Taking a Break on the Red Carpet – ‘KitKat Senses’ Teamed With ‘Girls Aloud’ (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In another attempt for chocolate companies to target women, the KitKat Senses chocolate bars are being promoted in conjunction with Girls Aloud. The spot works in favour for both — KitKat chocolate is promoted with a young, hip, female celebrity endorsement, and the girl band is using it as PR dam…

Musical Furniture – Fumiaki Goto’s Dining Table (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Fumiaki Goto came up with the idea or concept of a musical dining table. I find this to be a strange concept.

This table, which is built like a marimba, creates different tones when struck enabling the hungry marimba player in you to eat and play music at the same time? I don’t quite get …

Artistic Eco Tableware – Origami Crockery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Why settle for these ugly disposable plates when designer Oksana Bazanova offers you an artisticly cool and environment-friendly alternative?

The Origami Crockery come as flat sheets of waterproof paper that you can fold whenever you need to use.

When you have a big party, let each person fold his…

Freeconomics & Food 2 – Ben & Jerry Give Out Free Ice Cream

(TrendHunter.com) Ice cream company Ben and Jerry is turning 30 on April 29th and to celebrate, they are giving away free ice cream.

Simple, but nice. And it is good to know that big companies so somethings give you something for nothing just because its their birthday and they can.

They are even being extra nice …

Cross Marketing – Converse Pepsi Cellphone Charms (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As part of their yearlong 100th anniversary celebration, Converse are launching a promotion with Pepsi in May where you can find special Converse sneaker cellphone charms with your Pepsi can.

The collection consists of 12 different popular converse models, including the Jack Purcell, Chuck All Star…

Celebrity Ice Cream – Eva Longoria for Magnum Mayan Mystica (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Magnum, one of the world’s largest ice cream companies, was able to snag Eva Longoria as the face of the campaign for their new flavor, Magnum Mayan Mystica. The sexy TV spot aired this week in the UK.

“New Magnum ‘Mayan Mystica’ is inspired by the ancient origins of chocolate, the Mayan Indian…

Morbid Candy – The Chocolate Newborn Hoax (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh my God, these fake chocolate newborn babies are so realistic and creepy!

The collection features various positions and styles; yawning babies, sleeping babies, boys, girls…

I believe they would be the perfect treat to scare those annoying kids next Halloween!

Sadly, these little babies are r…

Refrigerator-Aquariums – Local River Grows Fish and Vegetables (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Local River is a concept created by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur which encompasses what dezeen.com refers to as a “domestic ‘”refrigerator-aquarium”’ that breeds freshwater fish for eating and grows vegetables at the same time.” They further state that the Local River was, “Inspired by the Lo…

Finger-Paint Campaigns – KFC Finger Lickin’ Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Not to be outdone by McDonald’s recent creative campaigns, KFC has come up with a clever arsty campaign of its own.

Revolving around its infamous “Finger Lickin’ Good” slogan, the print ads which were created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty ad agency, London utilize “finger art” drawings that represent th…

Cookie Notes – Bespoke Biscuiteers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cupcakes are so last year; biscuits are the baked good for 2008.

The concept of Biscuiteers is very simple: choose the biscuit collection you want to send, fill in the message details and off they go after being hand-made in the kitchen. Basically, they are party rings with knobs on.

They are real…

$2.6 Million Domain Names – Pizza.com

(TrendHunter.com) A man has just sold the domain name “pizza.com” for over $2 million after an online auction.

Purchasing the name had to have been one of the best modern investments made; it costs only $20 a year to keep ownership of the domain. The sale was inspired by vodka.com which sold for $3 million two year…

Historical Lollipops – Head Pops (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve tried to get your kids interested in history, but can’t get them excited about it, then surely you haven’t tried these historical lollipops called Head Pops.

I think they rock, as they look pretty great and are a lot more effective than some of the uber-crappy “shaped” lollipops where you…

Mashed Potatoes in Cones – Aunt Bessie’s Mash Van

(TrendHunter.com) Aunt Bessies, a UK food company, has launched “mash and a banger” in a cone as an all-weather alternative to ice cream.

It may look like a 99 Flake from afar, but it’s just the latest sign of the British adapting eating habits due to increasingly rainy miserable summers. Aunt Bessie’s is breath…

Chocolate Sexy – Axe Dark Temptation Ads Have Gone Guerrilla in the Streets (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A couple of months ago Axe released a funny ad for its Axe Dark Temptation. In the TV ad, once the guy sprays himself with Axe Dark Temptation he turns into a chocolate man that the girls just can not resist. They kiss, lick, bite and touch him everywhere he goes.

Now, Axe has unleashed a unique c…

Viagra Ice Cream – A Hard Treat To Beat

(TrendHunter.com) Alright, I’ve found out that this “trend” is nothing new but, I’ve never seen nor heard of it – Viagra Ice Cream. Is it Viagra-flavored or is it Viagra-infused or is it just blue? The ice cream in these pictures come from Japan and Hungary which are known for their unique flavors but, come on… a m…

Adjustable Products – Dave’s Gourmet Adjustable Heat Sauce

(TrendHunter.com) Dave’s Gourmet has created the world’s first adjustable hot sauce spray.

Dave’s, already famous for their Insanity Sauce, may have the answer to my spicy dilemma, by way of the Adjustable Heat Sauce.

The Adjustable Heat Sauce is a pretty clever kind of spice dispenser, you twist the nozzle at …

Made in Transit Produce – Growing Food On-the-Way (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) “Made in Transit” is a new packaging concept where food production and distribution go hand in hand. ‘Made in Transit’ proposes to shift the paradigm from preserving freshness to enabling growth along the way, a shift from ‘best before’ to ‘ready by’ for perishable goods. Growing food during the…

Crude Mafiads – New York Pizza Mafia Commercials (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Holland ad agency Selmore didn’t have any apprehension using crude language in the Damn F**king Tasty TV spots for New York Pizza.

If you’ve seen these commercials, you’d know not to serve Italian mafia anything but a “damn fuc**ing tasty” pizza! The series of three commercials parody the Scarface…

Bottled Ice Cream Floats – Schweppes Root Beer Float

(TrendHunter.com) For years, beverage makers have tried to crack the code to develop an indulgent drink that tastes like a homemade rootbeer float. Cadburry Schweppes, with its brands A&W;and Sunkist, is introducing a drink which is supposed to match the flavours of home-made floats.

According to the company, “They…

Color Coded Chopping Boards – For OCD Chefs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a very smart concept for cutting boards. The plastic base resembles a folder file that contains four cutting boards of different colors each one representing a specific food group. The green board is to be used for vegetables, the blue one for fish, the red for meat and the white for cooked …