Charitable Street Art – Tanqueray Style Sessions (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tanqueray has sponsored a high end auction of street art in a charitable project called Tanqueray Style Sessions.

The events, which combines fashion, street art and music, are taking place in April and May in major cities across the US, including San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans and New York. T…

Emergency Money Box – Break Glass for Change

(TrendHunter.com) Every parent has found the need to occasionally raid their children’s piggy bank to get loose change when desperate. Here’s an alternative so that you won’t have to handle a rather irrate kid when they find out what you have done.

Although the ‘Emergency Money Box’ by Becky Miller is not designed …

Intelligent Refrigerators – Touch Screen Fridge With RFID Tag Reader

(TrendHunter.com) This fridge knows exactly what it has inside. It’s wired so it can send messages to your phone reminding you to get the vinagrette for tonight’s mixed salad. This is like a personal food assistant.

Designer Kim Otto took a Siemens refrigerator and replaced the existing flatscreen with a touch scre…

Hollow Watches – M60M by Roger Kellenberger (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Every now and then a totally unique watch catches your fancy and you just have to have it. The M60M designed by Roger Kellenberger does just that. The watch is hollow in the centre and uses a disc which rotates to show the time in hours and quarters.

People who fix appointments at odd times like 7…

Bottled Air – Entree d’Air

(TrendHunter.com) Entree d’Air by Theo Aldridge has joined the bandwagon of bottled products. According to the producers of the bottled air, each bottle contains the purest air from only the most exotic locations on earth. The label on the bottle gives detailed information of the geographical location from where th…

$24,000 Movie Tours – The Sex and the City Fantasy Tour (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Destination on Location , a high-end travel company, is offering a Sex and the City Tour. Only a handful of women at a time get to visit the haunts and stomping ground of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, perhaps American TV’s most famous single women.

The first stop is SoHo House which i…

Tank SUVs – Dillon Aero SUV for Road Rage (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Dillon Aero SUV is a government-issue GMC Yukon XL equipped with a Dillon Gatling gun. Probably not such a good idea to get one if you have trouble with road rage.

How many times have you raced down the freeway in a rush, late as hell, and suddenly traffic comes to a complete stop because some …

Urban Clean-Ups – 20-Minute Toronto Makeover for Earth Day (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Toronto has really basic, yet eye-catching, signs all around the city to promote a community clean-Up. Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, Mayor David Miller is hoping people will be inspired to pitch in on April 18 to make the city a greener place.

The 20-Minute Toronto Makeover takes place th…

Brain Fitness – Nintendo Brain Age 2 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Fighting the drawbacks of aging? Why leave the brain behind. Nintendo has released the second version of its immensely popular game called Brain Age.

According to Nintendo, all it takes is a few minutes a day to increase your brain power and alertness. The games help exercise the brain with activit…

Guitar Piano Hybrids – The Harpejji (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Harpejji is a hybrid musical instrument that was invented by a math professor by the name of Jorn Starret. The musical instrument, which has 24 strings on 24 frets, is the offspring of a union between the guitar and the piano.

I’m looking at this strange-looking new guitar/piano fusion and I’m …

Top 61 Unconventional Weddings – Modern Matrimony From Engagement to Divorce (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Wedding season is finally upon us. If you’re looking for tips for a traditional wedding, you’d better leave now. If you’re looking for cutting edge and quirky, read on!

The following bits of trend candy highlight some of the top innovations for your special day, from high tech engagement rings lik…

War Fashion 6 – Santo Fashion Week Mexico (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The fashion industry’s fascination with war and gas masks continues at designer Santo’s Autumn/Winter 2008/09 show during Fashion Week Mexico in Mexico City on April 16.

It all started with John Galliano’s recent “Prisoner of War” and “Torture” inspired designs of his 2008 fall fashion line, and it…

Plastic Surgery Kids Books – My Beautiful Mommy by Dr. Michael Salzhauer

(TrendHunter.com) Dr. Michael Salzhauer, who is a plastic surgeon, has written an illustrated book for children to help them understand why their mother looks different. In 2007, 348,000 women had plastic surgery in the USA for various different kinds of procedures ranging from breast augmentation, face lifts, tummy …

Religious Phones – Buddhist Nokia N70 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This first of its kind Buddhism mobile phone is a heavily customized Nokia N70 that is decorated with numerous Buddhist aesthetics that makes for the ultimate religious phone.

The phone features 24 K gold plating, a Buddha on the back and intricate carvings and religious symbols all over. It also h…

Luxury Purse Coolers – Veuve Clicquot Globalight (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is the Veuve Clicquot Globalight limited edition champagne cooler designed by Karim Rashid who is one of the most prolific designers in the high-end hotel and home goods arenas. Rashid was inspired by the idea of a purse or handbag.

The sleek looking, soft pink bubbly chiller sells for a cool…

19 New Ways to Mow Your Lawn and Garden in Style

(TrendHunter.com) From pink gardening tools to the world’s fastest lawnmower, this list will provide you with more than a dozen new ideas for your lawn and garden. Don’t have a yard? No problem, we’ve also got an array of urban gardening trends from living walls to vertical gardens.

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Fashion TVs – Armani/Samsung LCD TV

(TrendHunter.com) In a continuing effort by Armani to expand its design empire, Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics unveiled the new Armani/Samsung LCD TV today in Milan, Italy.

The 46-inch TV features 1080p Full HD with Samsung’s 100Hz motion processing tech and two remote controls: one with “radiant backlights”…

Ice Cream Cone Lights – Whippy CFL Bulbs

(TrendHunter.com) First Aunt Bessie introduces cones with mashed potatoes, and now there are these ice cream lamps! No question about it, wafers are HOT at the moment. Even if you’re not massively into kitsch, there’s no denying the Whippy light fixtures are kind of cool. Best of all, they support eco friendly CFL b…

Jelly Bean Art 2 – Madonna Hard Candy Cover (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) At a promotional party in the UK for Madonna’s new album, Hard Candy, there was a lot of themed merchandise and decor including these jelly bean portraits.

The art was creative out of real candies, which was very suitable considering the album’s name. The colours were perfectly chosen to reflect t…

Celebrity Dolls – Amy Winehouse Barbie

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen celebrity dolls used as narcisstic promotional tools, but it’s not often we see memorabilia that accentuates a star’s less appealing attributes. This Amy Winehouse Barbie has a lot of similarity with the real UK crooner, complete with black, messy beehive hair style, tattoos and dramatica…