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    <title>TrendHunter.com &#45; designcrack&apos;s Latest Trends</title>
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designcrack's Latest Trends
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      <title>Religious Juxtaposition &#45; A Bookshelf for the Religiously Confused (GALLERY)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-bookshelf-for-the-religiously-confused"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/23316_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com)  Religion is so complex. That&#8217;s why the Juxtaposed bookshelf designed by Mike and Maaike is so important. It helps you simplify religion by bringing together all the world&#8217;s most important religious texts&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:20:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Stair Architecture &#45; The Incredible All&#45;Stair House (GALLERY)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-incredible-all-stair-house"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/23314_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com)  Did you ever feel as if your not getting enough exercise? One way to combat this is by making you house 100 feet tall and separate each floor by a staircase. This is what the son of famous Portuguese architect&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:00:02 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Pricey Furniture &#45; Keep Your Feet of My $42,000 Coffee Table</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-forty-two-thousand-dollar-coffee-table"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/23318_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com)  This coffee table looks relatively simple. It&#8217;s made of several large pieces of hardwood that has been treated with a silver finish. But the San Francisco manufacturer of luxury furniture, Council Design,&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:40:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>iPod Case For Old Ladies &#45; Grannytunes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grannytunes-ipod-gear-for-women-in-their-80s"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/13375_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Granny tunes clears the chasm between youthful geek fetishism over the iPod digital audio player, and the antique flavors of an 80 year old woman. The tassel makes this design a must have. 

The concept&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Edible Furniture &#45; Biodegradable Starch Chair by Max Lamb</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edible-starch-chair"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/13373_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Starch Chair by Max Lamb evokes in me strong hope for the future of green furniture design. The chair shown above is created by squirting out a continuous tube of starches which are layered so that&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Pre&#45;Broken Ceramics &#45; Greece VS China Plates</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greece-vs-china"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/13374_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Greece vs China is a plate with a clear concept: take the plates needlessly broken during any traditional Greek wedding celebration. salvage them, and glue them back together to sell them as high minded&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>The Sound of Luxury &#45; $145,000 Muon Speaker</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muon-speaker"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10776_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Muon speakers are, quite frankly, the most opulent speakers ever made at an unreasonable price of $145,000. 

Mind you, this price would get you a Ferrari with a pretty decent sound system, but, if you&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Resin Lamp Clearly A Winner &#45; Designgedichtjes</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the&#45;resin&#45;lamp&#45;clearly&#45;a&#45;winner</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-resin-lamp-clearly-a-winner"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10610_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Resin Lamp is as simple and finely crafted light as you would expect from Designgedichtjes. The lamp really looks spartan. It consists of a cord, a couple of light bulbs, and highly polished clear&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>E&#45;Commerce Meets Ultra&#45;luxury &#45; 20Ltd Sells High End Design</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/20ltd&#45;e&#45;commerce&#45;meets&#45;ultraluxury</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/20ltd-e-commerce-meets-ultraluxury"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10611_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) 20ltd is a link that someone sent to me, and I’ve been very impressed with the site. Essentially, 20ltd has taken the concept of the Design Crack site and turned it into a retail business, which, I would&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Paradoxical Art &#45; Self Healing Tape</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/self&#45;healing&#45;tape</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/self-healing-tape"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10608_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Self Healing Tape is paradoxical in design, allowing you to make things appear broken even though they aren&apos;t. 

I recently covered the fun and innovative Nature V2.0 chair by Dream Me a Sheep which is&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>First Green Gas Station &#45; Office dA Design</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-da-creates-first-green-gas-station"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10606_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Office dA, a Boston based design firm, has created this gas station in the heart of Los Angeles. It creates quite a paradoxical relationship for those who seek it out. 

For the everyday user of this gas&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>A New Wave in Furniture &#45; The Storyline Shelf</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-storyline-shelf-a-new-wave-in-furniture"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10616_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I’ve included a couple of images from the Dutch By Design collection called Storyline. It’s a bookshelf that has taken the form of an abstracted sound wave. The designer created the piece in the exploration&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Bendable Interior Objects &#45; Bend Your Way to Luxury</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bend-your-way-to-luxury-with-bio"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10613_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I subscribe to a newsletter by a Swedish company by the name of Form Us With Love, and they just sent me an announcement for their latest design product/company called BIO (Bendable Interior Objects).&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Beach Cafe Made of Iron Sheets &#45; Graffiti&#45;Proof East Beach Cafe</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beach-cafe-made-of-folded-iron-sheets"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10605_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Thomas Heatherwick created this beach side cafe in Little Hampton, UK around an extremely strict design concept. 

The owners of the East Beach Cafe wanted to discourage graffiti, which was a problem in&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Social Network For Designers &#45; Design 21</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-21-social-network"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10580_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Design 21 is a Design Social Network I read about in this month’s ID Magazine. 

When I went to the site, I was skeptical of its ability to connect designers, but after a quick look around, I realized&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Whimsical Art Tiles &#45; JuJu Design Snow Print Ceramic Tile</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ceramic-floor-tiles-as-whimsical-art"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10578_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) These are two young designers whose names I cannot pronounce, but whose design concepts I immediately get. 

Both Tuukka Tujula and Maija Puoskari are members of the design collective JuJu Design Party,&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Subtle and Powerful Chapel &#45; Peter Zumthor Design (GALLERY)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chapel-by-peter-zumthor-subtle-and-powerful"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10604_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I’ve always been a fan of the work of Peter Zumthor, and a recent article I read in Icon Magazine has reinvigorated the joy that I get in his work. 

This work in particular, the Bruder Klaus Chapel,&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Magnetic Salt and Pepper Hearts &#45; Shake On Some Love</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salt-and-pepper-shakers-that-will-break-your-heart"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10579_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Finnish Designer, Susanna Vesalainen, created this ceramic salt and pepper shaker for a competition this year sponsored by DesignBoom. 

The salt and pepper shaker is comprised of two ceramic halves held&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:39:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Glowing Pod Sculpture &#45; Triode T33 Lamp</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern&#45;lamps&#45;or&#45;glowing&#45;waffle&#45;irons&#45;you&#45;be&#45;the&#45;judge</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-lamps-or-glowing-waffle-irons-you-be-the-judge"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10577_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I find it extremely exciting when designers send me images of their prototypes to display on the blog. Even better than that is when the designs are as glorious as the T33 Lamp by Paris based design studio,&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>The Fireplace Goes Ultramodern</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the&#45;fireplace&#45;goes&#45;ultramodern</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-fireplace-goes-ultramodern"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10576_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Radius Design is a hugely talented German based design firm. I’m always tickled pink when I get press releases from companies with so much talent because when I see their work I feel like the quality&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Retro Handbag of the Day &#45; Dior&apos;s 1947 Samurai Handbag ($3,900)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diors&#45;samourai&#45;handbag&#45;french&#45;noir&#45;or&#45;scary&#45;japanese&#45;warior</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diors-samourai-handbag-french-noir-or-scary-japanese-warior"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10081_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This bag is soooo old news. However, The Dior Samourai 1947 handbag is still one of my favorites even though Dior has probably gone on to market bigger and better pieces. This handmade gem by Dior is nothing&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Can Denim Be Couture? &#45; G&#45;Star&#45;Raw</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/g-star-raw-can-denim-be-couture"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10080_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I’ve never seen denim treated as expertly as by G&#45;Star Raw. The company uses the most comfortable fabrics, and leave you feeling like an extra in a 1940&apos;s noir film. The styles in the most recent collection&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Witty Home Accessories &#45; Clause Bjerre&apos;s Light Plumbing</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clause&#45;bjerres&#45;light&#45;plumbing&#45;yet&#45;another&#45;witty&#45;pun&#45;houseware&#45;accessory</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clause-bjerres-light-plumbing-yet-another-witty-pun-houseware-accessory"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/10082_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Claus Bjerre created a witty take on a candle holder. The holder mimics the form of a plumbing pipe with a valve. The valve, besides looking beautiful in its industrial simplicity, actually serves a purpose:&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Customizeable Job&#45;a&#45;matic &#45; Instant Job Board For Your Website (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/job&#45;a&#45;matic&#45;an&#45;instant&#45;job&#45;board&#45;for&#45;your&#45;website</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/job-a-matic-an-instant-job-board-for-your-website"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/8801_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I came upon job&#45;a&#45;matic recently while searching for an efficient way to post design jobs on my own website, DesignCrack.com. Job&#45;a&#45;matic is a tool that allows me to create and customize job posting on&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>A Bed with Shock Absorbers &#45; Sleep On Recycled Car Springs</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/could&#45;a&#45;bed&#45;with&#45;shock&#45;absorbers&#45;lead&#45;to&#45;a&#45;great&#45;nights&#45;sleep</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/could-a-bed-with-shock-absorbers-lead-to-a-great-nights-sleep"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/8799_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I recently came across this bed in a Toronto, Canada design shop. The bed isn&apos;t all that exciting. It&apos;s well crafted and reasonably priced at around $1400, but the obvious stand out aspect is that the&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Lung Ashtray &#45; Gives Thought</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/an&#45;ashtray&#45;that&#45;gives&#45;thought</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/an-ashtray-that-gives-thought"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7241_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Sometimes I wonder how it’s possible that I’m able to feature two lung ashtrays in such a short period of time. The first lung ashtray I saw was by an extremely adept Italian design firm called industreal&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 07:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Frankentable: A Multileg Cabinet by Jaime Hayon</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frankentable&#45;a&#45;multileg&#45;cabinet&#45;by&#45;jaime&#45;hayon</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frankentable-a-multileg-cabinet-by-jaime-hayon"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7240_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) A lot of my friends have told me that they have loved my blog, however I rarely get comments on the blog unless I write something that’s not flattering. Take the Celebrity Smell Off, for instance. I&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 07:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Orgasmatron 3000 Brings Fun to Washing Clothes</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orgasmatron&#45;3000&#45;brings&#45;fun&#45;to&#45;washing&#45;clothes</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orgasmatron-3000-brings-fun-to-washing-clothes"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7239_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I have heard this urban legend all of my high school and college life that goes like this: having sex on a washing machine can cause women to go wild with passion because of the slow vibrating motion of&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 07:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Products Designed to Test Your Relationship</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/products-designed-to-test-your-relationship"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7237_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Jim Rokos, a recent graduate from Central Saint Martins College of Art &amp; Design, London, has come up with a number of products designed to expose personal relationships between couples, and their ability&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 07:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Say &quot;I Love You&quot; By Swallowing Gold</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/say&#45;i&#45;love&#45;you&#45;by&#45;swallowing&#45;gold</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/say-i-love-you-by-swallowing-gold"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7236_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Ted Noten has been featured a couple of other times on this blog for his humorous conceptual products, so when I saw his latest creation on NOTCOT, wedding pills, I knew I had to include these objects.&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 07:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Laptop Chargers Can Do Double Duty</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/laptop-chargers-can-do-double-duty"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7235_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I wouldn’t call this product exactly “green” per se, but it does make something that is not so efficient into something useful. What I’m talking about is the laptop power / foot warmer by Clement&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 06:58:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Shelter for the Poet Naturalist</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelter&#45;for&#45;the&#45;poet&#45;naturalist</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelter-for-the-poet-naturalist"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7233_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) There is no doubt that if Henry David Thoreau had lived in the early 21st century that he would have wanted to have one of these incredibly efficient cabins in his wilderness home. The small structure&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 06:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>The Graffiti Report Card &#45; A Cool Way to Combat Ugly Graffiti</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the&#45;graffiti&#45;report&#45;card&#45;a&#45;cool&#45;way&#45;to&#45;combat&#45;ugly&#45;graffiti</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-graffiti-report-card-a-cool-way-to-combat-ugly-graffiti"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/7231_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) What is the Graffiti Report Card?

The Graffiti Report Card is a mechanism that you can use to judge graffiti. It’s a sticker with an arrow on it that points to the graffiti. The sticker has a number&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 06:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Design Meets Technology &#45; Marcel Wanders Takes His Shot at Stereos</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber&#45;designer&#45;marcel&#45;wanders&#45;takes&#45;his&#45;shot&#45;at&#45;stereos</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uber-designer-marcel-wanders-takes-his-shot-at-stereos"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/5933_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) There are a bunch of products I’ve featured by Marcel Wanders in the past. There’s the Microwave with the TV in the door. Then there was the City System Shelving for Mooi. All, beautiful stuff. But&#8230;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Tool&#45;less Shelving &#45; The Xv Shelving System</title>
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      <title>How the Filthy Rich Eat &#45; Louis Vuitton Caviar Box</title>
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      <title>The Wave TV Microwave &#45; A New Paradigm in Cooking and Entertainment</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-wave-tv-a-new-paradigm-in-cooking-and-entertainment"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/4872_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) What’s so special about a microwave with a chicken on top? It’s only that the microwave has a TV built into the door! You heard me. Marcel Wanders, super designer and beloved by all turtleneck wearers,&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Re Ciclos by Culdesac: The Recycled Art of Lladro</title>
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      <title>Cell Screen by Korban Flaubert</title>
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      <title>Balloon Lamp by Kyouei Design</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balloon-lamp-by-kyouei-design"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/4873_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Kyouei, a Japanese lighting design duo, has created an ingenious, stand&#45;alone light with great possibilities for parties. It’s called the Balloon Lamp. It’s comprised of a plastic shaft to house the&#8230;</description>
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      <title>The Illusion Table &#45; A Table Wonder Woman Would Be Proud Of</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-illusion-table-a-table-wonder-woman-would-be-proud-of"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/4864_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This is another piece from the &amp;David;Store that I thought was amazing and fun. This is called, aptly, The Illusion Table. This piece, of course, would be the perfect piece for Wonder Woman seeing as she&#8230;</description>
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      <title>Trophy Tableware by Emiko Oki: Plates in Disguise</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trophy-tableware-by-emiko-oki-plates-in-disguise"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/4895_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Emiko Oki designs some of the most clever products!  Recently, I reviewed the pint glass that she created, and this product is of a similar theme. It’s called Trophy Tableware because Emiko takes the&#8230;</description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memento-lamp-by-tonerico"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/4898_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Tonerico is a Tokyo based collective of designers with a focus on austere interior design, but the work that really turns my crank isn’t their store designs. It’s this lamp produced by Cassina. It’s&#8230;</description>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-record-bowl-a-great-way-to-recycle-old-music"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/4866_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Yesterday, a guy from the Netherlands left a comment on my blog announcing that he had this vase that I had profiled a while back for sale on his site. The piece he pointed out to me was this fabulous&#8230;</description>
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