Coffee Printer – Custom Edible Ink Images (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) “Give me a grande caramel espresso drink with an… image of the Mona Lisa painting on top. No! Make it that picture of me and my grandma at the Grand Canyon. Here, it’s on this flash drive.”

You wouldn’t expect to hear this at your local coffee shop and in fact, you won’t, at least not for now. B…

Bacon Flavor Vodka Recipe – Yes, Everything is on the Web

(TrendHunter.com) Now you can flavor your vodka with the breakfasty taste of bacon. Here’s the recipe, because nobody is marketing this yet, but if Bud can do clamato juice and beer, it won’t be long.

The recipe comes to us from the Brownie Points Blog, “Fry up three strips of bacon. – Add cooked bacon to a clean pi…

Fruit Stack – A New Way To Store Fruit

(TrendHunter.com) The practicality of this gadget remains to be seen, but it is an interesting idea. Unlike the traditional fruit bowl or basket, the Fruit Stack stores fruit vertically, allowing it to “breath and ripen without bruising”, claims the the Chiasso website. Obviously, it would take up less space on the k…

Offering the “Reborn Digital” a Taste – Pepsi Markets New Tava Drink

(TrendHunter.com) Pepsi has taken a note from the world of fashion in designing the campaign for their latest beverage brand, Tava.

The decidedly retro ad campaign looks as though it was inspired by a blend of pin-up style imagery and older Japanese art. The sparkling, zero calorie drink comes in a bevy of exotic fl…

Chocolate Pencils – Dessert Comes with “Pencil Sharpeners”

(TrendHunter.com) If you are a chocolate addict, this is the ultimate dessert to crave for. The chocolate pencils come in different cocoa blends with variable intensity and you can create the right chocolate dose for the addict in you. This innovative product is the result of the collaboration between Japanese archit…

Reinventing Great Products – Skittles Rolls Out New Flavours (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mars knows they have a good product on their hands with Skittles, but that doesn’t stop them from innovating. They’re continually coming up with new flavours to offer creative, often bizarre alternatives.

Their latest flavors includes Chocolate Mix. Other unique tastes include Ice Cream Skittles w…

Futuristic Ceiling Light Inspired by Paper – Vinta Butterfly Light (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Simple aesthetics are so often the most beautiful as in the case of the functional Butterfly Light that is so much more pleasing to the eye than those gaudy ceiling lights.

“The concept of the Butterfly Light was ignited from the idea of folding a piece of paper,” according to Trendinsights. “The …

Westernizing Asian Cutlery – DIY Chopsticks

(TrendHunter.com) Do you run into problems when eating Asian food because you can’t quite figure out how to use chopsticks? If you’re prone to flicking rice everywhere or shooting sushi across restaurants, stop disturbing other patrons and create your own pair of westernized chopsticks.

All you have to do is use th…

Human Pinatas – Hilarious Chocolate Skittles Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m sorry, Chocolate Skittles? Why not just buy Smarties right off the bat?

If you’re initial thought was the same, maybe their new commercial can convince you. Serving up the sweet new product with a side of humour, the silly TV spot has the potential to encourage people to at least try the new c…

3D LCD Table Menu – TEC Tobidasu Menu (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a variety of futuristic dining approaches, like Baggers, the waiterless restaurant in Germany, and now we see the TEC-designed pop-up Tobidasu Menu built into restaurant tables.

Customers sitting at the table needn’t interact with servers, saving the restaurants money and eliminating co…

Famous Portraits Made of Sushi – Ken Kawasumi’s “Sunflowers”

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese chef Ken Kawasumi shows off his recreation of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers series at an event celebrating the release of his book”The most simple way to make decorative sushi-rolls’ in Japan”. Predictably, Kawasuni’s Sunflowers rendition is made entirely of sushi and somethin…

Candle Cannon – Air Vortex Cannon For Erbert and Gerbert’s Birthday (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m not sure what inspired this crazy thing, but it looks like a “blast”! (Ok – bad pun…) Erbert and Gerbert’s sandwich shops are turning 20 this year, so they couldn’t let the occasion pass by without a birthday cake. But to blow out the candles, they decided to really do it up right. They built …

Absinthe Lollipop – Lollyphile Puts the Green Fairy on a Stick (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Candy isn’t just for kids; in fact, Lollyphile’s lollipops are made with real absinthe, so you probably wouldn’t want your little ones anywhere near them.

The San Francisco company has been overwhelmed at the popularity of these anise flavored little suckers. Their mildly taboo nature makes them a…

Chocolate Luxury Snake – Boucheron Gold, Diamond & Chocolate Necklace

(TrendHunter.com) Parisian jeweler Boucheron will mark its 150 years in business with a lavish creation definitely worthy of Bianca’s Bling, Bling Boring series. In liaison with Parisian Chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat, Boucheron has created a necklace with a gold skeleton that is coated with real chocolate. But th…

Danish Designed Japanese Food – Sticks ‘n’ Sushi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sushi, the famous Japanese dish from decorative fresh fish products, has not only to be superb of taste, but it has to be much more. It has to appeal as much to the eye as to the palate. It has to be fresh, perfect of taste and please the eye.

For the Danish restaurant chain “Sticks ‘n’ Sushi”…

Top-Loading Microwave – But-On Koncept

(TrendHunter.com) Ever wonder why microwave designs have remained constant through the years? I have. Big. Rectangular. Bulky. I suppose it had something to do with the mechanics of how a microwave works. Perhaps technology can overcome these mechanics and help turn the But-On Koncept into a reality. Here is a circul…

Art Made of Jelly Beans – Jelly Belly George Clooney (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I knew George Clooney was eye candy, but I had no idea he could be this sweet! This fantastic portrait of the sexy 460year-old was created out of Jelly Belly jelly beans, forming a sort of candy mosaic.

I adore Jelly Belly beans, so I don’t think I could have this on my wall without picking. His c…

Swiss Breed a New Fruit – Red Fleshed Apples

(TrendHunter.com) Swiss experts have ‘bred’ a yet un-named species of apple with a vibrant red flesh. It was discovered in the quest for healthier fruit (healthier fruit?) and earlier tests do indeed suggest this apple is high in antioxidants.

Customized Energy Bar – YouBar Build-A-Bar (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember the customized cereal, MyMuesli? That’s great for eating at home, but for picky eaters wanting to choose what they eat on the go too, there are now energy bars to you create yourself!

The YouBar Build-A-Bar lets you customize the granola bar to your taste, with whatever grains, fruits, nut…

Tongues, Fingers & Eyeballs to Sell Pop – Coke Zero Ads in English (Update) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Coke put on a wild campaign in Brazil to promote Coke Zero, but getting people to pierce their tongues with the Coca-Cola brand is a little bit much for the rest of the world.

Instead, this TV spot is a little quirky, but it’ll grab your attention when channel surfing. We featured it last week, bu…