapak
• Arla eller anden relevant fødevareproducent

http://www.orikaso.com/index_SE.html






TETRA-PRISMA containers are state-of-the-art packaging that will revolutionize the wine industry. 100% recyclable, Tetra-Prisma containers reduce packaging by 90% in comparison to typical glass wine bottles. In fact, Tetra-Prisma containers have less packaging than an egg!
Se her hvordan et sådant produkt kan betale sig både økonomisk og ifht. økologi: http://www.frenchrabbit.com/reduce.html

Monday, September 04, 2006

Sæbeboble-sang

Jeg kan desværre ikke huske, hvilket digt af Strunge, Flemming reciterede i fredags. Men til gengæld kom jeg lige i tanke om en sang, som Dan Turèll har skrevet. Og ja, det passer jo meget godt til nedenstående billeder.

Her et uddrag: Onkel Danny's små sorte sitrende skinnende svirrende swingende saxsoli sæbeboble-sange (1978), og som alle jo nok ved, så er sæbeboble-sange både flotte og sjove:

Åh jeg blæser altid sæbebobler
bobler af papir og blæk
Alting får lys
Alting fornys
mens man drømmer tiden væk
Kom med
Blæs sæbebobler
Drøm dig til et andet sted
Kom nu
Blæs dine sæbebobler
Hele Verden blæser med!

Saturday, September 02, 2006

aftermath





























Thanks for great 5 weeks and amazing presentation yesterday! I had so much fun working with you guys and can't wait to see the project going further in Danisco. Big thanks for Flemming and Signe too, you are quite an inspiration.

But here it comes, few videos and some pics!