Deceptive Furniture – DRIFT Ghost Chair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Ghost Chair is an ethereal, other worldly looking chair not because of it’s shape, but because it seems to have two shapes. DRIFT, an ultra cool design studio, is making a series of chairs using the three dimensions captured within the design of the chair. It provides for the existence of a cha…

Bed Bug Blasters – Ray Cop Kills Them and Sucks Them Away (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Brits have bugs in their beds. Mites actually, as does every single one of us with skin on our bodies that sleeps in a bed. Don’t let the bed bugs bite — blast them before they get a chance!

Mites can cause real problems for allergies, so RayCop made a gadget to sterilize your bed and kill bacteri…

Home Cell Phone Boosters – Verizon Femtocells (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Verizon Wireless is jumping on the latest craze in the wireless world. You may have already heard of femtocells which are little boxes that boost cell phone coverage in homes.

Femtocells allow service providers to extend their coverage indoors, especially where access is limited or unavailable, li…

Bubble LEDs – White Balloons Lamp (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) LEDs produce more light per watt than incandescent bulbs. This is an LED white balloon (light emitting diodes) lamp which is very, very attractive. The lamp is made of polypropylene which is a plastic polymer (natural and synthetic materials with a variety of properties and purposes) which is used i…

Candy Pillows – Bonjour Mon Coussin

(TrendHunter.com) These pillows from Bonjour Mon Coussin, which means, “Hello, my dear pillow,” in French, are the perfect home accessory if you have a sweet tooth.

As long as you don’t bite into them, they’ll be the most scrumptious design edition. They really do look appetizing though, temptation to eat them coul…

Recycled Scrap Wood Furniture – Scrapile (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This home furniture was created with waste wood that was grabbed, so to speak, by two guys, Bart Bettencourt and Carlos Salgado, who turned it into really nice pieces of work.

Bettencourt and Salgado, whose shop called Scrapile is located in Brooklyn NY, have developed a unique method of collectin…

Skyscraper Competition – eVolo Symbiotic Interlock Vertically Interconnected City (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Daekwon Park’s project for sustainable buildings at 2008 eVolo skyscraper competition, consisted of finding ways to reunite isolated city blocks by inserting a multi-layered network of public space and green space. Billed as “Symbiotic Interlock – towards the vertically interconnected city”, it has …

Solar Powered Patios – Umbrella Glows for 8 Hours

(TrendHunter.com) This solar powered patio umbrella from Hammacher Schlemmer isn’t just eco-friendly, it’s also the perfect solution to eliminating unsightly cables that would otherwise be displayed on your outdoor table.

A solar panel on top of the umbrella absorbs the suns rays during the day. At night, the 24 LE…

Your Photos as Wallpaper – Myfotowall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember those super cheesy murals of tropical beaches or forests? The retro decor could become hip again thanks to Myfotowall, a site that lets you customize wallpaper with your own photographs.

It’s as easy as sending in your favourite image, whether it’s a shot of the most amazing sunset you sa…

Top 10 Toilet Paper Designs – Wipe in Style (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) To evoke any type of ‘wow’ factor these days, toilet paper has to offer a lot me than “Comfort Where You Want It,” “A Stronger Feeling of Softness,” “Pillowy softness you can see and feel” and will have to offer more than just the “Best For Bear Bottoms.”

Don’t know what I mean? Check out these nov…

Plastic Pillows – Laser Cut Hytrel is Pillowy Soft (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A project sponsored by DuPont and Core77 to conceive of new ways to utilize thermoplastics led Maaike Evers to design these airy indoor/outdoor pillows. Woven and laser cut styles made of Hytrel, are apparently comfy and warm to the touch. As a decorative accessory they are cute and practical, espec…

Avant Garde Eco Rocking Chairs – Hongtao Zhou’s CNC Rocking Chair

(TrendHunter.com) This rocking chair by designer Hongtao Zhou has a strange but very attractive design.

Yanko Design notes, “It all comes together in a searies[sic] of joists and notches so fundamentally, it’s adjustable. And for you greenies out there, it’s made of renewable materials. I almost feel like it ne…

Sexy Sheets Emboss Your Skin – Rise and Sigh Bed (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Lines on your face aren’t pretty, even when they’re only temporary ones created from sleeping on creased sheets. Intentionally denting your skin with a message, however, could be very interesting!

At first glance, the Rise and Sigh sheets look like ordinary white bedding, but run your hand over th…

Living In A Toilet House (UPDATE) – New Pictures of Interior (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When the toilet house hit Trendhunter, there were no interior shots and only one exterior rendering of what the loo home would look like. Now the home is complete and interior photos make it appear to be just like any other custom home. I was kinda expecting lots of porcelain and chrome, or at least…

Bathtub Aquariums – Even Moody Acquario (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to play Little Mermaid? If your obsession with tropical fish isn’t satisfied by your multi-room aquariums, then why not try bathing with the fish in the Even Moody Acquario?

No, you’re not literally sitting in fish water, you know that wouldn’t work. If it’s too warm, the fish would die. If y…

Suspended Jewel Lights – Kumulus Crystal Chandelier (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Peter Nilsson’s supernova inspired ‘Kumulus’ chandelier is a fabulous explosion of colour and light.

Suspended jewels of handcrafted crystal can be custom made to suit, both size and colour. Depending on your perception, the spider or daisy-like ’Sirrus’ chandelier can be stacke…

Army-Inspired Decor – Tank U Vases

(TrendHunter.com) Flowers are generally considered a pretty, gentle item to bring into the home. They’re usually displayed in delicate vases which is why these army tank-inspired flower holders are extremely bizarre.

The Tank U vases were created by Parisian design group, La Tete Au Cube and come in White and Platin…

Coloured Showers – LEDs Show Water Temperature

(TrendHunter.com) One of the most frustrating moments of taking a shower is when you have to step under the water beam without knowing the water is too hot or freezing cold. Particularly as de shower delays some minutes before the warm water starts flowing out. For USD 45,00 you can solve one more frustration in your…

Intentionally Ugly Power Strips – Standby Surge Protector (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What’s red, long, bendy, and shockingly useful? The Standby surge protector!

This utility strip wasn’t made to tidy up your peripheral cords or hide the mass of wires behind your home stereo system. No, this guy was designed by the Climatised Objects Project to be right out in the open – reminding…

Cookie Decorated Plates- Permanent Crumbs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I love the simple design of these crumbs plates. Kind of stylish, kind of kitsch but it works. Sorry can’t think of a lot else to say so will let the series of pictures speak for themselves.

They come from Soop china and the biscuits featured included the malted milk, rich tea, nice, shortbread and…