Camouflage is something that works as a disguise by blending in with its surroundings. We observe it in nature and armies use it to hide from enemies, but there are a whole range of other innovative types of camouflage for a bevy of uses.
Hiding satellite dishes with camouflage paint, for example, is a good way to avoid getting caught for stealing signals. As we’ve learned, disguising yourself as a vending machine is a great way to hide in urban settings, and hiding alcohol inside secret pockets in your flip-flops is a hit with underage crowds.
Below are a few of the most interesting types of camouflage featured on Trend Hunter.
Blending With The Environment
The graphic design website worth1000, which I visit often, ran a contest recently they called Human Camouflage. The contest had people submit entries where they were required to create scenes where humans… [More]
Rotterdam-based Dutch artist Desiree Palmen has been featured in Trendhunter before. Now, we want to re-introduce you to her work which revolves around the concept of camouflage. She merges her models… [More]
I adore Desiree Palmen’s incredible pictures of scenes consisting of people in “invisible outfits”. The 44 year old artist creates these works of art by photographing a scene, then copying this in… [More]
Artist Emma Hack, who lives in Australia, creates really gorgeous designs utilizing female models that she successfully blends in with their surroundings. The effect is beautifully crisp, vibrant, living… [More]
Last year, scientists figured out the “complex mathematical equations for making objects invisible by bending light around them.” This year, engineers are now using those calculations to make the dream… [More]
Wearable Disguises
SkinBag creates seamless, realistic-looking yet fake, human skin that is worn like a catsuit. SkinBag is the creation of Olivier Goulet, a French artist who makes clothes, accessories, shoes and more out… [More]
I don’t really know what to make of Nicole Tran Ba Vang body suits. I don’t even know what it’s correct to call the fake, PhotoShopped boobs, butt and other body parts. Is her photographic work social… [More]
After introducing you to the Puke Pet pins that camouflage your food messiness, we bring you a creative t-shirt by Spanish designer missmoustache that disguises your water spills as part of the design.… [More]
If you are a messy eater, then you’ve got to get these Puke Pet pins by designers Miss Geschick & Lady Lapsus. The Puke Pet disguises the stains that result from your less-than-perfect eating habits.… [More]
Urban Hiding Spots
Considering the abundance of vending machines in urban centers (see below), it seems it was only a matter of time before someone extended the potential of the devices… only it’s a little peculiar that… [More]
At first, and even second or third glance, this white object looks like a car covered in a protective auto blanket, but be assured, there is no vehicle hidden underneath. The structure is actually hollow.… [More]
Camouflage for Technology
This camouflage innovation is a UK-based trend in areas that have planning restrictions - restrictions that prohibit satellite dishes. It’s called the Sqish. Buyers send in a picture of the exterior wall… [More]
Last December, Trend Hunter posted about Fake Book Covers which can be used to disguise your book. Sony has created a similar concept that allows you to disguise your PSP addiction. Just slide the cover… [More]
Now you can hide your data with this stylish Hardbox enclosure that looks like a hard cover book. In addition to keeping your desk looking more “educated”, you can hide the data on your 3.5 inch hard… [More]
Designer Kyle Bean created a design to demonstrate how technology has changed the way we source information and relate to books. He made a laptop out of a cheap book to create a visual that illustrates… [More]
Want to freak out your office IT guy? Put one of these 200MB mini CD-Rs in your machine and tell the computer tech that it won’t work. These apparent floppy disks are really CD-Rs in disguise. Very retro… [More]
No one likes a cluttered bedroom, yet these days, everyone wants gadgets in every living space. If you want to watch a movie from the comfort of your bed, but don’t want a TV adding visual clutter to your… [More]
Disguises for Music Players
Disguising your iPod Nano in something else that is not worth stealing is the anti-theft solution of IDisguise. Disguising it as a candy is somewhat a good idea. [More]
You know no one would swipe a walkman these days (unless they were hitting up an ‘90s costume party and needed the prop), but iPod theft is incredibly high. That’s precisely why we love this great idea… [More]
This 40-inch water fountain has a speaker inside. SteroStone’s Fountain Speaker is an outdoor lawn speaker with a 250-watt, 8-inch dual voice-coil. By day, it’s a unique camouflage, but by night, you can… [More]
Disguised Self Defense Devices
Now here’s a beauty gadget that will stop people in their tracks! This tube of lipstick is actually a stun gun in disguise. The Lipstick Stun Gun looks just like a regular, metallic tube of lipstick,… [More]
Anybody can be a spy these days with all the electronic gear that is cleverly disguised as everyday items. Take this gizmo for example. It’s a cell phone, right? WRONG! This bad boy (the Immobilizer) is… [More]
Hiding Booze in Public
Going to a game can be such a hassle. Don’t you hate how uncomfortable stadium seats can be? And then the crazy prices they charge for food and beverages? Papa Bert found a way to make watching live… [More]
The Reef Dram Sandals contain an inner tube that you can fill with water (or your favourite beverage) and have a drink handy when you’re out and about. Now you can have a drink anywhere you want… This… [More]
Random Camo & Traditional Camo Print For Design
Finally! Now there is a camo Bible for you to read and pass time as you’re hiding in a shrubbery, waiting for the perfect shot. The Good Book is covered with tree bark and leaves. There is even a waterproof… [More]
Professional Camo is an elegant phone from Mobiado that has a luxurious yet not-so-ordinary aesthetic. It is made from aircraft aluminum and is customized with traditional camouflage colors, painted by… [More]
This faux, hollow planter is the perfect disguise for kitty’s toilet! If you hate the way ordinary litter boxes look, the HLHF2 Hidden Cat Litter Box could be a great solution. Point the entrance at a… [More]
Michael Townsend takes the term “mall rat” to a whole new meaning—the Leesburg, Florida man literally lived in a mall for four years. He built a secret home in an abandoned section of his mall parking… [More]
Trend Hunter has featured numerous space saving designs, but this hide away balcony furniture set takes away the cake! The design not only saves space, it is completely hidden with zero space invasion… [More]
Secret Artwork
Most hotel guestroom wall treatments are fastened to the wall by an intricate little mechanism that makes it really difficult to remove. Naturally the intent is to ensure that pictures and other expensive… [More]
Such a powerful ambient campaign that catches you off-guard. These Children and Adolescents Reference Center ads are printed in fluorescent ink as to appear normal with a child playing or innocently laying… [More]
VEIL is a shimmering curtain comprised of 1440 1440 Swarovski crystals. It was created by Paul Cocksedge for the Swarovski Crystal Palace in Milan. The four meter high curtain appears to transforms when… [More]
By plotting the positions of the loaves of bread and the apostles’ hands in Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting, The Last Supper, musician Giovanni Maria, has reportedly found the notes of a musical score.… [More]
A hidden Vincent Van Gogh painting has been revealed by scientists at a Dutch University. The scientists have revealed the image of a woman beneath his famous work, ‘Patch of Grass’. The scientists… [More]
Secret Safes & Storage
We’ve all seen movies, especially cartoons, in which secret rooms or safes are hidden behind picture frames. This frame is even cooler. Even if the thief looks behind your cheesy family portrait, he’ll… [More]
The Lettuce Safe is based on the concept that lettuce is a boring and unwanted vegetable and is therefore the perfect place to hide your valuables, since nobody in their right mind would a) ever steal… [More]
Never judge a book by its cover. This saying is especially true of “Havana,” a fake book that is really a cigar humidor on the inside. Made by Persian publishers, Assouline, this humidor is made for the… [More]
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Human Camouflage as Art - Worth1000 Showcases People Blending with Environment (GALLERY)
Invisible Outfits II - Desiree Palmen’s Camouflage Art (GALLERY)
Invisible Outfits - Dutch Artist Combines Art & Fashion (GALLERY)
3-D Living Wallpaper - The Work of Emma Hack (GALLERY)
Top Technologies That Cracked the Holy Grail of Invisibility (VIDEO)
Fake Human Skin as Fashion - The SkinBag Collection by Olivier Goulet (GALLERY)
Fake Flesh Body Suits - Nicole Tran Ba Vang (GALLERY)
Water Spill Camouflage Fashion - Agua vaª T-Shirt (GALLERY)
Spill Camouflage - Puke Pet (GALLERY)
Urban Camoflouge - Vending Machine Disguise
Secret Urban Fort - Car Tent (GALLERY)
Camouflage Satellite Dishes - The Sqish
Fake Books (Revisited) - Sony Gives Away Free Books to Hide PSP
Disguising Technology - Fake Book Hardbox Drive (GALLERY)
Secret Book Computers - The Future of Books Laptop (GALLERY)
Retro Floppy Disk CD-R - 200 MB of Retro
Hidden Plasma - Underbed Lift Hides Your Flatscreen (VIDEO)
iDisguise - Disguise Your Ipod Nano as a Candy
Old Walkman As iPod Camouflage - Hidepod?
Camouflaged Speakers - SteroStone Fountain Speaker (GALLERY)
Weapons in Disguise - Lipstick Stun Gun
Stun Gun Disguised As Phone - The Immobilizer
Papa Bert’s Sippin’ Seat Cushion – Seat w. Drink Storage (VIDEO)
Drinks-On-The-Go - Reef Dram Sandals Double As Water Bottles
Hunter’s Holy Book - Praying For Game With Camouflage Bibles (GALLERY)
Camouflage Phones - Professional Camo
Hidden Kitty Toilet - Plant in Clay Pot Really A Litter Box
Secret Apartment - Hidden Home Built Into a Mall (VIDEO)
Hidden Patio Furniture - Spaceless Stows Under Your Deck (GALLERY)
Secret Wall Tattoos - Coming to a Hotel Near You? (VIDEO)
Glow in The Dark Ads - Child Abuse Ads Show Hidden Images (GALLERY)
Optical Illusion Curtains - Swarovski VEIL Has Hidden Mona Lisa
Hidden Music in Da Vinci Painting - Last Supper’s Secret Song Decoded (VIDEO)
Hidden Art - New Vincent Van Gogh Revealed by Scientists (GALLERY)
Sneaky Safes - Picture Frame Box Stores Your Loot
The Lettuce Safe
Hidden Humidor - Assouline’s “Havana”
Favorited by Sam A on Aug 2, 08
