At TrendHunter.com, we've observed a rise in the fascination with all things primeval. From designs that posit what fossils our civilization might leave behind--like fake eyelashes and PS2 controllers--to modern inventions made with actual fossils, it's clear that designers are going way back into time to inform their creations.
Click through the slideshow below to see these primeval innovations and more.
Implications - In a world full of high-tech gadgets that come and go in the blink of an eye, it's important to stop and remember the things of the past. Taking the time to reflect on the past has led to many themes and motifs being resurrected for successful comebacks.
39 Primeval Innovations
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Prehistoric “Romeo and Juliet” Found
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Ad Catapults Song to Stardom
Geico's Caveman Commercial
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Modern Fossils
Christopher Locke's 'Heartless Machine' Features Obsolete Gadgets
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Commercials Become Television
ABC to Remake Geico Cavemen into TV Series
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Dinosaur Storefront Displays
Stella McCartney Clearly Digs Inflatable Dinos
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Boney Couches
Life-Size Foam Dinosaur Skeleton for Caveman Fantasies
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Bringing Back the Dinosaurs
Tuatara Mates After 111 Years
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Fire Tables
Bring Out Your Inner Caveman
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Dinosaur Accessories
Mipenna Shows Off All-New Dinotastic Accessory Designs
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You As A Prehistoric Man
‘Devolve Me' Reverse-Evolves Photos of Your Face
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Bizarre Paper Figures
DIY 'Foldskool Heroes' Includes Rotting Birds, Frankenstein and Cavemen
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Dinosaur Robot In Demand
Ugobe's Pleo Sells Out
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Animatronic Dinosaurs for Kids
Playskool's Kota the Triceratops
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Parking Lot Excavations
Surprise Discovery at La Brea Tar Pits Yields 700 New Fossils
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Caveman Sneakers
Nike Collaborates With the Flintstones for the Big Nike High
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Caveman Scentvertising
Lynx 'Instinct' Ad Captures Prehistoric Women on the Prowl
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Recycled Can Origami
Handmade Jurassic Dinosaur T-Rex Made From Old Coke Can
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Prehistoric Photoshopping
Analysis Indicates Nefertiti Bust Was Enhanced for Beauty
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Dinosaur Mummy to be CT Scanned
67 Million Year Old Hadrosaur
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Recreating The Past
7 Modern Day Stonehenge Replicas
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Cartoon-Like Computer Peripherals
USB Dinosaur Webcam Makes Lifecasting Cute
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Large Scale Dinosaur Sculptures For The Home
Your Own T-Rex Recreation
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Shaving with Fossils
The Mastodon Razor
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Prehistoric Zoos
Mammoth 'Elephant Odyssey' Campaign for the San Diego Zoo
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Living Dinosaurs
A Night at LA Natural History Museum
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Miniature Dinosaur Craft Kits
Laser-Cut 'Tinysaur' and 'Wooly Tiny' for Budding Surgeons
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Stone Age Cooking Revival
Matthias Kaeding Goes Caveman With Neolithic Ceramic Knives
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Virtual 3D Dino Exhibits
Canon's ‘Dinosaurs - Miracle of the Desert' Display
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Cavemen Kitchen Tools
The Homo Sapien Multi-Purpose Rock
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Prehistoric Social Media Parodies
The Office Spoofed by Dinosaurs
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Fossilized Fake Eyelashes
‘Relics' Amber Exhibit Predicts Future Findings
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Ancient Luxury Bed
$66,000 Fossil Wood Frame
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Frisbee-Inspired Eco Housing
SeaO2 Stonehenge Community
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Forgotten Technology
Mystery of Stonehenge Solved?
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Dinosaurs As Pets
Aspirin Ad Show Us Why the Dinosaur Became Extinct
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Big Belly Dinosaur Banks
The Coinosauraus Piggy Bank That Time Remembered
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MP3 Fossils
The Dinosaur Egg Player
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