Unbranding Stickers – DeBranded Home Labels

(TrendHunter.com) DebrandedHome.com produces stickers or labels for people to put on their personal care product containers. They are out to reduce “visual pollution” and “lessening brand presence” in the home. Why clutter your bathroom with products in various colours and shapes? Use your own plain container…

Look Alike Fashion – Handcrafted Camera and Phone Bags (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Camera bags and phone pouches are functional, protect your gear but are so boring. Hine Mizushima’s handcrafted bags are anything but boring.

These functional art pieces for your purse are fun, funky, colourful conversation pieces. Great not just for cameras and phones but cosmetics, ipods and…

Candy-Bowl Shaped Sofa – Matteo Thun’s Tantisassi

(TrendHunter.com) Matteo Thun designed this sofa called the Tantisassi. Ballerhouse notes that the sofa looks like a bowl of M & M’s.

To me the Tantisassi looks more like a bowl of flattened up eggs. The strategically placed cushions of the sofa are made of multi-colored or solid white polyurethane-foam which com…

Bamboo Jewelry – Laser Cut Eco Accessories (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bamboo jewelry by Molly M Designs is a perfect match for today’s new environmentally friendly bamboo clothes. The jewelry line is laser cut with designs inspired from her natural surroundings and her garden. Simple, sharp and bold cutouts reveal recycled materials such as wool, felt and suede from o…

Safe Chewable Jewelry – For Babies and the Insatiably Hungry (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dr Helen Bloom, a dentist, has launched a line of ‘safe’ Chewable Jewelry to give women the chance to wear trendy jewelry and keep teething babies happy and occupied at the same time. The pendants and bangles look like they are made of resin but are much softer and won’t harm developing tooth buds…

Digital Religion – Pope Reaches Out With Text Messages

(TrendHunter.com) For his age, it’s incredible how modern Pope Benedict XVI is. In his latest approach to expand his global appeal, the Pope is reaching out to youth by sending out thousands of text messages with inspirational messages.

“We wanted to make WYD08 a unique experience by using new ways to connect with …

Sketchy Slum Tours – Rio Favela Trafficking Tours

(TrendHunter.com) A lot of exotic destinations, including Rio de Janeiro, have two sides to them: the beautiful, touristy side shown in the media, and the “real,” sketchier side.

Not everyone wants the postcard experience; in fact, some companies are actually paid to set up traffickers and tourists. Private Tours, …

Starring in Strangers’ Photos – PhotoBombing (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever been surprised to see a stranger appear to pose like he’s part of your photos? It’s no accident. In fact, there’s actually a term for what he’s doing. He is PhotoBombing.

The term refers to people who intentionally jump into the scene of a photo to land themselves a spot in your phot…

Biodegradable Beds – Essentia Eco Luxury Mattresses

(TrendHunter.com) These luxury eco mattresses make Tempur seem like a Barbie doll bed.

So what is about Essentia that is making the competition quake in their boots? They created a luxurious, eco-friendly, natural memory foam. Before Essentia, every memory foam was synthetic therefore would trap heat in and stunk to…

Top 63 Gardening Trends – Blossoming Innovations (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Are flowers the first thing you think of for Mothers Day? Most women love flowers, be it a stunning floral arrangement for the table or an entire garden full of gorgeous blossoms. Flowers make great gifts, but if you could customize them with a personal message or logo, wouldn’t that be even greater…

Designer Diggers 2 – Christian LaCroix Garden Set (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How can you not dig this patterned garden spade? It was designed by French fashion designer, Christian LaCroix and it is oh-so-chic.

He designed the Rempoton trowel for La Redoute, part of a set that sells for $54. Some other pieces from the La Redoute gardening line can be seen in the gallery, in…

$2,000 Dinner Bells – Wood & Glass Campane di Campana

(TrendHunter.com) Pavlov’s pooch knew that the sound of a bell meant food was about the be served, and now for $1,900, you can alert your family the same way with this twig that has an attached bell.

“The brothers Campana (the Italian word for ‘bell’) have teamed up with Venini to create a series of limited-edition…

Digital Patient Management – The CareTracker

(TrendHunter.com) Bethany Community is enhancing its value-added service with innovative new technology which includes the CareTracker.

The objective of the CareTracker, a computer-based method of charting the daily functions of a residents’ care, is to increase the amount of time the caregivers have to spend enga…

Digital Display Walls – 9XMedia 15-Monitor Display

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever wanted your living room (I would say den, but I don’t think this would fit) to look like the Federal government’s Central Command, then you’re in luck! 9XMedia now offers a multi-screen display system that feature 15 monitors.

But wait… for the ultimate in digital displays, you ca…

Federal Finger-Puppets – FoldUsCandidate.com

(TrendHunter.com) Want to get your kids or officemates into politics? Ease them into Capital Hill with these DIY, paper finger-puppets from FoldUsCandidate.com. They’ve got Hillary, Obama, and McCain – just print them out and let your fingers do the talking.

Personal Jets Near Mainstream – Cirrus’ The-Jet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Next time you take the family for a zoom in the sky (wouldn’t it be nice to do that every weekend?), leave your old Cesna in the hangar, and get them on board The-Jet by Cirrus.

Crafted from alloy and composite materials, this jet accommodates seven people. It has a special two-door facility simil…

Event Style Blogs – Coachella Fashion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve covered a number of different street style blogs, and recently mentioned The Sartorialist was covering college fashion at Yale. Now the live fashion spotting has spread to events, with Style.com covering the real life fashions of Coachella attendees.

Linlee Allen photographed attendees of Th…

Water Conservation Gadgets – Aperture Shower Head

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re the type of person that likes to spend ages in the shower, you definitely need this device to keep your water consumption in check.

The Aperture shower head keeps track of the volume of water you use while showering. The designers hope users will take note of the huge amounts of water th…

Giant Eco-Friendly LED Displays – Beijing Greenpix Zero Energy Wall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Greenpix Zero Energy Media LED Wall in Beijing was created by Simone Giostra & Partners and Arup and can be seen in the gallery. The gigantic LED wall, which is near the site of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and which is set to go live sometime this month, will display videos of art-related ev…

E-Paper Jewelry – E-Paper Slap Bracelet

(TrendHunter.com) Chinese company Chocolate Agency is working on a concept e-paper slap bracelet. The accessory is made of a thin, flexible, high contrast screen that can display images. In addition, the length of the bracelet can be altered simply by adding magnetically attached extenders. This concept bracelet is p…