(TrendHunter.com) One of the first stories I wrote when I joined Trend Hunter was the huge effect Apple’s Macbook Air commercial had on Yael Naim’s success on the charts. The song shot to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart out seemingly of nowhere.
So far, Apple has had a golden touch on all artists featured …
(TrendHunter.com) This is the design of a sustainable, eco-friendly house shaped in the form of a bee orchid. The house, which is called The Orchid and is located in the UK, uses geothermal heating and an underground pump to create its own energy. So far so good.
The Orchid, designed by Sarah Featherstone, sits on 5…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s a given that most cats don’t like water, but did you know there are dogs that don’t like getting wet either? That’s why there is now a wet suit for dogs, specifically small, rodent-like ones like Chihuahas. The outfit comes complete with flippers, goggles and a tank.
Don’t be so quick to judg…
(TrendHunter.com) Kylie Minogue is known for reinventing herself to keep with the times, but her new Geisha look doesn’t exactly make her look like a modern style maven.
Then again, who are we to judge her? She’s heralded the world over for her fashion savvy, and she wouldn’t be kicking off her KylieX2008 world tou…
(TrendHunter.com) It wasn’t just women rushing to grab the “Protect The Skin You’re In” shirts. Marc Jacob’s skin cancer awareness campaign extended to men as well with a collection of “Protect Your Largest Organ” T-shirts.
Men who participated in stripping down for skin cancer awareness include Brandon Boyd, Rufus …
(TrendHunter.com) Actor Ashton Kutcher goes back to his modeling roots as the new face of Pepe Jeans in their spring/summer 2008 ad campaign.
The campaign, which was shot by David Sims, features a rocked out Ashton in an edgy style that is rather a departure from Pepe’s previous Sixties aesthetic. Canadian super …
(TrendHunter.com) Behold the modern library experience.
The recently renewed Library of Congress includes a bunch of exciting new interactive technologies, courtesy of Microsoft.
These exhibitions make the Library of Congress and its collections more dynamic and accessible than ever. Touch-screen kiosks with the …
(TrendHunter.com) Seen in the gallery is a life-sized shoe chair, the Vans Sk8 Hi Chair, which was developed and produced by Coarse Toys.
What could you possibly do with a gigantic sneaker chair like this aside from sit on top of it? And where do you put the Hi Chair anyway? Do you try to blend it in with avant-gar…
(TrendHunter.com) Hearing the aspirations of others can be really inspiring, and it’s exactly the premise behind 43things.com, a community dedicated to sharing goals and things that motivate people.
The site is open for anyone to join, giving them access to read posts as well as submit their own Life Lists. If you …
(TrendHunter.com) This 40-inch water fountain has a speaker inside. SteroStone’s Fountain Speaker is an outdoor lawn speaker with a 250-watt, 8-inch dual voice-coil. By day, it’s a unique camouflage, but by night, you can crank on the internal lights for a hip, mood-setting ambiance.
“At night, the $600 Fountain Sp…
(TrendHunter.com) Visiting New York? How will you know where the best late night pizza place is or what museums are actually worth checking out? Ask someone that lives there!
“Just Ask The Locals” is a novel New York City tour campaign. It features about 30 celebrities familiar with the area and covers the areas of …
(TrendHunter.com) Let me start by asserting that this is not a concept! 20 individual, beautiful Spada Codatroncadue are to be built in the near future. The price tag? More than £200,000 a vehicle.
(TrendHunter.com) As a companion to their editorial-style print ads, Prime TV collaborated with DRAFTFCB ad agency, Auckland on a naughty outdoor billboard campaign for the British TV show Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
Just like the subtle editorial ads, the billboards seem innocent at first, showing a formally dress…
(TrendHunter.com) Fiona Bennett is famous for her crazy hat creations which have resulted in her earning a very prominent following. As unexperienced as I am with wearing hats, I have to say some of her designs are rather overwhelming. However, her wedding collection took my breath away, and in a positive way. With F…
(TrendHunter.com) Grand Theft Auto IV… GTA IV… GTA4… it seems that’s all we’re hearing about these last few days.
Released worldwide (except in Japan) for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 29, Grand Theft Auto 4 has gamers shaking in their boots with anticipation. The Rockstar Games product is expected to b…
(TrendHunter.com) I don’t really know what to make of Nicole Tran Ba Vang body suits. I don’t even know what it’s correct to call the fake, PhotoShopped boobs, butt and other body parts. Is her photographic work social commentary, camouflage, body enhancement or women’s flesh clothing? Or all of the above?
(TrendHunter.com) Enamore creates fashion pieces for under and over, above and underneath, for top and for bottom. Enamore is absolutely nothing for the faint-hearted but definitely something to tantalize the fertile dude’s imagination.
Aesthetically, it’s pleasurable, but better yet, it’s environmentally beneficia…
(TrendHunter.com) I’m totally in love with this cell phone, even though I don’t really watch that much television. Unfortunately, it is not available in the USA yet. The Samsung P960 is the first slider cell phone with an integrated TV in Europe.
“It supports the Euro mobile TV standards DVB-CBMS and OMA-BCAST,” Cr…
(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever worked with your laptop actually placed on your lap then you’ll definitely appreciated this design by Ki-Seung Lee. The pump action laptop surface Airboard comes to the rescue of millions of lap-surfers worldwide.
Regardless of what you’re using your laptop for, the Airboard makes i…
(TrendHunter.com) For way too long the umbrella has been undervalued as a classic style icon. Think Gene Kelly in “Singing in the Rainâ€, Diana Rigg in “The Avengersâ€, Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Ladyâ€. Sensing this accessory has been misrepresented and misunderstood, British umbrella company JOI is rehabil…
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