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Popular This Week1. 60 Charitable Gift Ideas - From Buddha Bread to Drinks for Social Causes (CLUSTER)  This collection of charitable gift ideas shows just a few of the ways you can maximize your giving this holiday, and throughout the year. This cluster includes items for which part of the proceeds go to…2. Tree-Saving Paper - The Paper Cut-Out Tree Sculpture from Arjowiggins and Matthieu Missian  Paper company Arjowiggins has teamed up with French designer Matthieu Missian to create a spectacular paper cut-out tree sculpture. The creative paper company believes that “paper can help to preserve…3. Gingerbread Greenitecture - The Earthship Lollipop is an Eco-Friendly Gingerbread House (GALLERY)  Put your green cap on this holiday season and make yourself an eco-friendly gingerbread house. If you’re at a loss, the Earthship Lollipop by Khai Foo and Elise Young of Solus Decor and Eastside Design…4. Charitable Rapper Auctions - Bid for Kanye Merch in Support of the Kanye West Foundation (GALLERY)  If you’re into everybody’s favorite outspoken hip-hop artist, Kanye West, and you want to support a good cause, then check out these cool items in support of the Kanye West Foundation from karmaloop.com.…5. 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…6. Jewel-Dipped Charity Kicks - The Rio Ferdinand Football Boots for the 'Live the Dream Foundation' (GALLERY)  The Rio Ferdinand football boots are a sight to behold. Actually, Ferdinand’s boots are part of a collection of jewel-dipped boots, which include those worn by John Terry and Wayne Rooney, meant to be… |
Popular This Month1. 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,…2. Celebrity Snake Jewelry - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for Asprey Design The Protector (GALLERY)  Another celebrity collaboration is upon us, this time it’s Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for Asprey. The mega-celebrity couple helped to design a limited-edition, snake-themed accessories line with the…3. 28 Online Social Initiatives - Virtual Charity Innovations, from Twitter Auctions to Viral Boob Grab (CLUSTER)  Charitable causes are going virtual as more and more companies and individuals flock to the Internet to do good. The Internet has so many advantages for online social initiatives, whether it’s to crowd-fund…4. 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)…5. Barbie Burkas - Mattel 'Save the Children' Barbies Have Traditional Makeovers (VIDEO)  Mattel has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Barbie doll, this time by donning her in traditional Islamic attire and auctioning her off with 500 others at the Salone dei Cinquecento in Florence,…6. Charity Designer Handbags - The Gucci UNICEF Collection 2009 Is a Gift that Keeps on Giving (GALLERY)  I never knew that Gucci and UNICEF were such good friends. But it seems that each year the epic handbag maker creates a variety of goods inspired by different themes each year. This year, the Gucci UNICEF…7. 26 Charitable Couture Creations - Fashion for a Cause, from Designer Charity Boots to Dresses (CLUSTER)  Fashion is probably one of the most influential industries in the world. Thus, it comes as no surprise that celebrities and designers continue to play a key role in causes that involve charitable couture…8. Bold Eco Kicks - Osborn Design Studios’ Shoes Get You on Your Feet in Fair-Trade Fashion (GALLERY)  Click here for a jazzy video of Osborn Design Studios’ shoes that will turn your feet into happy feet by merely watching it—or, of course, by stepping out in a pair of these brightly colored fun shoes.…9. One Euro Sneakers - Muhammad Yunus Collaborates With Adidas Third World Project (GALLERY)  Adidas is planning to sell 1€ sneakers in Third Word countries, building on the trend of dramatically cost-reduced products such as $100 laptops and $1000 cars in India.
Jan Runau, a rep for the Adidas…10. 60 Charitable Gift Ideas - From Buddha Bread to Drinks for Social Causes (CLUSTER) This collection of charitable gift ideas shows just a few of the ways you can maximize your giving this holiday, and throughout the year. This cluster includes items for which part of the proceeds go to…11. Color Changing Umbrellas - Unique, Multi-Hued Rain Gear from Squid London (VIDEO)  These unique color changing umbrellas from Squid London benefit charity. Designers Viviane Jaeger and Emma-Jayne Parkes created these umbrellas that turn from black and white to multi-colored rain gear…12. Celebrity Charity Backlash - Brad Pitt's New Orleans Make It Right Project Receives Criticism (GALLERY)  Where so many government agencies failed, Brad Pitt stepped in to get things done. What could possibly go wrong with that? Well, it appears that the Make It Right Project may have missed the mark.
While…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. Grass-Covered Kicks - Auctions Abound for Clarks Originals 60th Anniversary Desert Boot (GALLERY)  The Clarks Originals Desert Boot is celebrating its 60th birthday, and in honor of this, a special auctions is being held for the War Child organization. Artists from all over are putting their special…15. AIDS Fighting Kicks - Converse (PRODUCT)RED Chuck Taylor's are Fashionable and Charitable (GALLERY)  The best part about purchasing from the (PRODUCT)RED campaign (aside from helping to fight AIDS in Africa), is that you look really cool. Especially with these Converse (PRODUCT)RED Chuck Taylor's, created… |
Popular Last Month1. 35 Movember Mustache Ideas - Creative Ways Even Ladies Can Play With Facial Hair (CLUSTER)  We’re almost a week into Movember so if you don’t have a mustache of some sort, you’d better get on it! This cluster has a collection of Movember mustache ideas for anyone (yes, ladies, even you). Movember…2. 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…3. Ass-Kicking for Charity - Kardashian Charity Knock Out Lets You Get in the Ring With Kim & Co. (GALLERY)  If you've ever wanted to beat the crap out of Kim, Khloe, Kourtney or Rob, the Kardashian Charity Knock Out is the perfect opportunity for you to do so--and for a good cause (read: charitable cause), to…4. Sapphic Kisses for Charity - Charlize Theron Kisses a Girl for a Good Cause (GALLERY)  When I am a super-famous starlet I will totally raise money by kissing another woman in front of a crowd full of people. Okay, I might just leave that, but when Charlize Theron kisses a girl for charity…5. Stop-Motion Mustaches - Pepsi Max Movember Competition Documents Your Hair (VIDEO)  The Pepsi Max Movember competition is just another example of a company supporting the month long charity stunt that involves having men growing mustaches, raising money for prostate cancer charities and…6. 52 Celebrity Charity Stunts - From Celeb Hat Donations to Comebacks for Charity (CLUSTER)  It’s important to give to the less fortunate, and considering that to celebrities almost everyone is less fortunate, it’s only natural that they would step up and take some action. Some celebs have taken…7. Animalistic Tees - Edun Teams With Dazed & Confused for War Child Capsule Collection (GALLERY)  Edun has teamed up with Dazed & Confused for a capsule collection of t-shirts and dresses with fierce animals on the front. A portion of the proceeds from this capsule collection will go to War Child.…8. 50 Winning Whiskers - From Facial Hair Healers to Shaving Iconic Men (CLUSTER)  I’ve only recently discovered the Movember Movement, possibly because I’m of the fairer sex and could never participate anyhow (no matter what my brother says). For those of you still left in the shadow…9. Child-Drawn Dolls - The Alexa Lixfeld Dolls are Adapted from Children's Drawings (GALLERY)  Probably the smartest thing to do when designing a toy is to have a child draw for you exactly what he or she wants. The Alexa Lixfeld dolls shown here were created from adapting drawings by children and…10. 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…11. Designer Charity Boots - Manolo Blahnik and Other Designers Team-Up with Ugg Australia  One-of-a-kind Ugg boots redesigned by some of the world's most sought-after fashion designers will go one sale next month, including a boot redesigned by Manolo Blahnik for Ugg Australia.
The unique Ugg…12. AIDs-Fighting Rain Gear - The Kenneth Cole Electric Rain Rubber Boots Look Chic and Benefit amFAR (GALLERY)  These awesome Kenneth Cole Electric Rain rubber boots are the most styling rain gear items I’ve ever seen. While us women have to suffer the indignity of wearing gussied-up rubber rain boots, men can keep…13. Charitable Social Media Shoes - Digg and TOMS Shoes Release Special-Edition Footwear (GALLERY)  A social media news powerhouse collaborating with a charitable shoe company? Yes, it’s true—Digg and TOMS Shoes have united to create a special edition shoe. Designed by a Digg designer, the shoe features…14. Gratis Language Learning - ChinesePod Offers Free Chinese Lessons to People of Ireland (GALLERY)  It looks like more people will be able to speak Chinese in the next year—but neither I or you will be one of them. ChinesePod, the online learning platform, is offering the people of Ireland free Chinese…15. Luxury Car Giveaways - Jaguar to Give One Lucky Winner the First Jaguar XJ for Free (GALLERY)  The very first 2010 Jaguar XJ model will be the prize of one very lucky individual. With the goal of benefiting the UK-based National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), the British… |
