Fake Police – Cardboard Cops

(TrendHunter.com) For under $40, you can have a life-sized cardboard likeness of a law enforcer in your home. Very simplistic, but I hear it does the trick. At first glance, these cutouts appear to be real policemen, a…

Carnival Cabinets – Lucas Rise (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tired of neutral furniture? Then the carnival evoking cabinets of Argentinian designer Lucas Rise will put an explosion of colour in your living space. These are focal pieces extraordinaire. His inspi…

Coffee Cup Coat Racks – Birkiland

(TrendHunter.com) These fun hangers are by Icelandic designer, Ragnheidur Ingunn Agustsdottir and marketed through Birkiland. Cups are useful everyday objects, so why not use them in a totally different way? The cups t…

News Toilet Paper – RSStroom Reader

(TrendHunter.com) Ready for some crappy news? Yi Tien Electronics has made a computer/printer that has a very specific purpose – it prints the latest RSS headlines directly onto your toilet paper! This gadget reads the…

Celebrity Appliance Promotion – Kelly Ripa for Electrolux (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Europe has long been recognized for gorgeous home appliances, with brands like Electrolux who have had a European presence for over 70 years. Finally, as of April 2008, Canadians can bring the chic lo…

Recycled Stir Stick Chandeliers – Studio Veríssimo Eco Lights (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Each day, millions of plastic coffee stirrers are thrown out after a two-second stir at coffee shops. This chandelier by Studio Veríssimo was created out of hundreds of plastic stir sticks, acting as…

Interactive Pictogram Pots – Pet Plant (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Wouldn’t it be much more convenient if plants could express their needs by interacting with you? That exactly what the Pet Plant by Junyi Heo does.

The stylish, hi-tech pot measures temperature, h…

Home Fingerprint Locks – iTouchless BM002U

(TrendHunter.com) The latest in home security is more discriminatory than ever, involving finger print scanners that only allow pre-approved people to gain access to the door. That means unless you register the prints …

Aluminium Tubing Chairs – Quarta by Mario Botta

(TrendHunter.com) This radically designed chair is made from aluminium tubing with PVC spacers. It is not clear if the chair is foldable, but it would be a great asset. However, its sleek modern look will grace contemp…

Rubber Chandeliers – Tobias Lighting

(TrendHunter.com) This industrial, rubber-coated, traditional glass chandelier might make sense if one is afraid of breakages, but on the other hand, the whole point of glass chandeliers is to reflect the light, making…

Cheap Plastic Armchairs – Front Design

(TrendHunter.com) Nobody knows who designed the first white plastic chair, but now they are practically everywhere. They have several good features – they’re light, cheap, stackable and easy to clean. If you can look …

$85,000 Home Security Dogs – Titan German Shepherds (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Home and family security are fast becoming a number one priority. First there was home security, now there’s the Titan Family Protector and the Titan Ultra Protector. Looking like a lovable pet, this …

Collapsible Table Boxes – The Rox (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) David Andrew Bottom conceived the Rox bench in accord with the minimalist movement in furniture design. When not in use, the Rox becomes a fully collapsible storage unit that can safely and securely s…

Transformer Seating – XYZ Converts Sofa To Lounge Chair

(TrendHunter.com) XYZ is offering a clean and clever design that converts a three-seater sofa into a lounge chaise by moving just one cushion in the middle – and all of that in a stylish and good looking package. The o…

Race Car Furniture – ARC NASCAR Desks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Now hard core NASCAR fans don’t have to wait for the weekend to get their fix. The kids have always had race car beds, but it’s time for the adults to have some fun too. Portland-based company A.R.C…

RFID Social Networks – Jive

(TrendHunter.com) Jive is brilliant concept device to allow the elderly and technophobes without computers to still participate in a social network. Their needs are no different from the rest of us; the need to communi…

Intentionally Visible Cords – Nicolo Taliani’s Lamp No.1

(TrendHunter.com) If you are constantly having issues with trailing lamp cords, not knowing if you should leave it uncoiled or bundled up with some ugly tie, then this visible cord lamp should do the trick. The design …

Foliage-Covered Wardrobes – Tord Boontje for Meta

(TrendHunter.com) It’s hard to tell this is actually a wardrobe unless someone told you. Tord Boontje, a Dutch industrial designer created this piece for Meta. The doors of the wardrobe consist of hundreds of hand-pain…

Vertical Patios – PIQUE Space Optimization (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) PIQUE is a design studio dedicated to delivering meaningful and inventive architectural project. One of its most recognized projects is the Vertical Patio which is a back yard patio in Seattle that op…

Woven Benches – Ta-Te-ti

(TrendHunter.com) The Ta-Te-Ti aluminium and steel upholstered bench set is actually made up of four separate benches. These can be arranged in different ways which in turn will give the bench set varied design looks. …