Convertible & Compact Saves Space, Adds Design – The SmartSide Board

(TrendHunter.com) Young upcoming British designer Giles Wilson-Copp anticipated consumers’ needs perfectly when he created the SmartSide Board.

Perfect for people who have small apartments but still crave design, the SmartSide Board is a cross between a storage cabinet and a table. A set of four chairs convenient…

Magazine For Trendy Career Women – Business Madame

(TrendHunter.com) Women today have more sides to them then ever before. They can be mothers, sisters, girlfriends, wives, entrepreneurs, frequent travelers, fans of technology, cars, art, or design, fashion enthusiasts, or even all of the above.

Founded by Andrée Fraiderik-Vertino, Business Madame seeks to explore…

Huge Harmful Handbags – Countless Coture Injuries

(TrendHunter.com) Hey Posh, Mary-Kate and all you huge handbag aficionados! Put down those enormous handbags, they’re dangerous to your health! The American Chiropractic Association is saying that purse-related injuries surged 30% in 2007. Who knew there was even such a thing as a purse-related injury? The ACH bl…

Matte is the New Glossy – Automakers Customize Car Finishes

(TrendHunter.com) In recent years, safety and technology have found themselves on a level playing field between auto manufacturers. At the 2008 North American Auto Show in Detroit, automakers made lengthy efforts to emphasize personalization for drivers. The new rage is dull, as in matte. Glossy paint jobs are no …

When It’s a Truck, Bigger is Better – Humongous Alton 650 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dear Readers, This is what you call one big honkin’ truck in farm country. Anywhere else, it would be called a menace to society. Cash in your farm subsidy check for $200,000 and pick yourself out the Alton F650 with a Caterpillar V8. Inside is the regular stuff you find on any tractor: surround sou…

Nuggets & Cola in a Cup – The Col-Pop (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Col-Pop, a mashup of drink cup and food container is the brainchild of BBQ Chicken, a South Korea–based fried chicken chain. This evil idea sets to make us fatter by making it easy for handy snacking while walking, driving, talking on the phone, or blogging.

And the genius doesn’t stop at pop…

Luxury Cars Inspire Furniture – Aston Martin DB6 Couch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you love your Aston Martin so much that you want to have a piece of it in your house, Aston Martin Heritage Designs exclusively presents the Aston Martin DB6 couch. The limited edition couch will surely add a sense of cool to your living room and cause you to be admired by your friends and visito…

Luxury Hot Tub – AquaFit 19 Dual Temp by Dimension One (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you love swimming and need to stay physically fit, this AquaFit 19 Dual Temp ultimate hybrid hot-tub of fitness is for you! It is made by Dimension One Spas and is equipped with two separate temperature-controlled and filtered areas for a full-body workout.

If you just want a massage, the syste…

Bespoke Ice Cream Vans (2) – Ice Cream for Grown Ups (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have recently found Lola’s Ice and I have to say I think I prefer them to ‘Scoop’ as its a bit more about the ice cream / fun / flavours and a bit less about the design element of it and being too cool for school.

Their crazy ice cream van offers home made eclectic sorbets and ice creams and is a…

Living Large While Single – Hoesch SingleBath Suite (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Any dude that designs or builds a bath suite that is design for a single person, needs to have their head – or other body parts – examined. Hoesch SingleBath is just that. It’s got the cool Mirror TV Cabinet that lets you watch TV in the mirror, the Walk-in shower with a special drying floor, and th…

Luxurious Trucks – International LoneStar Coming in Fall 08 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We have featured many exciting truck design concepts, but a concept is one thing and reality is another. That is what makes the new International LoneStar, which will be out by Fall 2008, the most advanced and stylish truck out there. Navistar International Corp. has just unleashed the new flagship …

Unlikely Trademark – ‘High School Girl’ Meat Products

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese meat products manufacturer, Ito Ham, is trying to corner the market on the whole ‘high school girl’ image. They are actually trying to apply for the trademark rights. Their plans? A ‘high school girl’ line of meat pies, gyoza dumplings, pizza, and curry. I don’t get it and maybe that’s the …

Niche Cosmetics For Hi Def TV – Cargo blu_ray Make-Up (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So it seems that everyone is jumping on the Blu-Ray band wagon and further adding misery to the backers of the HD DVD. As a result, Cargocosmetics has introduced a new range of make-up aimed at make-up artists of the stars who will have every minor skin imperfection advertised by the HD technology. …

People as Traffic Sensors – Nokia’s Road Experiment

(TrendHunter.com) In an effort to find a cheaper alternative to permanent road sensors, Nokia conducted a large-scale experiment to test how cell phones can monitor and predict traffic. The experiment was in collaboration with the California Center for Innovative Transportation (CCIT), CalTrans, and Berkeley’s Depart…

Dreamworks Joins Dubailand – World’s First Dreamworks Theme Park (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As the new Trend Hunter resident Arab, I am proud to announce that Dubailand, billed as the biggest tourism, leisure and entertainment complex in the world, just landed an important partner, DreamWorks.

Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, has announced an alliance with DreamWorks Animation SKG to…

Neon Denim – Cali Glow In The Dark Denim (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cali Denim has produced a glow in the dark range that was predicted (albeit in jest) by top Trendhunter Bianca Bartz back in August 2007 in her review: The (Hideous) Return of Shoulder Pads Fashion. And I quote “This decade has been a decade of old-trend-revival. There have been no significant new l…

Eye Popping Pod Chair – Blobulous from Karim Rashad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I think these are just the coolest chairs. They are so sleek and shiny. I like sleek and shiny. I would feel chic in the sleek and shiny. Karim Rashad will display these “blobulous” chairs in Milan during design week. There are a whole range of colors for these fiberglas chairs.

There is the usual…

Books and Movies Inspire Scents – Theirry Mugler’s The Perfume Collection

(TrendHunter.com) Thierry Mugler the exquisite design house, has a limited edition collection of 15 different perfumes inspired by the book and movie Perfume. The fabulous box includes a narrative of the novel and how it was interpreted by the perfume makers. The Perfume by Patrick Suskind will set you back $700.

Winter 2079 – Global Warming Ad Gags by Go Shout (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Very interesting campaign. Here’s the setup: The video depicts winter in the year 2079. We should expect to see bleak, snow covered imagery, instead, we are presented with a hip pool party complete with bikinied booty, ample breasts, hard abs and six packs. Because, ya know, global warming has elimi…

Design Mirrors Nature – The Chameleon Truck is a Centipede (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Even with all our technology and breakthrough inventions, we still look at mother nature for inspiration. Thats what Haishan Deng did when he designed the Chameleon Truck.

This bionic cargo transport wonder utilizes an innovative segmented body that remarkably resembles that of a centipede. This en…