Hedonistic Eco Nightclubs (UPDATE) – Club4Climate

(TrendHunter.com) What the heck is an eco nightclub? Picture a business that rewards customers by waiving the cover charge for proving that they walked or rode their bike there. Picture an establishment that requires patrons…

Lifeguard Fashion for Awareness – Katharine Hamnett ‘Save The Sea’ Tee (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Well known for her political t-shirts and ethical business philosophy, British fashion designer Katharine Hamnett has turned to the iconic TV show Baywatch for inspiration in her retro “save the sea” charity…

Britney Spears & Angelina Jolie Highlight Fuel Efficiency – Renault Clio Campus Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This new Renault ad campaign uses celebrity taglines to show how their Renault Clio Campus is really economical.

The print ads use tag lines such as, “The last time I filled up my tank, Britney had hair,”…

Solar Power For Mainstream Cars – Toyota Prius Hybrid Gets Solar Roof (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Toyota Motor Corp is set to become the first major automaker to use solar power for a vehicle. Toyota will install solar panels on some of the next-generation Prius hybrid cars. The power generated by…

660 Lb Eco Cars – Volkswagen One-Liter Car

(TrendHunter.com) Volkswagen has reveled the green car of the future after six years of perfecting the design.

The cute little pod vehicle gets its name for its ability to travel 100 km on only one liter of fuel. Its light…

Eco Cars Without Doors – Peugeot M-Please-V (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the designs entered in the Peugeot Design Contest was a multi function, lightweight, simple and economical vehicle, the M-Please-V. The driver and passengers become one with the environment because…

Recycled Tire Seating – The DIY Re-Tyre Lounger (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) TrendHunter.com has featured many ecological furniture designs that use recycled car parts, but it does not get any simpler or more effective than this Re-Tyre seat.

No re-processing or complex manufacturing…

Kitten as Food – Firefox Shares Logo with Cat Cooks, Festival (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I Can BE Cheezeburger! LOL. I love kitties, with a nice chianti and some fava beans. Every September, people from all around Peru flock to La Quebrada to have a festival in honor of Saint Efigenia. (Saint…

Trompe-L’oeil Chimney Stacks – Striking Beauty in the Paris Suburbs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The chimney stacks of a heating building in Bagnolet, an eastern suburb of Paris, have been transformed into a stunning work of art,thanks to artist Frederic Gracia. Gracia beautified the twin chimneys…

Innovative Makeshift Umbrellas – The Eco Brolly

(TrendHunter.com) Umbrellas are like 4×4 vehicles. They don’t get appreciated until they’re needed. The Eco Brolly is a quasi-umbrella design — quasi in the sense that there is only half of it, the skeleton. When it starts…

Green Chess – Recycled Auto Part Chess Set

(TrendHunter.com) Kicking it into overdrive, the Recycled Auto Parts Chess set was done by Armando Ramierez. Each piece is a small sculpture made from reclaimed auto parts; for example, the bishop’s heads are spark plugs.…

Fuel Cell Vehicles of the Future – The Revolute (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Will somebody please build one of these neat little cars? How much fun would it be to buzz around the neighborhood or bog in the REVOLUTE? The really cool part? It has a clicker that reconfigures the wheelbase…

Futuristic Eco Kegs – The Kegstand (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Why the hell hasn’t this been thought of before? Seriously! Frequent party-throwers will want to invest in one of these: The Kegstand. Designed by Kaleidoscope, a product development consultancy in Cincinnati,…

Measuring the “Greeness” of Lawns – The Grass Scanner

(TrendHunter.com) I think the grass scanner idea by the RCA Design Interactions show (UK) is brilliant.

The Grass Scanner, a device designed by Alice Wang that measures how green your grass is. Using 3 Pantone Color Cue…

Sidewalk Pod Vehicles – The Camper Lotus (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) (Insert tongue firmly in cheek) The Camper Lotus is a zero-emission transportation device designed by Patty Yuan. She has conceived the notion that people aren’t fat, don’t need more exercise and sidewalks…

Stuffable Fashion for Weather Changes – The Unisex Gatherer Jacket (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Weather can be unpredictable; it could be cold now but sunny in an hour. This awesome jacket by Merrell adjusts to the changing weather by allowing you to stuff it with just about anything: newspapers,…

Green Power From Bluewater – Delaware Wind Farm Gets Approval To Proceed (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the first, if not THE first, commercial wind farms in the United States has recently been approved by the Delaware government. According to the Associated Press, the wind farm will initially consist…

Green Celebrity Activism – Sophia Loren Wants to Clean Naples (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you loved Sophia Loren already, chances are, if you have a heart for the planet, you’ll have even more admiration for the 73 year old now. The stunning actress has been making public efforts to help…

Cylindrical, Hydrogen-Powered Cars – The Ozone

(TrendHunter.com) Özkan Koral has designed a new style of car, foregoing the traditional four-wheeled, longer-than-wide vehicle we commonly associate with transportation. This design concept for a Peugeot hydrogen-powered…

Crafts for Environmental Awareness – Hyberbolic Crochet Reef (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The hyperbolic crochet reef started in Australia, gathering beautiful creatures, made by avid crocheters, wherever it went. It then travelled around the U.S. and has now come to London where it can be…