Cool List 10:: Keep Cup taking really big small steps.
Most disposable paper cups are not recyclable.
The paper cup is made from a composite of materials: kraft bleached paper sprayed with a polyethylene coating. Paper cups are often impregnated with toxic dyes which make them difficult to recycle. The plastic lining in disposable paper cups means they are not recyclable.
In arid regions like Australia, biodegradation [...]
COOL LIST 9 :: Ponoko. The worlds first online marketplace for making things.
Ponoko is an online marketplace for everyone to click to make real things.
It’s where creators, digital fabricators, materials suppliers and buyers meet to make (almost) anything.
Ponoko kicked off at TechCrunch40 at the end of 2007 with a vision to reinvent how goods are designed, made and distributed worldwide. The core of this vision is the trade [...]
What does China censor online?
So we recently learnt from Information is Beautiful that China has quite a strict online policy. To view the full list of banned web sites and search terms, click on the image above.
Broadly speaking, most of the big social websites – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube – are all blocked. Many familiar sites, such as Wikipedia, [...]
The Movement Project:: Crowd-sourcing Change.
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The Movement Project is a platform to fund and create social, environmental, responsible and innovative projects to help create a better planet. They believe in sharing and humanity and whilst crowd sourcing is not new, it is still gaining momentum as an innovative way to fund projects, market brands or launch a flash mob.
The Movement [...]
Cool List 8 :: Where Self-Propulsion & Sustainable Entrepreneurship Go Hand in Hand
For fun, for learning, for building a better ride and a better world: see how the Bamboo Bike Studio offers the unique and intimate chance to create your own ride, and also produces positive effects that extend to the lives of cyclists, workers and entrepreneurs abroad.
Shoppers at Urban Outfitters can already design their own bikes in [...]
Cool List 7 :: Streat Coffee
Streat have ventured into new territory launching Streat Coffee. The new STREAT Coffee blend is an example of a new type of consumer product: one that is ‘triple certified’.
This means it has been designed and created to:
meet the exacting sustainable and ethical standards of Fair Tradewith beans sourced from farmers around the globe who are paid fair wages.
has [...]
The Cool List 6 :: SellaBand.
We are in love with crowdsourcing and micro finance. SellaBand, aims to empower independent artists. SellaBand has created a platform that enables fans to sponsor bands, and get a piece of the action in return. How it works: fans, dubbed Believers, find an artist they like on SellaBand.com. For USD 10, they can buy a share, [...]
Cool List 5 :: The Office Kid
The Office Kid, a New York company provides an all-purpose work excuse in the form of a fictitious “child.”
Ethical questions notwithstanding, there’s no doubt The Office Kid provides an innovative solution to a perceived inequity that’s long been part of the office world. The lesson? Find an itch, scratch it, and sit back while the [...]
Urban Bike Shop :: Cool List 4.
Where British Specialbike creates unique bicycles by refurbishing old ones with custom components and a colourful flair, Florida-based Republic Bike achieves a similar end with new bikes by allowing customers to design their own in a rainbow of hues. Now, through a partnership with Republic Bike, global retailer Urban Outfitters is bringing design-your-own capabilities to its customers [...]
The Cool List 3 :: Republic of Everyone
Welcome to the Cool List: #3
Company: Republic of Everyone.
Years Alive: Not sure but who cares, its cool.
Goal: Improve sustainability & create social change.
Web: www.republicofeveryone.com
Email: hello@republicofeveryone.com
Skype: hellorepublic
We’ve written about various ventures that connect social enterprise, eco brands and companies with agencies to create social change and green [...]
[The Cool List #2] Project Label.
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We love this site and the concept behind Project Label.Project Label creates “social nutrition” labels to track manufacturers’ social and environmental responsibility.
Project Label strives to produce people-powered social nutrition labels. Just think food nutrition labels, but instead of only showing the impact on your health, the labels will show a company’s social and environmental [...]
[The Cool List #1] DustinCurtis.com
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Welcome to our first update on “The Cool List”. This is where uncluttered white spaces uncovers, discusses, reviews amazing companies, web sites, consultants, strategists from anywhere on the planet and gives you the opportunity to have your view.
Over the past 6 months, we have spent a lot of time working in business of all [...]
The Cool List: Do you know any really cool companies?
Do you have a cool company that we should be writing about? How does your company or employer stack up?
After reviewing the 5 core topics for uncluttered white spaces (business, marketing, strategy, design and people), we have decided to review the category listed as Gear For Life. We have been receiving a lot of emails [...]
Thats a lot of Lotus.
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So right now we have featured 3 lotus in the past 6 weeks. Thats a lot of Lotus. Of course we are not an auto site however we do appreciate design and everything cool. We think this is cool. The 2010 Lotus Evora lands in 1Q 2010, and with it, a pricetag of $93.5k; [...]
Nirvana Release Anniversary Album: 12 new Tracks.
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As we continue to provide grabs of cool things [under the COOL LIST section of this site] that can either relate to business, strategy, design, marketing or people, we continue to get unindated with amazing gadgets to share with you. We could not let this one go un-noticed.
The 20th Anniversary of Nirvana’s Bleach debut [...]
BMW Mottorrad’s Concept 6.
Welcome to the future, our obsession with DEUS has momentarily subsided. BMW Mottorrad’s Concept 6 makes a compelling case for a straight-six tourer; the 1.6 L inline 6 is only slightly wider than a 4-cylinder, yet churns out 96 lb-ft of torque at 2,000 rpm. Hmmm… yes thanks. We will take one.
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Long Day at Work? Take this Home.
The Tundra Midnight Rider Tailgater is yet another concept we wish a forward-thinking CEO would turn into reality. Based on the Tundra CrewMax Limited full-size 4×2 V8 pickup, the Rider features a Grill N Chill cooking space with countertops, infrared barbecue, beverage tap and an ice chest, an electronically operated tonneau cover, a bed-installed 42-inch HDTV, separate [...]
Ksubi Presents “Book Club” 2010
[THE COOL LIST] Dubbed “Book Club” Ksubi present its upcoming collection for 2010, which is comprised of 13 different style frames, each inspired by a varied range of topics, including steam punk, pop comic, and vintage notations. All are crafted from either plastic or metal, diverse in each one’s approach to conventional eyewear.
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A Bottle Of by Heidi Albertiri.
[business] A Bottle Of, which claims to be Australia’s first Naturally Positive spring water, currently comes in three varieties: wellbeing, love and strength.
Launched last December by Heidi Albertiri, a flower stylist who believes in the power of positivity, A Bottle Of hopes to lift people’s moods, encouraging them to “Sip it – Say it – Absorb [...]
Vespa According to Bel & Bel
[DESIGN]: Vespas have already made a mark in the world with their beautiful design lines and colors, but what happens once they’re no longer roadworthy? Barcelona-based studio Bel & Bel has found an ingenious use for vintage Vespas – as upcycled office chairs. Now the second part of a Vespa’s lifecycle can add value beyond its [...]
GEAR FOR LIFE: The New Mustang.
Designed for the NHRA/Super Stock circuit, Ford’s2010 Cobra Jet Mustang features a new launch control/rev limiter; limited to 50 vehicles, the factory-built racer will be available 1Q 2010.
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Introducing: The Veritas RS III
The Veritas RS III ($TBA) is a throw back to Germany’s first Formula I car, complete with an open-air single-person cockpit, vicious, car-eating looks, a BMW V10 pumping out 507 hp, a top speed of around 215 mph, Recaro seat(s), Brabham Racing perforated ceramic disc brakes, and the feeling that only comes from driving a car [...]