Tote Inspired by Manila Envelope – Mac Bag for Macbook Air (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The thinness of the new Macbook Air, and its ability to fit into a manila envelope (as illustrated in its commercial) inspired this carrying case design by London-based designer Michael Leung. The Mac Bag is 34.5 x 24.7 x 22 mm, water resistant and constructed with waxed cotton, felt lining, and pla…

Purse for Gluttonous Women – Gilli Nutella Cube

Those of you who don’t love the luscious brown cream raise your hand please… I am sure there aren’t many of you

“Nutella is the red line that runs between the childhood of millions of people around the world” they say on lovemarks.com.

The famous jar has now been transformed in a very special cu…

Competing to be Next Sex & the City – Cashmere Mafia (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Shortly after posting the story on Lipstick Jungle being the potential next Sex and the City, my fashion savvy girlfriend pointed out that another TV show, Cashmere Mafia, was also being heralded as the a hot new show about fashion and sex in New York City.

Check out the video above for a recap of…

Brainstorming Set Ups – Sofa Community

I can’t envision this modular seating working in a home setting, unless it’s a gigantic home. But in an office environment, this arrangement would make communication and creativity soar.

Instead of sitting around a conference table, or even sitting around in sofas and chairs, which hinder face to …

Ultra-Green Office Building – Hidden Eco-Friendly Corporate HQ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The perfect excuse for being late for work has inadvertently been created by the architect and interior design team at the Penson Group. This proposed headquarter, called the Vestry, of a major UK company comes with a layer of green grass that disguises it from view. The layer of grass and hedges on…

Beatles Hotel Opens in Liverpool – Hard Days Night (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Liverpool, England, is striving to become a global tourist hot-spot with the grand opening of a Beatles-themed hotel called Hard Days Night. The hotel features themed suites, a Yellow Submarine jukebox, basement bar, European restaurant, and 110 rooms starting at rates of $340 a night. Lennon and M…

New SMS Language – Teens Using Codes to Throw Off Adults

(TrendHunter.com) Parents are texting. So teenagers must communicate differently. Phone addiction prevents them from kicking the connection, so they change the text. “Cool” becomes “book”; “awake” for “cycle” Even woohoo has become zonino. It’s using the predictive feature on phones to keep the language their use the…

Neon Denim – Cali Glow In The Dark Denim (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cali Denim has produced a glow in the dark range that was predicted (albeit in jest) by top Trendhunter Bianca Bartz back in August 2007 in her review: The (Hideous) Return of Shoulder Pads Fashion. And I quote “This decade has been a decade of old-trend-revival. There have been no significant new l…

Eye Popping Pod Chair – Blobulous from Karim Rashad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I think these are just the coolest chairs. They are so sleek and shiny. I like sleek and shiny. I would feel chic in the sleek and shiny. Karim Rashad will display these “blobulous” chairs in Milan during design week. There are a whole range of colors for these fiberglas chairs.

There is the usual…

Valentine’s Movie Marketing – HMV’s First TV Spot is All About Romance (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) HMV is launching its first ever TV spot, and the media company is doing so just in time for February 14th, in hope of pushing movie sales. It will be the HMV’s biggest Valentines campaign to date.

In the video campaign, they accompany the theme music from Romeo + Juliet with clips of love scenes f…

Valentine’s Movie Marketing – HMV’s First TV Spot is All About Romance

HMV is launching its first ever TV spot, and the media company is doing so just in time for February 14th, in hope of pushing movie sales. It will be the HMV’s biggest Valentines campaign to date.

In the video campaign, they accompany the theme music from Romeo + Juliet with clips of love scenes f…

Ultra Luxurious H20 – Fillico $100 Bottled Water (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I am not sure about the water, but the bottle is a masterpiece. Fillico Beverly Hills is a super glamorous bottled water brand from Osaka, Japan that costs $100/bottle. They are made of frosted glass with gold paint and Swarovski crystal accents and decorations.

And for about double the price you …

Collapsible Earthquake Helmet – Tatamet

(TrendHunter.com) Football games. Motorcycle rides. Construction sites. These are the activities that Americans think of when they think of helmets. This is what makes the following Japanese product so unique – a collapsible earthquake helmet. Tatamet helmets are made to protect people from the very real threat of a …

UPS Wants to Deliver Body Parts In Continuing Contextual Corrigenda

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Don’t you love contextual advertising?

Steve Novick’s political ads, injecting funny instead of mud slinging

Something is going on with political advertising in the states, first we have Chuck Norris cameos, now we have ads so funny that I want to move to Oregon just to vote for Steve Novick. Check out these two.

Would you have a beer with Steve Novick?

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Books and Movies Inspire Scents – Theirry Mugler’s The Perfume Collection

(TrendHunter.com) Thierry Mugler the exquisite design house, has a limited edition collection of 15 different perfumes inspired by the book and movie Perfume. The fabulous box includes a narrative of the novel and how it was interpreted by the perfume makers. The Perfume by Patrick Suskind will set you back $700.

Winter 2079 – Global Warming Ad Gags by Go Shout (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Very interesting campaign. Here’s the setup: The video depicts winter in the year 2079. We should expect to see bleak, snow covered imagery, instead, we are presented with a hip pool party complete with bikinied booty, ample breasts, hard abs and six packs. Because, ya know, global warming has elimi…

Winter 2079 – Global Warming Ad Gags by Go Shout

Very interesting campaign. Here’s the setup: The video depicts winter in the year 2079. We should expect to see bleak, snow covered imagery, instead, we are presented with a hip pool party complete with bikinied booty, ample breasts, hard abs and six packs. Because, ya know, global warming has elimi…

Portable Internet Radio Lets You Create Your Own Station – Slacker Portable (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The problem with Internet radio is, of course, that you can’t listen to it on a radio because it is not broadcast on radio waves, so really its not radio at all.

The Slacker Portable solves that problem by caching the music on its flash memory and refreshing it whenever a WiFi connection is avai…