The life of a shipping container is typically not glamorous. Packed to its gills, these containers travel across the globe among up to as many as 15,000 similar containers on a large ship. Once their cargo is unloaded, they’re most often left at the port where they arrived. In the case of Sleeping Around – a shipping container hotel along the river Schelde – that port is Antwerp, Belgium. Continue reading →

The Cave tent design by Heimplanet is a tent like no other. Rather than being based on rigid struts, the tent assumes its kickass structure (Inflatable Diamond Grid FYI) through the inflation of a network of supporting tubes. The geodesic shape’s stability is so impressive that guy ropes are only necessary in the windiest climes, tested up to 120km/h… The look of the tent cannot fail to make you the slickest in the campsite – but frankly these are designed for far more extreme and exotic destinations. Continue reading →

Van Moof are a Dutch boutique bike brand that have released a new generation of bike designs (M2 Collection) embedded with a ton of features whilst maintaining a coherent and clean look. Continue reading →

In today’s active lifestyles we all know how important it is to keep hydrated, whether working out at the gym, hiking outdoors, or simply throughout the day doing errands, attending meetings… the list goes on and on. However, finding the perfect water bottle is not a simple task. It needs to be comfortable to carry, easy to clean, and without any of that awful metallic aftertaste some of us know so well. Meet the Square – a new kind of water bottle, born after a three-year collaboration between a group of former Apple engineers, that might just be your new best friend. Continue reading →

This must be the coolest camper ever! Sylvan Camper to begin with is so much more than just a travel trailer. It is your most trustworthy companion, hauled behind your car, not requiring that much extra fuel when driving, thanks to it being as light as a feather could be for a construction and conception of its size. Designed and manufactured by experts in the company’s North Carolina facilities, every Go camping trailer is built by a team of highly trained craftsmen with the intention to guarantee good performance for years. Continue reading →

Designed by a debutante inventor, the Slatgrill is a simple solution to remote cooking and grilling. The 3 piece design is unpretentious, collapsible and infinitely portable – the heaviest version ‘The Trail’ weighs under 1.5 kilos, and the lightest ‘Summit’ only 0.6 kilos. Continue reading →

The Donkybike urban cycle is the reliable result of problem-solving design. It has two cargo shelves at the front and back that can be used to carry not just baguettes or onions, but significant (ie. useful) loads around when you need to. It allows you to fully enjoy the convenience, cheapness, health and Eco-friendliness of city cycling and to carry more than just the essentials. Continue reading →

The Stingray tent, the first model from new tree living concept designers Tentsile, is one of those projects you want to order next-day delivery for, and take out this weekend. It is a tension-based tent that can be strung at any height above ground, to create a womb-like tree house in with hammock genes. Continue reading →

If you find yourself in the lovely city of Copenhagen try out the unique design Hotel Fox in the Latin Quarter near City Hall. This boutique lifestyle hotel features an alternative edge, where a group of international artists, graphic designers, and illustrators were flown in to transform the hotel into a hospitable art gallery. Continue reading →

If you have a taste for some outdoor adventure and find yourself in Iceland, you should check out the Ion – the first 4 star adventure hotel in “the land of fire and ice”. Continue reading →