http://www.trendhunter.com/ http://www.trendhunter.com/images/TrendHunterLogo120x30.gif http://www.trendhunter.com/ 120 30 Design Trends en Copyright 2009 2009-07-14T01:30:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/customized-bike-gear-suru-las-charity-art-show ]]> (TrendHunter.com) SURU LA's latest show launched this past weekend to the delight of cycling enthusiasts. Titled ‘Celeritas,’ this show at SURU LA featured works where motorcycles meet art. Unexpected canvases such as… Modern Art and Design Trends Customization Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/customized-bike-gear-suru-las-charity-art-show 2009-07-14T00:30:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bughouse-art-design-coffee-table-dj ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This is one to be filed under “Thing I want to own.” This Scratch DJ Coffee Table by Bughouse Art & Design is a pine coffee table made to look like a turntable, and the scratched up top makes it looks… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Furniture Design http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bughouse-art-design-coffee-table-dj 2009-07-13T23:49:51Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/BBDO-star-wars-terminator-ad ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Advertising agency BBDO teamed with City Varsity Design/Film School for a line of advertisements that definitely bring the movies to the classroom. The advertisements by BBDO show a classroom skeleton… Pop Culture and Internet Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Style and Fashion Trends Fashion Photography http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/BBDO-star-wars-terminator-ad 2009-07-13T23:00:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/play-asia-mario-ghost ]]> (TrendHunter.com) In what I hope is simply just a fun toy, and not some attempt at commenting on Mario’s relevance, Play Asia has created a Super Mario ghost that is a fun collectible figure for Super Mario Bros. lovers… Life Stages Toys and Stuff For Kids Pop Culture and Internet Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/play-asia-mario-ghost 2009-07-13T22:39:51Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/TRASHed-Art-of-recycling-garbage-can ]]> (TrendHunter.com) These are some surprisingly artistic trash bins! The TRASHed Art of Recycling Campaign is one that commissions artistic redesigns of trash, compost, and recycling bins, and places the art at appropriate… Environmental Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Customization Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/TRASHed-Art-of-recycling-garbage-can 2009-07-13T22:09:51Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weavers-nest-animal-farm ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This organic lounger called the Weaver's Nest is the brainchild of Animal Farm, designers from Cape Town. The Animal Farm Weaver's Nest can be suspended up to three meters from a tree and may be reached… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Furniture Design http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weavers-nest-animal-farm 2009-07-13T21:39:51Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Silmarillion-Tolkien-Deluxe-Illustration ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Illustrator and calligrapher Benjamin Harff from Germany has been working close to two years on a work of love of the J.R.R. Tolkien story ‘The Silmarilion,’ which is among the best, if not the best, works… Modern Art and Design Trends Customization Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Silmarillion-Tolkien-Deluxe-Illustration 2009-07-13T21:29:51Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Philip-Tseng-threadless-tee-squirrel ]]> (TrendHunter.com) If loving Pirates and Squirrels is wrong, I don’t want to be right. Philip Tseng has combined the sea styles of Pirates and the cuteness of Squirrels in the “Arr, Let O’ Me Nuts” shirt being sold at Threadless… Modern Art and Design Trends Customization Design Trends Style and Fashion Trends Fashion for Men Hip Fashion Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Philip-Tseng-threadless-tee-squirrel 2009-07-13T21:09:55Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/de-rotterdam ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Netherlands is about to receive a new ‘biggest building’ once construction is complete on De Rotterdam. Created by Dutch architects Office for Metropolitan Architecture, this complex will be comprised… Modern Art and Design Trends Architecture Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/de-rotterdam 2009-07-13T20:59:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sequined-blazers-luxirare ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Luxirare has featured this marvelous sequined blazer by Margiela that has space-inspired, pointy shoulders. The blazer complements the simply gorgeous handmade mesh dress underneath to create a look that… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Style and Fashion Trends Hip Fashion Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sequined-blazers-luxirare 2009-07-13T20:29:55Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shanghai-expo-thomas-heatherwick ]]> (TrendHunter.com) As part of the 2010 Shanghai Expo, Thomas Heatherwick is creating a glowing pavilion. The pavilion will glow thanks to thousands of fiber optic filaments that move the indoor light to the outside of the… Modern Art and Design Trends Architecture Design Trends Global Trends and Hip Travel Regional Trends Unique and Bizarre http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shanghai-expo-thomas-heatherwick 2009-07-13T20:09:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-tube-door-stops ]]> (TrendHunter.com) From Tokyu Hands, the company of all things cheery and clever, comes these paint tube door stops. Tokyu Hands has other types of door stops (like banana and pylon) but this one just does it for me. In… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Home Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-tube-door-stops 2009-07-13T19:19:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melbourne-recital-centre ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Melbourne Recital Centre for the Melbourne Theatre company is an architectural marvel—and it’s accentuated by hot pink and red—a true feast for the eyes. The 1,000 seat architectural marvel was created… Modern Art and Design Trends Architecture Design Trends Modern Art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melbourne-recital-centre 2009-07-13T18:39:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craighton-berman-mug-coffee-smoke ]]> (TrendHunter.com) For many, having coffee without a cigarette is like having peanut butter without the jelly; it tastes good, but the experience is not complete. Craighton Berman has combined the act of drinking coffee… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Live Arts Lifestyle Trends Health and Fitness Trends Drinking and Alcohol Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craighton-berman-mug-coffee-smoke 2009-07-13T18:29:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mediahs-decimals-rebuit ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I’m not sure that anyone could truly do justice to these artworks by Mediah because they are just so stunning as a whole. Titled, ‘Decimals Rebuilt,’ Mediah’s exhibition took 2 years to construct and… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Graffiti and Counter Culture Art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mediahs-decimals-rebuit 2009-07-13T16:30:53Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-helmet-swarovski-yankees ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I am certainly not a super sports fan, so I don’t entirely understand spending $347 for a motorcycle helmet made by Major League Baseball and Swarovski, but there exists such a thing for those super fans… Luxury Trends Luxury Fashion Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Style and Fashion Trends Lifestyle Trends Sports and Sports Equipment http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-helmet-swarovski-yankees 2009-07-13T16:00:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starstyling-dr-scholls-shoes ]]> (TrendHunter.com) It’s not often you see designers saying that they suck, much less on their own runway, but that’s just what design label Starstyling did. Teaming up with Dr. Scholls (oddly enough), Starstyling made a… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Style and Fashion Trends Hip Fashion Trends Shoe Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starstyling-dr-scholls-shoes 2009-07-13T14:59:57Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greg-gossels-artworks-show-tell-gallery ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Greg Gossel creates his masterpieces in a layered collage-like fashion using the mediums of spray paint, paper-collage, serigraph, ink, acrylics and oils. He strives to create a visual history of change,… Business Trends Retail Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Modern Art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greg-gossels-artworks-show-tell-gallery 2009-07-13T14:40:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steve-powers-at-the-show-tell-gallery-in-toronto ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This graffiti pop art piece inspired by Bernie Madoff was made by notorious street artist Steve Powers as a part of his portion of a three man exhibition at the Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto. While the… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Modern Art http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steve-powers-at-the-show-tell-gallery-in-toronto 2009-07-13T14:30:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tukaani-by-lincoln-kayiwa-chopsticks-for-the-clumsy ]]> (TrendHunter.com) It looks like a diaper pin or a hair pin, but it isn’t. Helsinki, Finland, based designer Lincoln Kayiwa was inspired by the toucan bird when he designed the sterling silver Tukaani, a connected set of… Environmental Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Kitchen Gadgets http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tukaani-by-lincoln-kayiwa-chopsticks-for-the-clumsy 2009-07-13T13:20:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gabriel-and-tiago-primo-home-furniture-installations ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Brazilian artists Gabriel and Tiago Primo have created a wall with several pieces of home furniture attached to it. The wall is on the side of a building and features tables, a cabinet, a bed, a sofa… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Furniture Design http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gabriel-and-tiago-primo-home-furniture-installations 2009-07-13T12:50:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cib-folding-bike ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The CIB city bike concept is a folding bicycle that uses a ‘jack-knife’ type of folding technique for quick and easy storage. Designed by Yong Min Seo, the CIB folding bike allows riders to simply press… Auto and Motor Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cib-folding-bike 2009-07-13T12:40:01Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anotomical-dinnerware-ioli-kalliopi-sifakaki ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Artist Ioli Kalliopi Sifakaki created this unusual tableware which was crafted and molded after her own body parts. She then invited male friends to eat, literally, off her body parts. The art project… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Home Trends Modern Art Kitchen Gadgets http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anotomical-dinnerware-ioli-kalliopi-sifakaki 2009-07-12T17:19:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qaaim-goodwin-office-calendar ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Qaaim Goodwin's office calendar is a sliding wooden creation that would look great on anyone's desk. Instead of paper or electronic calendars, Goodwin's creation is designed to be used perpetually. To… Environmental Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Lifestyle Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qaaim-goodwin-office-calendar 2009-07-12T16:09:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reef-rob-ley-joshua-stein ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Reef is a fantastic installation in New York that simulates the swaying of a living underwater coral reef. Designed by Rob Ley and Joshua Stein, the walk-through display is at Storefront Art and Architecture… Modern Art and Design Trends Architecture Design Trends Science and Discovery http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reef-rob-ley-joshua-stein 2009-07-12T15:09:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jay-leno-3d-printer ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Jay Leno’s classic car collection is legendary, and in an article for Popular Science, the television personality and comedian revealed his secret for maintaining his super-rare fleet of automobiles: A… Technology Trends and Gadgets Cool Gadgets and Gifts Auto and Motor Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jay-leno-3d-printer 2009-07-12T14:29:58Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brooklyn-fare-packaging ]]> (TrendHunter.com) I love the cheeky packaging Mucca Design created for gourmet store Brooklyn Fare. After all, who wouldn't love to-go coffee cups that proclaim, "It's a small, not a tall," and "It's a medium, not a grande"?… Marketing Strategy Branding Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Lifestyle Trends Food Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brooklyn-fare-packaging 2009-07-12T11:49:58Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-life-urn-matilda-wigg-erixon ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Matilda Wigg Erixon’s message for her ‘My Life Urn’ project is to, as she says, “embrace life by reminding yourself of your mortality.” The urn starts its journey as a planter, into which you plant a… Life Stages Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-life-urn-matilda-wigg-erixon 2009-07-11T21:29:50Z http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/ecotecture ]]> (TrendHunter.com) If you've lurked around TrendHunter.com's Eco category, you know how much we love living designs and especially what we've dubbed ecotecture--short for eco-friendly architecture. These large-scale living… Environmental Trends Luxury Trends Modern Art and Design Trends Architecture Design Trends Global Trends and Hip Travel Clusters and Top Lists http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/ecotecture 2009-07-11T19:09:54Z http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rail-of-death ]]> (TrendHunter.com) For those unfamiliar, skateboarding was born when surfers did not have good waves and needed an outlet for their desire to surf.  It seems now that the movement has come full circle. Debuting on Fuel TV… Modern Art and Design Trends Design Trends Lifestyle Trends Sports and Sports Equipment Unique and Bizarre Unique Inventions http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rail-of-death 2009-07-11T12:29:58Z