Expanding Garbage Can – Growing Bin (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Perfect for lazy people who do not like to take out the trash often, designer Young-min Heo must have had me in mind with this Growing Bin design.

The Growing Bin utilizes an adjustable set of concentric rings that can expand vertically to accomodate more and more trash.

It’s a good quick-fix for …

Loaded Barbeques – Voyage Plays Tunes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Combining functionality with a fluid design, the Voyage Barbeque Grid, specially designed for people who enjoy outdoor barbeques, got all your needs covered. The moveable outdoor barbecue ensemble sports a complete range of equipment and furniture integrated into its design.

Voyage includes a barbe…

Gravity Defying Coffee Makers – The Kahva

(TrendHunter.com) If you love coffee, you will love this beautiful artsy coffee maker by designer Lina Fischer.

The Kahva sports a sexy hour glass silhouette design that defies Newton’s laws of gravity by lifting the boiling water up into its ceiling and then ‘magically’ dispensing tasty hot coffee.

Here is how to …

Top 23 Cutting Edge Utensils – Cool Cutlery Designs (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Eating is a necessity, but it doesn’t have to be boring. Dressing up the table also doesn’t have to be restricted to interesting dishes; there’s a variety of really innovative cutlery available from leading designers around the world.

From niche items for kids or car freaks to fun, glow-in-the-dar…

Spoonless Coffee – Sticks of Coffee, Cream and Sugar by Hye-Yeon Choi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Yanko Design is of the opinion that if this idea catches on, we might witness the possible demise of the coffee/tea spoon. But they are probably half joking. Anyway, the product, designed by Hye-Yeon Choi, integrates the instant coffee, cream, and sugar in a single tubular package and all the person…

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…

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…

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…

Plumbing Gets Sexy – The Bold Look of Kohler (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The USA’s leading plumbing manufacturers Kohler Co., has put out an ad campaign “The Bold Look of Kohler” designed to portray the company and its products as cutting edge, sexy and, well, bold.

“As I See It” is Kohler’s print campaign. These ads are more reminiscent of high-end fashion than calls …

Transforming Furniture – Stove Doubles As a Chair

(TrendHunter.com) This is counter intuitive. A stove and kitchen workspace that doubles as a chair? It is an odd but interesting combination. This piece of furniture/kitchenette can be placed in different parts of the house if so desired. But my question is: is that a fully functional stove and if so, how does it wor…

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…

Future Toast (UPDATE) – 15 Great Toasters (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If techies can have TWIT (This Week in Tech) Toasties should have This Week In Toast. Here are a collection of 15 fabulously ingenious toasters. From the hang on the wall “sunshine” model, to the single slicer that looks like an old eight track these toasters are not very useful, but pretty cool any…

Ultra Thin Flexible Scale – Paper Scale

(TrendHunter.com) Duck Image Studio has created an ultra thin flexible scale which features a pressure sensing sheet that relays information to an e-paper display. It is waterproof, easy to clean, and can be rolled up for storage. This technology opens up possibilities for numerous designs. Now, imagine a little rug …

RoboChef – Japanese Robot Chef Makes Octopus Balls (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Science fiction fans have been forever awaiting tasty treats prepared by tireless automatons. Finally, the technology is here. A robot chef, created by Toyo Riki of Japan, cooked octopus balls autonomously at the Osaka Museum of creative industries.

Knitted Electromagnetic Shields – Appliance Shields Help EM Sensitive Individuals

(TrendHunter.com) Zoe Papadopoulou at the Royal Academy of Art has developed this novel idea to help those who believe they are sensitive to electromagnetic fields. Mr. Papadopoulou is making shields that fit over and around electric appliances from yarn that contains copper fibers. The copper fibers theoretically ac…

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…

For Senior Citizen Baby Boomers – Nokia ‘Health Guard’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As older people are prone to forgetting their medicine and keeping track of what they should and should not eat, Marcela Kawka and Izabela Cichecka have created the “Health Guard” concept for NOKIA. The Health Guard targets the upcoming generation of senior citizen baby boomers who are tech savv…

New Hands-Free Concept – The Tie Up

(TrendHunter.com) I fully support this. I am tired of people walking around with weird-looking hands-free gadget stuck in their ears. The Tie Up is a new concept for hands-free communication that tackles the problem of poor sound quality (e.g., echo, speakerphone effect) while having a stylish design derived from a b…

First Portable Microwave – iWaveCube Personal Microwave (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Beyond the novelty of being a portable microwave, this might actually be good for the office; you can use it for tea or snacks without having to go to the pantry. The makers bill it as the world’s first and only personal, portable microwave! The iWaveCube measures a whopping one cubic foot, weighs j…

Designing for the Sexes – Domina Kitchen from Aster Cucine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You tell me a kitchen can’t be sensual. Look at those curves, that red, wowsa. The Domina kitchen by Aster Cucine is designed strictly to appeal to women. The fluid design controls the space in a feminine way. No more confining feeling from straight line boxes. It looks retro with the brilliant lacq…