Luxury Ashtray – Gold ‘Up Yours’ Ashtray

(TrendHunter.com) While other designers may shy away from tackling the controversial subject of smoking, Jean-Marc Gady has introduced a range of new finishes to his ‘Up Yours’ (La Chose) ceramic ashtray. The two-fingered ashtray holds a cigarette with the same poise of a seasoned smoker and quite unequivocally state…

Uber-Tractor Concept – Valtra Revolution Tractor (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Those of you who think tractors don’t need a concept version, take a look at the video. You can’t tell if it’s a super-car, space-craft, or medical device. It’s the Uber-tractor. Valtra is a tractor maker in Finland. It’s hard not to like the tractor just because IT’S A TRACTOR. Of course, the cloth…

The Propaganda Robot – Contestational Little Brother (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Protesters of the world can breathe a sigh of relief… Little Brother is here to help.

This cutesy, pint-sized robot is the brain(washing) child of Contestational Robotics, a robotics initiative which aims to aid the “autonomy” of social activists.

Little Brother distributes his propaganda li…

3D Film Side-Effects – Cloverfield & U2 3D Cause Vertigo

(TrendHunter.com) Cloverfield and U2 3D use a lot of pans and zooms with hand held cameras to give the audience a special feeling. Turns out that feeling may make you barf. People who saw Cloverfield complained of nausea and a couple even need to love the porcelain goddess afterward. A film critic that reviewed U2 3D…

Big Boobs for Smuggling Drugs – Plunderbra

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen some pretty innovative ways to smuggle cocaine, but nothing as obvious as using a Plunderbra! It seems flat chests do it best.

Like padded bras that can be filled with air or water, bras with these compartments can easily be filled with cocaine, up to $97,885 worth according to an articl…

Popping Fashion – BubbleBody Wedding Dress (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nobody can resist bubble wrap. It’s practical and fun to play with. So why not design some clothes made from this fun material? BubbleBodyWear is for those who enjoy touches… or crave more touches.

What you wear underneath depends on where you are going. For a board meeting, I’d go with white. C…

Colour Ownership – T- Mobile Registers Magenta (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Deutsche Telekom, mother company for T-Mobile in Holland, has registered magenta at the European Brandoffice to prevent any other company in Holland from using this colour for their communication devices, logos or stationary.

I thought they were joking because it seemed pretty impossible that some…

Drinks to Pig Out On – The Bacon Martini

(TrendHunter.com) Too bad for our Jewish friends who won’t be able to jump on the bacon resurgence as fun food. The latest is the bacon martini. Make a martini, rim the edge with bacon grease, pour, garnish with strip of uncrispy bacon. Limpage is desirable in this case. Yummy new breakfast drink and new businessman’…

Blog Your Dog – Chihuahua Craziness (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you are a fan of Miss Hilton and her former-canine toy Tinkerbell – then you’ll love Chihuahua Craziness. If not – it will still raise a smile.

This Blog posts all things small and furry, with regular updates on the adventures of ‘Chihuahua Momma’s’ petite pooch. Filled with sappy phrases th…

iPod Case For Old Ladies – Grannytunes

(TrendHunter.com) Granny tunes clears the chasm between youthful geek fetishism over the iPod digital audio player, and the antique flavors of an 80 year old woman. The tassel makes this design a must have.

The concept of the design is to create a protective iPod case that has a handmade crocheted look which may ju…

Hacking Weather TV Show – Ztohoven “Nuke” Pastoral Landscape (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Czech it Out! Citizens of the Czech Republic were more than a bit surprised one morning while watching a live weather report.

The show segment began with the picturesque view of the Krkonose Mountains. Suddenly, there was a white flash, and a mushroom cloud appeared.

It was the work of a group o…

Snow Deprived Ski Resort Sells for 90¢ – Ernen Switzerland

(TrendHunter.com) Global warming can get some people great real estate bargains. Ernen, Switzerland could not afford to renew its ski lift licenses after several seasons of meager snowfall and were desperate to find someone to save them, since the whole town (pop. 560) depends on tourism. So desperate, they were will…

Mac Culture Film – MacHEADS (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Well it looks like the whole entire world has gone bananas… or would you say Apples? A full length film has been made in honour of Mac users’ love and devotion to their Apples. Going into depth (documentary style) about Mac users and the whole culture that surrounds them. Defiantly check out the t…

Candy Larva – Handmade Beetle Chocolates

(TrendHunter.com) Sweet and oh, so sickening! Produced by the Komatsuya confectionery and bakery in Japan, these chocolates are shaped like grub worms. Despite their less than appealing nature, the maker can’t keep any on the shelves. The chocolates are called Youchu Choco and are made from milk chocolate, corn flake…

Supportive Fan Fashion – Save Britney T-Shirt (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So we all know our favorite little train-wreck Britney Spears is still battling her demons on the LaLa Land front, but now there is something we can all do to save her. Yes ‘Save’ her.

A large group of online T-shirt stores are now stocking their own ‘Save Britney’ t-shirts. Celebrities are als…

Bid on a Heart-Shaped Potato – Spuds on eBay

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve got a girlfriend or boyfriend who’s freakishly addicted to potatoes, then boy have I got the perfect Valentine’s Day gift idea for you! This heart-shaped potato is currently up for grabs on eBay, but you’ll have to act fast because bidding stops on January 24!

It’s had 13 offers, putting …

Nerdy New York Hangouts – Blogger Bars

(TrendHunter.com) Right off the bat, it needs to be clarified that this is not a place where bloggers bring their computers and start posting; these are the places where they like to socialize when they’re off the computers. It’s where they come for a drink after a long day of Googling, journaling and scouring the we…

Torture Couture – John Galliano Prisoner of War Fashions? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) John Galliano has been known to be a bit outrageous or as some would say, edgy, but I’m not quite sure what to call his 2008 fall fashion line.

The designs looked like some type of terrorist mummy or a POW broadcast on the news.

Only one word comes to mind. Dark… OK, maybe two. Dark and ouch…

Edible Furniture – Biodegradable Starch Chair by Max Lamb

(TrendHunter.com) The Starch Chair by Max Lamb evokes in me strong hope for the future of green furniture design. The chair shown above is created by squirting out a continuous tube of starches which are layered so that the starch forms the shape of a chair. A chair made of starch is, of course, edible, easily biodeg…

Temporary Public Parkcycle – PARK(ing) Day (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) An experimental environmental project was set up by REBAR in San Francisco to encourage the entire world to convert parking lots into temporary green space in a project known as PARK(ing) Day.

WORLDwidE PARK(ing) Day 2007 took place in September and was hugely successful with 180 make-shift parks …