Haute Celebrity Fashion – Herve Ledger Bandage Dress (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Herve Ledger, by Max Azaria, bandage dresses are the “it” fashion garment of the season, the rich and famous are going crazy for it. These bandage dresses hug the bodies of Lindsay Lohan, Victoria Beckham, Gisele Bundchen and Mariah Carey, just to name a very few.

Their ultra-sophisticated cut…

Robotic Bouncers – “Bum Bot” Shoos away Homeless (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What does a small business owner do when he’s tired of his pub getting broken into? He builds a robot, of course. Atlanta pub owner Rufus Terrill is an upstanding citizen, he’s owned his successful business for four years and sits on the board of a nearby child care center. But he’s angry about crim…

Urban Survival Kits – Subivor for Subway Emergencies (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Doomsday industry is expanding. A business by the name of Subivor has produced a so-called subway survival kit complete with protective mask, flashlight, a pry bar, a silver-tone metal whistle, and towelette pouch and a compact bag with a reflector tape.

The Subivor, which comes with its dooms…

Transformer Plants – From Vase to Flower to Vase Again (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This vase not only adds a unique splash of design and greenery to your home, but it has beautiful symbolism. It begins as a brown vase, then as you nurture it, it blooms into a plant. After the leaves wilt, it returns back to its vase state.

Watch the video to see a time lapse of the living vase.
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Wal-Mart Gets Cool? – Young Hollywood Open Road Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In a bid to reach out to the cool young crowd, Wal-Mart utilized the hippest names in young Hollywood to promote the Brand Ocean Pacific (Op) spring/summer 2008 line. The line will launch next month exclusively in Wal-Mart stores and its online store.

The hip marketing campaign features seven risin…

Wearable Fitness Coaches – Nike+ 2008 (UPDATE) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Nike is releasing the next version of the Nike+ Sportband, their high tech training assist tool. The Nike+ Sportband has a removable USB which can be directly plugged into your computer allowing you to download data to your system. The module also uses the USB connection to recharge itself.

Nike+ …

Pocket Turntables – Pacemaker Portable DJ System

(TrendHunter.com) The Pacemaker Portable DJ System is the ideal systems for those starving DJs who are on their way to making it big.

The Pacemaker lets you do a range of profession audio manipulation including “limitless mixing between two independent channels.”

The pacemaker is compatible with all popular forma…

Inspirational Disability Ads – Argentina Awareness Campaign

(TrendHunter.com) These images are from an ad campaign in Argentina designed to create awareness of the plight of physically challenged individuals. It seems, from what I read in the article, that the public transportation system in that country does not offer disabled people much in the way of special accommodations…

Bicycle Light Locks – Loc+ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This innovative bicycle light can convert to a lock to keep your cycle safe. This multi-purpose bicycle lock / bicycle light by designer Adrian Weidmann, called the Loc+, comes as a two piece set. It has both a rear as well as a front headlight.

When you want to lock the bike, just detach the fron…

Fun Pasta Gadgets – Twirling Spaghetti Fork (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I can see this causing a whole lot of trouble at the dinner table. Twirling spaghetti is a time honored tradition and now you can do it by just pressing a button on your motorized fork. Supposedly there’s no mess. That would depend on who’s eating with you.

The Twirling Spaghetti Fork is available …

Luxury Outdoor Showers – Get Fresh Al Fresco (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Whether you have just wandered in off the beach, just finished your run, or are done with the “honey-do” chores, how luxurious would it be to step into an outdoor shower? Here are a couple that are fantastic looking. The D’un jardin a l’Autre is forged iron in five parts and the Azure shower is made…

Numbered Furniture – Horde by Numbers for Organizational Freaks

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Pietro Arosio for EmmeBi has definitely hit the spot with Horde by Numbers, his line of numbered furniture.

Next time your wife asks you where you put the bottle opener, you wont have to answer, “Second from the top, third from the bottom.” Instead, you could just say, “Cabinet number 10.”…

Peel Off Your Fat – Dermasolutions Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What a creative advertising campaign that lets you experience what the product does hands-on.

Dermasolutions wanted to show you that “When there’s excess, get rid of it”, using their fat-reducing patches. In order to open the mail, you have to “peel off” the unattractive lovehandle, resulting in a …

Edible Dishes – Biodegradable Picnic Ware

(TrendHunter.com) The perfect cutlery for nature lovers, this four-piece set is made from 100% biodegradable cassava. The set comprises cassava plates, bowls and cups plus wooden spoons, forks and knives. The crockery is re-usable if washed with care, but will disintegrate within a week if left standing in water, or …

Superhero Fashion – Fantasy Exhibit at the Met (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art spring exhibit called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy kicks off on May 7th. The exhibit, spearheaded by the work of Coco Rocha, is being sponsored by Giorgio Armani and the May issue of Vogue Magazine featuring a robotic Gwyneth Paltrow will a…

Quadruple Magazine Covers II – reFRESH 50th Edition (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Multiple magazine covers are becoming an increasingly used marketing niche to sell more magazines by tempting readers with multiple options. However, in the case of the new issue of reFRESH magazine, it is well justified.

As a celebration of their 50th issue landmark, reFRESH magazine is treating t…

Cigarette-Shaped Salt n Pepper Shakers – Flavor Country

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Myan Duong created these sexy cigarette shaped salt and pepper shakers as an act of defiance: “They can stop you from smoking in restaurants, but they can’t stop you from ashing into your food.”

The “Flavor Country” salt and pepper shakers by allow you to carress these fake cigarettes …

Phone Photo Frames – Frame Tele (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The concept FRAME TELE from Tao Ma is both a picture frame and a phone that shows pictures of your family members or friends or your own picture continuously on the screen. When the phone rings, the frame can display a previously saved picture of whoever is calling or some pretty scenery instead. If…

Drinkable Cigarettes – Schnaider Brand

(TrendHunter.com) “Excuse me, waiter. There is a cigarette in my tea.” Not quite. That cigarette IS the tea. Schnaiders has introduced tea packs and rolls to resemble cigarettes. And get this, the “filter” acts as a float to keep the tea-stick upright for stirring.

Typography Rugs – John Pour Home (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Your front entrance helps largely to shape the first impression people get of your home, and your rug plays a role in what you reflect. To show you’re not just an average Joe, let your personality come out with one of these John Pour Home rugs. Instead of having a message printed on them, their shap…