 Waterfront Sports Restaurants - CBS Scene::On Saturday night, the state-of-the-art CBS Scene Restaurant and Bar opened at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The opening gala was attended by celebrities from the sports and entertainment… [MORE] |
 Spicy Flavored Liquor - Tabasco Tequila::Following in the footsteps of Absolut Peppar and Ukranian Hot Pepper Vodka, Heaven Hill Distilleries is planning to roll out their own take on the hot-pepper liquor trend: Tabasco Tequila.
Yep, the ubiquitous… [MORE] |
 Insulated Glassware - The Double-Walled Champagne Flute::Like most extravagant designs, these double-walled champagne flutes have a functional reason behind their beauty. The extra weight adds comfort and durability, while providing extra insulation to maintain… [MORE] |
 Luxury Date Movies - $35 Ticket Comes to Southern California::Wait, $35? Yep. A movie theater in Costa Mesa, CA wants to open a movie theater that will charge up to $35 per tic. Buy your ticket online, pick your seat, valet park your car and concierge service is… [MORE] |
 Impromptu Raves - Surprise IKEA Nightclub Homage::Sometimes beloved businesses fall prey to corporate expansion, like UK nightclub The Sanctuary did when it was razed and turned into an IKEA. But faithful fans don’t forget quickly. In this video, 200… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Ice Cubes - Nordic Rocks::Those who are drawn to hermetically-sealed French ice cubes should delight in Nordic Ice Rocks. Nordic Rocks have been mined from pollution-free Swedish rocks, formed into cubes, and brought to market… [MORE] |
 33 One-of-a-Kind Theme Restaurants::Forget about the food--these 33 theme restaurants are destinations in their own right. Whether you're sitting on a toilet seat eating chocolate soft-serve ice cream out of a suggestively-shaped miniature… [MORE] |
 17 Unique Night Clubs::Nightclubs have gone far beyond the standard DJ-and-dance-floor format. These 17 night clubs revolutionize nightlife in several different ways.
Some cater to a unique crowd, like dance clubs that cater… [MORE] |
 Mechanic Inspired Oils & Spirits - Anthony’s Mini Garage Winery::Reddot award winner, Anthony’s Mini Garage Winery is a brilliantly ingenious gourmet food and drink brand. The German design studio ‘Korefe’ has developed this ‘mechanically’ themed line of specialty food… [MORE] |
 GPS To Track Alcohol - Beer Kegs Go High Tech::The tough economic times have produced a market in which a typical 18-pound keg is worth about $35. It’s not the stale beer but, the stainless steel that boosts the price.
To combat would-be thieves… [MORE] |
 Redneck Cooking - 10 Awesome Tailgating Gadgets::The great American sport is in season! No, not Football, tailgating. Pre-season is over, college and pro football games are underway, and the tailgating time has arrived.
More time and energy is spent… [MORE] |
 Cave-Inspired Wineries - Flora Springs in Napa::Napa is renowned for the exquisite beauty and rolling hills of its vineyards; the tasting room at Flora Springs Winery takes terroir one step further with its cave-inspired tasting room. Dubbed simply… [MORE] |
 $2,500 Cognac Shots - Rose Club Serves Louis XIII Black Pearl::Louis XIII Black Pearl cognac is Rémy Martin’s most luxurious cognac. Its bottle is designed by Baccarat and hand-blown from black crystal; the limited-edition bottle retails in stores for between $31,000… [MORE] |
 Gravity Defying Wine Bottles - The Chain Stand::Amaze your guests with this law of gravity defying wine bottle stand, set to confuse.
The stand creates a clever optical illusion. It's made from welded chain links that counter-balance the weight of… [MORE] |
 8 Person Beer Bongs - The Octabong::Everyone likes to have a beer with a few pals, but what if you and seven of your closest friends wanted to funnel a beer at the same time?
Well, now you can with the 100% recyclable Octabong! (No, we’re… [MORE] |
 Beer Caps for Awareness - Anti-Drinking and Driving Beer Crown Ads::Vazir Breveries uses a witty ambient awareness technique integrated into its beer bottles to advise the person who is drinking not to drink and drive.
The idea is simple yet extremely effective. A car… [MORE] |
 Millionaire Liquor - Poll Reveals Top Tipples of the Wealthy::The Luxury Institute just published the results of a survey on CNBC in which 1,771 wealthy Americans (net worth of at least $4.3 million and average income of at least $351,000) were asked for their top… [MORE] |
 10 Outrageous Beer Flavors - From Pizza to Banana Bread::Breweries and beer corporations in 2008 face an ever-changing landscape and must diversify their portfolios. Luckily for consumers, this means sampling a great variety of new ales, lagers and lambics.… [MORE] |
 Rapper Alcohol - Dr. Dre Launches Cognac & Vodka Range and Detox Album::Rapper and legendary hip-hop producer Dr. Dre is launching a new cognac and vodka range that will be part of an integrated mega marketing plan for the release of his long-awaited “Detox” album, reportedly… [MORE] |
 German Style Beer Bongs - Beer Stein with Speed Hole::The Beer Stein Bong, as it has been nicknamed, is shaped like a traditional German beer stein with a speed spout. When you're in a sipping mood, you drink from the conveniently labeled mouth of the stein.… [MORE] |
 Intoxicated Photography - Marcel Wanders’ Sexy Happy Hour::No, the first photo is not upside down or on its side. It is the work of Marcel Wanders.
Here he is featured in a play of his own (design). Together with a lovely female model, some sparkling Veuve Clicquot… [MORE] |
 Beer for the Health Conscious - Jessica Simpson for Stampede Light Beer::Is there anything America's Sweetheart, Jessica Simpson, can't do? She's a singer, dancer, actress (some would say “wannabe actress"), Proactiv spokesperson, designer, entrepreneur, and she just recently… [MORE] |
 Coffee Printers (UPDATE) - The OnLatte Foam Printer::Earlier this year, we featured a coffee printer, but we figured it was time to update that post with this gallery.
OnLatte’s latte foam printer has the modern barista beat. Sure, there’s something to… [MORE] |
 Fake Blood Beverages - “Tru Blood” Promotes Vampire Show::Behavior Design has come up with one bloody good marketing campaign, called Tru Blood, to promote HBO’s new vampire seriesTrue Blood, set to air on September 7, 2008, at 9pm EST.
The Tru Blood Synthetic… [MORE] |
 Political Incorrect Drink Pricing - Bar Charges Yuppies and Activists More, Gay People Less::The Karriere Bar is a place where Yuppies and activists pay extra, homosexuals and immigrants pay less. I am not sure how they enforce this rule, but the concept is sure to attract attention and controversy.… [MORE] |
 Knitted Night Clubs - The Bordello Bar::This sexy night club is called the Bordello Bar, a nightclub in Soho, London. At last, another trend I can actually see and go and play with!
This is the work of Sam Buxton who was commissioned by Young… [MORE] |
 Coffee Calligraphy - The Writing Spoon::At last, a 2-in-1 product pairing that actually makes sense. In this case, it's a spoon and fountain pen hybrid designed by Spanish artist, Julie Mariscal.
Mariscal's Writing Spoon has an incision at… [MORE] |
 Bubble Wrap Bottle Skins - The Wineskin::If you're going to haul back wine from vacation, be sure to protect those expensive bottles in your suitcase with a Wineskin. The sleeve is meant to protect your precious purchase of fine wine from breaking… [MORE] |
 Champagne Cork Capsule Stools - Moët et Chandon Chairs::If A Man wants to seat the lady who wears jewels stylishly, he should consider a champagne cork capsule stool.
US based designer James Herman, who was fiddling around with a champagne cork at one of his… [MORE] |
 Caffeinated Cookies - Buzz Strong Real Coffee Cookies::These caffeinated cookies are just another example of how the world loves coffee. In fact, many of us ‘need’ the caffeine to get ourselves going at various times of the day.
Recently on Trend Hunter… [MORE] |
 Dog-Friendly Happy Hour - Doggie Happy Hour at Hotel Monaco::At the Hotel Monaco in Alexandria, Virginia, happy hour has truly gone to the dogs. Their legendary Doggie Happy Hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 PM until 8 PM is a social opportunity for man and… [MORE] |
 Nightlife Fusion of Brazil and Japan - Sugarcane Opens in Las Vegas’ Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casi::On Friday, the Las Vegas Strip’s newest nightclub Sugarcane opened its doors inside the Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino. Sugarcane blends Japanese and Brazilian themes for a truly unique club. Rather than… [MORE] |
 Boozing Accessories - Take a Shot from the Tequila Belt or Beerdolier::Go ahead, take your best shot from the Tequila shooter belt. Then chase it with a beer from the Beerdolier.
The shooter belts are made to stand the rough and tumble world that surrounds the salt, lime… [MORE] |
 Real Eel Soft Drinks - Fishy Japanese Drinks::URGH. The Japan Tobacco Company has launched a new drink called Unagi Nobori which, in English, translates to ‘Surging Eel’. The fishy beverage went on sale in August, the country'’s official eel-eating… [MORE] |
 $1 Million Brandy - Mendis Coconut Brandy::Mendis is the creator of the world’s most expensive bottle of Brandy, the Mendis Million Dollar bottle. The world’s first bottle of clear brandy made from coconut was introduced at a world premier tasting… [MORE] |
 Illuminated Bars - Jumbo Bar by Jorge Najera::If you liked Najera’s illuminated wine cooler, you’re going to love the same concept as a bar. The contemporary design of this modular bar is unquestionably cool, even space-age looking.
The units… [MORE] |
 Animal Shot Glasses - For Wild Nights of Drinking::These Animal Shot Glasses are a great gift to any hunter or animal lover.
When in use, the cool glasses balance atop the head of a bear, bull, deer, moose or rhinoceros.
The stylish glasses are made… [MORE] |
 Retro Instructional Videos - How to Party::Golly gee, you kids just don't know how to party! What you need is some "gay entertainment." I know how to party because we had instructional films.
Deciding what girls all the boys like was one of the… [MORE] |
 Pro-Smoking Designs - The Smoker Bench::I'm liking this new trend of smoking-friendly designs that try to offset the negativity of smoking by providing some green plants in the design itself. Following the Ash is Ok ashtray-flowerpot, we bring… [MORE] |
 Drugged Money - US Bills Have The Most Cocaine::Paper money is known to contain high traces of cocaine. A new study published in the latest issue of the Trends in Analytical Chemistry journal has revealed that U.S. bills take the top spot for having… [MORE] |
 Fake Inflatable Teapots - Plastic T. Pot::What looks like a plastic, inflatable teapot is in reality a fun pot made of glazed porcelain. It is hard to believe it's not actually soft and squishy. It really looks like there is no way it could hold… [MORE] |
 Trash Races - 24 Hours of LeMons Race for Clunkers::Many Americans go out of their way to insult the French. At the same time, they are insanely jealous of the race the 24 Hours of LeMans. Here’s a bunch of 'race' car drivers who have taken the insult… [MORE] |
 Eco Wine Jewelery - Maison Martin Magiela Accessories::Sometimes the humblest of materials can be used as jewelry. By recycling the corks and sealers of wine bottles as well as the pull tabs of beer cans, Maison Martin Magiela jewelry is not only cocktail-inspired… [MORE] |
 Veggie Flavoured Vodka - 'Three Olive' Tomato Vodka::Flavoured Vodka is nothing new, but until now the spirit has been infused with sweet and fruity flavours like mango, raspberry, peach, pomegranate and vanilla. Now Three Olives has gone the route of the… [MORE] |
 Fragrance Wines - Mixed Wine Drinks by Wine Scent::Wine Fragrance from France has launched a line of mixed drinks made from wine. They feature three delicious drinks that combine fine wines and the aromas of flowers or fruit. The three drinks are:
“Red… [MORE] |
 Tequila Flasks - Kaleidoscope's Canteen::Spirit manufacturers always seem to be on the cutting edge of packaging design and the proof is in the bottle with this sleek tequila ‘flask’ that marketing company Kaleidoscope developed for their… [MORE] |
 7 Funky Beer Ads + Guinness Light Show::With everything from selling sex, shocking consumers, sending social messages, to using humor, beer ads seem to capture it all.
Whether it was a TV commercial, print or online campaign, there is ]no… [MORE] |
 Beer Bottle Labels As Art - Becks Canvas::Becks beer are going to be using the labels on their bottles as blank canvases to support the work of four artists from London's Royal Academy of Arts.
From August 1, the Becks brand will be distributing… [MORE] |
 7,500 Litres of Free Flowing Champagne - World's Largest Champagne Fountain::I struggle with the most basic construction, so I find the World's largest champagne fountain staggering. It's a bit like dominos, but with 43,000 glasses and 7,500 litres of champagne involved. Talk about… [MORE] |
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