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Popular This Week1. 32 Riveting Retail Spaces - Businesses With Unique Storefronts and Innovative Interiors (CLUSTER)  Now more than ever, a retail business can’t rely solely on its brand identify to sell. No, it takes much more inventiveness—a memorable experience, if you will—to engage customers, which is why many retailers…2. Pointy Bra Economics - End to Financial Downturn Marked by Uplifting Undergarment Sales (GALLERY)  Robust sales of retro undergarments may signal an upturn in the economy, say British retailers. Madonna donned pointy bras in the ‘80s but they were first made popular in the ‘50s by stars like Marilyn…3. 15 Shopping Cart Creations - From Smart Pushcarts to Load-Baring Bicycles (CLUSTER)  I don’t know why, but somehow whenever I start my grocery shopping, I tend to forget to grab a shopping cart. This is usually a bad thing as I usually mean business when I enter a grocery store. It seems…4. Futuristic Parisian Bakeries - La Patisseries De Reves Creates a Unique Shopping Experience (GALLERY)  So, of course you would expect the French to have great patisseries, I mean, that is a given. But would you expect a delicious patisserie to also be an experiment in innovative design, as well? The French…5. Raw Meat Fashions - The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak House (VIDEO)  There are some things that don’t go together—white clothes and mud, bad breath and kissing—and you’d think raw meat and naked skin would be up there as well. Not according to Goodman Steak House and their…6. Outdoor Book Rooms - The 24 Hour Library and Community Space in Magdeburg, Germany (GALLERY)  This open air library in Magdeburg, Germany was finally completed after a temporary installation was erected from beer crates. KARO Architects designed the open air library to be a functioning public area…7. Personality-Stripping Photography - The Exterface Exhibit Strips Down the Model's Exterior & Interio (GALLERY)  The new Exterface exhibit going on in Paris, France from November 5 until November 7th, is a photography exhibit to promote the latest book of photography from Exterface and their collaborator Fred Faurtin.…8. Cartooned Fashion Designers - ‘Karl’s Journey’ is an Illustrated Ode to Karl Lager (GALLERY)  The upcoming release of the book ‘Karl’s Journey’ is something to get super stoked about. Created by aleXsandro Palombo (the guy behind the Humor Chic Blog) has created illustrations specifically about…9. Unorthodox Fashionzines - Twin Magazine Plans to Distinguish Itself from Conventional Mags (GALLERY)  Even with its untraditional goals—untraditional for a fashion magazine—I’m still skeptical about Twin Magazine. Twin Magazine is a fashion magazine set to launch in London, which plans to be distinct from…10. 10 Bizarre Barcode Variations - Innovations Worthy of a Universal Product Code (CLUSTER)  When retail commercial items become mainstream enough to earn a barcode—Universal Product Code (UPC) numbers—one can safely assume that these items have earned some degree of widespread popularity.
Perhaps…11. Drug Lord Theme Parks - "El Napoles" Amusement Park Pays Tribute to Pablo Escobar (GALLERY)  Pablo Escobar is the man known worldwide as the mastermind behind the world cocaine monopoly, as well as his ruthless control over Columbia’s government and people but for now the deceased Pablo Escobar…12. Trippy Tea Party Displays - Burobeluga Window Arrangements are Pieces of Art (GALLERY)  Window displays are basically pieces of art, with all the work and design that goes into them. This can be said about the design team at Burobeluga window displays.
Using similar themes and colors as…13. Real Life Online Stores - The eBay Pop-Up Store is a Shift in Web-Based Shopping  The best thing about shopping online is not having to try anything on, the worst part is not having to try anything on. So, the new eBay pop-up store is both the best and worst thing ever.
Opening on…14. Outer Space Christmas Kicks - These Supra Society Holiday 2009 Shoes Are Stellar (GALLERY)  To help celebrate whichever holiday you will be sharing with your family and friends this year, the Supra Society Holiday 2009 edition is here.
Whether your idea of festive colors includes red and green…15. $4 Convenience Store Wine - Yosemite Road 7-11 Wine Comes in Red and White  There are many signs of the apocalypse; ones to look out for include the rivers running with blood, war, natural disasters, and when lowbrow convenience stores get their own wine label. Looks like with… |
Popular This Month1. 32 Riveting Retail Spaces - Businesses With Unique Storefronts and Innovative Interiors (CLUSTER) Now more than ever, a retail business can’t rely solely on its brand identify to sell. No, it takes much more inventiveness—a memorable experience, if you will—to engage customers, which is why many retailers…2. 61 Things You Can Rent - Rentable Innovations, from Wives to Celebrity Homes (CLUSTER)  There is a fascination in our society with things you can rent rather than purchase. Why? Maybe because we are just getting more bored, more quickly. Gone are the days when movies and motel rooms were…3. 50 Real Estate Innovations - Unique Ways Properties are Being Sold Around the World (CLUSTER)  What are some of the biggest real estate trends for 2010? This cluster of real estate innovations is a great indicator of some of the unique happenings we’ve been spotting around the world. From abandoned…4. 50 Halloween Marketing Innovations - Exploiting All Hallow's Eve, From Shoes to Lawn Decor (CLUSTER)  Marketers are always quick to use commercial holidays as the foundation for advertising ideas and product concepts and Halloween marketing is no exception. As much as I hate to admit it, Halloween isn’t…5. Honoring Ugly Beauty - The Vogue Extreme Beauty Book Looks at Everything Considered Pretty (VIDEO)  Vogue is at the forefront of the fashion world and the magazine mogul has recently come out with the Vogue Extreme Beauty Book which features photography from prestigious photographers such as Bruce Weber,…6. Personal Shoe Shoppers - Get Your Shoes Handpicked For You with ShoeDazzle (GALLERY)  ShoeDazzle is to shoes what Hipstery is to t-shirts (just to refresh your memory, a little while ago Trend Hunter covered Hipstery, a company that selects tees for its customers). ShoeDazzle provides customers…7. 52 e-Commerce Innovations - Cases of e-Business, from Online Contests to Crowdsourced Commercials (CLUSTER)  No matter what business you’re in, having an online presence is absolutely imperative in this day and age. While e-Commerce innovations include having an online store or website, it’s also useful to incorporate…8. 44 Ways China Prospers - The China Economy, From Chinese Microcars to Trillion Dollar Firms (CLUSTER)  News about the China economy is everywhere; China has created this and discovered that. We all know what’s going on with the East—and that my friends, is not what’s going on in the West. While we continue…9. Emotion-Detecting Office Gadgets - The Rationalizer Tells You to Chill When Your Temper Flares (VIDEO)  Most people encounter stress in their daily lives, and the Philips Rationalizer is a curious gadget that aims to alert its wearer of temper flares that could negatively impact their ability to reason.…10. $56 Million Apartments - This Hong Kong Apartment is an Extra-Expensive Estate (GALLERY)  Right after an announcement made by Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Donald Tsang that a real estate bubble could possibly occur, a Hong Kong apartment was sold for a whopping HKD 439 million—that’s $56.6 million…11. Pointy Bra Economics - End to Financial Downturn Marked by Uplifting Undergarment Sales (GALLERY) Robust sales of retro undergarments may signal an upturn in the economy, say British retailers. Madonna donned pointy bras in the ‘80s but they were first made popular in the ‘50s by stars like Marilyn…12. Pop Culture Pop-Up Shops - DC Comics Pop-Up Shops at Bloomingdale's Celebrate Its 75th (GALLERY)  As part of a holiday collaboration and celebration of DC Comics’ 75th anniversary, Bloomingdale’s will be installing DC Comics pop-up shops in its denim departments.
The DC Comics pop-up shops will include…13. Whiteboard Paint - IdeaPaint Turns Any Surface into a DIY Whiteboard (UPDATE) (VIDEO)  Last winter, we brought you news on IdeaPaint, a startup that offers whiteboard paint for DIY whiteboard surfaces. The company has since blown up, with appearances at Dwell on Design LA in 2009 and a feature…14. Fashion Designer Rugs - Easton Pearson Takes the Runway to the Floor (GALLERY)  Easton Pearson is making a splash in their endeavor into home furnishings. The company has already proven itself in fashion, and now Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson are innovating in designer rugs.
These…15. Amber Mac, TV Star and Blogger (INTERVIEW)  Amber Mac has an impressive background in television. Having worked for CityTV, CBC, G4TechTV and MTV she certainly knows the world of television, but when she began writing under her own name at AmberMac.com,… |
Popular Last Month1. Glamorizing Diverse Body Types - Plus Size Models Galore Appear in Glamour Magazine's October Issue  With positive reviews of its September issue still fresh in everyone’s mind, Glamour Magazine will feature eight nude and beautiful plus-size models in their October 2009 issue.
Glamour Magazine really…2. Marina Orlova, Star of Hot For Words (INTERVIEW) (GALLERY)  Marina Orlova became an online sensation when she created Hot for Words. If you are among the few who haven’t seen it, Marina Orlova finds the origins of words and explains them.
Seemingly simple, and…3. Hot for Hot For Words (THTV)  Naked Books, Phoenetic Bollywood and Baddass Lyrical Graffiti - Today we hunt Hot For Hot For Words: a toast to Marina Orlova
10. Screw driving on roads! Go off-roading on Brain Castleforte’s “Typographic…4. 55 Creative Junkfood Marketing Ideas - Selling Fast Food With Bikinis, Presidents & Luxury Appeal (CLUSTER)  We know it’s bad for us but we keep buying it: why does creative junkfood marketing work so well? Ads range from those that convince health conscious customers that there are “smart” menu choices to those…5. Emo Corsets - aNGrYGiRL Gear’s Line is Delightfully Dark (GALLERY)  aNGrYGiRL Gear specializes in exclusive, custom handmade clothing “for the darker side of life.” With names like “Temptation” and “Dominance,” aNGrYGiRL Gear’s edgy line of gorgeous custom corsets are…6. Stencil-Like Carpets - ‘Top Floor’ Rugs by Esti Barnes Include Hand-Made Designs (GALLERY)  Esti Barnes designs stunning floor coverings. Most of her concepts are brought into being by hand. Many are sculptural. Some boast cutouts. Others are a brilliant mix of color, texture, and graphic form.…7. Portable Temporary Houses - Heirloom Quality Custom Buildings Delivered on Wheels (GALLERY)  For $15,000 to $50,000 buyers can get a little custom house delivered to their property via trailer from a California company called, ‘Little House on the Trailer.’ The small prefab structures can be used…8. 43 Gourmet Goodies - Gourmet Magazine Folds, But You Don’t Have To (CLUSTER)  With the sad, sad announcement that Conde Nast will be closing down Gourmet Magazine indefinitely, I’ve decided to compile a cluster filled with gourmet goodies for those grumbling tummies. Considering…9. 30 Delightful Delivery Innovations - Special Packages, from Snail Mail to Baby Pictures (CLUSTER)  Anything is always better when somebody else brings it to you and these delivery innovations are prime examples of where and how delivery has grown over the years. Delivery started out (in it’s earliest…10. Affordable Celebriwear - Megan Fox Wears American Apparel Suit on Rolling Stone Cover (GALLERY)  Megan Fox is the cover girl of Rolling Stone’s October 1, 2009 issue. Needless to say, Fox looks… well, foxy. The actress proves you don’t have to spend a lot of dollar bills to get a hot look as she…11. Hyper Graffiti Heels - INSA Heels Releases More Brightly Decorated Foot Candy (GALLERY)  INSA Heels is back with a unique new collection of hyper-printed, multi-colored, offbeat shoes. The shoe company, after a successful first season, has released an assortment of super funky, graffiti-style…12. Money for Being Mean - 'People of Walmart' Adds Cash Contest for Crowdsourced Photos (UPDATE) (VIDEO)  The three founders of ‘The People of Walmart’ site say they have nothing against Wal-Mart; in fact, they shop there. That didn’t keep them from creating a site for the “satirical social commentary of the…13. 35 Productive Twitter Practices - From Tweet-Based Psychoanalysis to Crowdsourced Cookbooks (CLUSTER)  Contrary to popular belief, it's possible to be productive on Twitter. Just ask the Twitter Angels, virtual Good Samaritans who help the jobless find employment. Or celebuchef Rick Bayless' followers,…14. Movie-Inspired Costumes - Christian Joy Creates Suits Based on ‘Where the Wild Things Are̵ (GALLERY)  The book-turned-movie ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and to commemorate this epic movie, Christian Joy has created five spectacular monster costumes that…15. Fast Food-Inspired Branding - Breadedescalope Cooks Up a New 'Grow to Go' Identity for Wildwuchs (GALLERY)  Everything is becoming increasingly convenient; design studio Breadedescalope has decided to take note from the fast food epidemic to transform the flower shop, Wildwuchs, around their new motto ‘Grow… |
