(TrendHunter.com) From pink gardening tools to the world’s fastest lawnmower, this list will provide you with more than a dozen new ideas for your lawn and garden. Don’t have a yard? No problem, we’ve also got an array of urban gardening trends from living walls to vertical gardens.
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(TrendHunter.com) The Cycle Bag is a bike saddle that can be carried, with two straps, as you would a backpack.
I love this concept! As a long time resident of a large city, I know for a fact that owning a bike in a sprawling urban area such as New York can be daunting at times; the bik…
(TrendHunter.com) City Transport Cell (CTC) is a car concept designed to be used 12 years from now. Specifically designed for urban life, the CTC is based on a concept which allows all the parts to be replaced on a click.
“Built for the year 2020 it is a flexible and easy to navigate car in the hectic urban live,” …
(TrendHunter.com) While we may laugh at this monowheel car concept by designer Tilmann Schlootz, it has actually won a Michelin Challenge Design Award 2008. It will also be showcased at the “Hannover Fair†from 21-25 April 2008.
How does it work? Tilmann Schlootz describes it as, “The Magic Egg of Columbus, or…
(TrendHunter.com) This one of a kind firetruck has a jet turbine engine from a Russian MIG fighter jet. I think it would probably cause some fires of it’s own while flying down the road. This firetruck houses the largest turbine motor in a land vehicle anywhere in the world.
Most emergency vehicles have the “KEEP …
(TrendHunter.com) Chevrolet has unveiled a car “fitting room” in South London which will show people exactly how they will look while sitting in the car they wish to buy. This fitting room will consist of three gigantic revolving mirrors that will let people check out how they will look (and most important, how other…
(TrendHunter.com) This captivating ad for the Audi RS6 Avant features gymnasts, acrobats and outstanding camera work. But it doesn’t really feature the car.
The tagline is, “performance from every part.” The gymnasts dramatize this rather well in the 56 second black and white ad.
The 60 second piece was created…
(TrendHunter.com) Volkswagen has unveiled a series of funny TV ads entitled, The Bettle Interviews, in which the infamous German car becomes a talkshow host and interviews famous celebs such as, Heidi Klum, Shawn “Napster” Fanning, David Hasselhoff, and Bob Knight.
In the ads, the adorable car starts flirting with H…
(TrendHunter.com) Designer Michael Roller came up with a concept called “Tame” that is supposed to digitalize multi-tasking while driving and minimize the distractions-and dangers- involved in trying to do too much while behind the steering wheel of a vehicle.
(TrendHunter.com) London design student Michael Chen came up with a concept for a jacket for bicycle riders he calls the Reactiv. This jacket uses a accelerometer to track movement. The high-tech garment has LEDs (light emitting diodes) on the sleeves that change colors depending on the cyclist’s actions–such as gre…
(TrendHunter.com) Taiwanese inventor Chen Yugang has designed the perfect bike for a date. The two seater bicycle can be used face-to-face, to get to know your date; but also it can be used back-to-back for when you eventually fight and don’t want to look at each other.
His unique bicycle design can be ridden face-t…
(TrendHunter.com) GPS systems for our automobiles have become mainstream. I have to admit that there are lots of LCD buttons to hit, directional-type hints to ponder. Not with the Takata CSW Steering Wheel. This steering wheel displays an easy-to-understand arrow – just follow which way it points. The position of the…
(TrendHunter.com) Toyota aims to redefine environment-friendly car designs with its 1/X concept that has the same amount of space as a Prius with 1/3 of the weight while operating at a double fuel efficiency.
The design’s 1/X name is derived from the reduced weight, emissions and fuel consumption compared to similar…
(TrendHunter.com) Another step towards eco rehab. In response to consumer demand, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, on Wednesday, launched four new “green branches†in Atlanta. With gas prices due to hit $4.00 gallon by summer hybrids or other fuel-efficient vehicles will make up 60 percent of their inventory. “At the end of th…
(TrendHunter.com) Daniel Simon is an internationally established former Bugatti and Lamborghini designer who has worked on futuristic vehicle concepts. Simon wrote a sci-fi 176 page book called Cosmic Motors where he engages the readers in a futuristic escapade of visionary and fantastic vehicles in a world many cent…
(TrendHunter.com) Joining GM, BMW is ready to embrace social media, as demonstrated by The Ramp, their recently launched campaign to promote the new 1-Series.
BMW seems to be testing the powers of viral by leveraging new media marketing tactics. In addition to marketing on Facebook and hosting a “Miss Ramp” contest …
(TrendHunter.com) Hi Octane Jewelry makes their accessories from recycled car parts. The pieces integrated in the jewelry have been salvaged from auto junk yards and turned into new treasures, making each piece a unique one.
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(TrendHunter.com) These gorgeous leather jackets are perfect for auto snobs — they’re lined with salvaged leathers and fabrics from vintage car seats.
The Platinum Dirt VIN Jackets are made to order and custom-fit by Dustin Page, a passionate connoisseur of cars himself. A lover of Cadillacs and Lincolns from the ‘…
(TrendHunter.com) Are you tired of idiots on the road? Or does your vehicle just need a little personality? Let the world know how you really feel with these Hitch Hands brought to you from the same rednecks who felt your truck needed balls. Whether it’s a peace sign, love sign or the ever popular flipping the bird s…
(TrendHunter.com) The NICE concept for vehicles is based on a very simple algorithm: there is no internal combustion energy. It is a new hit in London as the vehicles provided work on electric engines.
The cars are built in France and they are exclusively available from the NICE Car Company in London. The Mega City…
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