Eco-Friendly Sculptures – Hubcap Creatures (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These beautiful sculptures have charisma and character. They are designed by Ptolemy and are made from automobile hubcaps that were found lying about roadways and junk yards.

Each Hubcap Creature is made from 100% recycled material and often show the scars of their previous existence, which simply…

Elaborate Burn-Proof Coffee Mug – Brugo

(TrendHunter.com) This seemingly ‘normal’ coffee mug is an engineering marvel on the inside. Like traditional vessels of our morning nectar, the Brugo mug keeps its contents hot, acting as an insulator. But, with each sip, Brugo’s patented, thermodynamic science prefills a small chamber – allowing the liquid to cool …

Exquisite Crystal Lighting – Giogali by Vetreria Vistosi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This truly extraordinary design was handmade on the Island of Murano, Italy.

The Giogali collection is part of Vistosi’s crystal pieces collection, made from loops of intertwined crystal. The loops can be customized for everything from lamps to wall mounted lighting. The beauty of these pieces is…

Pita Pocket Purse

(TrendHunter.com) Designed by Anat Safran and made in Israel, this handbag is an expensive knock-off of the round, brown, wheat flatbread we affectionately call pita. Unsuspecting appetites will now get a bite of cotton instead of their favorite meat filling.

Showers Without Borders – Walk in Shower (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Simple and elegant, the Walk In shower from Artweger removes all barriers from you and your shower. Made almost entirely of glass, the shower gives you an unadulterated look at your surroundings… and the same for anyone looking at you!

Alter Ego Liqueurs – Jekyll & Hyde

(TrendHunter.com) The unique, espoused glass bottles of Jekyll & Hyde showcase the two “alter-ego” liqueurs in an eye-catching fashion.

The 750 ml, 11″ (280 mm) high curvaceous bottles, manufactured by Owens-Illinois through a blow-and-blow process hold two different products. The colourless transparant bottle show…

Luxury Ashtray – Gold ‘Up Yours’ Ashtray

(TrendHunter.com) While other designers may shy away from tackling the controversial subject of smoking, Jean-Marc Gady has introduced a range of new finishes to his ‘Up Yours’ (La Chose) ceramic ashtray. The two-fingered ashtray holds a cigarette with the same poise of a seasoned smoker and quite unequivocally state…

Light Focuses the Blur of Materials – Luminar Tiles

(TrendHunter.com) As with most products in he marketplace today there is a glut of products and the only way to differentiate is to be either cheap or “remarkable” according to author Seth Godin.

Graniti Fiandre lets light create the focus for their new porcelain tile, the Luminar. The surface design interacts with…

Illuminated Furniture – Ambient Luminescent Lounge Table

(TrendHunter.com) A dimmer foot switch adds to the excitement of this sexy illuminated lounge table. It has a high gloss finish, is UV resistant, and features a stow-away cable. The price tag is $779.00

Fashion From Recycled Plastic – PET Bottle Samurai Outfit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The unparalleled consumer trend for mineral water, dairy-based beverages, energy and probiotic drinks, together with the emergence of a so-called single-serve society, are two factors that are continuing to stimulate further PET-packaging demand.

PET-packages are plastic containers made from PolyEt…

Futuristic Cars – Platform21 = Joyriding in Amsterdam (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Last November marked the opening of “Platform 21 = Joyriding” an exhibit in Amsterdam that will run until February 3, 2008. Designers have stepped up to the plate and designed a broad range of futuristic concept car models equipped with “designer-pimped remote-controlled rides.”

According …

iPod Case For Old Ladies – Grannytunes

(TrendHunter.com) Granny tunes clears the chasm between youthful geek fetishism over the iPod digital audio player, and the antique flavors of an 80 year old woman. The tassel makes this design a must have.

The concept of the design is to create a protective iPod case that has a handmade crocheted look which may ju…

$20,000 Coffee Maker – Reinvents An Everyday Task

(TrendHunter.com) The siphon bar may be pricey but it makes coffee in an uber cool way. Water is heated below with a halogen light, the vapours are forced up into a canister containing coffee grinds. Once removed from the heat it is that stirred to create a “whirlpool” effect, siphoning the coffee back down into …

Candy Larva – Handmade Beetle Chocolates

(TrendHunter.com) Sweet and oh, so sickening! Produced by the Komatsuya confectionery and bakery in Japan, these chocolates are shaped like grub worms. Despite their less than appealing nature, the maker can’t keep any on the shelves. The chocolates are called Youchu Choco and are made from milk chocolate, corn flake…

Renovating Religion Part III – Before and After Church to Home (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’ve always loved the idea of renovating a church or warehouse as a living space. The people at Zecc just reinforced how cool it would be to take a structure that perhaps has outlived its usefulness and recasting its role as a home. This church space is an outstanding example of what can be done wit…

Torture Couture – John Galliano Prisoner of War Fashions? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) John Galliano has been known to be a bit outrageous or as some would say, edgy, but I’m not quite sure what to call his 2008 fall fashion line.

The designs looked like some type of terrorist mummy or a POW broadcast on the news.

Only one word comes to mind. Dark… OK, maybe two. Dark and ouch…

Three-Wheeled Green Machine – TREV Concept Car (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trev! What makes this little guy unique is that it was designed by the students at the University of South Australia.

After spending several years in development, out spawn Trev, a three-wheeled green machine.

Fully electric and fully loaded, the Trev uses a 5th of the energy a conventional car …

Edible Furniture – Biodegradable Starch Chair by Max Lamb

(TrendHunter.com) The Starch Chair by Max Lamb evokes in me strong hope for the future of green furniture design. The chair shown above is created by squirting out a continuous tube of starches which are layered so that the starch forms the shape of a chair. A chair made of starch is, of course, edible, easily biodeg…

Funky Graphic iPhone Skins – Skinizi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you have an iPhone or any iPod, surely you’re protective of it; you don’t want to spend that much money on something that’s going to get banged around and scratched. Another thing to consider is that since everyone has an iPod these days, it can be really difficult to tell them apart. You don’t w…

0-Emission Fast Flight – A2 Mach 5 Commercial Plane Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) One has only ever dreamed of being able to fly half way across the world in as little time as possible. Being in a cramped little seat next to Jabba the hut for 10 hrs is not ideal. However LAPCAT (Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies) is a project funded by Europa General R&D;tha…