 Great Gift Ideas for Mother's Day - 50 Attractive Designs under $100::Why not buy your mother the gift of design? This list showcases some of the top design gifts under $100. Designophy describes, "Is it possible to show your true love to your mother with an object? Most… [MORE] |
 Living in a Treehouse::Cities are becoming overpopulated, everyday is more difficult to find a home sweet home, so this is the perfect moment to look for a place to live in nature... Do you remember when you were a child and… [MORE] |
 Paperclip Towel Holder & Warmer::From Eskimo Designs this one is really neat. It will warm up clothes or dry off a moist towel. It is really a radiator, with a cute and simple design. How great it must be to dry off on a pre-warmed towel… [MORE] |
 Sinking Titanic Lamp::The Titanic Lamp is piece of modern furniture that reflect will add a little character and conversation to your living room. Viable London describes their product as, "leaning as if sinking below the… [MORE] |
 MacTab - Concept Mac Tablet Computer::Designer Yann Le Coroller has created an unofficial Mac Tablet, called the MacTab. The laptop is an ultraportable concept which fits well with Apple's image. Yan describes, "The incredibly thin wireless… [MORE] |
 fLORA-flex Tile is the New Brick - From The Brick Exhibition::On 24 May 2007, "Brick: the exhibition" will showcase the future of the brick at the Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam. The exhibition features bricks that go well beyond the traditional blocks around… [MORE] |
 Candyfab 4000 Prints 3D Objects Made of Sugar::A year ago, Trend Hunter first featured 3D object printers. Now, Evil Mad Scientists has created the Candyfab 4000, which prints 3D objects made of sugar. It's the perfect combination of mad science and… [MORE] |
 Giant Naked Dude as Art - Pawel Althamer in the Milan Sky::From May 7th through June 5th, 2007, the Fondazione Nicola Trussardi in Milan, presents One Of Many, the first major solo exhibition in Italy by Polish artist Pawel Althamer. Pawel Althamer is among the… [MORE] |
 Mexico Participates in Worlds Largest Naked Photo Shoot::Spencer Tunick has been busy down in Mexico City photographing 18,000 people who came out for the largest naked photo shoot the world has ever seen. Mexico prides itself on viewing the body as a beautiful… [MORE] |
 Top 10 Toasters From the Future (GALLERY)::Everyone loves toast, and yet the world has been devoid of toast innovation for years. Fortunately, the age of toaster design is upon us. 2006 and 2007 have brought us several new toasters from the… [MORE] |
 Fiendish Curiosities - Realistic Sculptures That Blend Mutation and Monstrosity::Alligator Boy, Sasquatch and the Dead Baby Show are just some of the atrocities recreated by the team of experts at Fiendish Curiosities. Using a variety of techniques including latex casting and molding,… [MORE] |
 Dress Tents - When Fashion Becomes Architecture::Robin Lasser, a professor of Art at San Jose State University, has created dress tents by merging fashion and tents. The design is a combination between fashion, function, and arty fantasy. [MORE] |
 Rate Your Mates - Create Trading Cards of Your Friends::Hot off the back of Make Your Own Monopoly I discovered this Top Trumps site. Sorry Top Mates!
Its simplicity at its very best - turn photo's of your friends/family/pets into unique packs of playing… [MORE] |
 The Pre-Nup Table - Makes Easy Work of Separating Your Assets::Newly-wed and in need of furniture? Worried who will get what if you get divorced? Then check out the Pre-Nup Table by Claire Matthews. It has each side clearly marked out and a center sawing line to divide… [MORE] |
 Designer Table Tennis - Puma Pong::The PT3 (PUMA Table Tennis Tournament) was conceived in the beginning of 2006 - aiming to bring a community together for the sheer passion of table tennis, ok ping-pong.
They guys at Puma were inspired… [MORE] |
 Acid Sweetie Series - More Toys for Grown Ups::Acid Sweetie Pops toys are the latest work from the Dorma design collective.
I think the surprise element of these toys is what really makes them. Unless you have more than one in which case I can imagine… [MORE] |
 Automagically Changing Cupboard::This wicked cupboard changes its pixelated design like an 8-bit video game. It uses the same technology as a modern billboard. It also comes in three different designs, so you can freak out your entire… [MORE] |
 Borat As Art - 1000 Piece Art Obsession::Toronto artist, Oli Goldsmith has gotten a little bit carried away with his most recent 1000-piece installment all focused on Sasha Cohen's character, Borat. Likely not much more than a publicity stunt,… [MORE] |
 Solid Poetry Tiles - Transforms When Wet::Check-out these awesome tiles that transform from simple grey blocks of stone to decorative tiles when they get wet. The brain behind this design is Frederik Molenschot and Susanne Happle. I honestly don’t… [MORE] |
 Mosquito Curtains - Removable Screens For Your Porch::For some, screening a porch isn't practical, or it just isn't attractive. Got an animal who likes to scratch? That'll ruin your screens quicker than you can say mosquito.
There is a new solution - Mosquito… [MORE] |
 Unique Mexican Style by Converse::Converse Mexico just launched a trendy new collection of sneakers. The first one is “Chuck Taylor” and the second is “Pintando Pasos” both with colorful designs that reflect the heritage of the… [MORE] |
 Ultra Slick Florescent Lighting - Innovative Lamp by Neil Poulton::This unique lamp design is nothing more than a slim plastic encasing over a florescent light tube. It's very slick and very minimalist. According to Metropolis Magazine, "Neil Poulton’s latest lighting… [MORE] |
 US Army Developing Plasma Shield::The U.S. Army is developing new weapons that use balls of plasma to confuse enemies. The concept would create a deflection force very reminiscent of Star Wars. New Scientist notes, "The device uses a… [MORE] |
 Build Your Own Solar Panel Out of Pop Cans::If you like creating your own stuff and saving the world, you can now combine both your hobbies into one. This do it yourself enthusiast build his own solar panel using painted aluminum pop cans. Stylin.… [MORE] |
 Ultra Modern Trampoline Rooms - The Beehive by Extremis::This ultra modern trampoline room will help to kink up your back yard for whatever kind of parties you like to throw. Unica Homes describes, "Imagine the mysterious atmosphere of middle east tea meeting… [MORE] |
 Serpentine Gallery Pavilions - 2007 Addition is a Snail Shaped Timber Structure::Each year, London's Serpentine Gallery releases a temporary pavilion designed by a cutting edge architect. The 2007 pavilion, designed by Oafur Eliasson, has just been unveiled.
The Icelandic artist… [MORE] |
 Headstand Stools::QED design created these innovative Headstand Stools. They look like upside down chess pawns and they are certain to get a reaction. QED describes, "Surprise and cofusion. The stool offers dynamic seating… [MORE] |
 $19,000 Cocoon Hammock - Innovation that Will Put You to Sleep::I like everything about The Cocoon Hammock except its $19,000 price tag. However, it weighs 430 pounds, so you know it's good.
The cocoon is constructed with a Taukkyan wood frame, electropolished… [MORE] |
 Glitter Art - Rene Garcia's Exhibit::Rene Garcia has been a long standing glitter artist - doing work for companies like Diesel. However, its for his tribute to Anna Nicole Smith 'Who Profits' that the artist is getting most attention. And… [MORE] |
 Happy Face Suction Toothbrush Holder::Cheep Thrill of the Day - Tiny Living is selling these unique little happy face toothbrush holders. You can buy them for under $5, which makes them pretty cheap for the hour they'll entertain you. [MORE] |
 Changing Attire for Furniture - The Antoinette Lamp::Home furnishings are beginning to change their attire! For example, this Antoinette table lamp can change into several different 'outfits' depending on your mood. The lamp comes with a slender metal… [MORE] |
 Hip Milk - Yoamolaleche Ads Modern Design to Milk::The Project Yoamolaleche was conceived to attract a huge group of eternal belated adolescents to milk by appealing to their youthful spirit.
The website proclaims, "We think of ourselves as a healthy… [MORE] |
 Open Flame Fire Tables::Fuego, a UK based company, actually produces tables with flames sprouting up from them. Note avoid purchasing this if you have small children, pets or the occasional drunk in your house. They claim it’s… [MORE] |
 Executive Colouring Book - Color the Business Men Grey::There are been a fair few colouring books for grown up's on this site but The Executive Colouring Book, deserves a mention in its own right. As the original book is now out of print, scans have been uploaded… [MORE] |
 Slacker MP3 Player - Intuitive Player Picks Music You'll Like::Slacker is an intuitive MP3 player that can automatically upload music via WiFi or satellite and allow you to "Love it" or "Ban it". The company describes, "Slacker is a new kind of music company. We… [MORE] |
 Mini Homes - The Micro Compact Home::Living with less space doesn't necessarily mean living with less style. The Micro-Compact Home, or m-ch, is 76 square feet of design genius, and boasts a dining table for 5, 2 double beds, a kitchen,… [MORE] |
 Custom Dolls - Create Your Own Mini Me at Tiny Pocket People::It's definitely a personalized world out there, so how about a miniature version of... yourself? TinyPocketPeople lets consumers personalize a 8" (14 cm) doll based on customers uploaded picture.
Just… [MORE] |
 Vertical Farming - Skyscraper Farms to Combat Global Warming::Dr. Dickson Despommier, Columbia University professor of environmental sciences and microbiology, proposes that building crop farms on top of urban skyscrapers could provide food in land deficient populations… [MORE] |
 Burnt Furniture (Part 2) - Smoke by Maarten Baas::Trend Hunter first covered burnt furniture in February. Now we are seeing even more burnt furniture designs, especially from designer Maarten Baas.
In backlash against the blandness of globalization,… [MORE] |
 Online Gallery for Emerging Young Artists - Ugallery.com::The goal of Ugallery.com is, "to provide art enthusiasts access to affordable original artwork while offering young trained artists a platform to launch their careers." The site was founded by Alex Farkas,… [MORE] |
 Tough Touch Screen Tablet PCs - The Sahara TufTab::The Sahara TufTab is a hardcore PC that can withstand just about anything. Gearlog notes, "The Sahara TufTab i310XT is one of the first touchscreen tablet PCs to offer resistance to rain, dust, humidity,… [MORE] |
 Neighbourhood Art Collaboration By Rinzen::Dreamt up by Australian design collective Rinzen - Neighbourhood "stitches together artists from around the world in a spontaneous collaborative toy remixing project."
At the start there was a blank canvas,… [MORE] |
 Dirty Car Art - Artist Goes Well Beyond Writing 'Clean Me'::Scott Wade is an artist who "just can't resist a dirty rear window." He creates amazing works of art using dirty cars as his canvas. In short, he goes well beyond writing "Clean Me". [MORE] |
 Portable 5 Star Hotel with 50 Person Capacity::Long ago, Trend Hunter featured two mobile hotel rooms that travel the world, HERE and HERE. Now, we have a new addition, Hotelmovil. The difference is that Hotelmovil has a 50 person capacity.
Hotelmovil… [MORE] |
 Fan Created Music Videos - Bjork Invites Public to Create Video for 'Innocence'::Björk has a reputation of fabulous, artistic music videos, breaking ground in innovation and technology. Videos like Army of Me, Human Behaviour and Hunter, just to name a few, have been outstanding.… [MORE] |
 Designer Toolbelts - S.STEIN's Fashion Accessory for Tools::You know you are a trend-setting fashion-maven when you refuse to bend to the female fashion dictates of the 21st century. You don't carry a Prada, Gucci, or Luis Vuitton bag because they are, frankly,… [MORE] |
 “Bling My Thing” - German Company Blings Anything With Swarovskis::Bling My Thing is a German company that lets you combine your creative side with your affinity for luxury goods. They offer an assortment of DIY sets to let you “bling” your favourite items with genuine… [MORE] |
 Pixel Watch For Ladies - EL Modern Timepiece::The Pixel Watch is a modern polycarbonate piece of art available in pink, brown, and white. This nerdy timepiece is also waterproof up to 10 meters. Our friends at Gearlog note, "Besides displaying the… [MORE] |
 Video Exhibits - Christian Marclay Replay Show in Paris::The Christian Marclay Replay show at the Cite de La Musique is a series of 9 superb videos that totally stimulate and engage the viewer.
Christian Marclay was one of the early punk rock musicians in the… [MORE] |
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