Danish company C.F. Møller Architects has won the tender to build a new prison in Denmark on Falster island. The prison will room 250 inmates who, as I see it, are going to really enjoy their jail time: there is an occupation building, there’s a library (and even a cultural center), there’s a religious worship [...]
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No Comments » Looks like IKEA’s Swedish practices of doing good business are influencing the American division of the company, too. Eight of its locations in California (this is 90% of IKEA’s California facilities) will very soon be redesigned to reduce the ecological damage by installing solar energy panels. Pending governmental permits, installation can begin in late Fall, [...]
Zalim Posted in Business, Culture, Design, Marketing Tags: ecology, environment, IKEA, solar energy No Comments » This is very touching, I’m not sure whether it’s because I’ve lived in Denmark for a couple of years and can see myself inside that bus, or more likely because this is supposed to be so touching Mukhtar, the bus driver, gets a sudden birthday song while driving. I am not sure how many of [...]
Another interesting rating from Russian Forbes, this time the actors have been analysed in terms of the money they’ve earned and glory they’ve got in the media 1. Sandra Bullock. Earned: $56 mln. Mentioned in Press: no. 21. Mentioned in Internet: no. 17 Sandra had all the chances to rest after two hit movies (The [...]
Zalim Posted in Culture, Personal Tags: actor, actress, Adam Sandler, Alice in Wonderland, Angelina Jolie, Angels and Demons, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Inglourious Basterds, Jennifer Aniston, Johnny Depp, Knigth and Day, Larry Crowne, Love Happens, Mall Cop, Megamind, Mission Impossible, movies, rating, Robert Pattinson, Salt, Sandra Bullock, Tarantino, The Blind Side, The Bounty Hunter, The Proposal, The Twilight, The Zookeper, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Tourist, Water for Elephants 3 Comments » Russian President Medvedev seems to be having a hell of a time in the US. After visiting Apple and Twitter offices, he was invited by the US President Obama to take a bite in a fast food restaurant Ray’s Hell Burger. I wonder, how many people will follow that move after the news. Unhealthy food [...]
Zalim Posted in Business, Culture Tags: Barack Obama, coca-cola, coke, Dmitry Medvedev, fast food, Nestea No Comments » Kodak have come up with a new logo for Kodak Cares project. The green-yellow leaf is meant to express the company’s aspiration for environmental friendliness. The logo is not supposed to replace the original one, but rather it will be placed on the products that have unique environment attributes, so customers know when they are [...]
Ubuntu Cola was the first cola in the UK to get the Fairtrade Mark (back in 2007) and it fizzes with Fairtrade sugar from the Kasinthula Cooperative in Malawi and from the Kaleya Cooperative in Zambia. This means that every time you drink an Ubuntu Cola you are directly taking part in the Fairtrade movement [...]
I just couldn’t help but sharing this interesting piece of news… 13th Street, the channel for thrillers, horrors and crime, have released an interactive thriller, The Last Call, or . The cinema audience, to be specific, one of the audience, is able to communicate with the protagonist through his/her phone which was preliminarily submitted by [...]
Another impressive packaging news here. Ever thought of a green pack as your food packaging? Something like this: On these pics you can see a banana leaf used as a take-away pack. The leaf is, on one hand, flexible and can take shapes, roll, bend and stuff. On the other hand, the leaves last long [...]
Zalim Posted in Culture, Design Tags: banana leaf, Design, eco-friendly, ecology, environment, packaging 2 Comments » If I ask you to list the Russian words that you know, where do you start? Babushka, matreshka, balalayka, ikra… That seems it. McDonalds have played this well in Canada during the Olympics. For the Russian delegation that had settled near the restaurant, they’ve prepared something that one would call a McMatreshka. The idea is [...]
Zalim Posted in Advertising, Culture, Design, Marketing Tags: Advertising, coupon, Design, Marketing, matreshka, mcdonalds, olympic games, packaging, russia No Comments » 
