(TrendHunter.com) Researchers at Kassel University are exploring a new type of building material that involves inflating a flexible skin and then, filling embedded cavities with concrete. Voila – inflatable concrete! A pop-up building! Blow it up. Squirt some stuff inside. Move in the furniture.
(TrendHunter.com) This keyboard was inspired by a snail and is based around a one-handed design (kind of strange considering snails don’t have hands at all). The concept utilizes a rotating keywheel that spins at a 5:1 ratio (this means the keywheel moves 5 times the distance of the sideways movement of the mouse). H…
(TrendHunter.com) The Flower Filament by designer Ha-Na Yeom combines nature with technology. The Flower Filament lights up only if there is a flower in it but the flower also acts as the switch to light up the hollowed out, light-bulb like design. I’m kinda slow right now so it took me a while to comprehend the conc…
(TrendHunter.com) If you don’t have your own Livestrong bracelet, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you’ve seen one. Based on that assumption, you’d know right away that this skinny travel mug is branded with the logo for Lance Armstrong Foundation in support of cancer.
Unlike other to-go mugs, the Livestrong Trave…
(TrendHunter.com) We love leather — some even love the cow hide which still has hair — but do we love animal prints enough to make furniture to look like animals?
Rodolofo Rocchetti is going to find out the depth of this market. He made these wild pieces, using only faux fur, for the animal lovers… Or for the p…
(TrendHunter.com) For long nights spent programming here comes a clever bed/desk. It costs $3,650 with twin mattress included. This is possibly the best line I have heard in a long time.
According to John Biggs at CrunchGear, “Great for future college students and those guys who wear capes in the CS department and f…
(TrendHunter.com) The “Clean Technology Tower” was designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill. This tower would be built in Chicago, Illinois as an energy-efficient structure with a focus on wind turbines. I know nothing about wind-generated energy. All I know is that harnessing the wind is one of the cleanest, most su…
(TrendHunter.com) Kathleen Dustin makes stunningly beautiful evening artsy pod-like bags out of polymer clay. Polymer clay is a sculptable material based on the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It usually contains no clay minerals, and is only called “clay” because its texture and working properties resemble those o…
(TrendHunter.com) This, the world’s largest chandelier, was made by the Meyda Tiffany chandelier company and it now adorns the Stanley theater in Utica New York. This chandelier uses 1120 watts of electricity and 328 LEDs (light emitting diode) manufactured by Philips Luxeon. The chandelier consumes about 1,120 watts…
(TrendHunter.com) Daekwon Park’s project for sustainable buildings at 2008 eVolo skyscraper competition, consisted of finding ways to reunite isolated city blocks by inserting a multi-layered network of public space and green space. Billed as “Symbiotic Interlock – towards the vertically interconnected city”, it has …
(TrendHunter.com) These tables are really green. From the concept inception, to the color and design, to money going to help rainforests.
The concept of the Amazonas table series originated when Finnish designer Eero Koivisto saw aerial images of the rain forest where tree crowns created a dense ceiling – so many tr…
(TrendHunter.com) This solar powered patio umbrella from Hammacher Schlemmer isn’t just eco-friendly, it’s also the perfect solution to eliminating unsightly cables that would otherwise be displayed on your outdoor table.
A solar panel on top of the umbrella absorbs the suns rays during the day. At night, the 24 LE…
(TrendHunter.com) Alstom Marine and architect Jean-Philippe Zoppini announced an amazing futuristic project called AZ Island. The project is to build a high-tech, artificial island capable of movement. It will be 400 meters long by 300 meters wide, with 29 floors, an area equivalent to 4 football fields and will welc…
(TrendHunter.com) Remember those super cheesy murals of tropical beaches or forests? The retro decor could become hip again thanks to Myfotowall, a site that lets you customize wallpaper with your own photographs.
It’s as easy as sending in your favourite image, whether it’s a shot of the most amazing sunset you sa…
(TrendHunter.com) To evoke any type of ‘wow’ factor these days, toilet paper has to offer a lot me than “Comfort Where You Want It,” “A Stronger Feeling of Softness,” “Pillowy softness you can see and feel” and will have to offer more than just the “Best For Bear Bottoms.”
Don’t know what I mean? Check out these nov…
(TrendHunter.com) This cashmere sweater features a large black-crystal-detailed skull – combining the very soft and the very hard. Made by Libertine, this sweater sports extra long sleeves and a baggy fit. Frankly, I see a grey shirt with a skull and can’t for the life of me justify the $2,500 USD price tag. Why writ…
(TrendHunter.com) A project sponsored by DuPont and Core77 to conceive of new ways to utilize thermoplastics led Maaike Evers to design these airy indoor/outdoor pillows. Woven and laser cut styles made of Hytrel, are apparently comfy and warm to the touch. As a decorative accessory they are cute and practical, espec…
(TrendHunter.com) This is a total riot! Blackbird Tees’ custom Resume Tees will put your resume on the back of a T-shirt for you so that you may advertise yourself to prospective employers.
Popgadget notes, “When ordering, you choose an intro or teaser line for the front of your t-shirt (for instance, “My resume i…
(TrendHunter.com) This rocking chair by designer Hongtao Zhou has a strange but very attractive design.
Yanko Design notes, “It all comes together in a searies[sic] of joists and notches so fundamentally, it’s adjustable. And for you greenies out there, it’s made of renewable materials. I almost feel like it ne…
(TrendHunter.com) Lines on your face aren’t pretty, even when they’re only temporary ones created from sleeping on creased sheets. Intentionally denting your skin with a message, however, could be very interesting!
At first glance, the Rise and Sigh sheets look like ordinary white bedding, but run your hand over th…
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