Porsche teamed up with Designboom to launch a competition for those who “have an abundance of imagination, a passion for cars and a resourcefulness to achieve amazing and unexpected results” in developing patterns for the Porsche Cayman model range. The entrants are encouraged to unveil both repeating and non-repeating original designs, which will be featured on both sides, back, front as well as on the roof of the sports cars.

IKEA, which is known as a supplier of affordable home interior pieces, has shown signs of interest in new approaches in fashion industry. This October, the iconic furniture retailer invited up-and-coming Swedish designers to participate in a competition dubbed ‘IKEA Garderob’ for a chance to have their new collections displayed in a personally designed double PAX-wardrobe at a trendy shop in Stockholm’s Bibliotekstan street.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group announced Let’s Play, a community partnership designed to get U.S. kids active nationwide. The first Let’s Play initiative will be a $15 million, three-year commitment to KaBOOM!, the national non-profit that’s saving play by ensuring there is a great place to play within walking distance of every child. Together, through Let’s Play, DPS and KaBOOM! will build or fix up 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, benefiting an estimated five million children across North America.

Soda brands love to emphasize their devotion to ‘energetizing’ their fans even though most of them do not belong to the energy drink category. Coca-Cola continues the tradition of positioning itself as ‘fuel for youth’ and is encouraging creative minds from Singapore to unveil their vision of refreshment which inspires them and people around to take active actions. In its new contest, the brand invites younger consumers to give their own interpretation of this Coca-Cola’s characteristic in any visual form they find appropriate.

Seattle’s Best Coffee®, part of Starbucks Corporation, today announced a radically simplified packaged coffee line designed to change the conventions of the coffee category. The Seattle’s Best Coffee ‘Level’ System delivers great tasting, premium coffee with an expanded blend offering in conjunction with an innovative and bold new packaging concept. The Level System’s unique array of numbers and vivid colors tell consumers exactly what they want to know: which type of coffee fits their taste profile. Seattle’s Best Coffee is the first brand in the coffee category to offer this unique approach, which will begin hitting grocery and retail store shelves in December 2010.

As part of its ‘Magic of Christmas’ campaign, the world-renowned confectionery brand Ferrero erected the 11ft Christmas tree adorned with 10,000  individually wrapped chocolates. This mouth-watering tree was designed by food artist Prudence Staite and installed in Covent Garden on November 25. Without a doubt, it is the biggest edible Christmas tree ever produced in the UK.