I recently presented at the Future Trends conference in Miami. My presentation was called ‘Good Ideas in 2010′ and it is the first part of a project to deliver a book later this month with the same title.
Read more...November 5, 2009
(Pic) Small Is Beautiful
The label of a British beer brand waves the ’small is beautiful’ flag.
Read more...November 4, 2009
Laser Etching Could Replace Labels on Fruits and Vegetables
A new laser etching technique might make the small labels on fruits and vegetables a thing of the past.
Read more...Casa Huerta: Scaleable Greenhouses for Urban Environments
Casa Huerta (Orchard House) is a small scale greenhouse / vertical farming system proposed to better life in the poor areas of the world’s cities.
Read more...Guinness’ Latest Ad Hits TV Screens Today
The latest Guinness ad will be released on ITV1 in the UK this evening, during the Champions League football match between Liverpool and Lyon. Given Guinness’ history of large-scale ads, on first glance this one appears no less ambitious or impressive.
Read more...November 3, 2009
Illy Caffe Looking to Replace Your Morning Starbucks
Italian coffee maker Illy Caffe will challenge Starbucks Corp’s stronghold over the US out-of-home coffee market by expanding its reach within independent coffee shops, rather than opening up its own.
Read more...Good Ideas Salon, Brooklyn
Next week, PSFK will be hosting Good Ideas Salon, Brooklyn. We’ll be enjoying local fare, and featuring a panel of guest speakers discussing small batch culture and local entrepreneurship.
Read more...November 2, 2009
NYC Spaghetti Packaging Uses Pasta To Model the Chrysler Building
Alex Creamer, a student at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK, has designed a package for NYC Spaghetti that recreates the Chrysler Building in hard pasta form.
Read more...October 30, 2009
(Pic) Local, Local, Local
Continuing the theme that local is more about good stuff created by people with heart, we noticed this bar close to our NYC office with its proud signage for ‘Local Food – Local Beer – Local Wine’.
Read more...October 29, 2009
Small Scale Rice Farming in Japan
Rice farming usually conjures mental images of vast, sprawling rice paddies. That’s not always the case, as Tokyo Green Space recently discovered.
Read more...(Pics) Clic Ceramics
Transforming everyday ceramic tableware into an almost alien, industrial form, Lisa Grahner’s “Clic Ceramics” is a unique system that combines sculpture and utility.
Read more...October 28, 2009
New Amsterdam Market, NYC
The second outing of the New Amsterdam Market took place last weekend and PSFK was in attendance checking the artisinal food stands – and their wares of course.
Read more...DIY Molecular Gastronomy
Nerdcore points us to a new kit for aspiring chef-scientists looking to try their hand at molecular gastronomy.
Read more...October 27, 2009
Our Increasing Portion Size
An interesting article over on Divine Caroline displays a side by side comparison of how food portions have changed over the past twenty years.
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