Vegetable By-Products Turned Into Waffles and Syrup

Food designer Chloé Rutzerveld’s proposed a new way to confront our global vegetable waste problem (where by-products are tossed rather than used). No, it’s not a soup. Rutzerveld has developed a recipe for sweet waffles derived from carrot, beetroot, or celeriac. She’s also created a syrup from the juices of those vegetables—through a water reduction process. Thus, these are entirely plant-based waffles (vegan and additive …

The Detroit Foundation Hotel

Once the Detroit Fire Department Headquarters, now a 100-room hub of hospitality and design

The five story, 100-room Detroit Foundation Hotel embodies much of the Motor City’s distinct charm. Once the Detroit Fire Department Headquarters, the Neoclassical brick building is now an art-rich center awash in amenities and ideally situated downtown. The property incorporates everything from 3,000 square feet of communal space, meeting rooms and a rooftop ballroom with view to an exemplary restaurant. Design here aims to bridge …

Rolls-Royce Puts a Gallery Inside the New Phantom VIII

Bringing personalization to the dashboard with unlimited options

Rolls-Royce has just unveiled the eighth incarnation of their flagship Phantom, a model that dates back to its debut in 1925. As expected, the Phantom VIII is a massive, luxurious statement of a vehicle with design and technology evolutions inside and out. A casual observer can see that its proportions are refined and its presence even more significant, but the fortunate few who get inside …