Stone Age Modernism – Glass Knives by Noa Bembibre

(TrendHunter.com) Hardcore, New Finnish Design is presenting Noa Bembibre and her Glass Knives collection during New York Design Week 2008.

“Bembibre’s glass knives combine the very ancient roots of design – transforming rocks into tools – with innovative contemporary kitchenware design,” HardcoreDesign s…

Flared Chairs – The $2,105 Gownchair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Gownchair is a limited edition, luxury-priced, sculptural chair by Giorgia Paolini from the Paolini Design Store. Its flowing contours and strong visual impact will suit those with an appreciation of fashion, art and bold design.

It is handmade of fibreglass — the production presentation on th…

Geeky FlySwatters – Delete Button For Windows or Macs

(TrendHunter.com) Summer means warm, sunny weather, outdoor barbeques….and pesky flies. Frred and Friends’ clever version of a necessary summer tool also comes with the wittiest product description ever:

“DELETE: there’s no esc for flies! This handy flyswatter works on windows or Macs…just think of it as a bac…

Unbranding Stickers – DeBranded Home Labels

(TrendHunter.com) DebrandedHome.com produces stickers or labels for people to put on their personal care product containers. They are out to reduce “visual pollution” and “lessening brand presence” in the home. Why clutter your bathroom with products in various colours and shapes? Use your own plain container…

Toilet Stickers – Bathroom Target Practice

(TrendHunter.com) These toilet bowl or urinal stickers are sure to make cleaning bathrooms easier. Target misses around the toilet have got to be the worst bathroom cleaning chore ever. The colour changing stickers make it easy to aim and fun too.

This is a great boon to mothers of small boys who are still learnin…

Automated Plant Growing – The ‘Power Plant’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Power Plant is an automated plant grower, perfect for those living in a small space or for those who are too lazy to go out and plant a garden.

This is a worry-free soilless indoor gardening appliance to grow herbs, fruit and fresh flowers indoors and all year long.

It dispenses nutrient to …

Safe Chewable Jewelry – For Babies and the Insatiably Hungry (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dr Helen Bloom, a dentist, has launched a line of ‘safe’ Chewable Jewelry to give women the chance to wear trendy jewelry and keep teething babies happy and occupied at the same time. The pendants and bangles look like they are made of resin but are much softer and won’t harm developing tooth buds…

Ornamental Libraries – The Bookman Shelf

(TrendHunter.com) The ‘Bookman’, pictured here, is a decorative, yet functional piece of furniture, designed and sold in England by artist Kazmierz Szmauz. The construction is wooden, usually made of mahogany.

While it certainly takes more space that a traditional bookshelf, these displays are much more creativ…

Alley Houses – 8 Ft Wide, 4 Story Home (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This very creative four-story Alley House is cleverly integrated between the walls of two buildings in Antwerp, Belgium.

Although the distance between the two structures was only 2.4 meters (7’10”) wide, the architects were able to see it as a unique experience to flex their design skills. The bott…

$14,000 Ceiling Insects – Bee Wall Sconce (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This bee wall sconce is beautiful, but do you know anyone that would really pay $14,000 to stick a sparkling insect on their ceiling? Granted people pay more than that for luxurious Italian light fixtures, but then it tends to be from a well known Milan designer of platinum and diamonds.

The bees …

DIY Home Night Clubs – Disco Designer (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you like the idea of installing a European-style, in-home lounge and your very own disco at home, Disco Designer will be more than happy to help. The business, which has an online store, will install unbreakable LED Disco-Panel Bubbles that can be affixed on any wall or floor. These lights pulse …

Anti-Slip Banana Peels – Slip No More Decals

(TrendHunter.com) Got a boring bathtub? The Slip No More banana decals add cheeky personality to any tub. They’re not just quirky, they’re also smart. The non-skid banana peels are reminiscent of an Andy Warhol screen print. Be the first one on your block to have pop-art in your shower. Just peel the banana and stick…

Top 63 Gardening Trends – Blossoming Innovations (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Are flowers the first thing you think of for Mothers Day? Most women love flowers, be it a stunning floral arrangement for the table or an entire garden full of gorgeous blossoms. Flowers make great gifts, but if you could customize them with a personal message or logo, wouldn’t that be even greater…

Airplane Lounges – Jaime Hayon’s Jet Set (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With its ultra sleek shape laden in silver mosaic ‘Bisazza’ tiles, Jet Set is an installation recently shown at the Milan ’08 design show, is candy for the eyes.

Spanish designer Jaime Hayon says he, “Loved the idea of having the opportunity to create a humorous and more sophisticated vers…

Glowing Ice Cube Furniture – Moss LED Sofa

(TrendHunter.com) The first thing that comes to mind when I see this LED-illuminated Moss couch is that it looks like it belongs in an igloo. This makes a stunning compromise for anyone intrigued by the aesthetics of the ice hotel craze, yet like most people, is averse to the cold.

It looks like a combination of ice…

Designer Diggers 2 – Christian LaCroix Garden Set (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How can you not dig this patterned garden spade? It was designed by French fashion designer, Christian LaCroix and it is oh-so-chic.

He designed the Rempoton trowel for La Redoute, part of a set that sells for $54. Some other pieces from the La Redoute gardening line can be seen in the gallery, in…

$2,000 Dinner Bells – Wood & Glass Campane di Campana

(TrendHunter.com) Pavlov’s pooch knew that the sound of a bell meant food was about the be served, and now for $1,900, you can alert your family the same way with this twig that has an attached bell.

“The brothers Campana (the Italian word for ‘bell’) have teamed up with Venini to create a series of limited-edition…

Fake Wood Floors – Ding300 Rug

(TrendHunter.com) If you like the look of hardwood floors but don’t want to sacrifice the comfort a carpet brings to your frosty winter toes, Ding3000 has the ultimate solution! The Pvcfransending rug looks like hardwood, but has the added benefit of being soft, can be thrown in the wash, won’t dent under your pressu…

Knitting with Electrical Cords – Kwangho Lee’s Woven Lights (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Montreal gallery Commissaires is currently presenting designer Kwangho Lee’s creative lighting projects which are knit from lengths of electrical cord.

Kwangho says his “biggest inspiration of this lighting is my mother’s knitting hobbies during my childhood.”

All the designs are made t…

Water Conservation Gadgets – Aperture Shower Head

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re the type of person that likes to spend ages in the shower, you definitely need this device to keep your water consumption in check.

The Aperture shower head keeps track of the volume of water you use while showering. The designers hope users will take note of the huge amounts of water th…