Olympics Consumer Insights

The 2010 Olympics will turn Vancouver into an advertiser's playground

Implications - “With Glowing Hearts,” Vancouver will play host to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. As the Sea to Sky region is transformed into welcoming grounds for the world’s best athletes and global media, the BC city will become a marketer’s haven. Studying west coast innovation now offers insight into what may appeal.

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All Terrain Cabin

Life In A Shipping Container

Here's another fantastically clever Canadian invention! The BARK All Terrain Cabins (ATC) are made out of old ISO shipping containers and can comfortably fit up to four people. The ATCs would be a simple… MORE

Mushroom House

Zube's Whistler Toadstool

In July I saw an HGTV profile on a man who lived inside a mushroom in Canada on the show World's Most Extreme Homes. I wasn't able to get any names, making research difficult. Months later, I was finally… MORE

Glamping in Clayoquot

Spoiled Urbanites Can Enjoy Nature Too

As summer approaches, warmer weather coaxes us outdoors again to enjoy Earth's vast natural beauty. Thoughts of balmy evenings evoke happy childhood memories of camping and lazy nights under the stars.… MORE

Semi-Submerged Eco Luxury Home

Trilobis 65

We've seen all sorts of cool homes on Trend Hunter, like tree houses and shipping container homes. We've also seen a rising obsession with aqua culture, so it's neat to feature something that combines… MORE

Google Earth Games

Where On Earth Is Waldo?

Remember the Where's Waldo books you loved as a kid? Now you can play the high-tech, ultra-modern version with Google Earth! Where On Earth Is Waldo? is the creation of Melanie Cole, a Media Art student… MORE

Imagined 2012

Designers and futurists are offering insight into what's to come

Implications - A range of mass scale innovations and designs are expected to be created by 2012, and an endless stream of promises are being made for the changes we should expect. In the next three years, the world is hopeful to see many more green innovations and dedicated advances to help moderate climate change.

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Indoor City 2

Crystal Island in Moscow

At 1500ft (450m) high, the Crystal Island project wonâ€™t be the tallest piece of architecture on the planet, but covering 27 million sq ft (2.5 million sq. m) of floor space, it will be gimungeous. Basically,… MORE

Super Hybrid Cars

Antro Solo is Solar, Human & Gas-Electric

The Antro Solo from Hungary is a gas-electric hybrid car with a unique power arrangement that also utilizes solar energy. When all power sources fail, you can even peddle your way. The Antro Solo seats… MORE

$4 Million Space Hotel

Galactic Suite To Open In 2012

"Imagine being in a weightless spa watching 15 sunsets in one day." Tired of Earth based hotels? A Barcelona based group is planning on launching a space hotel called "Galactic Suite" with an opening date… MORE

MGM Mirage Abu Dhabi

$3B Luxury Resort by 2012

MGM Mirage announced its plans today to construct a $3 billion luxury resort in the United Arab Emirates. The Las Vegas hotel and casino anticipates construction to be completed by 2012, at which point… MORE

Phones of 2012

Express, Share & Feel

Finnish company Provoke Design, one of Nokia's main design contractors, has created three concept phones that represent their vision of mobile phone design in 2012. The prototypes will be on display at… MORE

Olympicreativity

Global events capable of inspiring a varied range of event-themed artwork

Implications - From home and product design to paintings and performing arts, the Beijing Olympics managed to inspire a lot of creativity. Both officially sponsored artwork, like dance performances to hype the games, and the works of Olympic fan designers, like themed home wash basins, were abundant.

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