Monday, January 4, 2010
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Healthcare you don't mind paying for
The Clinic is a rather strange and morbid restaurant and club in Singapore with a hospital theme. Diners are seated in wheelchairs and dining off of stainless steel operating tables (extra cutlery are stored in surgical drawers). The chefs (dressed as surgeons) cook in an open kitchen designed as an operating room. Wine is stored behind a wall of stainless steel morgue drawers. Molecular gastronomy is on the menu while cocktails are served up in IV drips, spray or pill form. This rather kitchy concept was inspired by Damien Hirst's pharmacy series.
While this concept would normally shy away locals (due to Asian superstition and karma), it has been popular with the younger hip generation.
http://www.theclinic.sg/
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
from nasty to hip: the new Motel 6
Motel 6 has been the butt of jokes of lodging, but the cheap no-frills chain of motels is revamping their image of dorm room/roadside love inn cheapness to affordable modern hip crash pad (think Target and IKEA). Before pictured left and after pictured right.
This new image comes from British design firm, Priestman Goode, who also designed the cabins of Virgin Atlantic and cruise ship rooms for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
To date 60% of their chain has been revamped this year.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Posted by
mliebling
at
2:09 PM
Labels: consumer goods, interiors


