Throwing Money From Planes – Tung Desem Waringin’s Publicity Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Instead of investing thousands of dollars in marketing campaigns, motivational speaker Tung Desem Waringin will throw 100 million rupiah ($10,740) out of a plane to promote his new book.

To put into…

Skydiviving Graffiti – Honda Publicity Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) 19 skydivers spelled out the word Honda in three minutes and 20 seconds for the first live TV promo for Honda in the UK, inspired by the car manufacturer’s new advertising strap line, “Difficult i…

Mind Reading Hats – Portable EEG Reader Baseball Cap

(TrendHunter.com) Wouldn’t it be cool to have a hat that can read your mind? Sounds impossible, but actually, it could be done.

At first glance, it may look like an ordinary baseball hat. Try inspecting it, however,…

700 Simultaneous Camera Flashes – Improv Everywhere Celebrates Brooklyn Bridge (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Improv Everywhere, the New York-based improvisation troupe which has been staging pre-planned ‘missions’ and pranks in public places since 2001, celebrated the 125th anniversary of New York City’s bea…

Living Keychains – Real Fish in Beijing Olympics Trinkets

(TrendHunter.com) Animal rights activists are protesting an unofficial Beijing Olympics keychain which houses a real fish. Although the goldfish are living at the time of sale, there’s no way the little creatures would…

Girly Gothic Art – Queenie’s Pocket Full of Posiez (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Multi-talented L.A. based gothic artist Queenie is the ruler over a kingdom of playfully wicked characters she calls Posiez. Her Posiez are portrayed in a series of paintings, shown exclusively at the…

Fashion Art Installations – Diesel’s Glazed Paradise

(TrendHunter.com) The Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyoma, Tokyo is currently showing an exhibition of work by Mark Jenkins and Miho Kinomura. Glazed Paradise will be on show until August 15th featuring an installation whic…

Staged Urban Brawls – NYC’s Fight Clubs (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Apparently, pseudo fight clubs have sprung up in New York City and one of their meeting places is in Union Square Park. It is not unusual to see big crowds of people of all ages hanging out in the par…

3-D Virtual Reality – The Third Eye (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Third Eye is a device conceived by Japanese designer Takehito Etani. The contraption, which goes on the head, offers the user a very different and unusual perception from outside his/her body. The…

Lower Drinking Age Petitions – 18 VS 21 in US

(TrendHunter.com) Some would argue it’s a bit peculiar that an 18 year old American can die for his country but isn’t allowed to have a beer with his buddies on the weekends. After arguments like this one, some states …

Egyptian Computers – The EgyptMod (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Conceived by Chris Kramer, AKA Jadragon, the EgyptMod PC is decorated with what looks like hieroglyphics and faux jewels and the casing is covered with 68 lbs of hand-carved limestone tiles.

I’m rea…

Venice by Kayak – Ditching Gondolas for DIY Travel (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) When you think of Venice, kayaks are probably the last thing to come to mind. However, one athletic traveler decided to bypass the clichéd gondola rides, and instead, paddle his own way around the fa…

Gamer Dining Tables – Pong Table (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Moritz Waldemeyer, the designer of the Pong Table, used 2,400 LEDS and two track pads to turn a white Corian table into a digital gaming board. The table re-creates the classic game introduced by Atar…

Political Underwear – Obama ’08 Boxer Brief (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What better way to show your support for your favorite presidential candidate than having his face smacked on your underwear? I am just glad that hip underwear brand Andrew Christian chose Obama and n…

Invite-Only Luxury Shopping Sites – Ideeli

(TrendHunter.com) I have never hoped to be invited to be a member of a site more than I have for ideeli. The website is an ultra-exclusive site that offers up to 90% discounts on high end designer fashions — it’s like…

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Ariel: Football

Ariel: Football

Advertising Agency: Publicis QMP, Dublin, Ireland
Executive Creative Director: Carol Lambert
Art Director: Nicholas Pereira
Copywriter: Priscilla Groves
Retoucher: Taylor James
Photographer: Simon Burch

Ariel: Wedding

Ariel: Wedding

Advertising Agency: Publicis QMP, Dublin, Ireland
Executive Creative Director: Carol Lambert
Art Director: Nicholas Pereira
Copywriter: Priscilla Groves
Retoucher: Taylor James
Photographer: Simon Burch