Everyone wants to be a part of nature -- especially nowadays when so much of our world is becoming urbanized. The lovely leafy finds in this cluster cover everything you can imagine -- from cosmetics to decor to art.
Judging by the various leafy finds Trend Hunter has covered over the last few years, bringing the outdoors in seems to be a trend gaining momentum.
Implications - In a world obsessed with environmental conservation, recyclable products and the natural world, goods that play on this issue are seeing an expanding consumer base. Everyday products and necessities made from natural elements such as leaves and tree branches are growing in popularity as consumers are looking to infuse their homes with items that reflect their care for the environment.
36 Lovely Leafy Finds
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Gold Leaf Eyelashes
Stunning Ways to Accent Your Peepers at Tokyo Lash Bar 2009
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Nature-Inspired Mobile Phones
The Leaf Phone by Anastasia Zharkova is Worn as Jewelry
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Artisan Leather Masks
The Cannabis Leaf Mask Carnival Masks and More
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Palm Leaf Lamps
IKEA's Vava Lamp Turns Leaves to Luxury
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Artisan Handbags
C.L. Whiting's 'Leaf Leather' Fashion Accessories
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Flora Inspired Eco Architecture
The Leaf House
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Fallen Leaf Flats
Nendo Creates Environmental-Inspired Retail Space for Asobio
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Leafy Business Cards
Tatil Design Creates 'Natural Medium' as Unique Promotional Tool
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Leaf-Topped Packaging
Nutral Creates Fruit Skin Inspired Designs
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Foliage Flowers
Maple Leaf Roses Make Festive Autumnal Floral Bouquets
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Feline Banana Leaf Basket Bed
Eco-friendly Sleeping and Lounging Cat-a-Sphere
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Teapography
Artem Moiseev Uses Tea Leaves as a Medium for a Message
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Incredible Carved Wooden Vessels
Dixie Biggs Creates Lathe-Turned, Leaf-Embellished Art
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Leaf-Shaped Lights
‘Sinthesya' Solar Lamp Mimics Photosynthesis
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Stark Leaf Necklaces
Brevity Jewelry Juxtaposes Nature Motifs With Cold Metal
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Giant Leafy Collars
'Marriage' Blends Beauty, Bright Colors & Avant-Garde Fashion
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Leaf Wedding Chapels
Wow Places For Vows
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Leaf-Inspired Showers
Ultra-Modern Enclosures by Mastella of Italy
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Leafy Air Cleaning
The ANDREA Air Filter Uses Plants to Purify Your Space
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Wearing Hearts On Wrists
The Leaf Bracelet Mobile Phone Runs on Solar Power, Love
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Jungle Plant Lights
The Leaf Lamp Brings a Touch of Mother Nature into the Home
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Cut Leaves as Art
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Leafy Typography
The Virtureal Project Expresses Emotion With Shriveling Leaves
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Leaf-Loaded Furniture
The Ivy Chair by Satoshi Itasaka is a Fluffy Display of White Leaves
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Nature-Inspired Playground Equipment
The Leaf Swing
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Illuminated Lanterns and Banana Leaf Boats
Thai Candle Festival 2008
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Caterpillar Created Messages
"Love Me" Leaves by Kyung-Ah Park
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Leaf Water Messages
Pablo Bordenabe Creates Earth Awareness Art Using Nature
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Leaf Cutout Canvases
Mitsuru Koga Creates Art Out of Dried Leaves
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Problem-Solving Plants
The Sega Toys Healing Leaf
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Fleeting Fall Leaves
Luzinterrupus Creates 'An Almost Ephemeral Autumn'
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Gold Leaf Furniture
Bling Hits Interior Design at the High Point Furniture Market
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Leafy Salad Servers
The Salad Plant
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Folding Light Fixtures
Alter the Surrounding Leaves to Your Lighting Mood
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Autumn Labor Alleafiators
The Power Rake is What Your Parents Need this Fall
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Gold Leaf Eyelashes
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Waterfall Shower Heads
Aqua Duetto by Jalco Mimics Nature
Ingenious Pizza Packaging
Green Pizza Box Doubles As Serving & Storage Vessels
Origami Tea Bags
Nathalia Ponomareva's Green Berry Tea Looks like Paper Cranes
Personalized Faux Eyelashes
Artistic Lash-Cutting for Beautiful Eyes
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From Eyelash Growth Drugs to Wild Lash Bars
Architectural Typography
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Purrfect Cardboard Cat Shelter Doubles as a Scratching Station
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Perfect Posies and Ravishing Roses for Valentine's Day
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AdaFruit Industries Creates Plastic Spirograph Stationery
Forest-Inspired Installations
The Tree by FARM Creates Real Time Responses to Sound
Feather Collars
Peacock Shrug Adds Avian Accents to Your Apparel
Fruity Beverage Packaging
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Avant-Garde Elizabethan Collars
'A Call to Armor' by Gareth Pugh in NY Times Style Magazine
Lace Eyelashes
Shu Uemura Tokyo Lash Bar 2008
Catapult Business Cards
Bryce Bell Creates the Cardapult for Wallet-Sized Warfare
Risque Beer Packaging
Ramm ND's Lingerie-Clad Beer Cans
Palm Leaf Lamps
IKEA's Vava Lamp Turns Leaves to Luxury
12 Crazy Collars
From Reworked Renaissance Ruffles to Feminine Feathered Neckwear
Sleek Eco Cell Phones
The Samsung Clover Promises to Pack a Green Punch
Interactive Indoor Light Shows
Disturb Me Installation Mesmerizes at the White Hotel
Rainbow Eyelashes
Bright, Over-the-Top Styling From Fred Butler
Fur & Feather Fashion
Marcus Soder Curates Avant-Garde Animalistic Apparel
Museum-Quality Retail Spaces
Buenos Aires Ayres Department Store Rules
Vampire Lighting
Dracena by Diego Chilò for Leucos of Italy is Perfect for Twilight Fans
Origami Exo Homes
Foldable Bamboo Green Huts
Nostalgic Soda Packaging
Jordan Puopolo's Vintage-Inspired Sprite Redesign
Enormous Earrings
Oversized Ear Accessories for Spring 2009
Colorful In Home Rain Showers
Gessi Private Wellness Luxury Shower
Sneak Peeks at Retail Stores
Microsoft Store Plans Leak From Lippicott
Anti-Public Peeing Art
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Bite-Sized Business Cards
Ogilvy On Recession Marketing Plan Saves Money & Paper
DIY Condom Roses
Straightforward Valentine's Day Gifts for Your Sweetie
Insightful Packaging Campaigns
Blind Foundation Guerrilla Grocery Ads Highlight Lack of Braille
Wall-Mounted Pet Beds
‘Curve' Shelf Lets Cats Sleep in Midair
Leaf-Topped Packaging
Nutral Creates Fruit Skin Inspired Designs
Suitcase Sofas
Recycle Your Old Suitcases Into Eco Furniture
Foliage Flowers
Maple Leaf Roses Make Festive Autumnal Floral Bouquets
Disco Shower Doors
Color-Changing LED Cromobox Bathroom Fixtures by Antonio Lupi
Corrugated Cat Habitats
Caboodle Eco-Friendly Cardboard Feline Furniture
Layered Wood Furniture
Sustainable Carved Plywood Produces Sinuous Lines When Stacked
Flipping Showers
Kohler's Flipside Handshower Sprays in 4 Different Ways
Kinetic Reefs
Heat-Sensitive Installation Uses SMS Material Technology
Nomadic Homes With Legs
The N55 Walking House
2-in-1 Phones
Sony Ericsson Releases 12.1 Megapixel Satio Cell Phone
Architectural Apparel
Fauxrigami Collars & Fierce Angles in Natalie Creed's 'Kazumi'
Color Swapping Lamps
Ross Lovegrove Makes Shape-Shifting Metallic Designs
Culture-Driven Collaborations
Magazines and Retail Chains Form Lucrative Partnerships
Incredible Carved Wooden Vessels
Dixie Biggs Creates Lathe-Turned, Leaf-Embellished Art
Furniture Letters
The Butler Bros. Create a Design Typeface Using Home Decor
Keys as Leaves
Lucent L'Amour 2009 Art Installation Features Beautiful 'Key Tree'
Typewriter-Inspired PCs
IBM Laptop Concept
20 Leafy Finds
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Clear-Walled Pet Beds
Wowbow 'Mija' Dog Beds Are Classy and Contemporary
Temporary Underground Retail
Cool Cats Pop Up Shop Collaboration with Nike and LIVESTRONG
Aeroponic Home Air Filters
‘Breathe Easy' is Packed With Toxin-Absorbing Plants
Crystal Water Installations
Ingo Maurer Creates Studded Net Art
Fontastic Jewelry
The Helvetica Pendant is Perfect for Typeface Fanatics
Inside-Out Lighting
The Turbine Lamp Directs Peripheral Light Inwards and Out
Words as Water
Stellar Typography Sink by Richard J. Evans
Leaf-Shaped Lights
‘Sinthesya' Solar Lamp Mimics Photosynthesis
Modern Fairytale Style
Philippe Starck Reworks Little Red Riding Hood Cashmere Cloak (UPDATE)
Tremendous Typography
Start Design Collective Creates Pop Out Texts
Stark Leaf Necklaces
Brevity Jewelry Juxtaposes Nature Motifs With Cold Metal
14 Branch Innovations
From Plant-Inspired Furniture to Keys as Leaves
Light-Up Business Cards
Sparkle Labs DIY Kit Illuminates Your Contact Info
Retail Window Tributes
Barneys Celebrates Jim Moore's CFDA Award with Display
Monolith Showers
The Supernova Features High-Gloss Angles for Dramatic Appeal
Breakfast Typography
Stefan Chinof Creates Food and Coffee Splattered Text
Literal Typography
The Radio Radio, Woof Subwoofer and Remote Remote Rock the Design World
Fat-Burning Mobiles
Stix Cell Phone Whips You Into Shape
Reinventing Typewriters
The Valentine Notebook Resurrects Olivetti's Vintage Typewriter
Clean Font Suds
The Typography Soap by Debbie Chialtas is for Literary Lovers
Pirate-Themed Packaging
'The Spirit of Davy Jones' Rum by Amy Cesal
See-Though Teapots
Sorapot Makes Brewing a Potable Art Experience (UPDATE)
Leaf-Inspired Showers
Ultra-Modern Enclosures by Mastella of Italy
On-the-Go Soup Solutions
Spoonys Packaging and Snack Box Lets You Slurp on the Run
Leafy Air Cleaning
The ANDREA Air Filter Uses Plants to Purify Your Space
Aerified Cosmetics
Temptu's AIRbrush System Ensures Star-Quality Complexions
Ingredient-Focused Packaging
Red Bull Cola Design Emphasizes Its All-Natural Contents
Beard Fonts
Typography That is Not Always Readable, But Definitely Unusual
Texting Veggies
Microchipped Plants Notify Farmers of Thirst Via Cell Phone
Tree-Growing Movie Tickets
Disney Nature Celebrates Earth Day 2009 with 'Earth' Documentary
Beautiful Eco-Branding
Lexus ‘Solar Trees' Campaign Proves Green Design is As Impressi
Wearing Hearts On Wrists
The Leaf Bracelet Mobile Phone Runs on Solar Power, Love
Gem Stone Encrusted Desserts
Engagement Cake Coated in Real Diamonds and Gold Leaf
Feeling Light Fixtures
ILLUMIO LED Allows You to Display Your Emotions
Super-Green Gadgets
Samsung's 'Blue Earth' Solar Phone Walks the Eco-Friendly Talk
Nature-Inspired Playground Equipment
The Leaf Swing
Crying Lightbulbs
Laura Adel Johnson Brightens the Multimedia Art Scene With Tear Lights
Radio-Shaped Storefronts
Diesel Launches Radical Retail Refurb in London
LED Flower Lights
Garden Tulip Lights are Sweet & Solar-Powered
Cardboard Pet Homes
The Cutting-Edge ‘SnoozePal' Hammock Is Purrfect For Lazy Felines
Domestic Feline Nests
The Katzenhoehle Cat Cabin Looks Like a Swallow's Nest
Beef Jerky Business Cards
Edible Cured Meat Seared With Your Contact Details
Leaf Water Messages
Pablo Bordenabe Creates Earth Awareness Art Using Nature
Clock-In Business Cards
Thomas Bradley Spreads His Name, Punch Card Style
Augmented Reality Business Cards
James Alliban's Tech-Savvy Self-Promotion is Awesome
Charcoal Water Filters
An Eco-Friendly Filter That Adds Nutrients to Water
Leaf Cutout Canvases
Mitsuru Koga Creates Art Out of Dried Leaves
Emphasizing Ambient Beauty
'Room for Forced Perspective' Landscape Installation
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The Secretive 'Nosigner' Brand Leaves Us Curious
Slinky Lights
Georgiosi Turns Retro Kids Toys into Modern Design Fixtures
Glow Worm Installations
The Mode:Lina Audiochmura Project Is a Cloud of Soothing Sounds
Imaginative Interactive Installations
Yulia Drobova's 'Fraternite' Turns a Yard Into Wonderland
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Earthy Adaptors
The Microworks Iida Phone Charger Looks Like a Beautiful Plant Vine
Black Corsages
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Globe Lighting
The Dynamic Hand Powered Lamp is Eco-Friendly
Carbon Neutral Urban Retail
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Two-in-One Retro Calculators
Revamped Old-School Typewriters as Calculators