Movie Theatre House – Hagy Belzber’s Theater Wall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Where else but L.A. would home architecture be so dominated by the media? The owner is Hagy Belzberg. If there is nothing worth viewing on the screen, then a view out any of the glass walls will be just as award-winning. Terraces and patios for the movie buffs, and a 65 foot infinity pool for those …

Smart Energy Generation – Revolution Revolving Door (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What a smart eco-friendly idea. The Revolution Door’s concept is similar to a turbine spinning somewhere deep inside a hydroelectric dam or within wind turbine to generate renewable electricity. New York designers Fluxxlab’s Revolution puts otherwise-wasted kinetic energy from a revolving office doo…

Table for The Book Lovers – The ‘Ex Libris’ 2008 by MOCO (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by its own 2004 Ptolomeo and Ptolomeo Wall book shelf designs, Italian company MOCO presented a new table design, the Ex libris, at the Maison&Object;in France, January 25-29, 2008. A very cool design that will bring a library-chic look to your study or living room, as long as you have eno…

Ambilight Spectra TV Illuminates the Home – Aurea By Philips

(TrendHunter.com) Take a step into a new dimension of sensory experiences. Released by Philips and integrating the unique Ambilight Spectra technology, Aurea is an innovative, flat television screen that brings a sensual and unique lighting and color experience to the home.

Investing 50 million euros in its ‘Sedu…

Chic Café – Nestlé’s Nespresso Boutique In Paris (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The world’s biggest Nespresso boutique is now part of one of the most famous avenues on the planet, the Champs-Elysées.

With its 1500 square meters (16,150 square feet) of space on two levels, the “Star” Boutique invites Parisians and international visitors to indulge in high-end pleasures …

Suits of Armor For Animals II – Warrior Mice by Jeff de Boer

(TrendHunter.com) We featured amour for dogs before, but now Jeff de Boer, a Calgary-based multi-media artist, offers something new (or at least new to the 21st century) with his suits of armor for cats and mice. His masterpieces of metal are true conversation pieces and everything that art should be. They’re so nove…

Furniture For Small Space Living – The Pivot Table (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Small space dwellers sometimes space out over not having enough space. Follow? That’s why this piece of furniture is particularly intriguing. The Pivot Table takes up a relatively small space, but has a lot of storage potential as it transforms into multiple sets of drawers.

The design by Yael Mer…

Stylish Sea Burial – Sea Shell Urn

(TrendHunter.com) Some may feel that any talk of death or burial is cold and morbid, while others will see it as rebirth and rejuvenation, some look forward to it, while others try to outpace it with every lotion, potion and drug available. However, the result is that we will all be pronounced lifeless at some point …

Furniture Can Change Your Thoughts – Mind Chair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Mind Chair is the creation of London designers Peter Marigold and Beta Tank and is an amazing chair that utilizes sensory substitution technology developed in the 1960s to send and display high-definition moving imagery into the mind of the person seated in it. The design uses a standard plastic…

Kid Safety Pod – Nestt Egg Carseat (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Make something mandatory and chances are the design is going to be worse than child-like. It will be ugly.

Nestt wants to change that. They have returned the child to the egg, something many mothers wish they could do on command. The design on the Nestt Egg Carseat is a charming solution to a fed…

Biodegradable Plastic – EcoGen Bathroom Products (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) EcoGen is the first of a new generation of biodegradable plastic. A durable plastic, EcoGen will last for years in your house and yet will decompose in months on your domestic compost heap. This could be the end of landfill!

The material is being launched in a range of 7 bathroom products avail…

Reptile Sports Shoe – Reebok Insta Pump Fury Snake Collection (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A new sports shoe from Reebok aimed at the less-phobic customers has just been showcased in Tokyo, Japan. The Insta Pump Fury Snake Collection has been released from the boxes and is sitting (or slithering) on the shelves for a short while before being snapped up by the hunter human.

The collection…

Giant Red Lanterns – Flammea Himmelslaterne Set Mood For Romance (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Maybe the photograph of the amorous couple has tainted my perception, but these giant lanterns look like they create the ultimate backdrop for a romantic evening, perfect with Valentine’s Day just around the corner.

The giant red lanterns act as an idealistic prop for a night of endearing conversa…

Walk To Create Electric Energy – Pioneer Shoe

(TrendHunter.com) Chen Feijun and Zhao Bin designed a shoe ,Pioneer, that converts the kinetic energy of walking into electrical energy, which powers a headlight at the front of the shoe. The red dot award: design concept 2007 winner is a smart fashion choice for any evening/ night activity.

Pioneer is based on the…

Dual Renewable Energies in the City – Japan Uses Wind and Solar Streetlights

(TrendHunter.com) Urban planners are hard at work to design street lamps that will be self sustaining, and they’re innovating all around the world.

As the latest spin on the trend, Japan is experimenting with lamps that are both solar and wind powered. The lower part of the structure turns and stores energy in a b…

Wardrobe Chair Concept – Chair with Built-in Hanger and Bag Space

(TrendHunter.com) Erohina Yulia has designed a functional chair that enables you to store your coat and bag/luggage inside the chair itself. This chair may be very useful in resturants and Cafe’s where you can conveniently hang your coat and put your bag inside the chair you are sitting on.

Classing Up Plastic Bag Reuse – The Tubelor Trash Can

(TrendHunter.com) A great way to make use of unwanted plastic bags is to use them as bin liners. Of course, hiding these bags from being seen are a common problem. That’s why we’re really happy to see that someone finally came up with a great solution!

Tubelor is the iF product design award winner in 2008, a pr…

Art Meets Merchandising – McQueen Bones Exhibitor for Puma

(TrendHunter.com) Alexander McQueen has designed a suggestive and somehow astonishing sculpture within his collaboration with Puma.

The huge “Bones”, made of glass fiber and steel, has been inspired by the skeleton structure of both a puma and a man.

Is it a museum piece? No, it’s an amazing exhibitor structure re…

Upscale Bath Focal Points – Organic to Surreal (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) No sinking feeling here. From stunning Bauhaus to mass manufactured Eljay, bathroom designers are breaking all the rules to come up with striking choices so you can emphasize your personal pleasure and pride. Some are Zen-like in their oneness with nature, while others show the creativity that the d…

Big Fashion Designers Go Eco – FutureFashion (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s not just style savvy tree-huggers producing green fashions; major international designers joined the green bandwagon for the Fall 2008 Fashion Week in New York. At an Earth Pledge Initiative event called FutureFashion, 28 designers, including Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, YSL, Versace, Givenchy, D…