If you’re passionate about interior design and want to turn your hobby into your dream job, you’ll need to work hard to build up a prestigious reputation that wins you clients and ensures you have a reliable income for the foreseeable future. So, how do you get from zero to hero in the world of interior design? In essence, you […]
Establishing Yourself as an Authoritative Interior Design Professional
Drinks Pairing with Music
Ever wonder what libation best complements Lady Gaga? Well, according to Drinkify, it’s a 6 oz. vodka served neat with an olive. Upon selecting a song or artist, the site suggests the perfect cocktail to pair with one’s musical taste. So while Snoop sounds best with a 10 oz. gin, a 10 oz. wheatgrass juice, and a 12 oz. lemon […]
Starting a Cool Boutique Hotel Business
Boutique hotels became very popular during the 1980s, particularly in major cities such as London, New York and San Francisco. Take a quick look inside one, and it’s easy to understand their appeal, right across the board. Boutique hotels don’t just offer something different to travellers and holiday makers. They also offer a unique business opportunity for prospective owners as […]
Food Waste Powered Supermarket
Proving that there’s life beyond the dumpster for wasted food, a U.K. store just became the first in the country to be totally powered by leftovers. The Guardian reports that a Sainsbury’s store in the West Midlands of the U.K. is set to leave the national power grid in favor of food power created through the anaerobic digestion of food […]
How to Sell Swank on the London Property Market
London is not a place void of sophisticated style and quirky charm; in fact, it’s probably got enough kookiness for the entire nation. With one bedroom apartments selling for well in excess of one million pounds on a regular basis, if you want to sell high-end apartments you’ll need some help to get started. If not, your properties are bound […]
Solar Cell That Cools Itself
Solar power cells need to stay relatively cool for the sake of both efficiency and longevity, but active cooling (like ventilation) isn’t practical; it’s expensive, and may block the very rays the cells are supposed to collect. To tackle this problem, Stanford University researchers have created a new form of solar cell that cools itself. The technique embeds a pattern […]
Dual Purpose Book of Barbeque
Offering a more innovative take on a regular cookbook, Brazilian cookware brand Tramontina and JWT Brazil created Biblia Definitiva Do Churrasco (The Bible of Barbeque), which contains instructions and all the tools and materials needed to cook a perfect steak. For example, the first page is made of charcoal that can be used to set the fire, while other pages […]
3D Printed Earbud
The fit on earbuds varies wildly, largely because each person’s earlobe is a unique and beautiful snowflake. Okay, maybe not beautiful. But if a pair of earbuds matched the exact shape of your ear, the days of painful buds that fall out too easily could be numbered. That’s the concept behind OwnPhones, a San Francisco-based start-up that has created 3D […]
Soundhawk’s Smart Listening System
As the world grows noisier, more people are hearing less of what matters most. Soundhawk is a unique blend of intuitive consumer technology and breakthrough hearing science designed to help people hear, communicate and connect. Soundhawk includes three elegantly designed and complementary pieces of hardware: the Scoop, Wireless Mic and Charging Case. The Scoop is a small, stylish and comfortable […]
Homey Voice Controlled Home Automation System
Homey, a voice controlled home automation system, could make it easier for users to get home and relax as it closes the blinds, turns down the lights and cues up a movie all at your command. Its founders hope to introduce a system that does not directly require the use of an app. You simply get home, tell Homey what […]