Sundays are a Thinking Day for me.
Even today, Valentines Day, for a few hours while my wife is at work.
This is from a weekly email I receive to spur on your Thinking:
Hi Scott,
Our latest issue is now online. Here's a quick run-down of the new business ideas that
caught our attention this week:
Cookbook-only store with test kitchen and cafe
Retail / Food & beverage / Media & publishing
The staff at Singapore's 25° Celsius bookstore embrace the 'try
before you buy' concept by cooking dishes featured in the books
they sell, and serving the food to patrons of the store's cafe.
Eco-habitats for cats that can be decorated by kids
Style & design / Homes & housing
Caboodle offers a line of sustainably made structures for cats cats
to play, lounge and hide in. Doodle-friendly, they're designed to be
customized and decorated by children.
Handmade shoes, designed by consumers
Fashion & beauty / Retail
With Shoes of Prey's simple, online design tool, bespoke footwear
is just a few clicks away for women who want to design their dream
shoes and have them hand-crafted to match their requirements.
Plastic bottles for carbon-saving wines
Food & beverage / Eco & sustainability
The recyclable plastic used in New Zealand winemaker
Yealands' newly-launched Full Circle range generates 54%
less greenhouse gas emissions and uses 19% less energy.
More artistic urns & memorials
Lifestyle & leisure / Style & design
Shine on Brightly helps people commemorate a loved one by
offering handmade urns, jewelry, textile art, remains-infused
handblown glass, and personalised books, poetry and paintings.
Helping rental companies take their business online
Life hacks / Marketing & advertising
Rentcycle is an online marketplace for renting goods and services.
Users can search by product, area, and supplier; and the back-end
handles reservations, transactions, and inventory.
Eco-iconic toilet reuses sink's wastewater
Eco & sustainability / Homes & housing
Bathroom fixtures designer Roca has created a toilet in which
wastewater from the integrated sink is used to fill the cistern,
saving up to 25% on normal water consumption.
Crowdsourced dream cars
Automotive
Harnessing a global community of designers and engineers,
LocalMotors runs automotive design competitions -- and
then builds the winners to order.
Original art, priced for all
Retail / Style & design
A newly launched online photography gallery seeks to
make art less intimidating and more affordable for everyday
consumers. Prices start at USD 25.
Stylish scooter gear for women
Fashion & beauty / Transportation
Female motorcycle and scooter riders no longer have to choose
between safety and fashion. ScooterGirls' new apparel line
combines cutting-edge style with robust engineering.
Eco-minded promotional goods
Eco & sustainability / Marketing & advertising
Canada-based Fairware sources promotional goods for
companies that want their brand identity to reflect a
commitment to social and environmental responsibility.
A 3D printer for the masses
Style & design
MakerBot Industries aims to promote the DIY manufacturing
movement by producing affordable 3D printers that allow
people to create almost any plastic object.
Our next issue will arrive in your inbox on 17 February 2010. In the meantime, please
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Warm regards,
Liesbeth den ToomSenior Editor
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