 21 Brag-Worthy Christmas Gift Ideas for the Narcissist::Know someone a bit narcissistic? These days, it’s not surprising to have at least one person on your Christmas list that has no problem expressing self adoration. Good news though: they’re the easiest… [MORE] |
 Military Stress Relievers - Humor Under Fire::The images in this gallery represent the finest human spirit under the worst possible conditions. Remember, one minute these soldiers are goofing off, and the next they are killing enemies. So what's to… [MORE] |
 Personalized Search Results - Google Launches SearchWiki::Tired of seeing the same site you never click in your Google search results, time and time again? You can now remove it, thanks to Google’s recently-launched SearchWiki tool. Available only to logged in… [MORE] |
 21 Stylish Stocking Stuffers for Moms::Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for mom? It can be tough, especially if your mom is always on top of the latest fashion trends. Well guess what? We're on the cutting edge of fashion and design… [MORE] |
 Thanksgiving Publicity Blunders - Sarah Palin's Turkey Slaughter Interview::First it was moose, then wolves, then polar bears. Now, it is a turkey. It comes as little surprise that this has made headline news and that the video is attracting more views on YouTube than GOP dollars… [MORE] |
 Eccentric Space-Age Fashion - Hoolaskirts::Linda Clifford's eccentric Hoolaskirts are inspired not by the Jetsons, but by a trip to the Burning Man Festival. There, she was inspired to create her own walking art installation, and Hoolaskirts certainly… [MORE] |
 Men as Objects - Sugababes Turn Sexist Table in “No Can Do” Music Video::We often hear outcries of the media being sexist and objectifying towards women, so it is nice to see the tables turn with a music video from a popular female group treating men as objects, literally.… [MORE] |
 2-for-1 Flights for Obese Passengers - Canadian Airlines Offer Second Seat Free::Obese airplane passengers now have the right to a second seat, free, in Canada.
The new rule was passed yesterday which states that individuals handicapped by obesity are entitled to airplane seats for… [MORE] |
 Maze-Like Furniture - Rick Ivey Ontario's Steel Bookshelf::Designer Rick Ivey Ontario created a stylish decorative book shelf made of powdercoated mild steel. This piece combines the functionality of storage and the beauty of art. It comes in three colors: black,… [MORE] |
 Seaweed Seating - Ocean-Inspired Moroso Furniture::The Moroso exhibit at the Orgatec furniture show looks like an underwater sanctuary. Aqua blue glass walls provide the backdrop for deep green seaweed-inspired chairs.
The Italy-based furniture company… [MORE] |
 Melting Men for Environmental Awareness - Red Cross' Global Warming Warning::This is an awesome example of live and interactive marketing. It was put on by the Red Cross and is the work of ad agency Leo Burnett Argentine. It demonstrates that the world is getting warmer... much,… [MORE] |
 Synchronized Office Dancing - Bizarre Team-Building::In the footsteps of the infamous OK, Go YouTube video that features synchronized treadmille dancing comes "Better Than Office Lipdub." This video features an after-hours computer lab, flailing Russian… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Tribute Tattoos - Heath Ledger as Joker::The tragic passing of super-talented Australian actor Heath Ledger at such a young age shocked the world.
His outstanding performance as the Joker in the last movie he ever completed, 'The Dark Knight,'… [MORE] |
 Innovative Mobile Health Products - The iCE Phone::The Next Generation iCEphone (iCE standing for "In Case of Emergency") is a feature-packed product that is a phone, medical emergency handbook that can walk you through and record what you've done during… [MORE] |
 Crowdsourced Home Shopping Sites - Honeyshed::You’ll find celebrity guests doing fun promotions and see “next-to-unheard-of designers” and unique boutique entrepreneurs over at Honeyshed, an awesome and relatively new interactive and digital home… [MORE] |
 Artist-Designed Credit Cards - Epos International Limited-Edition Visa::Credit crunch? No problem--at least, that's what Japanese bank Epos International thinks. Available through October 2009, these specially-commissioned Visa cards showcase the work of a hundred artists.… [MORE] |
 Patterned Public Promotions - Liverpool Gets Stripes for Onitsuka Tiger Store::The city of Liverpool has been covered with tiger stripes to mark the arrival of its new Onitsuka Tiger store. The iconic Liver Bird has even been transformed into a Liver Tiger.
Other iconic buildings… [MORE] |
 Extreme Gamer Health Hazards - Poopsocking::When a ‘World of Warcraft’ video game player almost died, the outside world learned a new term: “poopsocking.” The word refers to the gamer practice of defecating into a sock to avoid getting up to use… [MORE] |
 Ads with Dirty Hand Signals - Tongue-in-Cheek Lotion Promotion::The new ad campaign for Ivraxo Intensive Hand Cleaning lotion by Peter Greven Hautschutz & Co shows that they're serious about cleaning "every dirty hand."
Instead of showing physically dirty hands, the… [MORE] |
 13 Star Wars-Inspired Culinary Creations::Any self-respecting Empire Eatery (feel the forks) will serve up all sorts of Tatooine Treats, and this is the best of the lot. Although the gallery does contain the best Star Wars cake in this land or… [MORE] |
 $82,000 Subarus - Diamond-Studded Economy Cars::We've seen blinged-out cars before, but they've primarily been vehicles that were already expensive. This limited-edition diamond Subaru was recently announced at Zhongshan, proving that economy cars can… [MORE] |
 Macabre Men's Neckpieces - Cyberoptix TieLab::If you always have problems finding a perfect gift for that relative you hardly ever see, and hate to have to resort that old standby present, the tie, fear not--the guys at Cyberoptix TieLab have you… [MORE] |
 Electronic Bite Counters - The Kami Kami Sensor::The Electronic Bite Counter has got to be a modern day torture implement. What's more, it's inflicted on young children.
Parents who buy the device expect their children to wear it so they chew their… [MORE] |
 Unfortunate Scarevertising - Condomi Condoms Frighten Potential Buyers::I am very confused by the new ad campaign for fruit-flavored Condomi Condoms. On the one hand, it communicates that their condoms “taste like real fruit” pretty well, but on the other, it scares any normal… [MORE] |
 Permanent Ink as Female Empowerment - The Tattoo Baby Doll Project::Sherri Wood embroiders tattoos on fabric dolls as a part of her Tattoo Baby Doll Project. All the tattoos have been drawn by female professional tattoo artists. So essentially, she is reproducing others'… [MORE] |
 Manbroidery - Macho Needlepoint::This Flickr pool dedicated to men who sew is really funny. Oh yes--manbroidery has arrived. Surprisingly, there are some real hotties in the photos.
For me, the extra macho touches--like smoking and drinking… [MORE] |
 Helicopter Hair - Extreme Coiffures::Normally found within the exclusive domain of the fashion catwalks, extreme hair is catching on in a massive mainstream way.
Out of this bunch, I love the helicopter image for many reasons, but primarily… [MORE] |
 Denture Crown Jewels - Gold, Diamond and Ruby-Studded False Teeth::Just when we thought we had seen just about all of the blinged-out dental jewelry there is, here are 16-carat gold dentures studded with rubies and diamonds.
I mean, these are not even natural teeth.… [MORE] |
 Caffeinated Candy - Blitz Energy Chewing Gum::In this fast-paced world, keeping your energy up is crucial, and doing so efficiently is even better. Blitz Caffeine Energy Gum delivers 55 mg of caffeine per piece, and can be transported and consumed… [MORE] |
 Recreating Classic Photos - The Kiss at Times Square::'The Kiss at Times Square' is considered to be one of the top ten most beautiful black-and-white photos in the world, and it's one 90-year-old Edith Shain remembers fondly.
Edith Shain is the woman from… [MORE] |
 Cultural Wedding Couture - Falguni and Shane Peacock Bridal Collection::We've had an influx of Trend Hunter articles featuring styles from countries in Asia, so searching for wedding couture from such a rich culture was inevitable. I've fallen in love with India's wedding… [MORE] |
 Human Hair Chairs - 'Loveseats' by Loren Schwerd::This strangely fascinating series of installation works by Loren Schwerd is inspired by a love seat Schwerd discovered in a dumpster.
The 'Loveseats' collection looks to explore relationships, in both… [MORE] |
 Convertible Furniture - The 'SwiTCH Table & Chair'::This compact piece of design ingenuity is called the SwiTCh. It is the revolutionary graduation design concept from Ellen Ectors, who has produced the furniture in conjunction with cutting-edge design… [MORE] |
 Curvaceous Furniture - The 'Acrylic Glass Recliner MC1'::No, this is not the newest chair on which to get intimate on, though it very well looks like it could be--it's the Acrylic Glass Recliner MC1 by Olaf Kitzig of Kitzig Interior Design.
Mr. Kitzig's acrylic… [MORE] |
 Awe-Inspiring Church Architecture - Incredible Places of Worship::The inspiration for these remarkable churches must have been truly divine. The designers and builders behind these places of worship are some of the best in the business throughout the entire world. Each… [MORE] |
 Vases as Routers - The STC Livebox::Franco Marino Cagninas' STC Livebox transforms two everyday items into one, a vase and a router.
The STC Livebox may not be the prettiest thing in the world on its own, but it sure beats a plain old… [MORE] |
 Airplanes in 2093 - Finnair's Futuristic Transportation Forecasting::The future of flying is looking pretty amazing these days as Finnair predicts five conceptualized future aircrafts which should be in use by the year 2093.
According to Born Rich, Finnair has big plans… [MORE] |
 Cyborg Prosthetics for Humans - The Eye-Mounted Webcam::Implanting an eye-mounted camera inside your head might be, for some of you, a crazy thought.
Tany Vlach, who lost her eye in a car accident, disagrees. She wants to embed a small webcam into the ocular… [MORE] |
 Fake Aging - Vogue's 'From 10 to 60 Years' Uses Only Makeup, Lighting::Vogue Paris proved that using an exceptional model teamed with an exceptional makeup artist and exceptional lighting expert, a person can represent six decades of beauty.
The editorial is by Inez van… [MORE] |
 Oppression as Art - 'Maria' Series by Pinar Yolcan::Pinar Yolcan's 'Maria' series features women from the Bahia region in Brazil that was colonized by the Portugese. Almost every woman living in this region has "Maria" in her full name, so Yolcan definitely… [MORE] |
 Gravity-Defying Furniture - The Hover Collection by Kirstoffer Kjaer::The Hover collection from Danish designer Kirstoffer Kjaer of Kjaer and Hoiland truly lives up to its name. The chair, bench, daybed, and sofa are firmly rooted to the ground, but appear to levitate.
The… [MORE] |
 Next Gen Carbon Neutral Flying Cars - The 2010 Parajet Skycar::European company, SkyCar Expedition, claims to have the “world’s first biofuelled flying car.” As a follow-up to a previous post on the Parajet Skycar, the vehicle and worthiness are being challenged with… [MORE] |
 Cardboard Taxidermy - PETA-Friendly Trophy Heads::These great trophy heads from Cardboard Safari are made from premium quality, 100% recycled cardboard. Described as 'whimsical puzzles,' the laser-cut pieces are precisely made to make construction simple,… [MORE] |
 Stem Cells from Menstrual Fluid - C'elle for Cryo-Cell::Cryo-Cell International, Inc., an umbilical cord blood stem cell bank, is now promoting a new service called C'elle. It offers women the chance to store the stem cells found in their menstrual fluid. The… [MORE] |
 Researching Future Trends - Global Trends 2025::The Global Trends 2025 report has been released and while it offers great insight into what to expect 16 years from now, it doesn't give detail on upcoming trends for the new year like our 2009 Trend Report… [MORE] |
 Credit Crunch Health Kicks - The "Get Rich Quick" Anti-Smoking Campaign::If there's anything people want to hear right now, it's ways to get rich. The "Get Rich Quick" campaign is simple: Dissuade consumers from buying cigarettes by showing them exactly how much money they… [MORE] |
 Pop Culture Footwear - French & English Confectioner’s Shoes::If you hate conforming to shoe fashion standards, yet want to remain trendy with your urban footwear, French & English Confectioner’s handmade shoes can definitely help you out.
French & English Confectioner’s… [MORE] |
 Kid Fashion for Adults - Jennifer Garner and Suri Cruise in Same Shirt::Did Jennifer Garner squeeze herself into kids clothes, or is Suri Cruise being pressured to grow up too fast?
These images show Jennifer Garner and Katie and Tom Cruise’s little daughter wearing very… [MORE] |
 Destruction Art for Awareness - Greenpeace ‘Bomb’ Campaign::These posters are part of the Greenpeace ‘Bomb’ series to raise awareness of environmental issues.
The first one has the tagline “Stop the catastrophe,” and shows an image of a tree that looks strangely… [MORE] |
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