These pre-poured packaged wines from Stacked Wines are incredibly convenient and well designed. They are individual, sealed stacked glasses of wine that come in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Pinot Grigio.
Basecamp Hotel
Despite the definite air of 70′s , the beautiful modern Base Camp hotel is comfortable and as luxurious as you would expect a wilderness retreat to be. Base Camp is located in South Lake Tahoe, and is surrounded by the breathtaking trails, lakes, and mountains.
Star Burst At The Spitz Hotel Austria
Located in Linz Austria is the designer boutique hotel called The Spitz Hotel. Their rooms are a fun mix of comfort and quirk, with their trademark star burst placed in the décor at unexpected intervals, like the star burst shaped sponge and the cut-out in the powder coated steel desk, their branding is subtle.
Flaster Concrete Tiles
Concrete is by no means a new material but now it is being used in new and exciting ways, from counter tops to stamped decks, the excitement about using concrete seems to be reviving.
One example is these Flaster tiles, a cross between Moroccan and French tiles, they come in a wide range of colours and shapes and can be used on both walls and floors.
* Flaster is available through the Ivanka Concrete Design website, where you can download the Flaster catalog or read more on the designs on NOTCOT.org
Eisdieler: Verboden Lekker Gourmet Ice Cream
In Linz, Austria there is an enchanted place where adults can indulge their wildest ice cream fantasies. It’s called Eisdieler: Verboden Lekker. The ice cream shop is decorated like a Modern Baroque oasis, their trademark black sugar cones, unusual ice cream flavours and business class clientele distinguish them from your typical ice cream parlour.
If you find yourself in Linz, this Eisdieler looks like a great place to visit.
*NOTCOT.org was so enchanted with their black sugar cones they went back and did this great article on what they found.
3D Pac Man At Babycastles
Billed as 3 days & nights of mad fun and running from the 24th to the 26th August 2012, the Babycastles Summit, an independent arcade in Queens certainly brought out the technological geniuses.
The Oyster London Transport Ring
If you have visited or lived in London for any amount of time, you will be familiar with the Oyster Card, London’s payment system for their public transport. Dhani Sutanto built the RFID chip and an antenna into a resin ring so that you don’t even need to carry a card around.
BabyC Cradle from Puur Designs

Made from polyethylene and walnut, this BabyC cradle designed by Dripta Roy, co-founder of Puur Design Studio, is inspired by the feeling of warmth and safety felt when inside a mother’s womb. It comes with a specially designed mattress that fits into the bottom curve and is so stylish, it can be used as a piece of art when your baby grows up. The cradle should be available in Europe this fall for about €2650, not including taxes, and in North America during the winter, it can also be pre-ordered via email, address is on their website.












