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Jessica is a writer and artist living in San Diego, CA. She's lived in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Madrid, Spain, and she loves to travel and see new places. Her passions include staying on top of pop culture and learning as much as she can about the world.

She is currently studying for a Master's degree in Communication and is thrilled to be part of the Trendhunter team!
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I read a ridiculous amount every day. I often run out of things to read on the websites I visit on a daily basis and I'm always looking for the next cool thing.
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Some degrees lower than lukewarm.
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Coffee. Chocolate. Caffeine. Repeat.
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I'm inspired by success in all forms, by people who follow their passions, and by great artists. As for exciting, costume parties, Ferraris, and breaking news all get my attention.
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Bullet trains being built in every major American city. Getting from LA to San Francisco in under two hours (and not dealing with airport security), and hopping on a train from New York to Philadelphia just to meet someone for lunch.
Snaking Stainless Steel Seats
Snaking Stainless Steel Seats
Z-Chair for Joli by Tom De Vrieze
The Z-Chair is made of stainless steel, designed for indoor or outdoor use, and is only available in a limited run at the moment. Designer Tom De Vrieze has created a chair that will add elegance to any… MORE
Surreal Folk Art
Surreal Folk Art
Megan Campbell Gives New Life to a Tired Genre
Megan Campbell is a New Zealand artist who has found her niche creating surreal folk art. Her work shows run-of-the-mill, everyday scenes, but adds a lot of emotion to them. Megan Campbell has been honored… MORE
At-Home Coffee Covers
At-Home Coffee Covers
The Mug Hug Seals in Your Morning Brew, Just Like at the Coffee Shop
The Mug Hug, aside from having a pretty cute name, serves a useful purpose: it covers your coffee cup so your delicious latte doesn't spill. The lid resembles those with which everyone is so familiar.… MORE
Interactive Avian Lighting
Interactive Avian Lighting
Design Drift Uses Bird Patterns as Artistic Inspiration for Flylight
Design Drift took great pains in studying the flight patterns of birds before they began building Flylight, an interactive light experience. Flylight reacts to the audience that is viewing it. The idea… MORE
Color Contrast Coffee Tables
Color Contrast Coffee Tables
The Pebble Table by Demacker Design
The Pebble table was designed by Matthias Demacker for Bonaldo. It's called 'Pebble' because the outside of the table resembles a well-worn stone. It's all smooth edges and even surfaces. The interior… MORE
Definitive Design Retrospectives
Definitive Design Retrospectives
The Greta Magnusson Grossman Exhibit at Arkitekturmuseet
Famed Swedish-American designer and architect Greta Magnusson Grossman made vital contributions to the world of furniture design. Her part in the shaping of modern decor will be on display at Arkitekturmuseet… MORE
Easter Rabbit Purses
Easter Rabbit Purses
The Orwell Clutch Silver Rabbit Purse by Tsuru Bride
Whimsical is one word for someone who has a rabbit-shaped purse. I won't list the other ones. This Silver Rabbit Purse was designed by Etsy seller Tsuru Bride. The design is well done, even if the occasions… MORE
Adorable Eggshell Art
Adorable Eggshell Art
Chez Larsson Makes Elaborate Egg Crafts
The childhood pastime of painting Easter eggs pales in comparison to these egg crafts by Chez Larsson. Larsson uses eggs as the basis for elaborate art pieces, most of which continue the egg theme by including… MORE
Morbid Easter Accessories
Morbid Easter Accessories
The Bunny Cell Phone Charm by LA Plush and Stuff
This mobile charm is perfect for Easter. Well, perfect for Easter if you hate Easter, and want to scare kids with the dead bunny charm hanging off of your mobile. Etsy seller LA Plush and Stuff is selling… MORE
Jailhouse Home Decor
Jailhouse Home Decor
Philippe Malouin Design Presents the Gridlock Lamp
The Gridlock lamp is just one piece in Philippe Malouin Design's new collection of Gridlock furniture. Each piece is somehow formed with a steel cage. It doesn't exactly give off a 'home sweet home' feel,… MORE
Perfectly Staged Lamps
Perfectly Staged Lamps
Confused Direction Sets the Scene for the Melle Lamp
The Confused Direction design company came up with this setting for its Melle Lamp. Instead of just having the Melle lamp on display by itself at the Blickfang/Stuttgart2010 show, the company surrounded… MORE
Modern Cabin Architecture
Modern Cabin Architecture
G.Natkevicius and Partners' Modern Design for the Kaunas Residence
G.Natkevicius and Partners designed this home, known as the Kaunas residence, in Lithuania. The Kaunas residence has a cabin feel to it, even though every aspect of the design and decor is contemporary… MORE
Gnarly Neon Lighting
Gnarly Neon Lighting
Michael Sillitoe Uses a Neon Conduit to Light Up an Entire House
Designer Michael Sillitoe created this lighting installation specifically for the home it is in. The Neon Conduit traces the architectural structure of the home, both illuminating the rooms and highlighting… MORE
Multi-Generational Home Design
Multi-Generational Home Design
BSZ Arquitects Designed 'Casa SV' to House Three Generations
This unusual home design was realized by BSZ Arquitects. The Chilean design company was challenged to create a home design that would house three generations of a family. Each generation needs its own… MORE
Instructional Fire Containers
Instructional Fire Containers
The Prairie Campfire by Kodjo Kouwenhoven is Fire-Building for Idiot
If you're constantly bewildered about how to place your firewood when building a campfire, the Prairie Campfire is for you. Kodjo Kouwenhoven designed the unusual apparatus, which would take the place… MORE
Fire-Breathing Dragon Accessories
Fire-Breathing Dragon Accessories
The Dragon Firepit by Kodjo Kouwenhoven
This Draken vuurkorf, or Dragon firepit for you English-speakers, is interesting in the daytime and kinda freaky at night. And by kinda freaky, I mean it's fit for a devil-worshiping ceremony. The Dragon… MORE
Existential Furniture Exhibits
Existential Furniture Exhibits
Ales Villegas Stages a Spatial Battle at the Galería Die Ecke
This Batalla Espacial, or Spatial Battle in English, was staged by Chilean artist Ales Villegas. Villegas has filled the Galería Die Ecke with paper mache creations that resemble normal furniture. By… MORE
Collapsible Toy Chairs
Collapsible Toy Chairs
The 'Miniature Lazy Chair' by Fresh West for Laikingland
The 'Miniature Lazy Chair' by Fresh West is reminiscent of those childhood toys that usually had a stickman who would collapse when you pressed the bottom. Instead of a man, however, Fresh West's creation… MORE
Ticker Tape Storytelling
Ticker Tape Storytelling
Story Time by Atelier NL is a Narrative on a String
Story Time is a project from Atelier NL. The idea is a reel of thin tape with a story written on it. The reel has to be unraveled in order to read the story. Atelier NL is looking to collaborate with… MORE
Shipping Container Homes
Shipping Container Homes
Christopher Nogry Expands Living Space with Shipping Containers
Used shipping containers are an unusual source for home-building materials, but architect Christopher Nogry has made good use of them. This shipping container architecture is located in France. The containers… MORE
Internationally Designed Embroidery
Internationally Designed Embroidery
Flat Design Brings International Designers Together in Textile
Flat Design collected the work of well-known international designers to create this collection of designer embroidery. Each fabric piece has a design by one of the featured artists in the center. By keeping… MORE
Super Spaceship Lighting
Super Spaceship Lighting
Skysurfer by Emmanuel Gallina for Omikron
Emmanuel Gallina designed the Skysurfer light for the new lamp collection from Omikron. Both Skysurfer designs look like spaceship lighting. The grey Skysurfer light looks like it could take off at any… MORE
Misplaced Modern Architecture
Misplaced Modern Architecture
Texas Studio and Loft for Kyle Farley by MJ Neal Architects
Cleburne, Texas is one of the last places you might expect to find such a fine example of modern architecture, but Cleburne is where Kyle Farley wanted his home. MJ Neal Architects created the home, which… MORE
Awesome Ascending Furniture
Awesome Ascending Furniture
DMY Presents 'Lift Tables' by Mark Braun
Mark Braun will be part of DMY's show at the Milan Design Week next month. His contribution includes the 'Lift Tables,' which look like they're part table, part staircase. The two tables go together, creating… MORE
Playful Pacific Northwest Photography
Playful Pacific Northwest Photography
Adam Satushek Finds Irony in the Everyday
These photographs, taken by artist Adam Satushek, show irony and humor in normal settings. Satushek specializes in photographing normal objects that take on a very different meaning when given attention… MORE
Floor-Covering Mashups
Floor-Covering Mashups
Kymo Brings a Virtual Idea to a Real World Objects with Mashup Carpets
Mashup carpets are an idea that could only have taken off with the simultaneous rise of the idea of the mashup. Design company Kymo took vintage rugs -- oriental rugs, mostly -- and recreated them into… MORE
Deliriously Delicate Drawings
Deliriously Delicate Drawings
'Yellow Bird Machine' by Amy Martino
Amy Martino created this series of drawings and sketches as part of her collection titled 'Yellow Bird Machine.' These drawings feature women in unusual outfits. It's unknown whether these women are under… MORE
Bold Botanical Illustrations
Bold Botanical Illustrations
Judy Kaufmann Brings a Unique Perspective to Flora
These simple drawings by artist Judy Kaufmann bring to mind the botanical illustrations of the 1700s and 1800s. Back then, scientists painstakingly drew each part of flowers in order to catalogue them.… MORE
Colorblasted Geometric Art
Colorblasted Geometric Art
Sarah Gee Creates Amazing and Fun Images
Canadian artist Sarah Gee uses color in a very bold way. Check out some of her work in the gallery, which shows geometric shapes brought to life with psychedelic colors. One of her most interesting pieces… MORE
Ghoulishly Eerie Photography
Ghoulishly Eerie Photography
Todd Hido's Photographs are a Perfect Background for Ghosts
Photographer Todd Hido captures scenes that are conspicuously empty. The lack of human (or animal) subjects seems purposeful, and it's easy to imagine that there indeed are subjects in the images, just… MORE
Super Surreal Absract Art
Super Surreal Absract Art
Kristine Harper Follows in the Footsteps of Monet
Artist Kristine Harper appears to have taken over where Monet left off. Monet, the legendary artist, began drawing ponds and flowers somewhat realistically. As he aged, his drawings became more and more… MORE
Anthropomorphic Avian Art
Anthropomorphic Avian Art
'Bellena Belle and the Birds' by Mike Nelson
Artist Mike Nelson used family as inspiration for this series, titled "Bellena Belle and the Birds." Nelson's grandmother had a love for birds, and in this series the birds, along with his grandmother,… MORE
Abstract Musical Tribute Art
Abstract Musical Tribute Art
'The Pixles' by Jonathan Lewis Pays Homage to The Beatles
Artist Jonathan Lewis was inspired by the legendary group The Beatles to create this series of pixelized art titled, 'The Pixles.' Each pixel-filled square is based on a song. The abstract representations… MORE
Manifestations of Mixed Media
Manifestations of Mixed Media
Brooklyn Artist Rebekah Potter at Abode New York
Brooklyn-based New York artist Rebekah Potter uses multiple materials to create her mixed media canvases. In the gallery, you can see how she uses cloth, paint and stencils to make an otherwise simple… MORE
Ferocious Feather Sculptures
Ferocious Feather Sculptures
Kate MccGwire Uses Birds and Snakes for Inspiration
These sculptures by artist Kate MccGwire may inspire more terror than awe. Each uses bird feathers to create almost abstract shapes -- almost, because they definitely resemble coiled-up snakes. Most of… MORE
Luminescent Abstract Artwork
Luminescent Abstract Artwork
Michael Lowe and His Ethereal Abstract Paintings
Michael Lowe's paintings may not actually have lights in them, but that doesn't make them any less luminous. The series featured in the gallery above is just a selection of Michael Lowe's work, which uses… MORE

Featured Ideas

Stylish Shoe Storage
Stylish Shoe Storage
Modoloco Design Presents the Brera Shoe Cabinet
The Brera Shoe Cabinet is a perfectly functional solution to the foyer. The cabinet holds pairs of shoes, so they aren't just lying on the ground and it provides a comfy seat to help with putting those… MORE
Sensibly Sustainable Furnishings
Sensibly Sustainable Furnishings
David Stine Makes Tables From Naturally Dying Wood
Furniture designer David Stine uses only trees that have naturally reached the end of their lifespan. There's plenty of excess wood in the world, and these pieces show what great uses it can serve. Among… MORE
Riddle-Inspiring Kicks
Riddle-Inspiring Kicks
Half Cab Vans are Black, and White and Grey All Over
Vans Fault has released the newest in their Half Cab line of awesome sneakers. The Half Cab Vans are soft leather in black, white and grey. They completely cool, and could even inspire some super cheesy… MORE
Soft Sculpted Creatures
Soft Sculpted Creatures
Cottonwool Baby Studio Creations Are One of a Kind
If you didn’t know what soft sculpted creatures were before, I would like to formally apologize to you now. I’m sorry. I hope you can sleep well again one day. These soft sculpted creatures, children shaped… MORE
Lounge Wear for Dogs
Lounge Wear for Dogs
The Basic Hooded Sweatshirt from Modern Tails is for Your Yoga-Loving Pup
Lounge wear has become increasingly popular and acceptable in public. If you're going to be heading out to Starbucks in your yoga pants, why not dress your dog down, too? Lounge wear for dogs has been… MORE
Backyard Stadium Seating
Backyard Stadium Seating
The Opulent Items Arena Patio Set is Ready for the Big Game
The Super Bowl has come and gone, but it's not too early to get the Arena Patio Set for next year's gathering. The Arena Patio Set looks like a modern football stadium, miniaturized and fitted with comfy… MORE
Fire-Breathing Dragon Accessories
Fire-Breathing Dragon Accessories
The Dragon Firepit by Kodjo Kouwenhoven
This Draken vuurkorf, or Dragon firepit for you English-speakers, is interesting in the daytime and kinda freaky at night. And by kinda freaky, I mean it's fit for a devil-worshiping ceremony. The Dragon… MORE
Pioneering Plywood Furniture
Pioneering Plywood Furniture
The Offset Stool by Giorgio Biscaro Redefines the Use of Plywood
Giorgio Biscaro is presenting his new design, the Offset stool, at Milan Design Week. Biscaro is interested in working with plywood, which--while it doesn't sound very interesting--is a common and cheap… MORE
Tricky Home Trappings
Tricky Home Trappings
Florian Kallus Declares of New Stool, 'This is Not a Lamp'
Who needs a lamp when you’ve got a stool that looks like one? Tina L. of design company Florian Kallus created this unusual stool, masquerading around like it could light up a room (other than figuratively).… MORE
Newspaper Circulation Boosts
Newspaper Circulation Boosts
The London Evening Standard Goes Gratis After 182 Years
The London Evening Standard, which changed ownership last year and has been busy with a new business plan, will now be offered for free. The paper has made recent attempts to gain a greater readership,… MORE
Split Identity Furniture
Split Identity Furniture
The Drop by Leonardo Perugi is a Chair, a Lounge and a Daybed
Italian designer Leonardo Perugi designed the Drop, a high contrast furniture piece that folds to become a chair, lounge or daybed, depending on your mood. The seat would look right at home in a Fellini… MORE
Magnetic Refrigerators
Magnetic Refrigerators
Putting Magnets Inside Refrigerators Instead of on Them
Magnetic refrigeration is the cooling system of the future. Refrigerator designs are commonplace, but who knew that the inner workings of that thing that keeps our food cold could be upgraded, reinvented,… MORE
Cut Out Cycles
Cut Out Cycles
Wooden Bike by Nicolas Belly is Assembled from a Flat Piece of Wood
Designer Nicolas Belly is located in the town of Bordeaux in France. His wooden bike is one of two cut out designs that are fun and youthful. The gallery shows the process for assembling the wooden bike,… MORE
Father-Daughter Designs
Father-Daughter Designs
Patternity Phase Bureau is a Result of Familial Collaboration
Toby Winteringham (have you ever seen a more British name?) and his daughter Grace, who’s with the design company Patternity, collaborated on the Phase Bureau. The British designers (talent must run in… MORE