Wind-Up Promotional Toys – McDonald’s Cranks it Up for Coffee (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Be warned Starbucks, McDonald’s is making a very strong push to promote its coffee. Following the unusual Sort Your Head outdoors campaign, Alma DDB has created a fun print ad campaign promoting McDonald’s premium roast coffee.

The “Wake up with a premium roast coffee” campaign features wind-up toy…

Bullet-Proof Bird Houses – The Architect’s Bird Feeder (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Those with a modern sense of style and a dwelling to match will appreciate the ‘Architect’s Bird Feeder’ .

Architect Doug Patt designed the contemporary feeder out of bullet-proof polycarbonate. Why bullet-proof? I can only assume that the material’s clearness and durability was his rationale…

Oral Pressure Washers – Philips Spraying Toothbrush

(TrendHunter.com) The next home dental hygiene tool to enter the consumer market could well be high pressure tooth spray. Sonic toothbrushes, while relatively effective, can’t reach tough spots. Water picks, well, just pick at things. The idea of adapting high pressure hoses used to clean houses and cars to cleanin…

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…

Space Produce – Mega Veggies Could End World Hunger (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I wonder if these things have Air Miles? Mega Veggies are grown from seeds that were fired into space, where for two weeks, they orbited the Earth. Once returned, the seeds are cultivated in hothouses and the final product is the HUGE specimens seen in these photos.

Mega Veggies are a product of th…

Educational Virals – Shift Happens by Karl Fisch (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Karl Fisch created Shift Happens, the most favourited presentation on SlideShare. In April 2007, Michael Arnold got the high school teacher’s permission to take it to the next level by turning it into a video.

Fisch discusses global shifts occurring and the impact globalization will have on educ…

Famous Apples to Promote Cereal – Eve & Snow White for Kellogs

(TrendHunter.com) To advertise the use of “more fruit than before” in Kellog’s All-Bran Fruit’n Fibre cereal, JWT advertising agency brought in non-other than Snow White from the beloved children’s fairy tale and our mother, the first female, Eve.

While it’s usually one red apple in the hand of Eve or snow white, we…

Transformer Coffee Cups – Multicultural En Terrasse / To Go Mug (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While coffee is a universal drink, different cultures have different rituals and ways of drinking it. For example, while most people in New York City would have their coffee “to go” and drink it on the move, you’d be hard pressed to find the same in Paris, where the typical coffee drinking is …

Sumo Car Wash – Subaru Forester TV Spot (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What do you get when you combine a group of nearly naked sumo wrestlers and a catchy disco beat with dramatic slow-motion video footage? One of Subaru’s most hilarious TV spots to date! Just imagine Zoolander and his crew each gaining 200 lbs, stripping down to their undies and putting on sumo costu…

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…

Niche Exotic Supercars – 2008 Koenigsegg CCR (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This Koenigsegg CCR supercar is on display at the 2008 F1 & SuperCar Show being held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju, Korea from May 9 to May 18 2008. The shiny, orange luxury vehicle can reach a top speed of 395km/h and I don’t know the price of this ultra sleek sports car, but I…

Protecting Polar Bears – Officially Listed As Endangered (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Polar Bears are officially on the global list of animals to be protected. As global warming continues, their natural habitats are threatened as global sea ice melts and their ability to survive is threatened. If nothing is done, the great white bears will face extinction.

Thankfully an initiative b…

Mini Recycled Yachts – 3D Plywood Luxury Boat (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cognizant of the fact sailboats cause a lot of damage to the ecosystem, designer Max Koriath conceived the 3D Plywood Boat.

“By using a patented new process that applies a beech wood veneer to readily available plywood parts, this design gives you all the luxury and durability of more costly woods…

Junk Food Motorcycles – The Hamburglar Bike

(TrendHunter.com) Harry Sperl of Florida had this Harley bike customized to look like a really fat hamburger. I think it’s a total riot!

“Frankly, I’m surprised we don’t see this kind of thing more often, since Harley’s are a symbol of the American dream,” Slipperybrick says. “Judging by the hoardes [sic] of …

Recycled Auto Part Art – Hubcap Creatures (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What do you do with your hub caps when they wear out or become outdated? You could toss it in the garbage like most of us, but that’s not what the people do at HubcapCreatures.com. They use the hubcaps of cars to create modern art, with a heavy emphasis on fish and other creatures of the animal king…

Sushi Cologne – Smell Like Dinner Wherever You Go

(TrendHunter.com) If you love the smell of Japanese restaurants, then you’ll be excited to know you can experience the aromas of white rice, seaweed and fish wherever you go. Demeter created a sushi cologne that seeks to transport a person to a special place or time.

If the smell of sushi brings you back to an amaz…

Bread Parties – Dough Something Different in SF

(TrendHunter.com) Flour power has struck the west coast. While it sounds like something your grandma would have done as a young housewife, bread baking parties are actually a hip type of social get-together people in San Francisco are excitedly participating in.

Curious bakers are gathering to learn the recipes of …

Fresh Baked Heads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Believe it or not Artist Kittiwat Unarrom who has a family baking business is baking Hhads and other body parts.

Does that seem gruesome? You probably would be relieved if I told you that those heads and severed limbs are not actually the real deal but made out of bread.

Kittiwat Unarrom from Th…

Anti-Jetlag Glasses – Re-Set Your Body’s Clock on the Fly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you travel across different timezones, you know how it feels to be jetlagged. You become sleepy, moody, can’t concentrate and you have a hard time staying awake in the day, and can’t fall sleep at night. The Re-Time Jetlag Glasses solve this problem.

The glasses will adjust your body’s natural …

Free Hair Cuts For The Poor – 4,000 Barbers Clean Up Indian Children

(TrendHunter.com) While it’s hard for most of us to image, not everyone can afford to have their hair washed and trimmed, and that includes children. In eastern India, a new initiative is seeing around 4,000 barbers volunteer their services to school-aged children who could otherwise not afford a hair cut.

They’ll b…