Kyla Legard, Trend Hunter

500 Years of Art in a Few Minutes - Teaching Art History Through Morphing Technology (VIDEO)

Whether you're lazy or just strapped for cash, this lightening--and enlightening--tour of 500 years of women in Western art is the new approach to art history. Traditional art historians may shudder at this innovative trend, but, heh, if it gets more people interested in art than that's a good thing, right?! [More]

Van Gogh Action Figure

If you don't want your kids to worship traditional action figures, maybe you should get them the Vincent Van Gogh Action Figure. Okay, maybe that's just the Art Historian in me. Alternatively, you could order the $12 action figure as a gift for your art loving friends. "Was there a greater charac… [More]

Your DNA as Art - DNA GloFrame

What would make better art than your own DNA? That's the theory behind Generate's DNA Gloframe, which lets you permanently display a strand of your own DNA. Price: $900. About the DNA GlowFrame: DNA 11 creates abstract art from a sample of your DNA. Each custom piece is as original as you are. … [More]

Jake Appelbaum Photo Exhibit in Toronto

Jake Appelbaum, a well known blogger / hacker / photographer, has launched a new exhibit of his photography. The show opened this week in Toronto at Now Lounge. The image shown was shot using Kodak EIR film. [More]

Square of Squirtguns Wall-Hanging

"Tired of having your NRA buddies laugh at you for not having any shotguns on the wall? These collections of toy squirt guns arranged on a square panel, with some pointing out, are incredibly unique, very colorful, and great conversation pieces. Panels are made to order, in any color you request. We… [More]

Jewelry made from Cracker Jack toys

An artist on Etsy is selling jewelry made from Cracker Jack toys. The first pictured jewelry is described as follows: "blue plastic airplane stirrer pair of plastic red apples and three plastic green pickles inside of an upside-down record player" "Right now I'm living in neither Nebraska nor Iowa.… [More]

Metropol Parasol - Liquid Architecture in Spain

The Metropol Parasol is a redevelopment project for a pubic plaza in Spain. The design, by J. Mayer H ensures that the Plaza de la Encarnacion in Seville wll create a memorable experience for outdoor concerts and public events.. [More]

Gareth Pugh: Today in Today in Haute Couture

Gareth Pugh released his Ready to Wear collection, which was recently featured in Style Magazine. Unfortunately, the ready-to-wear collection is now aging as the show was in Fall 2005. However, I think designs like these are timeless. [More]

Nooka Watches: Patented Art For Your Wrist

If you are looking for a cool watch that requires a bit of a learning curve, check out the Noo Nooka designs. The watches are stylish and pretty much gauranteed to start a conversation. "Following the success of the zoo and zot, we are pushing the design of linear expression to its purist form wit… [More]

Nixie Watch: Cathode Corner

At just $395, the Nixie Watch from Cathode Corner is a piece of modern art you can own. "The Cathode Corner Nixie Watch displays the time on nixie tubes, which are quaint neon display tubes once used in calculators in the dawn of recorded history (1969). It is a two-digit wristwatch designed for e… [More]