2009 Trend Reports by TREND HUNTER – #1 in Trends

(TrendHunter.com) To prepare you for a year of dramatic change, TREND HUNTER Research has developed a cutting edge trend report methodology called Crowd Sourced Insight ™. Here’s how it works: As the world’s largest…

Woven Steel Accessories – Ines Schwotzer’s WIred Jewelry (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ines Schwotzer is a freelance designer in Germany. She creates her jewelry and accessories from the most basic of materials; in the case of the pieces here, they’re made of wire. By using techniques associated…

Jewelry to Offend Vegans – The Pig’s Ear Bracelet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) They say you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, but just try telling that to artist Arthur Hash. His Pig’s Ear Bracelet is an interesting take on the inventive use of unusual materials for jewelry. The…

Eco Cable Winding Gadgets – The Magneat (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Have you noticed how some of the best ideas are the simplest ones? Ideas where you find it amazing that no one has come up with them before, because they are – simply brilliant?

Magneat is one of those…

13 Feathery Designs to Tickle Your Fancy (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) They say finding a white feather means there is an angel around you. Whether you believe that or not (I do), there is something very comforting in the aesthetic nature and feel of feathers, and not just…

Aged Animals to Sell Salad – Florette’s Meat-Free Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This Florette salad campaign features animals with an aged appearance, designed to promote the brand’s meat-free “Sealed Gourmet Salads” with the message that animals who desire to live a long life would…

Guerrilla Magazine Placement – ‘I Left This Here For You to Read’

(TrendHunter.com) “I left this here for you to read” is an art project by Tim Devin. Every month, 50 copies of the magazine are printed and left in public places for people to find, such as on park benches, on buses, and…

Homosexual Media Celebrations – ‘Out 100’ Honors Gay Icons of 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Singer Katy Perry, Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson, actor Ian McKellen, designer Hermes Mallea and many more are honored in Out Magazine’s 14th annual OUT 100, the list of the “q@eer movers and shakers.”…

Desert Superhero Fashion – Cat Power in V Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) V Magazine jumps on the superhero bandwagon with a Catwoman themed editorial in its V56 Winter issue entitled, ‘Cat Power’.

However, instead of just one supermodel Catwoman, as we saw in recent shoots…

Melissa: Plastic dreams, 5

Plastic dreams, 5

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Published: May 2008

Melissa: Dreams, 4

Dreams, 4

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Aired: May 2008

Melissa: Dreams, 3

Dreams, 3

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Aired: May 2008

Melissa: Dreams, 2

Dreams, 2

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Aired: May 2008

Melissa: Plastic dreams, 4

Plastic dreams, 4

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Published: May 2008

Melissa: Dreams, 1

Dreams, 1

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Aired: May 2008

Melissa: Plastic dreams, 3

Plastic dreams, 3

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Published: May 2008

Melissa: Plastic dreams, 2

Plastic dreams, 2

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Published: May 2008

Melissa: Plastic dreams, 1

Plastic dreams, 1

Advertising Agency: Casa Darwin, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Leao
Art Director / Illustrator: Jarbas Agnellis
Production Company: www.adstudio.com.br
Published: May 2008

Fashion-Challenged Superheros – ‘The Spirit’ Wears a Business Suit (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Spirit is the comic book-inspired film starring Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendez, Samuel L. Jackson, and Gabriel Macht.

Directed by Frank Miller, the film was based on a character created by Will Eisner.…

International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities: Grenade

Grenade