Reconfigurable Keyboards – DX1 Input

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever wondered why our keyboards our organized the way they are? It’s called QWERTY – the 6 letters run across the top of modern-day keyboards. It goes back to when typewriters were first produced. Original keyboards were arranged in alphabetical order but, due to the use of actual keys, the…

Felt & Velcro Laptop Cases – Red Maloo (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Simple and stylish, can you ask anything more from your laptop case? In some wonderful bright colors this case is made of felt for a great feel and instead of other fasteners, it uses velcro to fold over your laptop. Once opened the case becomes a great place to mouse around. It’s so light, it does…

Space Saving Furniture – Rotating Book Shelf

(TrendHunter.com) What a cool book shelf!

Designer Roderick Vos has come up with this creative rotating circular shelving furniture unit for the dutch company linteloo. The shelf can be spun around to access the hidden books.

I think this can be a great space saving solution for both homes and businesses. And it d…

Upside Down Stores – Viktor & Rolf in Milan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) No matter how long I look at the pictures, they still blow my mind. Everything defies logic and reason.

Famous for their unconventional and unorthodox designs, Victor & Rolf’s latest store in Milan further solidifies their unique creative reputation.

The entire interior of the store is upside down…

Pop-Up Offices – Crate Spaces in 24 Hours (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As companies outgrow their original spaces, they find themselves needing temporary offices in a hurry. Dutch designer Jack Brandsma has a unique and attractive solution he will be showing at the design show next month in Milan. Any vacant building can be an office in 24 hours, and then gone just as …

Self-Sustaining Homes – ZeroHouse (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) ZeroHouse is a totally self-sustaining home that produces its own energy and water. And to add a personal touch, the house is completely customizable. Oh, and it can be erected in one day only with steel frame components and a helical-anchor foundation system without any excavation!

Designed by New…

2 in 1 Furniture – Time Table

(TrendHunter.com) The Time Table is pretty much what the name says, a time table! A table that tells the time… Perfect for discussing work and progress ‘time tables.’

The table itself is made from satin steel with three round legs and a glass top.

The clock has a white PVC face with black hour, minute, second ind…

Anatomy Inspired Furniture – Spine Drawers and Cabinet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Spine is the result of a project to make storage furniture with at least two drawers. A part of the challenge was to work with balance and make the furniture stand on just one leg and make the drawers almost look like they float in the air. It should make people stop and think about how it works. Th…

Paper Cup Wine Labels – Vinho Verde (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a very clever design of a wine bottle by Viktor Pucsek for the PapaMama Design Competition.

The Vinho Verde (literally green wine) concept incorporates eco-friendly practices in the design of a very attractive bottle. The bottle’s labels can be peeled off and folded up into paper cups. How…

Bottle Cap Portraits – The Work of Molly B. Right (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These amazing five portraits were made with bottle caps.

The first one is of the very recognizable face of Abraham Lincoln. The second one is a beautiful reproduction of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with Pearl. The third portrait is a representation of iconic jazz singer Billie Holliday. F…

Peace Murals – LA vs War Installation (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Graffiti usually brings up images of young punks vandalizing public property, but these peace murals evoke none such thoughts.

The Yo! What Happened to Peace? art installation in Los Angeles is for LA vs. War and features paintings like a gigantic image of Mahatma Gandhi. The project is meant to a…

Glow in the Dark Furniture – Fullmoon Cabinet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sotirios Papadopoulos designed this Fullmoon cabinet for Ennezero using ecologically-friendly paint.

The Fullmoon glows in the dark and in that sense, as far as I am concerned, this is a creation that has the dual function of being a storage piece of furniture and a work with artistic value. There…

Bathtub Aquariums – Even Moody Acquario (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to play Little Mermaid? If your obsession with tropical fish isn’t satisfied by your multi-room aquariums, then why not try bathing with the fish in the Even Moody Acquario?

No, you’re not literally sitting in fish water, you know that wouldn’t work. If it’s too warm, the fish would die. If y…

Cigarette Pack Cell Phone – Wang XYW 3838 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So, they decided to make a cell phone that not only looks like a pack of cigarettes, but also holds real cigarettes in the back! The Wang XYW 3838 phone runs on dual band GSM, takes micro SD cards, plays MP3, has a color screen and a VGA camera on the side. The price of this pack of cigarettes/cell …

Suspended Jewel Lights – Kumulus Crystal Chandelier (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Peter Nilsson’s supernova inspired ‘Kumulus’ chandelier is a fabulous explosion of colour and light.

Suspended jewels of handcrafted crystal can be custom made to suit, both size and colour. Depending on your perception, the spider or daisy-like ’Sirrus’ chandelier can be stacke…

Recycled Furniture – Chairs Made of Cans, Bathtubs, Shopping Carts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The array of items that can be built with recycled material never ceases to amaze me. This is a collection of chairs and tables were skillfully built with recycled stuff.

The first set of 2 chairs with a table were made with crushed cans. This set looks kind of rudimentary but they are beautifully…

Living Furniture – Stitch Table (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What a novel genius idea! So you like to have living plants on your coffee table but do not want to mess the design up with a big pot on top of the table? Designer Greg Zulkie has the solution for you.

This Stitch Table is a coffee table with 3 stainless steel pots that can hold anything you want. …

Nerdy Lifestyle Furniture – Pixel Couch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How many pixels?

It all started on my first computer. What resolution should I set my screen to? Oh, that damn pixel is dead, it ruins the view. Now pixels are an integral part of our everyday life. How many pixels is that camera on your phone? How many pixels on the LCD screen of your phone, mult…

Golf In Space – Star Wars-Inspired Golf Gear

(TrendHunter.com) It would be interesting to watch the golfer who carries this Storm Trooper golf bag. I would expect a light saber (“7-iron”) battle with his partner by the 2nd green. To be released in Japan, this official Star Wars Golf bag will cost about $500 USD. There is also a Darth Vader version. I would have…

Furniture Hacks – LED Glass Door (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These days, incredible interior design is all about originality, and sometimes the only way to do that is by modifying the supplies available in store.

Take this door for example. Instead of leaving it as an ordinary glass door, Smilodon etched a beautiful dragon and dagger design into it, then fi…