Disguising Technology – Fake Box Hardbox Drive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Now you can hide your data with this stylish Hardbox enclosure that looks like a hard cover book. In addition to keeping your desk looking more “educated”, you can hide the data on your 3.5 inch hard drive from prying eyes. This disguise would blend in too well next to your Harry Potter books.

The …

Phones of 2012 – Express, Share & Feel (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Finnish company Provoke Design, one of Nokia’s main design contractors, has created three concept phones that represent their vision of mobile phone design in 2012. The prototypes will be on display at the HARDCORE New Finish Design exhibition in New York starting May 17th.

The three phone models …

Watches of 2154 – Futuristic Designs by Timex & One and Co. (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Timex teamed up with One and Co. to design what they imagine could be desirable watches for the future. But not the short term future of a couple of months from now; the far future of 2154. Almost 150 years from now! Designers from more than 72 countries explored and visualized personal and portable…

Concrete Art – Transparent House (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Furniture is getting more sculptural and patterned motifs are present on the most unexpected materials and surfaces. Concrete Art is a good example. San Francisco-based 3D and visualization studio Transparent House presents its artistic vision for concrete, a classic flooring material.

They have c…

Secret Drawer Cubes – Fractal 23

(TrendHunter.com) Takeshi Miyakawa’s unique Fractal 23 design utilizes each and every inch of a cube by having a whopping 23 functional drawers. Suddenly that abstract and minimalistic-looking cube becomes much more exciting!

There are drawers on each side, which means you have to give it enough space if you want f…

Accessories To Glamorize Smoking – Mobile Ashtrays (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mobile ashtrays are ideal for the female smoker on the go who is conscientious about the environment… although she may not care about her lungs. This could well become the must-have of the year for the stressed out, chain smoking fashionista.

Designed by Keitai Hazara, the mobile ashtray comes …

Candy-Bowl Shaped Sofa – Matteo Thun’s Tantisassi

(TrendHunter.com) Matteo Thun designed this sofa called the Tantisassi. Ballerhouse notes that the sofa looks like a bowl of M & M’s.

To me the Tantisassi looks more like a bowl of flattened up eggs. The strategically placed cushions of the sofa are made of multi-colored or solid white polyurethane-foam which com…

Exotic Record Breakers – The 900 HP Weber Becomes World’s Fastest Car (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Here is the next vehicle that claims to be the world’s fastest street-legal sports car – the Weber Sportcars Faster One.

Reportedly, the car can go from 0 – 62 mph in 2.7 seconds, 0 – 124 mph in just 6.6 seconds, and has a top speed said to be over 248 mph! That’s fast.

For around $1.5 milli…

Universal Remotes V2.0 – David Chacon’s Tablet Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a number of fully integrated universal remotes, such as the Logitech Harmony, but they tend to lack style.

David Chacon has a design in mind for a universal remote that would exude design AND function. The flash capable device would display every thing from channel listings to elaborate…

Bamboo Jewelry – Laser Cut Eco Accessories (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bamboo jewelry by Molly M Designs is a perfect match for today’s new environmentally friendly bamboo clothes. The jewelry line is laser cut with designs inspired from her natural surroundings and her garden. Simple, sharp and bold cutouts reveal recycled materials such as wool, felt and suede from o…

Untooning (Part V) – Stewie, Peter Griffin, Marge Simpson, Betty Boop, The Little Mermaid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Several weeks ago, Trend Hunter started breaking the news about Untooning, the process of transforming cartoons into art.

Now, there is a rash of untooning going on in the blogosphere. Lucky for us all, Worth1000 decided to launch Untooning as a contest.

The result is that a whole bunch of very…

Alley Houses – 8 Ft Wide, 4 Story Home (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This very creative four-story Alley House is cleverly integrated between the walls of two buildings in Antwerp, Belgium.

Although the distance between the two structures was only 2.4 meters (7’10”) wide, the architects were able to see it as a unique experience to flex their design skills. The bott…

Kids Drawings Made Realistic – The Monster Engine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings.

Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if they …

Untooning (Part IV) – How Sonic Would Look Alive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the help of computer graphic technology, cartoon characters are “coming to life”. First it was the Simpsons, then Jessica Rabbit, Bowser and Mario. Well, now its Sonic the Hedgehog’s turn to be converted to realism.

The design by Marcus Blättermann (essenmitsosse) depicts how Sony’s Sonic wo…

3-D Paper Figurines – Bert Simons’ Sculptures (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bert Simons makes incredible 3-D paper portraits, some of which are photo-realistic as you can be seen from the fourth image in the gallery. I really love the other female human figures and the camouflaged head among the greenery.

Simons is a Rotterdam-based artist who does graphic, product, inter…

DIY Status Bags – Printable Hermes Kelly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Stop fantasizing about owning the much-worshiped Hermes Kelly bag and get one of your own! Thus is even better than buying it from the boutique because you actually get to customize it by choosing the pattern yourself.

While it’s probably not exactly what you had in mind when dreaming of the statu…

iPod Lamps – The Hi-Fi Light

(TrendHunter.com) When you combine the classic, high-end Jielde lamp with an iPod docking station, you get the Hi-Fi Light. A versatile lamp with a docking station for the iPod or the MP3 player, the Hi-Fi Light also comes with a built-in speaker and vintage-style volume and on/off dials.

The Hi-Fi Light comes in b…

Ultra Creative Cut-Outs – FHM Flaunts Killer Editing Skills (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In order to illustrated their killer editing style, FHM Singapore commissioned ad agency Ogilvy & Mather to create these amazing cut-out ads. The process involved the tedious job of carefully carving through hundreds of pages and cutting out images to produce one brilliantly edited image for each a…

SuperMotorcycles – nUCLEUS: Zero Emissions, Ultra Fast (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) NonObject believes that a new breed of alternative fuel vehicles deserves a new level of experience. They pondered, “Why do motorcycles mimic each other’s DNA or mirror ferocious animals from the wild?” They wanted a unique motorcycle design that is off the beaten path.

Their concept, currently in …

Mechanical Bugs – Art by Mike Libby (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What do you get when you put together a bug and an old watch? Don’t know? Mike Libby solved this riddle by creating works of art from a combination of the two.

It happened when the discovery of a dead beetle left him wondering how it would look if it were mechanical inside. Out came an old watch a…