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Popular This Week1. More Teeny Tiny Houses - Tumbleweed Homes Make Mini Homes Next Big Thing (VIDEO)  House hunting was all about “location” but now size matters. New condos are seen as tiny, but what if I told you the the next thing is housing was Tumbleweed Tiny Houses? There are mini houses that range…2. Mobile Hotel Pods - The SLEEPBOX Could Make Hotel Reservations Obsolete (GALLERY)  Picture the very near future, picture finding yourself in a city away from home, picture yourself without a hotel reservation. Now picture yourself not sweating it. This is a very real possibilty thanks…3. Dripping Chocolate Ceilings - The Godiva Chocoiste is a Chocoholic's Paradise (GALLERY)  I am a chocoholic and I think that Godiva’s new flagship store in Harajuku (an ultra-hip area in Tokyo, Japan) might be my mecca. Designed by Wonderwall the concept Godiva Chocoiste has a dripping chocolate…4. Economy Crashing Neckwear - The PLOT Jewelry Line Makes Economics Fashionable (GALLERY)  Sometimes, the most beautiful thing in the world is raw data. I don’t know why, but there is something so fascinating about a graph or a chart. The PLOT Jewelry line uses this raw beauty and merges it…5. Mobile Niche Foods - The Grilled Cheese Truck Looks Delicious and Smells Better (GALLERY)  If you don’t like grilled cheese sandwiches, you will have to leave. Those are the rules, you can either play by them, or get the f-bomb out. The Grilled Cheese Truck looks like the greatest business venture,…6. High-End Fashion History - Prada Book Documents Its Place in Culture, Fashion & Art (VIDEO)  Italian fashion powerhouse Prada has announced the release of a book documenting the label’s history in fashion, art, architecture and film. The Prada book, otherwise known as 'Prada: Creativity, Modernity,…7. 15 Ways to Pay - Innovative Payment Tools, From the Nacha Electronic Payment to Cashless Cards (CLUSTER)  Mobile payments are the future and the Nacha electronic payment clearing organization is set to change the rules. It has proposed a new concept for debits authorized and initiated through mobile networks,…8. Color-Shifting Books - Airan Kang Uses LED Lighting to Illuminate 109 Books (VIDEO)  Using LED lights, artist Airan Kang has created ‘109 Lighting Books.’ The creation is a cool color-shifting design that lights up titles and the outlines of the books.
This installation from Airan Kang…9. Rebranded Coffee Shops - The Starbucks Concept Store Has Fresh New Look (GALLERY)  A London Starbucks concept store is attempting to take Starbucks to another level. Going back to basics with its original logo, manual espresso machines, and retro rad furniture, this is a coffee shop…10. Cotton Candy Jeeps - Look for This Ride in NYC to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth  The next big thing in the New York mobile food industry may just be cotton candy jeeps and starting the wave is Cecelia Gomez. The snack-preneur cruises around Fifth Avenue and Sunset Park in New York…11. Charm School Revivals - Mimi a la Mode Adds Etiquette Lessons to Its Retail Roster (VIDEO)  Mimi A La Mode is taking the daring step of adding a charm and etiquette school to her Old-Hollywood inspired line of sleep masks, shower caps and spa apparel.
In days of old, proper young ladies would…12. Birgit Lohmann, Editor of Designboom (INTERVIEW)  Based in Milan with her family, Birgit Lohmann runs the website of her own creation, Designboom. At Designboom, people from around the world can compete in design competitions, view design jobs and share…13. Auction Webzines - eBay Launches the Inside Source Magazine  eBay has announced the launch of The Inside Source, a new online digital magazine. The focus of the magazine will be primarily on fashion, offering insights into what eBay shoppers are searching for, or…14. Grocery Store Status Bags - Bargain Priced Chanel and LV Bags at Costco in NYC (GALLERY)  Did you ever think you would find Chanel and Louis Vuitton bags at Costco? Well, the new Costco Warehouse Shopping Club in New York City is carrying designer handbags including those from Chanel, Louis…15. Tara Moss, Author of ‘Siren’ (INTERVIEW) (GALLERY)  Tara Moss began her career has an international model, but she soon found a passion for writing and has since become a crime thriller novelist. Her latest installment, ‘Siren,’ is her fifth novel about…16. Literacy-Loving Games - The Family-Friendly Penguin Bookchase Board Game (GALLERY)  Encourage a love of reading and books with the Penguin Bookchase board game. This awesome board game is sure to be fun for the entire family and it might give you some great ideas for book titles to put…17. Omni-Directional Treadmills - The Cybercarpet by CyberWalk Brings Virtual Reality Closer to Reality (VIDEO)  The Cybercarpet by CyberWalk is an omni-directional treadmill and a unique use of virtual reality. Cyberwalk is a European research project concentrating on allowing virtual reality users to physically…18. Synthetic Wishbones - Totally Unreal & Guilt Free Lucky Break Wishbones are Plastic (VIDEO)  Synthetic Lucky Break Wishbones allow everyone -- even vegans -- to participate in the traditional holiday fun of breaking the turkey wishbone in a friendly tug-of-war. The winner, determined by who is…19. Monetized Social Media - Hellohello Pays You to Hang Out Online (VIDEO)  HelloHello is a social networking site that lets people chat with friends, blog about the latest fad, or whatever is their heart’s utmost desire, while accruing points that can later be transformed into…20. Bookifying Toys - Typlume & Graphine Personalizes Your Child's Book (GALLERY)  French publisher Typlume & Graphine are appealing to the demands of children everywhere eith their own personalized story books. Typlume & Graphine create a series of books called ‘La Vie de Mon Doudou’…21. Novel Vampire Parodies - 'Nightlight' Mocks 'Twilight' and It's Hilarious  Written by the Harvard Lampoon, “Nightline,” a hilarious parody of the “Twilight” series that has teenage girls swooning everywhere, follows Bella Goose -- who drives a U-haul truck -- and Edwart Mullen,… |
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 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…4. 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…5. 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…6. More Teeny Tiny Houses - Tumbleweed Homes Make Mini Homes Next Big Thing (VIDEO) House hunting was all about “location” but now size matters. New condos are seen as tiny, but what if I told you the the next thing is housing was Tumbleweed Tiny Houses? There are mini houses that range…7. 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…8. 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…9. $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…10. Freelance Goats - Rent-a-Ruminant Has Goats Eating Invasive Plants (GALLERY)  So you have a lot of extra brush and foliage on your property, and you don’t really have the time to take a weed whacker to it. What are you going to do? You call Rent-a-Ruminant.
This ingenious service…11. 85 Disney Developments - The Influence of Disney, From Mickey Mouse Editorials to Princess Phones (CLUSTER)  It’s almost impossible for one brand to have such a ubiquitous hold over seemingly disaparate industries, but Walt Disney has it down pat. Disney developments -- from phones inspired by Disney characters…12. Mobile Hotel Pods - The SLEEPBOX Could Make Hotel Reservations Obsolete (GALLERY) Picture the very near future, picture finding yourself in a city away from home, picture yourself without a hotel reservation. Now picture yourself not sweating it. This is a very real possibilty thanks…13. 80 Cases of Microsoft Influence - From Microsoft Windows 7 to Microsoft Entertainment Hotels (CLUSTER)  The latest operating system from Microsoft, Windows 7 has launched and it’s receiving good reviews, according to Reuters. Microsoft powers more than 90 percent of personal computers, so while there a lot…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,…16. Minivans With Lambo Doors - The Honda Skydeck Has More Doors than It Knows What to Do With (GALLERY)  Concept cars are the best kind of car around, seriously. So what if you can’t drive them? You can look at them, and imagine driving them. The Honda Skydeck is a super rad ride that will probably never…17. 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…18. Disintegrating Taxidermy - The '1000 Degrees Celsius Deyrolle' Book is Morbid and Macabre (GALLERY)  Being quite possibly the most morbid and disturbing book ever to grace the shelves of your local Chapters, Borders or Barnes & Noble, Laurent Bochet’s '1000 Degrees Celsius Deyrolle' documents the aftermath…19. 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…20. 35 Job Innovations - Employment Developments Inspired by Sun Microsystems’ Lay Offs (CLUSTER)  In this turbulent economy, job security is more of a fantasy than a reality. The Sun Microsystems lay offs, for example, will impact up to 3,000 people—that’s 10% of its workforce.
Now, I don’t have…21. New Storefront Ventures - Microsoft Launched Its First Retail Store in Scottsdale (GALLERY)  Microsoft has taken a cue from its competitors (namely Apple) and opened its first storefront retail operation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Microsoft launched its first retail store with long lines, excited…22. Dissolving Packaging - Harmless-Dissolve Transparent Bags Disappear in Warm Water (GALLERY)  Harmless-Dissolve is a truly compostable packaging that dissolves in warm water. UK-based Cyberpac makes the clear, compostable bag, which can be printed with biodegradable inks and fitted with a biodegradable…23. GPS for Children - The Insignia Little Buddy Keeps Your Kids Safe (GALLERY)  Keeping your child safe is at the forefront of every parent's mind (that is, if you are a half-decent parent). The Insignia Little Buddy device was created to help give you some peace of mind.
Simply…24. Punk Rock Iconokicks - Spring 2010 Converse Collection Features Clash-Inspired Shoes (GALLERY)  For the Spring 2010 Converse collection, a new set of shoes stand out above the rest. The Clash-inspired Chucks are not limited to one shoe. Three different types of sneakers make up the collection, and…25. Government-Funded Trikes - Department of Energy Gets Funding Approval for Three-Wheeled Autos (GALLERY)  We might be seeing three-wheeled autos on the road sooner than we thought. A bill has been approved by Congress which will permit three-wheeled automobiles to get funding from the Department of Energy.…26. Shoepod Packaging - Molded Pulp Carton Mimics Nature's Containers  Boulder, Colorado-based Newton Running produces shoes with a low environmental impact, so it makes sense that the company would also want to make environmentally sustainable packaging to ship them in.…27. Nutritious Vending Snacks - Lo Fresco's Healthy Vending Machines Offer Good-for-You Foods (GALLERY)  To me, it’s almost a nightmare—the fact that normal snacks like chips, chocolate bars and cookies will give way to fruit, veggies, and granola bars. But whether I like it or not, healthy vending machines…28. Metaphorical Climbing - The 'Climb On Anything' Ad Campaign for the Allegro 10th Anniversary (GALLERY)  Allegro (the Polish eBay, some would say) celebrated 10 years with this award-winning “Climb on Anything” ad campaign by the BRAIN ad agency. The gimmicky campaign included household item-shaped rock climbing…29. 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…30. Pin-Up Skate Decks - The Fly Milk Skateboard Might Cause a Few Spills (GALLERY)  KIKSTYO has released a new skate deck which features a super hot lady and a carton of spilled milf… I mean milk. Which side of the ‘Fly Milk’ do you think will garner the most attention? The Yuko Ishida… |
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. 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…8. 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…9. 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…10. 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,…11. 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…12. 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…13. 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…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. British-American Boutique Hotels - Firmdale Opens the Crosby Street Hotel in NYC (GALLERY)  Firmdale Hotels will open its first location outside of London, England with the introduction of the Crosby Street Hotel in downtown Manhattan. The Crosby Street Hotel opens its 86 rooms at the end of…16. Abandoned Airplane Renovations - Clipper Juan T. Trippe is a Ghost Town With Wings (GALLERY)  Imagine waking up one day to see a giant 747 aircraft sitting outside of your window. Abandoned in a nearby suburb, the Clipper Juan T. Trippe makes this a reality for a few lucky citizens of Seoul, Korea.…17. Hotels Made of Cards - Holiday Inn Showcases Promo Hotel Made Out of Old Room Keys (GALLERY)  Holiday Inn is taking recycling to the next level. With the help of world record-holding ‘card-stacker’ Bryan Berg, the hotel chain has built a 400 square feet construction in New York out of old room…18. 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.…19. Killer Clothing Campaigns - Lord and Taylor's 'Dexter'-Inspired Advertorial (GALLERY)  Murderers don't often get a fair shake, but this Lord and Taylor 'Dexter'-inspired advertorial shows a fashionable killer executing a dastardly deed in some dapper duds. Model Sean Harju sharpens a chef's…20. Emoticon Fashion - Clixwear Lets You Wear Your Smiley Face on Your, Um, Sleeve (VIDEO)  LOL, OMG, TTYL are all now parts of our daily conversations. Now they, along with other popular emoticons, can be part of your daily wardrobe.
ClixWear combines instant messenger expressions and stylish,…21. 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…22. Glam Rock Lookbooks - People’s Market Fall/Winter 2009 Ads Channel 90s Grunge (GALLERY)  These photos are from the People’s Market Fall/ Winter 2009 lookbook. While the information available claims that the clothing takes its inspiration from the early 90s grunge movement, it feels as though…23. 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…24. Cozy Country Chic - Interior Design Takes a Rustic Antique Turn (GALLERY)  Country decor has taken a turn for the chic. No more burgundy and forest green. No more apple patterned wallpaper. There is something whimsical and simply charming about the new wave of country “clutter.”…25. Abbreviated Fail Branding - Companies Named WTF, OMG & STD Could Give the Wrong Idea (GALLERY)  With the advent of abbreviation in mainstream and computer vocabulary, there are a few companies that could benefit from rebranding or changing acronymed logos to avoid an abbreviated fail.
These abbreviated…26. Geektastic Buttons - Pop and Shorty Delivers Charming (but Nerdy) Goods (GALLERY)  Pop and Shorty makes cards, buttons, magnets and other poptastic items including this CSS/HTML button that is geekerific (also comes in magnet form). The CSS/HTML button retails for $1.25 and the magnet…27. Famous Architecture Overnighters - Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Home Opens Its Doors to Guests (GALLERY)  Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater home is iconic and it is now opening its doors to overnight guests (sort of).
For $1,195 a night, guests will have the premises shut off to visitors for an extensive…28. Hip Mega-Biz Offices - The Facebook Headquarters Encourages Creativity & Individuality (GALLERY)  Have you ever wondered where the people behind the world’s largest online social site work? Check out the new Facebook Headquarters—a 150,000 square foot office in Palo Alto, California.
This is the…29. Blogosphere Adventure Campaigns - Samsung Go Travels Through Trend Hunter, NOTCOT & Uncrate (GALLERY)  We’re psyched to be a part of this adventuresome Samsung Go campaign, which seeks to curate a wealth of content about netbooks sourced from Trend Hunter, NOTCOT and Uncrate in one place. Nothing’s better…30. Defunct Amusement Parks - Flickr Page Showcases Pictures That Will Destroy Your Inner Child (GALLERY)  The defunct amusement park is one of the saddest parts of living in a capitalist society. So sad to see the signs fade and the rides corrode. Tear.
Life must go on, however, and in doing so we must capture… |
