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Popular This Week1. 40 Crushing Corsets - Constricting and Alluring Undergarments Make a Comeback (CLUSTER)  Corsets probably take the cake as the least comfortable and most attractive garments. They’re tight and they squeeze the breath right out of you—and somehow that’s attractive.
Anyway, these crushing corsets…2. Bare Beautography - The Marc Mateus Symetrie Series Brings Subjects Back to Basics (GALLERY)  The Marc Mateus 'Symétrie' series seems like part of a Dove campaign, don’t you think? Featuring pristine backgrounds and natural beauties with very little clothing on (at least, that’s what the mind makes…3. Graffiti Furniture - Luis Alicandu Creates Street Art to Furnish Your Home With (GALLERY)  Once thought of as a low-brow, delinquent form of art, street art is making a mainstream comeback in the form of graffiti furniture.
The pieces in the above gallery are baroque-esque in their aesthetic,…4. 42 Transportable Homes - Abodes on the Go, from Portable Apartments to All-Terrain Cabins (CLUSTER)  When it comes to living space, portability has so many perks. Bored with your current surroundings? Just pick up and go. Natural disaster? No problem. Plus, the transportable homes we see today are a far…5. 35 X-Ray Innovations - From Tech X-Rays to Thought X-Rays (CLUSTER)  The harnessing of X-Rays has improved our society by leaps and bounds. From hospitals to security check points, X-Rays have helped make our communities much safer and brought Superman down a level.
Over…6. 37 Retro Hairstyles - From Vintage Rocker Vibes to Old Hollywood Emulation (CLUSTER)  As people embrace their more eccentric sides, thanks to the Gaga effect, one sure way to do it properly is to undertake retro hairstyles. Although there are some interesting and creative modern dos out…7. Disturbing Dreamtography - Grape Frogg Brings a Unique Perspective to Imaginative Imagery (GALLERY)  Photography can sometimes act as a portal into a person’s dreams, but I don’t know if I would willingly want to enter Grape Frogg’s nighttime visions. Although not frightening, they are certainly disturbing…8. 11 Examples of Extreme Photorealism - From Photorealistic Sculptures to Detailed Sketches (CLUSTER)  People have a fascination with those things that seem to defy reality, which is why examples of extreme photorealism tend to see a lot of traffic.
It's hard to look away from the works of Ron Mueck,…9. Loltastic Tattoo Blogs - Loltatz Photoblog Makes Laughing at People Fun (GALLERY)  I almost got a bad tattoo once, it was going to be a drawing of a sausage with a scarf around its neck, with the saying, “Gain Say Who Dare” around it. I was also 17. Thankfully, it didn’t work out, but…10. Imaginative Latex Layouts - Highglossdolls Presents Glamorous Shoot for Faulein Ehrhardt (GALLERY)  There’s something oh-so-edgy about latex, and these photos do nothing to fight that preconceived notion. HighGlossDolls has put together this series to promote their Faulein Ehrhardt fashion label.
The…11. 95 Spectacular Rings - From Landmarks to Gardens Worn on Your Fingers (CLUSTER)  I am a big fan of spectacular rings-especially the cocktail variety. These accessories add the perfect amount of eye-popping flash without over-powering an outfit. It seems that almost anything can come…12. 63 Space Age Fashions - From Spock Ear Shoulders to Space Goth Fashion (CLUSTER)  What does the future of fashion have in store? Judging from the spage age fashions in this cluster, a lot of shiny metal, razor-sharp shoulders, and body-armor styles. Some of these futuristic fashions…13. 85 Colorful Furniture Designs - Brighten Your Home With Glowing Chairs, Color-Changing Loungers (CLUSTER)  Mirroring the brights that are punching up the fashion world are the colorful furniture designs emerging in the world of interior design. As the home is our haven, it’s essential it makes us feel good,…14. Hallucinatory Composites - Jim Kazanjian's Black and White Photography is Trippy (GALLERY)  What do you get when you mix hallucinogens and photography? If you are me, you get a night in jail and a new tattoo of Toucan Sam. But if you are Jim Kazanjian, the result is something that transcends…15. 75 Touchscreen Innovations - From Touchscreen Sculpting to Coffee Table Remotes (CLUSTER)  We've gathered a collection of modern touchscreen innovations featured on Trend Hunter in the slideshow above.
Touchscreen innovations have changed the way we interact with our world. Although we are… |
Popular This Month1. Magical Photography - Lado Alexi's Skilled and Fascinating Photo Manipulation (GALLERY)  It seems as though Lado Alexi is a magician when it comes to his photography. By capturing these magical acts, it insures that they will forever remain awe-inspiring.
Highly imaginative, Lado Alexi is…2. 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…3. Immoral Artography - A Modern Take on the Seven Sins by Anne Smolders (GALLERY)  Dutch artist Anne Smolders has elegantly recreated the seven sins in her photographic series of Modern Sinners. Each photograph focuses on one of the sins, with perfectly coifed models styled in paper…4. 50 Minimalist Innovations - From Bare-Bone Christmas Decor to Minimalist Timepieces (CLUSTER)  Minimalists enjoy their life stripped of all the unnecessities. A minimalist does not need all the things you offer him or her to get through life, only what is most essential. FYI: Do not confuse a minimalist…5. 50 Digital Art Developments - Digitized Design, from Glitchography to Animated Canvases (CLUSTER)  When it comes to art, the sky’s the limit, but especially when digital imaging devices come into play. With technical skill and an imaginative mind, computer graphic artists create digitized artworks that…6. 60 Freaky Fauxttoos - From Temporary Tattoos for Tots to Jewelry That Tattoos You (CLUSTER)  These temporary tattoos provide an option for people who want to get into the body modification scene but for some reason can't take the plunge into permanent ink. Whether you've a restrictive family,…7. 100 Top-of-the-Line Tees - From Kiddie Chest Hair Tees to Puppet Bling T-Shirts (CLUSTER)  T-shirts are comfortable and common, but also provide a clothing canvas for some of the most clever and innovative designs people can come up with. If you want to get noticed for your talent, don’t paint…8. Tree Mansions - The Gigantic Treehouse is More like a Dream Come True (GALLERY)  Have you ever dreamed of living in the trees high above the ground? I have, but I find that the average treehouse just might not be big enough for me. The gigantic treehouse may just serve me better.
Located…9. 50 Impressive Airchitecture Designs - From Latticed Towers to Sinuous Papercraft Buildings (CLUSTER)  In curating this collection of airy, sinuous and cutout architecture, the single word I could think of to describe it all was airchitecture. About the only thing these incredible airchitecture designs…10. 35 Unique Urinals - From Arboreal Bathroom Fixtures to Sculptural Urinals (CLUSTER)  Men’s washrooms themselves are dingy alien planets, which house strange contraptions like urinals that (to my knowledge) are not that welcoming. Urinals are known to be eyesores, but this slideshow seeks…11. Villain Pumpkin Carvings - Festive Tributes to the Eerie Halloween Season (GALLERY)  Why go with the usual pumpkin designs when you could get creative with some villain pumpkin carvings?
You might have nightmares while making these spine-chilling villain pumpkin carvings, but you will…12. 85 Disembodied Innovations - From Hand-Shaped Soap to Decapitated Pinatas & Leggy Ceramics (CLUSTER)  These disembodied innovations took me quite some time to curate, and illustrate a shocking fascination pop culture seems to have with disembodied body parts. Do you think the "leg men" in your life would…13. 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…14. 40 Crushing Corsets - Constricting and Alluring Undergarments Make a Comeback (CLUSTER) Corsets probably take the cake as the least comfortable and most attractive garments. They’re tight and they squeeze the breath right out of you—and somehow that’s attractive.
Anyway, these crushing corsets…15. 90 Invisible Innovations - You Don’t Have to See Them to Believe Them (CLUSTER)  Invisible innovations are everywhere, whether you see them or not. Here are the top 90 most recent creations that defy the old adage.
Invisibility is at the top of the list for desired superhero powers,… |
Popular Last Month1. Extreme Ink Parties - The London Tattoo Convention Has a Whole Lot of Needles (GALLERY)  Ever wondered what it would be like to be the only person in a place without a tattoo? Well, you will have to wait until next year to find out, cause you missed this year’s London Tattoo Convention.
Granted,…2. 60 Halloween Makeovers - From Magnificent Makeup Masks to Porcelain Doll Makeup  Halloween makeovers can be a lot of fun, but they can be even more work—especially when it comes to the makeup portion of the costume. Don’t fret my freaky friends, because this cluster is here to inspire…3. Trashy Tramp Stamps - Collegehumor.com Compiles a Hilarious List of the Notorious Markings (GALLERY)  One of the most infamous indications that men on the hunt look for is the tramp stamp. Basically, the tramp stamp is a tattoo on the lower back area that will cement your reputation as a promiscuous swinger…4. Extreme Minimalist Dresses - Digna Kosse Creates Unwearable Clothing from Pieces of Yarn (GALLERY)  There are some fashions out there that are meant to only be appreciated for their artistic factor and Digna Kosse’s creation is one of those cases. She designed these unique dresses from shards of yarn…5. Vintage Awkward Family Photos - Turn of the Century Photos Make for a Good Laugh (GALLERY)  Upon first glance at these turn of the century photos one might first mistake them for the mock pictures that modern day people take depicting poses in old-school outfits with guns, hats and pitchforks…6. 40 Unusual Ways to Interact With Strangers - From Kissing Projects to Anonymous Baby-Naming (CLUSTER)  As children, we were taught about the horrors of stranger danger, but these unusual ways to interact with strangers are significantly less scary. From silly innovations like guerrilla public dances to…7. Hilarious Natural Disaster Photos - Pictures Show the Funny Side of Floods (GALLERY)  The Funny Side of Floods photo gallery illustrates moments when catastrophic events have their perks. This series of photos captures what people do in times of crisis and posts it in an irreverent and…8. 91 Bizarre Shoes - Seriously Strange Footwear, From Winged Sandals to Staple Heels (CLUSTER)  Over the years, shoes have become the ultimate statement-maker, with designers and innovators creating some seriously strange footwear. While we want our clothing to be versatile and understated, our shoes…9. 20 Frightening Masks - From Grotesque Surreal Masks to Scary Shielded Styles (CLUSTER)  As we gear up for Halloween, I thought it a perfect time to round up all of the frightening masks we’ve featured at Trend Hunter. And boy, are there plenty to choose from. In the slideshow below, you’ll…10. 45 Disturbing Adult-Only Toys - Freakish Nightmare-Inducing Dolls and Plushies (CLUSTER)  From the weird and wacky to the creepy and disgusting, some toys just weren’t meant for tots. We aren’t talking about those ‘special’ toys that grown-ups might keep in their pleasure chests. These toys…11. Play Piercing Self-Portraits - Clare Foxcroft Williams' Pain Ritual Series is Intense (GALLERY)  Ritual or play piercings involve surface piercings that are not necessarily meant to be permanent; Clare Foxcroft Williams' Pain Ritual series captures this subculture fun in an artistic light. The first…12. 60 Alice in Wonderland Fantasies - From Surreal Fairytale Photography to Mini Mad Hatter Hats (CLUSTER)  In anticipation of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie, I recently re-read the classic children’s tale and was once again taken aback by master storyteller Lewis Caroll and his vivid imagination. It…13. Hot Pothole Photography - Claudia Ficca & Davide Luciano Glorify Weathered Roads (GALLERY)  Potholes cause extensive damage, uncomfortable driving and are unsightly. However, two photographers have turned these freaks of nature into something that we can all enjoy and laugh at. Claudia Ficca…14. Digital Photo Doctors - Manpreet Ahuja Shows His Celebrity Retouching Skills (GALLERY)  Physically, celebrities are just like you and me. The only difference is they have a team of professionals catering to their appearance. Be it 24/7 make-up artists or Manpreet Ahuja here digitally doctoring…15. Mind-Bending Sketches - Alex Andreyev Draws Disturbing Nightmares (GALLERY)  Alex Andreyev is a talented artist out of Saint Petersburg, Russia who has managed to sufficiently give me the creeps just by putting his simple black and white sketches on the Internet.
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