Tag Archives: USA

Hello to freshness

By April 9 2013, 9:57 am Leave a comment

Standing in the toothpaste aisle at Walgreen’s, Craig Dubitsky got the idea for his latest company, Hello. ‘The whole oral hygiene industry is based on fear and shame,’ he says. ‘It’s as if there’s a war going on inside your mouth – you have to eliminate, destroy, arm yourself with these toxic products.’

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Heaven scent

By April 4 2013, 9:50 am Leave a comment

Finding a new fragrance is often a daunting task. After hours of sampling, all you’re left with is numbed senses and a pounding head – but now, LA-based start-up Commodity have developed a solution. Their bespoke scent tailoring system enables users to find their ideal fragrance by filling out a set of questions and creating their own personal ‘scent profile’.

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Don’t get comfortable

By March 28 2013, 9:28 am Leave a comment

‘Don’t get comfortable’ might be an unusual request from a clothing company, but American Giant have other ideas. (Cheers Elliot). Unhappy with the fact that most of our clothes are made overseas, they’ve created a brand with an old American work ethic – without cutting any corners. Check out their brand film below:

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Corporate crafting

By March 20 2013, 9:52 am Leave a comment

As an independent artist or designer, selling your goods in bulk can often be a challenge. Etsy, ‘the world’s most vibrant online marketplace’, realised this – and created a new platform where artists and designers can connect with professional buyers to sell larger quantities of their goods, for sale in retail stores. ‘Etsy Wholesale’ is launching in beta soon, with the aim of creating a network where artists, designers and buyers can all benefit from each other’s expertise.

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Game maker, game changer

By March 18 2013, 9:48 am Leave a comment

Rovio, the makers of Angry Birds, have built their entertainment brand in a different way from their competitors. Instead of making a film or TV show then looking at licensing for consumer products, the company started with the game (Angry Birds) and are now expanding to consumer products and more traditional media – with the Angry Birds cartoon series launching on smartphones, tablets and connected devices soon.

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Fotobar

By January 16 2013, 3:23 pm Leave a comment

Last week, Polaroid rolled out a retail-store concept at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The store uses ‘patent-pending, proprietary technology’ – allowing customers to select photos on their camera phones and transmit them wirelessly to ‘bar-top workstations’ for printing and framing.

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Maker’s Row

By January 10 2013, 9:42 am Leave a comment

It’s one thing to have a good product idea, but half the entrepreneur’s battle is bringing it to life. That’s where Maker’s Row aims to help – by simplifying the manufacturing process. The company provides access to industry-specific factories across the United States, alongside in-depth profiles and video tours to help entrepreneurs pick the best factory for their business.

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Single-udder butter

By November 6 2012, 2:03 pm Leave a comment

Familiar with single estate tea and single estate olive oil? Well now you can buy single-udder butter! (Thanks to Laura for spreading the word)

At Stone Barns, chef and owner Dan Barber serves ‘single-udder butter’: butter made from the pasteurised milk of a specific cow. Chloe, for example, is an alpha-type cow who chases after the best grass. Her butter is typically a darker yellow than Sunshine’s – an erratic, moody cow.

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Freshly bottled

By November 5 2012, 10:51 am Leave a comment

Spotted in a New Jersey supermarket, POM pomegranate juice marketing themselves alongside the fruit! (Cheers, Benbo)

Give a Slingshot a shot

By November 2 2012, 10:42 am Leave a comment

Regardless of where you stand on the cold brew / iced pour over debate, you’ve got to appreciate some of the cooler packaging and design possibilities that attend the new bottled cold brew phenomenon. (Cheers, Elliot.)

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