Heavenly Fashion Inspiration – Divinity at Givenchy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Godfrey Deeny, the blossoming talent behind the Givenchy label, found divine inspiration for his fall/winter 2008 collection after spending several months in South America.

Based on the repetitive use of hexagons, filigree details, and architectural lines, Trendinista found striking resemblances t…

Glass Bird Cages – Esque Studio Design

(TrendHunter.com) Some people might say encasing a bird in glass is an act of cruelty to animals, but others would argue that this very unique, circular, hand-blown glass home further helps to enhance the beauty of the creature that it houses.

No matter what your view point, the $625 Bird House by Esque Studio is “…

Customized Mobiles – King Deco DS Lite (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These are the tackiest cell phones ever! The customized DS Lite come from a Japanese company called King Deco.

While some companies ask their customers to pay hundreds, even thousands of dollars for ultra-luxury customization, others, like this company, offer their services at lower costs, and it s…

Reclaimed Wood Vehicles – Diederick Kraaijeveld’s Wood Cars (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Diederick Kraaijeveld is a self-taught artist who makes cars out of salvaged wood. Kraaijeveld’s cars measure approximately 50 inches and are made of wood he finds during traveling throughout Holland and abroad.

Kraaijeveld does not use any paint as every piece of his vehicles is made out of genui…

Visual Pieces of Paradise – Madagascar, a Piece of the World (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is the work of Ukrainian ad agency Psyho Studio. They were commissioned to create the work for a travel agency to promote global tourism.

“Madagascar, a Piece of the World” is a rough translation of the name of this beautiful campaign which shows other “pieces” from other parts of the world. …

Bubble Baubles – Sabine Lang Jewelery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This summer, ‘Bubbles’ could be the perfect beach accessory; they’re fresh, subtle and airy. Sabine Lang’s collection of frothy jewelery includes earrings, necklaces and brooches. The sudsy trinkets in clear and ‘milky’ designs look like they are just going to last for a brief moment before …

Soda Bottle Furniture – Chairs & Toys

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Jinhong Lin cuts the recycling cycle short by allowing you to instantly convert your soda bottles into a stool or table. I am not sure how comfortable this stool would be, but the table variation looks pretty neat!

Chairs & Toys needs 16 bottles with a standard size neck. You can use it as…

Sculptural Heaters – The Octocube (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The strange-looking Octocube was created by designer Vivien Muller. The contraption is actually a heater created entirely from a single, 90 degree elbow, and that’s quite remarkable.

“The Octocube builds up into a radiant heater with a large surface area, and the inherent flexibility and modularit…

Musical Sinks – The X-Light Surround

(TrendHunter.com) A musical washbasin is not such a bad idea… unless you wake up with a hangover from hell and are prone to agitation due to any type of noise. Other than that, the X-Light Surround basin, devised by Italian fixture makers WET and designed by Jan Puylaert, is pretty cool.

The musical sink will reg…

Detachable Phone Screens – Cuusoo Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Japan-based designer Marimo-san has come up with this ingenious mobile concept that allows the user to detach the screen portion of the phone. This mechanism would allow you to conveniently engage in video phone calls on the go.

Marimo-san’s design offers different variations of what the various a…

Cigarette Earrings – Butt Ugly Accessories

(TrendHunter.com) These unusual looking duds can be found for sale at http://www.etsy.com, with a host of other handmade crafts in their online market.

Of course they look ridiculous, but they do serve as a symbol of the potential ugly heath risks of smoking. They will probably never be a big hit in the fashion world, …

Wetsuits for Pod Speakers – The Egg Speakers & Case (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Nathan Gabriele conceived this latest design of speakers for MP3’s. The Egg speakers have a curious oval shape. The “shell” can be opened into two pieces with the outer shell becoming the sub woofers while the base acts as an MP3 dock. Pretty cute.

The Egg recharges via induction and it c…

$14,000 Ceiling Insects – Bee Wall Sconce (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This bee wall sconce is beautiful, but do you know anyone that would really pay $14,000 to stick a sparkling insect on their ceiling? Granted people pay more than that for luxurious Italian light fixtures, but then it tends to be from a well known Milan designer of platinum and diamonds.

The bees …

Designer Weapons – The Revolution Will Be Fabulous Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The “Chemical Warfare Fashion” featured on Trend Hunter a few days ago showed us how to look fabulously hip in case of a massive chemical attack.

This collection of “designer” weapons may have been conceived along the same lines. Designed by Peter Gronquist, the collection The Revolution will be F…

Cars of 2045 – The Vortex Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As you may have guessed, the Vortex is a concept car. The idea was to create a small vehicle that can provide the security of a big car. The external structure of this vehicle is composed of hexagonal polyforms (Wikipedia says “a polyform is a plane figure constructed by joining together identical b…

Self-Cleaning Glass – Window with Built-in Squeegee (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cleaning the outside glass of a window can be both dangerous and tiresome. This window design by Jung-In Jang is perfect for those with lots of windows and who live in rainy areas.

Each time you slide the windows, a built-in squeegee cleans the glass for you. You obviously need to clean the inside…

Emergency Blanket Bags – Silver Space Totes

(TrendHunter.com) Sad that you still don’t have a silver space bag? Seek inspiration from this flashy bag and try crafting your own out of an emergency bag.

I don’t want to be too presumptuous, but I’m pretty sure everyone knows what emergency blankets are… then again, maybe it’s a Canadian thing we take on campi…

DIY Home Night Clubs – Disco Designer (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you like the idea of installing a European-style, in-home lounge and your very own disco at home, Disco Designer will be more than happy to help. The business, which has an online store, will install unbreakable LED Disco-Panel Bubbles that can be affixed on any wall or floor. These lights pulse …

Grief-Inspired Jewellery – Enough Tears to Cry for Two (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Grieving never looked so chic and artistic! “Enough tears to cry for two” is a unique collection of copper and silver jewellery that is inspired by grief.

The series, which is designed by Swedish jewellery artist Hanna Hedmans, incorporates grief symbols such as teardrops and envelops (break-up le…

Amphibious Pod Vehicles – Cerva MC08

(TrendHunter.com) The Cerva MC08 is an oval-shaped concept transport vehicle designed to be used as a car, a motorcycle, a jet plane and a submarine. It was designed by a very creative team consisting of designers Michal Cerva, Jiri Bicik, Jana Kunstova, Marketa Schindlerova, and Jan Zof,

As stated, this ambitious …