Chocolate Scrabble – Eat Your Own Words (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There’s just something about chocolate tiles that fascinates people. We’ve seen two computers with chocolate keys, and now Mary and Matt have created Chocolate Scrabble to let you have fun eating your own words!

The dark chocolate candy bar can be broken into the designated mini squares, each with…

Old Walkman As iPod Camouflage – Hidepod?

(TrendHunter.com) You know no one would swipe a walkman these days (unless they were hitting up an ’90s costume party and needed the prop), but iPod theft is incredibly high. That’s precisely why we love this great idea to use an old, portable cassette player as a case to hide your favourite MP3 player.

Just make su…

Pencil Art – Creative With Office Supplies (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen pencils turned into art before in the form of the unique Boex Hot Pink Pencil Bench and the Pencil Sculpture, but never have we seen a singular pencil turned into a piece of stand alone artwork.

The artist behind these works got really crafty (and ultra patient) and carved these pencils…

Edible Landscapes II – Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Some people might get hungry looking at this, others may be disgusted, but while I’m a little grossed out, I’m also wildly fascinated by these Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert. Looking at the gallery, it looks like the artist has a bizarre fascination with sausage and cowboys, but hey, whatever inspire…

Valentines Champane Marmite – The Video (Follow Up) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You have seen the product on here – now see the viral to match with amusing dancing cupid!

Champagne Sandwich Spread – Limited Edition Marmite (TREND HUNTER) What do Marmite and Champagne have in common? Likely nothing if it weren’t for the limited edition production of Lover’s Marmite containing a …

San Francisco in Jell-O – Landscapes by Liz Hickok (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If the graphic isn’t enough to entice you (that’s what got my interest sparked) then maybe you need to see the video of one artist’s creative vision of what the San Francisco landscape would look like if it were made entirely from Jell-O.

“When lit properly, the molded shapes that make up the city…

Art That Actually Watches You – Opto-Isolator (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever looked at a painting or sculpture that had eyes that seemed to watch you?

You can try to convince yourself all you want that this wall mount isn’t watching you, but in this case, your paranoid instinct would be right.

The Opto-Isolator is the creepy invention of Golan Levin and Gre…

Secret Urban Fort – Car Tent (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) At first, and even second or third glance, this white object looks like a car covered in a protective auto blanket, but be assured, there is no vehicle hidden underneath.

The structure is actually hollow. It’s a car-shaped tent which makes a great secret fort for an urban setting. It would be idea…

Food Fight Weapon – Zing! Launching Spoon

(TrendHunter.com) Food fights just got a whole lots more fun! To help the less adept food fighter (like me), Fred & Friends developed Zing! food launching spoons.

Zing! is spring loaded, producing smoother launches with the potential of a lot more power and distance. Load up a particularly mushy pea or corn niblet,…

Nuggets & Cola in a Cup – The Col-Pop (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Col-Pop, a mashup of drink cup and food container is the brainchild of BBQ Chicken, a South Korea–based fried chicken chain. This evil idea sets to make us fatter by making it easy for handy snacking while walking, driving, talking on the phone, or blogging.

And the genius doesn’t stop at pop…

Unlikely Trademark – ‘High School Girl’ Meat Products

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese meat products manufacturer, Ito Ham, is trying to corner the market on the whole ‘high school girl’ image. They are actually trying to apply for the trademark rights. Their plans? A ‘high school girl’ line of meat pies, gyoza dumplings, pizza, and curry. I don’t get it and maybe that’s the …

Turning Problem into Art – Gum by Numbers (Update) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is how you solve a problem artistically. Instead of banning chewing gum (hello Singapore, 1992-2004), Hubba Bubba collaborated with DDB advertising, Sydney to tackle the problem of chewing gum on the streets by putting up fun, interactive “chew by number” posters that use different flavours of …

Urban Aquarium – Fish Tank Phone Booth (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s surprising the crowd surrounding this peculiar urban aquarium installation isn’t bigger. The fish tank, designed by Benedetto Bufalino, was installed inside a phone booth in Lyon, France.

It’s fascinating by day, but at night when darkness sets it, the obscurity it adds to the streets is surre…

New SMS Language – Teens Using Codes to Throw Off Adults

(TrendHunter.com) Parents are texting. So teenagers must communicate differently. Phone addiction prevents them from kicking the connection, so they change the text. “Cool” becomes “book”; “awake” for “cycle” Even woohoo has become zonino. It’s using the predictive feature on phones to keep the language their use the…

Neon Denim – Cali Glow In The Dark Denim (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cali Denim has produced a glow in the dark range that was predicted (albeit in jest) by top Trendhunter Bianca Bartz back in August 2007 in her review: The (Hideous) Return of Shoulder Pads Fashion. And I quote “This decade has been a decade of old-trend-revival. There have been no significant new l…

Collapsible Earthquake Helmet – Tatamet

(TrendHunter.com) Football games. Motorcycle rides. Construction sites. These are the activities that Americans think of when they think of helmets. This is what makes the following Japanese product so unique – a collapsible earthquake helmet. Tatamet helmets are made to protect people from the very real threat of a …

Winter 2079 – Global Warming Ad Gags by Go Shout (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Very interesting campaign. Here’s the setup: The video depicts winter in the year 2079. We should expect to see bleak, snow covered imagery, instead, we are presented with a hip pool party complete with bikinied booty, ample breasts, hard abs and six packs. Because, ya know, global warming has elimi…

Inflatable Couture- Dresses Made Entirely of Twisted Balloons (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These dresses, made entirely out of twisted balloons, are an absolute wonder to look at. They were crafted with the same techniques clowns use to make balloon animals, yet these pieces are a lot more elaborate.

Each dress is made of hundreds of balloons tied together to create incredible gowns tha…

Reinventing The Wheel – Folding Bicycle Wheel (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The folding bicycle wheel is a very innovative space saver for the courier or commuter who, for security measure, removes their front tire. Now instead of having to take the awkward wheel with you to your office, you can simply fold it up and put in into you brief.

Designed by Duncan Fitzsimmons, …

Youth Shockvertising II – ‘Don’t Lose Control’ Child Abuse Ad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These ads from the UK’s child-protection agency are very disturbing. But so is the subject matter.

Domestic violence is a serious issue that can leave a child scarred for life. This ad campaign, with realistic looking blood, drives the point home. The NSPCC also protects children from pedophilia a…