Spice Gun – Salt & Pepper Shoots Salad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Like it or not; cringe or choose to ignore the multiple ethical issues it raises in an already gun-happy world this Spice Gun loaded with salt, pepper, sugar or any other spice of your choice, makes the job of spicing up your food at the least, a conversation hot-spot. Designed by Chinese designer Z…

Blackmailing for Fair Trade – Frövi Coffee Marketing

(TrendHunter.com) An eco-friendly packaging for a fair trade product. This personal mail campaign consists of a black envelope with samples of “fair coffee” and a coffee filter which can be constructed from the card.
In this era of electronic communication setting up and executing a direct mailing campaign is quite …

Ergonomically Shaped Chocolate – Hershey Bliss (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hershey’s Bliss will hopefully hit the sweet spot of the candy market. Hershey’s has seen their market share fall to Mars because the growth has been in premium and dark chocolate.

Let’s see if their newest innovation helps them out. The Bliss bars are ergonomically shaped to fit your mouth and wi…

Food Shaped Soap For Chefs – Bathropolitan Soap Bars (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I would love to recommend these creations for chefs, home cooks, and fabulous gift givers.

Bathropolitan New York City Soap Crafters was inspired by my brother, who has been a chef in some of the top eateries in Los Angles and often complains about cooking odors and grease on his hands. His frustr…

Resealable AdverCan Has Hidden MSG – Mini Billboards in a Pop (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a neat advertising gimmick; a marketing company has launched new cans that contain hidden messages.

The resealable aluminum containers by Advercan look like totally normal soft drink cans… until the tab is popped to reveal the high-res graphic or message.

They were created by soft drink …

Freeconomics & Food – McDonalds Gives Out Free McSkillet Burritos (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) As Wired magazine pointed out in their most recent “Free Issue,” freeconomics and supplying the world with free products and services is the way of the future.

McDonald’s has reaffirmed that gratis is the future of business. This Thursday and Friday, they’re giving away 2,000,000 free McSkillet Bu…

Exotic Astronaut Food – Space Kimchi

(TrendHunter.com) Although I lived at home, I attended an international boarding school, so I had a chance to meet people from a lot of different cultural backgrounds. One of the first things I think about when I think of Koreans is their love of Kimchi, a spicy, pickled, fermented cabbage. It’s one of those foods t…

10 Nerdy Cakes – Happy Birthday, Geek

(TrendHunter.com) After seeing a post about a retro Atari birthday cake at Technabob, I decided to find some more ‘geeky’ desserts and trust me, there was no short supply! Some of the cakes that I found were already highlighted in similar blog posts – pointing out the inherent ‘nerdiness’. So, to all you chipheads an…

Chicken Feed To Replace Drugs – Nanoparticles Bind With Pathogens

(TrendHunter.com) As people become more aware of their food sources, they increasingly demand “organic”, “natural”, “hormone-free”, and “drug-free” food products. In addition to market demand, it is also desirable to eliminate or limit the use of antibiotics because harmful organisms tend to become a…

Spoonless Stirring – Ceramix For Mix (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) French designers Florian Dussopt, Jérémie Reneau and Julie Girard do not like the unhygienic use of the same spoon among many cups. So they came up with the Ceramix For Mix saucer and cup design, introducing a new way of stirring sugars in your drink without a spoon. Their quest for function creat…

Dining in 2015 – It’s All About Fingers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We were taught growing up a golden eating etiquette rule which says “Don’t eat with your fingers.” But looking at the submissions for the Dining in 2015 contest, I guess that etiquette is about to change. Four entries revolved around the use of fingers as cultry utinsels. A few more designs ut…

Gun Frying Pans – Over Easy Uzi

(TrendHunter.com) It seems everywhere you look you’ll see guns these days, fashion, food, IRL. Why not take the hottest accessory and eat it too? The gun egg fryer lets you do exactly that. Simply crack your eggs into this gun-shaped frying pan, season, and you’ll be able to satisfy your tummy and your craving to…

Designer Grills – Fiberglass BBQ Corvette (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For the car lover in the family, this BBQ Vette will be sure to please. It is made of heavy 14-gauge steel construction, a custom fiberglass cover that looks like a Chevrolet Corvette, polished aluminum, and diamond plate accents. It is available in two versions: charcoal for $1,795 and propane for …

Robot Barista – Justine Makes Coffee

(TrendHunter.com) Too lazy to get up and make that cup of joe? Apparently some Italians were so fed up with the brewing process, they set their sites on creating a barista robot that does it for them.

At first glance, Justine looks like a compilation of Red Bull cans, but the coffee making robot by the DEXMART proj…

Viral Pork Campaign – Stand By Your Ham

(TrendHunter.com) The UK’s pork industry has been hurting pretty badly, but pig farmers aren’t getting discouraged yet. At least not until they’ve tested the powers of online virals.

A group of about 20-30 farmers gathered in London to produce a song called “Stand by Your Ham,” a parody of the Tammy Wynette song, “…

Flavor Shaker Salad Tossers – S Set Condiment (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) My mom always told me to restrain from flavoring my salad and adding condiments till the last minute, in order to keep it fresh and preserve the nutritional values of the greens. She’s a doctor, so I couldn’t argue. Now, designer Enoc Armengol has come up with a product that will help you flavor and…

Playing With Food – Tic Tac Toast

(TrendHunter.com) I am a big fan of toast stampers and this new one onto the market is my current favourite, even beating Holy Toast.

I love Tic Tac Toast – and the fact that playing with your food is made acceptable is pretty groovy. Not sure what else to say as the picture really does say it all.

Holiday Branding – Armani Easter Eggs

(TrendHunter.com) As a kid, I used to leave the Easter Bunny a few carrots, just to make sure I got some good chocolates. Now that I’m an adult, what do I have to do to make sure I get some Armani Easter Eggs this year?

“Embossed with the unmistakable ‘A’ and delivered in a sky blue box dressed with a ribbon, these…

Eating Locally – Will We All Become Locavores?

(TrendHunter.com) Eating locally is not only fashionable, but may one day soon be necessary. Locavores are those inclined to obtain their food supplies from sources that are nearby. Since our food travels more than 1,000 miles on average, the implications are huge. How long can we continue to sustain this?

Turn Your Gum Into Origami Art – Gum Flower

(TrendHunter.com) As a motivation not to spit your gum into the street, designer Jung-taek Choi has created the Gum Flower. The Gum Flower’s wrapper is a piece of origami. Once you are done with your gum, you fold the wrapper into a cute little origami flower and put the gum inside the flower. Now you have a colorful…