 Silencing People Politely - Stop Talking Cards::I am sure we could all use the Stop Talking cards to silence those who just don't know when to stop flexing their vocal chords. After all, those people can be found everywhere, from work to parties, to… [MORE] |
 Insect Dolls - Toddlerpedes::Toddlerpedes is a collection of totally creepy and bizarre sculptures by artist Jon Beinart that are made using body parts from baby dolls.
Beinart started making creatures from doll torsos, limbs and… [MORE] |
 Before & After Greasy Hair Photos - Hairwash Project::The Internet never seizes to amaze me. The latest quirky idea that grabbed my attention is a fun project called Hairwash that shows pictures of people before and after getting their hair washed.
The… [MORE] |
 Recycled Packaging DIY - FedEx Furniture::One enterprising man has saved a lot of money by making all his furniture out of used FedEx boxes and packaging supplies. The furniture is not just for show; he actually sleeps on the bed, eats at his… [MORE] |
 Designer Plastic Chairs - Sam Durant's Porcelain Garden Chair::One of the icons of the U.S. maybe the cheap plastic chair. Criss-cross the U.S., perhaps the world, and you will run across white plastic chairs. A gallery in Tokyo is paying homage to the chair via Sam… [MORE] |
 Billboard Hotels (REVIEW) - Etienne Boulanger Pod Hotel in Berlin::When I wrote about the now closed Berlin one-room billboard hotel in December 2007, I considered it more of an art project or experiment than a place people would actually sleep.
In March 2008, however,… [MORE] |
 Real Life Pinheads - Self-Piercing for Olympics::A Chinese man turned himself into a real life pinhead, not as a demonstration of mind over manner or some twisted form of acupuncture, but as a PR stunt to promote the upcoming Olympics. Dr Wei Sheng used… [MORE] |
 Insect Accessories - Princess Beatrice's Butterfly Bonnet::Ordinarily when you see an accessory as eccentric as Princess Beatrice's butterfly hat, you write it off as a very rare, albeit entertaining fashion faux pas. However, one could start to wonder that this… [MORE] |
 Spock Ear Jewelry - Raja Gondkar's Strange Earrings::Raja Gondkar heads up the Design Department of the Indian Institute in Mumbai. As a result, he has a known reputation for 20 years of innovative art and design. Consequently he may not have had time to… [MORE] |
 Google Maps to Share Horror Stories - "Sod Abroad" Promotion::Times journalist and aspiring author Michael Moran is promoting his new book Sod Abroad through his blog (natch), as well as through an interactive map where users can add their own holiday stories.
True… [MORE] |
 Fake Police - Cardboard Cops::For under $40, you can have a life-sized cardboard likeness of a law enforcer in your home. Very simplistic, but I hear it does the trick. At first glance, these cutouts appear to be real policemen, and… [MORE] |
 Giant Fake Grass Toys - Playground Carpet::Children have boundless energy but they need somewhere to play safe. Rolling around in a small room full of plastic balls has been a popular favourite for years, but now here is a fun and portable alternative… [MORE] |
 Offensive Stuffed Animals - SpiderCamp::These are not your typical cutesy felt bunnies for children. These are shocking, uncensored creations by SpiderCamp who wishes to "personally celebrate my right as a grownup to use all sorts of words.… [MORE] |
 Bavarian Street Couture - Wolpertinger::The street couture featured in the gallery comes from German fashion house, Wolpertinger.
The line includes styles for both men and women and includes quirky albeit very hip shoes and accessories as… [MORE] |
 Non-Vegetarians Eating Poo - Keimling's Crappy Ads::Well, what do we have here? An ad for Keimling vegetarian restaurant that basically tells you to stop eating animals because you're essentially eating crap! A bit extreme, wouldn't you say?
Both the concept… [MORE] |
 Flame-Throwing Wheelchairs - Shoots 15 Ft Flames::For the latest project in their line of strange (but cool!) inventions, racegreathouselabs.com came up with something no disabled person who likes living on the edge can possibly do without: a flame-throwing… [MORE] |
 Cow Inspired Shoes - Nike Fur Sneakers::Nike is pushing the envelope once again with these edgy, fur-covered sneakers.
The unusual high top kicks are covered in a light colored fur on the sides as well as on the upper portion. They're further… [MORE] |
 Junk Food Container Urns - Inventor of Pringles Can Buried in One::Dr. Fredric J. Baur, the designer of the famous Pringles potato chips cylindrical containers has been buried, at his request, inside his iconic design. Well, a portion of his ashes were.
Baur, who worked… [MORE] |
 Sunglasses Without Lenses - Shutter Shades (Gold & Silver Coming Soon)::Shutter Shades don't have lenses. Instead, the plastic frames have bars across them meant to provide shade while still allowing in sufficient light.
They come in white, black, red, blue, green pink, yellow,… [MORE] |
 Rooftop Lakes - Psycho Buildings at Hayward Gallery::The Southbank Centre of the Hayward Gallery in London, England has become the home of a new exhibition called “Psycho Buildings". The installation includes a roof top lake, designed like an infinity… [MORE] |
 Treehouses on Log Stilts - Zigloo Architecture::This Zigloo home is a new take on a "log house." Instead of being made up of a series of logs, the small rectangular dwelling is perched atop four sturdy wooden logs.
While still just a concept, the… [MORE] |
 Microscopic Noodle Bowls - World’s Smallest Bowl of Ramen::A team of Japanese scientists have created the world’s smallest noodle bowl with a diameter of 1/25,000 of an inch under a project aimed at developing nanotube-processing technology. In fact, the bowl… [MORE] |
 Staged Urban Brawls - NYC’s Fight Clubs::Apparently, pseudo fight clubs have sprung up in New York City and one of their meeting places is in Union Square Park. It is not unusual to see big crowds of people of all ages hanging out in the park.… [MORE] |
 Venice by Kayak - Ditching Gondolas for DIY Travel::When you think of Venice, kayaks are probably the last thing to come to mind. However, one athletic traveler decided to bypass the clichéd gondola rides, and instead, paddle his own way around the famed… [MORE] |
 Urinal Golf Clubs - The Uroclub::Attention male golfers! The game of golf is full of gadgets: gadgets that increase your distance; gadgets that straighten your drives; gadgets that hide your beer. The list goes on... Now, you can add… [MORE] |
 Top 14 Bacon-Themed Products (SUPER GALLERY)::Ready to pig out a visual grease feast? While some people may be blown away by the abundance of bacon-inspired products in this cluster, it should be noted there are far more cured pork themed items on… [MORE] |
 Cooking Eggs With Cell Phones - Russian Experiment Shows Its Possible::Two Russian journalists from the Pravda Newspaper in Moscow conducted an experiment in which they cooked a raw egg using their cell phones. If this experiment is real, it could finally be the visual proof… [MORE] |
 Live Action Simpsons in Spanish - Los Simpsons::Continuing our fascination with cartoons and their various transformations, we want to introduce the TrendHunter community to this really amusing live action version of The Simpsons from a Spanish TV show… [MORE] |
 Tampon Chandeliers - O.B.::At first glance, this dramatic chandelier looks ordinarily beautiful, but look closer, and you'll be bloody surprised! The monster-sized chandelier is actually composed of hundreds of white O.B. tampons.… [MORE] |
 Share Burgers - BK Six Pack + Sexist Commercial::Burger King launched the first ever burger made for sharing, a food equivalent to the much loved six pack of beer.
The BK Burger 6 Pack is comprised of one big Aberdeen Angus burger inside six rolls which… [MORE] |
 Famous People Tattoos - Celebrity Tribute Tattoos::Some people are so celebrity obsessed, they're willing to have their bodies inked with images of their most admired idols. A while back we mentioned someone had Tay Zonday, the baritone Chocolate Rain… [MORE] |
 Scented Suits - Bacon Tuxedo::For some reason men have a peculiar obsession with bacon, as highlighted by bizarre products like this bacon-print tuxedos. Unless you're a real ham, I don't know when, other than a costume party, someone… [MORE] |
 Interactive Human Body Museum - Corpus::Along the A44 highway, between Amsterdam and The Hague, sits a giant, human-shaped building. It is the home of Corpus, a tactile interactive museum experience that takes visitors through the spaces inside… [MORE] |
 Redneck Houseboats - DIY Lake House::If you saw the Redneck Mansion we featured a while back, you know luxurious lifestyles are no longer reserved for the elite. This homemade houseboat is another fine example of how luxe living is possible,… [MORE] |
 Monster Bags - BagsThatBite::These “scary” bags are so much fun. They are little furry monsters made with faux fur and fleece with a big dose of fun and love by Justine Pallace of New York, USA. These hand-crafted creations even… [MORE] |
 Dangerous Microwave Experiments - Nuked Cell Phone::It doesn't matter how rugged a cellphone claims to be, it can't withstand the power of a microwave. Or can it? The video shows what happens when a curious mind puts its cellphone to the test.
Note: This… [MORE] |
 Rubber Chandeliers - Tobias Lighting::This industrial, rubber-coated, traditional glass chandelier might make sense if one is afraid of breakages, but on the other hand, the whole point of glass chandeliers is to reflect the light, making… [MORE] |
 Instruments Made of Food - Ocarina::Ocarina is described by Wikipedia as a flute-like wind instrument, made of various mediums, with origins in Chinese and Mesopotamian cultures.
However, the more unique version of Ocarina as referenced… [MORE] |
 Hosting Your Own Funeral - Lululemon Founder Travels in Coffin::Lululemon founder Chip Wilson will join with the city of Vancouver to celebrate the fact he is not dead yet by hosting his own funeral party, the Chip's Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile.
The head of the innovative… [MORE] |
 Sweat Protests - Rexona Rebels Against Body Odor::What better way to sell deodorants than to use posters in the style of political propaganda and social change? With captions like "Join arms to build a world free of body odor," it's time for the revolution!… [MORE] |
 Riverdancing Chimpanzees - Arby's Commercial::Arby's was successful in putting their latest campaign in motion, as seen by the tremendous traffic their Riverdancing Chimpanzees have received.
The video consists of a remixed video of the chimps performing… [MORE] |
 Carboard Toilets - The Portable Brown Box::Have you ever seen a real #### Box? I'm not using the term as an adjective for the cardboard, I'm just relaying the product name. The light-weight portable toilet is for those moments when you get the… [MORE] |
 Micro Art Interventions - Markus Hofer in Bologna::Markus Hofer, an Austrian artist, has created a series of small-scale art interventions that despite their size, still have a powerful impact. His exhibit, entitled Interventions in Bologna was on display… [MORE] |
 Barf Bag Collectors - Air Sickness Bag Museum::You've flown before, and you know there are air sickness bags in front of you, but you've never bothered to study the design of one -- even if you've had the misfortune of having to use one.
Apparently,… [MORE] |
 Urinals for Women - The Peeandgo::Chen & Karlsson designed the Peeandgo, a urinal for women, and I don't know whether to start singing some women's lib song, or to run for the hills. The designers drew their inspiration for the golden… [MORE] |
 Chic Sports Dogs - Hunting Poodles::It's time to shed your image of foofy poodles as perfectly coiffed, bow-wearing park dwellers, and begin envisioning them engaging in more traditioanl canine activities... like hunting. One Colorado poodle… [MORE] |
 Punching Employees - Slow Motion Abuse as a PR Stunt::A production company named Action Figure filmed its employees being punched in the face in slow motion to the rhythm of Robyn’s Be Mine song.
“The disturbing thing is that no one questioned it when… [MORE] |
 110,664 KM Self Portraits - GPS & DHL Art is World's Biggest Drawing::What a brilliant use of technology to create unique art! Erik Nordenankar devised a genius plan to create the Biggest Drawing In The World by tracking the movement of a GPS briefcase traveling the globe… [MORE] |
 Foliage-Covered Wardrobes - Tord Boontje for Meta::It's hard to tell this is actually a wardrobe unless someone told you. Tord Boontje, a Dutch industrial designer created this piece for Meta. The doors of the wardrobe consist of hundreds of hand-painted… [MORE] |
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