A bunch of us went to
Clo wine bar in the Time Warner Center a couple of weeks ago. Partially for the wine tasting, but mostly to try out their cool projection tables. It was unlike anything I'd ever seen. The best way to describe the interactive tables is if you picture the "dock" feature on Macs and replace the application icons with wine bottles. You can search their wine database by price, grape and region. I found that feature especially helpful because I'm still learning about wine.
The staff was very helpful and walked us through our first round:
Each of us were given a chip card which stores our individual tabs.
The wines are given location codes– so once you've selected the wine that you'd like to taste you mosey on over, insert your card and voila!
Clo describes their concept:
Clo’s carefully curated wine list is created for oenophiles + casual wine lovers alike. 96 Wines, cult, boutique + rare vintages, are presented in custom made, perfect temperature + humidity controlled dispensing machines, allocating 2 oz tasting pours. Patrons use a prepaid debit style card for their pour. Tasting prices range from $3 to over $100, ensuring that every level of consumer will fully enjoy the clo experience.
The bar was started by Sommelier Andrew Bradbury and the space was designed by NY firm
2x4. It sounds like they are looking to take the concept global... I just hope it makes it to
Boston.
Bill Milna Photography
Calculate your "Carfun" footprint with MINI's new site. I don't really know the actual metrics they've used, but it calculates how "fun" your car is to drive vs. its impact on the environment. I'm sure that in the end, no car is more fun than a MINI. It's still cool to play around.
I'm getting a little bored with my digital camera these days... Thinking about going retro. The Diana F+ lets you create shots with a vintage feel. The Lomographic Society says the resulting images are "dreamy, gorgeous, color-drenched, sometimes-blurry, and often-mindblowing". (Not to toot their own horn or anything!) The Diana+ Dreamer is a special edition created for Urban Outfitters. Isn't it sweet?
I saw a great design competition today for a new Tea Kettle design. Sponsored by World Kitchen, makers of the American classic, Corelle, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America, this contest offers a great opportunity for 3-D designers to get creative and reinvent and everyday object. Don't worry, I myself, won't be entering... me and 3-D don't mix. Maybe the AIGA will endorse a contest for graphic designers to do the packaging... Have fun ID guys & girls...
A bunch of us went to Clo wine bar in the Time Warner Center a couple of weeks ago. Partially for the wine tasting, but mostly to try out their cool projection tables. It was unlike anything I'd ever seen. The best way to describe the interactive tables is if you picture the "dock" feature on Macs and replace the application icons with wine bottles. You can search their wine database by price, grape and region. I found that feature especially helpful because I'm still learning about wine.
Driving behind an MBTA bus this morning I saw an add for Amtrak's Northeast Regional services. Either someone for Amtrak didn't do their research or someone for Obama didn't do theirs. But come on, people, are these two logos too similar OR what?
One of our favorite Beantown-based illustrators, Leo Espinosa, wrote us to say that his show is opening this Friday, September 12, 2008 at the New England Gallery of Latin American Arts. I'm definitely going to try and make it so I can tell you all about it. But here's the artist's statement for now. Congrats Leo!
