(TrendHunter.com) Matthias Pinkert conceived this “city car†where the lone passenger and driver stand in an upright position. The concept vehicle called The Slide is meant for the crowded, chaotic urban environment where parking spaces are priceless, albeit temporary, possessions.
Needless to say, it is also …
(TrendHunter.com) D Young, the artisan behind Obvious Front, makes the funkiest robot earrings, pendants and ornaments from recycled parts of old TV and VCR. The quirky, humorous bots are assembled from capacitors, wires, resistors – anything that can form the body, arms, legs and head of his little creations. He has…
(TrendHunter.com) Antoine Lebrun’s futuristic kitchen design called Aion Kitchen is supposed to answer the question, “What would a small kitchen look like in 10 years?” Brandt Aion is a multi functional kitchen which merges electromechanical and vegetable technology. The specialized plants, which were developed by …
(TrendHunter.com) If you want to take action for a cause, but you can’t do it alone, take a look at The Point, a platform for group action. Making a difference as a group is much more possible than for an individual, so the site creates unique campaigns for which users pledge to take action once it reaches the tippin…
(TrendHunter.com) Rather than shock and disturb you with violent or crude images this fun WWF Be The Hero campaign shows you that you can be the hero and save the planet by adjusting your lifestyle with small acts or awareness.
The campaign consists of five print ads that illustrate how a normal average person can …
(TrendHunter.com) Going for a variation of “having the blood of someone on your hand,†this new campaign for Brita water filtration pitchers and Nalgene refillable bottles warns us that we are murdering our planet and that we have its blood (oil) on our mouths…
The ads depict people with unpleasant-looking cr…
(TrendHunter.com) The Solid car was designed by Nikita Gutsalenko, a student at the Product Design and Transport Design at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Russia. The aim of Gutsalenko’s design is to help solve the issue of overcrowded parking spaces.
The concept car comes with the standard safety f…
(TrendHunter.com) Doug Selsam’s turbine ideas are not just blowing in the wind; they are transforming the wind into power-generating machines. At a cost of $250,000 to develop, the 25-rotor turbine ‘Sky Serpent’ is said to produce three kilowatts (3000 watts) of power. The Sky Serpent is still in the concept st…
(TrendHunter.com) Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan has been creating concept bras for a wide range of purposes for some time now. Their latest is the Taiyoko Hatsuden Bra, or Solar Power Bra.
The bra features a waist-mounted solar panel that can be used to power an electronic billboard or any other electr…
(TrendHunter.com) Polar Bears are officially on the global list of animals to be protected. As global warming continues, their natural habitats are threatened as global sea ice melts and their ability to survive is threatened. If nothing is done, the great white bears will face extinction.
Thankfully an initiative b…
(TrendHunter.com) What do you do with your hub caps when they wear out or become outdated? You could toss it in the garbage like most of us, but that’s not what the people do at HubcapCreatures.com. They use the hubcaps of cars to create modern art, with a heavy emphasis on fish and other creatures of the animal king…
(TrendHunter.com) John Körmeling’s house, which looks like a real house, can rotate completely over a span of 20 hours.
“The house will not be fit for human habitation; it consists of a steel construction covered with red brick strips and tiles,” Gizmodo says. “The windows are made of laminated glass with white wi…
(TrendHunter.com) Last fall, ZenDesign Group launched the toy collection SEE (safety, ecology, economy) which are electric toys that don’t need batteries. Instead, the toys are powered by the energy created by moving the hand cranks on the toys; 60 seconds of cranking leads to 15 minutes of fun-filled, charged play…
(TrendHunter.com) It is solar energy overload at Trend Hunter this week. Following yesterday’s peel & stick solar panels, we bring you the venomous, cobra-inspired Solar Shades Canopies. Designed by Buro Nort , the idea was to harvest solar energy while providing cooling shade for kids at schools. This design hits tw…
(TrendHunter.com) Let’s face it: current food packaging, on one hand, is useful to keep food fresher, but is wasteful. Think of all the plastic and polystyrene containers that are just tossed away after you bring food home to cook and eat. There is enough going to landfills as it is.
Edible packaging in itself i…
(TrendHunter.com) One of the top stories on Yahoo! News this week was the onslaught of bicycle sales in the wake of $4 per gallon gasoline. Adults are buying bikes for the first time since they were children and bicycle shop owners couldn’t be happier, many of them doubling their monthly sales projections. Re-born ri…
(TrendHunter.com) DebrandedHome.com produces stickers or labels for people to put on their personal care product containers. They are out to reduce “visual pollution†and “lessening brand presence†in the home. Why clutter your bathroom with products in various colours and shapes? Use your own plain container…
(TrendHunter.com) Things are looking much greener at the solar energy front these days. After recently reporting on inflatable solar panels, we bring you another efficient and cost effective solar power innovation that will make opting for a solar roof a viable and more convenient option.
The key innovation in the L…
(TrendHunter.com) I could rant on and on about the hassles of vacuuming, and I think a lot of people would agree with me. The constant leaning over is one such pain and of course there’s the dents left from bumping the vacuum into everything, the cord getting stuck under doors, etc.
If you have to carry the darn th…
(TrendHunter.com) Bamboo jewelry by Molly M Designs is a perfect match for today’s new environmentally friendly bamboo clothes. The jewelry line is laser cut with designs inspired from her natural surroundings and her garden. Simple, sharp and bold cutouts reveal recycled materials such as wool, felt and suede from o…
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