(TrendHunter.com) It seems even with the modern LED light technology, designers just cannot let go of old designs. Good Night Eileen by Christine Birkhoven is based on the archaic hand-lamp, which was used for illumination moving from one room to another at home in the dark.
The lamp uses LED technology which allows…
(TrendHunter.com) How can you not dig this patterned garden spade? It was designed by French fashion designer, Christian LaCroix and it is oh-so-chic.
He designed the Rempoton trowel for La Redoute, part of a set that sells for $54. Some other pieces from the La Redoute gardening line can be seen in the gallery, in…
(TrendHunter.com) Designer Roman Tubl wanted to design a phone that is easy to use and functional, but that was “flashy” and eye-catching at the same time. He did not care about squeezing in advanced features. He just wanted a nice fashion phone. The result is the dynamic looking EGG mobile phone concept.
(TrendHunter.com) The S-XL Cake Pan is the ultimate must-have kitchen gadget for any hostess.
If you’ve ever been at a party where cake was served (um, that is all of you, right?) you know the frenzy cake size can cause. The people watching their waists or who only take a slice to be polite want the absolute tinies…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen some creative master thesis ideas, but Matthijs Vogels’ Cradle-to-Cradle project nears the top of my favourites list. Fed up with the vast amount of food people waste, Vogels created SPROUT, a small-scale restaurant concept that recycles absolutely everything not consumed.
In has attemp…
(TrendHunter.com) The Make Love Not War bed set by designers Miss Geschick & Lady Lapsus encourages you to make love and share your space with your partner. But in case there is a need for personal space, the set comes with a war-zone line that divides it into 50-50 partitions.
The €79 bed Linen is made from 100% …
(TrendHunter.com) Pavlov’s pooch knew that the sound of a bell meant food was about the be served, and now for $1,900, you can alert your family the same way with this twig that has an attached bell.
“The brothers Campana (the Italian word for ‘bell’) have teamed up with Venini to create a series of limited-edition…
(TrendHunter.com) What is people’s fascination with watching other people do stupid things? This video shows guys trying to jump and land in their pants, specifically, they’re trying to do back flips and then land with their legs in holes. It’s ridiculous, but for whatever reason, people are fascinated by it, and as …
(TrendHunter.com) If you like the look of hardwood floors but don’t want to sacrifice the comfort a carpet brings to your frosty winter toes, Ding3000 has the ultimate solution! The Pvcfransending rug looks like hardwood, but has the added benefit of being soft, can be thrown in the wash, won’t dent under your pressu…
Nerve has put together its picks for the 50 greatest commercial parodies of all time. Lots of them, including No. 1, come from Saturday Night Live, which Nerve says “ripped the genre wide open†with its 1975 debut. Don’t bother looking for the Aciphex spot—that one’s not a parody.
—Posted by Tim Nudd
(TrendHunter.com) If you are a messy eater, then you’ve got to get these Puke Pet pins by designers Miss Geschick & Lady Lapsus.
The Puke Pet disguises the stains that result from your less-than-perfect eating habits. It looks like it’s an intentional part of the shirt, making it look like the little cartoon creatur…
There’s really nothing else to say about this Mentos site on which you can choose a hottie of your liking, pop a Mentos and then have a virtual tongue twirl with the girl.
David Armano, VP of Experience Design with Critical Mass, writing in Adweek says, “Many advertisers aren’t focused on building the digital applications that people want to use; they’re focused on somehow cramming marketing into them.”
Armano’s way out of the forest:
1) Usefulness.
2) Utility.
3) Ubiquity.
He calls them the “Three U’s of Advertising in the Application Economy.”
(TrendHunter.com) Fee is not a mop! This a wild image was recently taken at a preview of a purebred dog show in Dortmund Germany. The Puli named Fee, a sheep herding dog, was jumping over a bar…the type used in the sport of dog agility.
According to the American Kennel Club, “The Puli coat is unique. There is not…
It would be easy to toss off this Renegade video which espouses its belief marketing should be a service to consumers rather than an intrusive method to get people to buy stuff. But don’t.
Cultivator in Denver is proud of its latest label design for Breckenridge Brewery’s Agave Wheat ale. (See the full label here.) According to the release, the design concept is based on Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos, with a wheat stalk used in place of the traditional rose. Skulls don’t get much play in advertising, outside of packaging for rat poison and such, and its use here seems subversive and refreshingly on point. The skull looks pretty happy, too, with his wide smile and wild eyes. Party on, my departed friend! The Day of the Dead is in November, but the brewer probably won’t mind if you pick up a sixer tonight for Cinco de Mayo.
—Posted by David Gianatasio
While getting recognized for our philanthropy was exciting, it made us realize how important it is to our company's brand. It's also something every small agency should give more thought to. So here are some ideas for those of you who are also doing the right thing, but aren't necessarily recognized for doing so.
Gorgeous flowers open up to reveal Samsung’s cell phones in this creative Mother’s Day ad by AT & T. The flowers look like a mixture of glass and real flowers. They are just stunning. The song in the ad written by Lupe Fiasco is called Daydreamin’ and is performed by Jill Scott.
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To illustrate the benefits of it GPS device, Israel’s Ituran, with help from Shalmor Avnon Amichay/Y&R Tel Aviv, created a GPS-like visual search engine.
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