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Popular This Week1. American Apparel Art - The Ball-Nogues 'Built to Wear' Installation Brings Attention to the Garment (GALLERY)  Instantly drawn to these images, as I continued reading the post about the Ball-Nogues ‘Built to Wear’ art installation, I was floored, on so many levels. First off, the piece itself is magnificent, but…2. Edible Exhibitions - Daniel Spoerri Holds the ‘Eating the Universe’ Exhibition (GALLERY)  “Eat Art” is a phrase thought up by Daniel Spoerri. Eat Art, otherwise known as art made with food, first sprung up in Düsseldorf shortly after Spoerri opened up a restaurant at the Burgplatz. While restaurant…3. Biodegradable Clothing Designs - U.E.G. Makes Disintegrating Designs of Shirts, Dresses, Bags (GALLERY)  The U.E.G. design company’s name stands for ‘Usa e getta,’ or ‘Use and toss.’ That’s the idea behind these biodegradable clothes, that apparently disintegrate over time. According to U.E.G., disintegrating…4. Small Scale Water Harvesting - 'Petal Drops' Repurposes Plastic Bottles for Rain Collection (GALLERY)  The Petal Drops rainwater collection system is simple: Attach a leaf-shaped funnel to the tops of used plastic bottles, sit the funnel-topped bottle in the rain, and voila! Water for plants, pets, and…5. Vigilante Bicycle Videos - Two Men Arrested in New York for Repainting a Bike Lane (VIDEO)  Two men were arrested in New York for repainting a 14-block stretch of road on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn with a bike lane. The lane had had recently been removed by the city due to compaints from businesses.…6. Police Brutality Videos - 10 Rules for Dealing With the Police Gives Sage Advice (VIDEO)  I have never had to really deal with the fuzz, but for some people who have, the experience has been less than positive. So the video 10 Rules for Dealing With the Police has been made to help ordinary…7. Animal Rescue Flights - Pilots-N-Paws Transports Abandoned Pets to New Homes (VIDEO)  Pilots-n-Paws is a group of over a thousand pilot volunteers who work with rescue groups to fly unwanted, abandoned, and neglected pets to no-kill shelters and adoptive families. Most of the animals are…8. Diamond Dice Sets - The Blackout Collection Creates Stunning Accent Pieces (GALLERY)  Sure bling is rad, but in the middle of an economic recession maybe not such a good idea to break out at the office party (especially if downsizing is on the mind). So the Blackout Collection by Rafaello…9. Activist Matchbooks - 'Amnesty Matchbook' by Jonathan Wong Gives Domestic Violence a Voice (GALLERY)  Women who experience domestic violence are often characterized as voiceless, and this Amnesty Matchbook design by Jonathan Wong aims to change that. Wong's matchbook design was created as a part of a college… |
Popular This Month1. Humorous Demonstrations - The Best Protest Signs of 2009 (GALLERY)  In a cynical, cold world, ruled by bureaucrats protest is the people's why to say – that’s it! When we really care about something, we must take it to the streets and protest and while we're at it why…2. 69 AIDS Prevention Innovations - From PRODUCT(RED) AIDS Fighting Kicks to Pope Condoms (CLUSTER)  Happy World AIDS Awareness Day! Maybe not high on your list of things to celebrate, the leaps and bounds we have made in AIDS prevention and treatment should be recognized on a global level. So accordingly,…3. 61 HIV Awareness Innovations - Support for World Aids Day With Creative Campaigns, Products (CLUSTER)  To show support for World Aids Day, we’ve collected this cluster of some of the top safe sex and HIV awareness innovations featured on Trend Hunter, ranging from items under the official Product (Red)…4. Urban Floodtography - Aqualta by Studio Lindfors Shows Gondolas in NYC, Cliff Jumping in Tokyo (GALLERY)  There are may different ways to bring awareness to the impacts of global warming, including an artful approach that uses aesthetic appeal to lure the reader in.
This image series by Studio Lindfors is…5. Pink Glove Dances - Hospital Staff Boogies to Promote Cancer Awareness (VIDEO)  To help raise awareness for breast cancer, the entire staff of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland Oregon slipped on pink gloves and did a little ‘pink glove dance’ to Jay Sean’s ‘Down.’…6. Polar Bear Shockvertising - The Plane Stupid Polar Bear Ad is Disturbingly Graphic (VIDEO)  Even if you’re not a devout environmental or animal activist, the latest Plane Stupid polar bear ad will make you rethink getting on your next flight.
The UK grassroots group Plane Stupid, which fights…7. Digitally Aged World Leaders - Greenpeace Has Leaders Apologizing for Climate Change Inaction (GALLERY)  World leaders are gathering this week for the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference. In an attempt to push action, the environmental group Greenpeace, in association with the TckTckTck campaign, has released…8. Totem Pole Fashion - Tine Winther Rysgaard and Trine Kristoffersen's Eco Knitwear Collection (GALLERY)  It only takes one glance at the ecological knitwear collection by Tine Winther Rysgaard and Trine Kristoffersen to be stunned. The two fashion designers from The Danish Design Scholl have craftily used…9. Treetop Playgrounds - The Camp Twin Lakes Treehouse Educates Children About Sustainability (GALLERY)  The Camp Twin Lakes treehouse is a newly built treetop structure nestled in Rutledge, Georgia, and part of the non-profit Camp Twin Lakes organization.
Camp Twin Lakes “provides places and paths for…10. Amputating Condiment Sachets - The Shocking and Horrific Landmine Ketchup Packages (GALLERY)  Although these landmine ketchup packages are shocking, they are trying to bring attention to the fact that, “in 89 countries walking on a landmine is still routine.” Facts like these are enough to make…11. Endangered Species Inks - Extinked Tattoo Exhibition Spotlights Environmental Conservation (GALLERY)  The Extinked Tattoo collaboration is one the most ingenious ways of protest and social discourse ever. Artist Collective Ultimate Holding Company designed 100 tattoos representing 100 endangered species,…12. Environmental Burialscapes - The Dead Tires Graveyard is Horrifyingly Beautiful (GALLERY)  The the dead tires graveyard, by Edward Burtynsky is strangely beautiful, as well being a stark reminder of how destructive our species is.
Depicting a bleak landscape that is covered in forgotten and…13. Pet-Loving Fundraisers - The Found My Animal Accessories are Cute and Charitable (GALLERY)  I have often toyed with the idea of owning a pet, but I can hardly care for myself. But if I did decide to get one, I would totally get a Found My Animal pet accessory. A variety of collars, leashes and…14. Seasonal Handmade Pledges - Buyhandmade.Org Asks to Buy Handmade for the Holidays (VIDEO)  For this year’s Black Friday, BuyHandmade.org presented a different kind of door buster. They started ‘Pledge Handmade,’ which asks consumers to commit themselves to only buying handmade items this holiday…15. Electronic Zoo Animals - The St. Louis Zoo Polar Bears are Not Real, but Mechanized (GALLERY)  Somewhere PETA is throwing a party. To the confusion of children and families everywhere, the real life St. Louis Zoo polar bears have been replaced with electronic versions.
The mechanized St. Louis… |
Popular Last Month1. Nudevertising Climate Change - Supermodels Take it Off for 350.org and Global Warming (VIDEO)  Last week on Oct 24, 2009, the International Day of Climate Action was recognized by 350.org and people in 181 countries, at over 5,200 events around the world. Supporters gathered to address the climate…2. 25 Abusive Representations - From Rihanna's Bruised Face as Art to Violent Anti-Drug Abuse PSAs (CLUSTER)  Though we know it is wrong and the media is littered with shocking anti-abuse PSAs, domestic violence is ever-prevalent in our society. Finally, after ten months of silence, pop star Rihanna talks about…3. 70 Charitable Acts - Innovative and Unusual Donations and Acts of Charity (CLUSTER)  Many worthy causes depend upon donations and other acts of giving and kindness, especially in tough financial times. The calls for help will increase over the next few months in hopes that people will…4. Anti-Terrorist Fashion - The First Ever Pakistan Fashion Week Defies Politics (VIDEO)  While most fashions shows by top designers are just business as usual, one has emerged this week that is big news. Held in a country where the news spotlight is usually on terrorist violence, Pakistan…5. Charitable Paper Jewelry - Jenny Lai and Lindsay Perkins Partner With KEZA for Eco Fashion Collectio (GALLERY)  This collection of paper jewelry was created as a collaboration between KEZA, Jenny Lai and Lindsay Perkins. According to Jenny Lai's Coroflot profile, KEZA is a fashion company dedicated to helping businesses…6. Legalizing Medical Marijuana - President Obama Supports Pot-Smoking Patients (VIDEO)  In a major move forward in recognizing the medical legitimacy of marijuana, new guidelines that will be issued by the Obama administration today will free pot-smoking patients, in states that allow medical…7. Artful Natural Buildings - Earthen Hand Designs and Teaches Natural Building Techniques (VIDEO)  From sculptural architecture, to earthen paints or plasters, to earth ovens or artwork, Portland, Oregon-based Earthen Hand Natural Building is at the front of the growing interest in earthen building…8. Animal Avenger Boats - The Futurist Anti-Whaling Vessel Moves Fast to Save Whales (GALLERY)  When you are taking on a fleet of Japanese whaling ships, you need something that is just as technologically advanced and it has to look like a superhero’s ride (as you are the good guy). This futuristic…9. Traffic Cone Stages - Hedgehog Concert Pavilion Raises Awareness to Youth Homelessness (VIDEO)  Traffic cones are not necessarily designed to stop traffic, but rather to caution and regulate it. The Hedgehog concert pavilion is made to stop people in their tracks. Upcycling these everyday orange…10. Green Disinformation - CO2 Lovers Dismiss Global Warming as Myth (VIDEO)  There’s a rise in green disinformation and CO2 emissions greenwashing with the goal of discrediting global warming science in order to thwart environmental regulations and cap and trade.
CO2 is Green,…11. Eco Shockvertising - Moms Against Climate Change Tug at Heartstrings (VIDEO)  We have seen many attention-grabbing advertisements and public service announcements about climate change. There is no doubt that global warming gets a lot of attention these days, but does this video…12. Water Gun Wars - Soldiers Armed With Super-Soakers in the Amnesty International Ad Campaign (GALLERY)  Air Brussels of Belgium created this Amnesty International ad campaign. The advertisements feature soldiers and politicians equipped with super-soakers and other water guns with the caption underneath…13. Collaborative Twitter Fundraising - PayPal, eBay & MillerCoors Step Up to #BeatCancer (GALLERY)  PayPal, eBay and MillerCoors are looking to use Twitter for some large-scale fundraising at the Blog World Expo using the hashtag #beatcancer. The corporations have pledged to donate a penny for every…14. Decomposing Birdography - Chris Jordan Midway Collection Captures Plastic Problems (GALLERY)  What better way to hit home an important message than showing it to the world; to illustrate this point, I bring to you just a few of the thirty images from the Chris Jordan Midway collection. These disconcertingly…15. Subaquatic State Sessions - Maldive Government Underwater Meeting Against Global Warming (GALLERY)  Getting wet is one way of gaining much needed attention -- especially if you’re wearing white; in this case, however, scuba suits were in order as the Maldive Government Underwater Meeting commenced. Held… |
