Danish Designed Japanese Food – Sticks ‘n’ Sushi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sushi, the famous Japanese dish from decorative fresh fish products, has not only to be superb of taste, but it has to be much more. It has to appeal as much to the eye as to the palate. It has to be fresh, perfect of taste and please the eye.

For the Danish restaurant chain “Sticks ‘n’ Sushi”…

Retro Commuter Community – RetroVelo (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) “Captivating” is probably the best word to describe the RetroVelo bicycles from Germany.

RetroVelo has launched an entire lifestyle for bicyclists. One club motto is, “We promise nothing and deliver.” One fan said he had never had an urge to party with the makers of any product until he met the R…

3 Pieces of Furnitue in 1 – Keer Chair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dutch architect and designer Reinier de Jong designed an object that functions as a chair, a lounger and a stool.

In Dutch, ‘keer’ means to multiply and turn. This word fits perfectly as a name for this object since, if you turn this chair around, you get a lounge chair. Turn it one more time an…

Old Crafts On New Furniture – In-the-Round Knitted Chair

(TrendHunter.com) Have a knitter in the family looking for some fun money? Have them get into the chair knitting biz. The In-the-Round Chair gets is name from knitting socks or sleeves without a stitch. It’s a fairly easy technique, but the payoff is high. Thirty feet of sleeve is required for a chair like this.

Th…

PSP Phone Concept – Sony Ericsson’s Fun Design

(TrendHunter.com) This is yet another great concept by Sony. Compare to Nokia’s Ngage, its unique design is much more superior (no offense to Nokia). Just take a look at their recent patent filing and it will show you the integration of mobile phone with the PSP.

When the gadget is in its phone manner, all you ha…

DIY Bridge-Inspired Bike Frame – Brano Meres’s 2.7 Pound Creation (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This bridge-inspired bicycle frame was handmade from cable and carbon fiber rods connected with epoxy resin. It took engineer, Brano Meres, 300 hours to complete his “C-Thru Road Frame”. All in all, it took about an hour per joint – wrapping carbon fibers around each one to ensure their strength. Th…

Bling Bling Boring (Part III) – Top 34 Bizarre Blinged Things (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As the final part in our Bling Bling Boring series, we bring you a list of the most random things adorned with crystals, gems and diamonds.

The list has such a diverse range of items, it was impossible to create individual categories. There’s everything from jewel encrusted bugs to toilet paper di…

Top-Loading Microwave – But-On Koncept

(TrendHunter.com) Ever wonder why microwave designs have remained constant through the years? I have. Big. Rectangular. Bulky. I suppose it had something to do with the mechanics of how a microwave works. Perhaps technology can overcome these mechanics and help turn the But-On Koncept into a reality. Here is a circul…

Art vs. Furniture – Endless Nile Table by Karim Rashid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The beautiful Endless Nile table by famous multi-talented designer Karim Rashid takes its inspiration from the slow and perpetual flow of the Nile river. The new design combines the inspiration by the past with a futuristic deconstruction of conventional table and seating concepts resulting in an or…

18 Head Shower – Silver TAG

(TrendHunter.com) In wasn’t that long ago that people would go days if not weeks without a formal bath. Now, a person can take a super shower in a computer-controlled, 18 head water nirvana. Not just any person, however, as the price tag is a steep $100,000. For those that can afford it, the Silver TAG shower may be …

Bling Bling Boring (Part II) – Top 29 Overly Glittering Fashion Items (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tired of diamonds, Swarovski crystals, baubles, gems and precious jewels? Then you’ll love part two of our Bling Bling Boring feature.

This time around we’re featuring outrageously glittery style and beauty and fashion products.

If it’s blinged, we’ve got it, from diamond eye lashes to $62,000 l…

Electricity Producing Toilet – Benkatine Turbine Uses Potty Power

(TrendHunter.com) Currently we burn wood, coal, and natural gas to produce electricity. We also harness the power of falling water in hydroelectric power plants and capture the energy of rising water with wave-converting buoys. All ingenious ideas, but they’re expensive and wasteful.

Wouldn’t it be nice to power th…

Disco Ear Plugs – Sensible New Fashion Trend

(TrendHunter.com) A deaf charity in the UK, the RNID, has asked launched a competition for budding designers aiming to find a fashionable ear plug. Will such thing ever exist I can’t help but wonder?

The statistic that started the campaign came from their research that showed 90 percent of young clubbers have experi…

Bling Bling Boring (Part I) – 26 Luxury Gadgets (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) By now just about all of us have grown sick of sparkly gadgets… it’s the now very mainstream trend we at Trend Hunter are now simply referring to as the “Bling Bling Boring” craze.

As a final adieu to feature posts which feature nothing unique or exotic other than rhinestones, Swarovski crystals…

Glittery Gadget Really Flies – Silverlit iBird (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) So you like remote control toys, but are afraid to admit it because you think they’re only for boys? You’re wrong little ladies. Just look at this stunningly elegant iBird from Silverlit.

The dainty, glitter-encrusted gizmo flutters gracefully thanks to Silverlit’s mini-ornithopter technology and …

Sneaky Safes – Picture Frame Box Stores Your Loot

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve all seen movies, especially cartoons, in which secret rooms or safes are hidden behind picture frames. This frame is even cooler. Even if the thief looks behind your cheesy family portrait, he’ll be hot, hot, hot in terms of closeness, but he won’t be able to see the safe. That’s because the f…

Backyard Getaway Globe – Ornate Garden Rotating Lounger

(TrendHunter.com) The Ornate Garden Rotating Lounger is the perfect seclusion getaway. Just steps away from your home, you could find peace and tranquility surrounded by the fragrant flowers in your own beautiful garden.

Since the globe rotates, your can change your view as often as you like, perhaps rotating with …

Sex, Stealth, and Haute-Couture – Superhero Fashion & Fantasy Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” is opening at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2008. The exhibit will showcase legendary American superheroes and their influence on fashion.

The Incredible Hulk suit by Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck is said to inflate phallically in various …

Virtually Design Your Real Home – MyDeco (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Some people redecorate their homes as often as they revamp their wardrobes. Whether you’re into frequent renos or not, decorating your home can be a fun way to refresh your life, but it’s a tedious task, especially if you have difficulty visualizing the outcome.

To take the complication out of sele…

Copy-and-Paste Light – New Philips Technology

(TrendHunter.com) We are all familiar with the copy-and-paste function in word processors. But now, Philips wants to apply a similar idea to interior lighting. Philips reasons that creating a particular lighting effect is difficult because most people cannot measure the colour and quality of light they like, let alon…