Christmas dinners don’t always have to be about big hunks of meat with elaborate side dishes. Sometimes simple works best. After all, the season is really about family and friends. Whether you’re looking for easy recipes that you can pull off, or you’re just throwing together a small last-minute dinner gathering, here are some easy ideas for whipping up a Christmas meal on the fly.
An idea for a floating air purifier that doubles as a lighting fixture for the home has lit up the future for Jan Ankiersztajn. The Polish design student at the Uniwersytet Artystyczny Poznaniu recently beat out 1,200 designs from over 50 countries with his Aeroball concept, to take home top honours at the Electrolux Design Lab (EDL) 2012.
Futuristic technology meets nature in the Treat – a finalist in this year’s Electrolux Design Lab (EDL) competition. Conceptualised by Amy Liu, a Queensland University of Technology design student, this tree-like food storage appliance combines classic storage techniques like vacuum sealing with modern mobile technology that can control the device remotely.
An immature idea, leftover food and a children’s toy helped Ben de la Roche design his way onto the path of success.
The Impress refrigerator concept has made the design student from Massey University in New Zealand one of just 10 finalists of the Electrolux Design Lab 2012 (EDL) competition. His food storage idea combines form and function with a sense of fun to boot, culminating in a refrigeration wall that holds your food out so you can remember and easily access any food stored for your next meal or snack.
A child saying “Why does it taste different today?” has taken designer Cai Wen Yao all the way to Milan, Italy. The simple sentence, overhead by the student at the Guangdong Industry Technical College of China, helped to inspire his design of the Memory coffee maker, which remembers how you like your morning cuppa, and replicates the exact flavours you enjoy most.
The triumph of good over evil for Hindus takes place on 26 October this year. Deepavali or Diwali, is a popular Hindi festival and an occasion for celebration by Jains and Sikhs.
30th of August will mark the festival of Eid, known in Singapore and Malaysia as Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Idul Fitri in Indonesia. Hari Raya literally means “the day of celebration” and is one of the most important Muslim festivals in the calendar, marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
A parking lot in the city of Cebu, Philippines was transformed into a giant wash house to celebrate Electrolux’s biggest charity washing event. Called “A Thousand Kilos More of Old Clothes and Fresh Starts”, the event was organised to benefit the charity institution, Tabang Patrol.
With Electrolux’s new range of washers and dryers, laundry has never been this easy and fun! Come check out the great deals and exciting freebies that Electrolux is giving away in conjunction with this promotion in the Philippines.
With complimentary cooking courses being organised by Electrolux in Malaysia, there has never been a better time to purchase an Electrolux built-in oven!
