Old Crafts On New Furniture – In-the-Round Knitted Chair

(TrendHunter.com) Have a knitter in the family looking for some fun money? Have them get into the chair knitting biz. The In-the-Round Chair gets is name from knitting socks or sleeves without a stitch. It’s a fairly easy technique, but the payoff is high. Thirty feet of sleeve is required for a chair like this.

Th…

Branson Helps You Hire a Private Jet – Virgin Charter (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Richard Branson keeps making it easier for the world to travel in style. He wasn’t going to stop at Virgin Galactic; now he’s launched Virgin Charter, a new online service that lets the uber affluent charter private planes from anywhere in the world.

If the travel bug is crawling around under your…

Inflatable Rescue Sleds – Firun Saves Lives

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen and read about people stuck in snow while on sporting adventures or vacation. Firun by Janine Züst is a solution that could save your life in such circumstances. It is a compact inflatable rescue carriage/luge that optimizes the Alpine rescue system and that is light enough to wear as a …

Bling Bling Boring (Part III) – Top 34 Bizarre Blinged Things (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As the final part in our Bling Bling Boring series, we bring you a list of the most random things adorned with crystals, gems and diamonds.

The list has such a diverse range of items, it was impossible to create individual categories. There’s everything from jewel encrusted bugs to toilet paper di…

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer – Natalie Imbruglia with Sass & Bride (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In an increasing trend of fashion and celebrities helping the fight against AIDS and cancer, Sass & Bide has teamed up with Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia to help Fashion Targets Breast Cancer- a charity close to Sass & Bide designer Heidi Middleton’s heart.

Middleton was diagnosed with breast ca…

German Patriotism Campaign – Du Bist Deutschland Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Jung von Matt, one of Germany’s top ad agencies, has released a great campaign to help evoke positive feelings of patriotism in the country’s citizens.

The Du bist Deutschland (you are Germany) campaign is a series of 18 photographs of famous Germans who have had historical impact and are known gl…

Searching For Answers – Conspiracy Theory Film Zeitgeist (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Conspiracy films seem to be popping up everywhere, teeming with facts on what the real underlying truth is and what the people in power don’t want you to know making them appealing to the one’s searching for the answers.

Zeitgeist is yet another one of those films, however what makes this one …

Beauty Through Coffee – Caffeine Rubs Rid Cellulite

(TrendHunter.com) With the winter season soon over in the northern hemisphere, women might have a look at their sisters in the southern hemisphere where the summer slowly comes to an end. With the sunshine in front of us, women start dreaming about light summer clothing and beach parties to enjoy in bikinis. Typicall…

Camera Implants For Insects – Cyborg Spy Flies

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re paranoid about being watched, this might not be a good feature to read as it could cause you more anxiety.

Scientists are working on the development of an implant which can be inserted into flying insects, turning them into tiny spies. They’ll be able to send these “Cyborgs” into environ…

Customized Robot Jeeves – Virtual Butler Summoned Through Magic Mirror (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine never having to stick your hand in a toilet bowl again, never having to scrape crusted on food off a pan or never having to scrub at scuff marks on the floor. In the future, you could have a robot that does all the messy work for you thanks to a new customized, Virtual Butler.

Even simpler…

Eco Lawnmower – Remington PowerMower

(TrendHunter.com) Old style electric lawn mowers just didn’t cut it – literally. No more. The revolutionary Remington PowerMower, uses a brand new technology to keep the power flowing from motor to blade. The power rivals that of a gas powered engine. Even mowing the “two-week-vacation” grass isn’t a problem anymore.…

Art Made of Jelly Beans – Jelly Belly George Clooney (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I knew George Clooney was eye candy, but I had no idea he could be this sweet! This fantastic portrait of the sexy 460year-old was created out of Jelly Belly jelly beans, forming a sort of candy mosaic.

I adore Jelly Belly beans, so I don’t think I could have this on my wall without picking. His c…

Drinkable Sun Protection – LycoRed’s Tomato Supplement

(TrendHunter.com) LycoRed is an international supplier of natural carotenoids and a wide range of other nutritional ingredients to the dietary supplement and functional food industries. The LycoRed, Israel, innovation is a natural tomato carotenoid composition of lycopene, phytoene and phytofluene, all highly unsatur…

Smart Video Glasses Boost Memory – Cyber Goggles

(TrendHunter.com) Bet you didn’t think throwing on a pair of ultra-nerdy lab glasses could help your memory, did you? These smart video goggles, developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo, record everything in front of them.

The Cyber Goggles create footage of everything the goggle-wearer sees, the content…

Glittery Gadget Really Flies – Silverlit iBird (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) So you like remote control toys, but are afraid to admit it because you think they’re only for boys? You’re wrong little ladies. Just look at this stunningly elegant iBird from Silverlit.

The dainty, glitter-encrusted gizmo flutters gracefully thanks to Silverlit’s mini-ornithopter technology and …

Backyard Getaway Globe – Ornate Garden Rotating Lounger

(TrendHunter.com) The Ornate Garden Rotating Lounger is the perfect seclusion getaway. Just steps away from your home, you could find peace and tranquility surrounded by the fragrant flowers in your own beautiful garden.

Since the globe rotates, your can change your view as often as you like, perhaps rotating with …

Portable Sail Boat – Urban Skiff (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Urban Skiff, by designers Thomas Giger, Anita Meyer, Florian Ueker, Femke Morf and Thomas Etter is a portable/foldable sail boat that comes complete and ready to assemble. When you’re ready to go sailing all you need to do is grab your boat, load it onto your vehicle and head out to wherever it …

Sex, Stealth, and Haute-Couture – Superhero Fashion & Fantasy Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” is opening at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2008. The exhibit will showcase legendary American superheroes and their influence on fashion.

The Incredible Hulk suit by Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck is said to inflate phallically in various …

Challenging “Artifical Boundaries” of Fashion Industry – Britain’s Missing Top Model

(TrendHunter.com) Are you sick of reality modeling shows yet? I’m on my way, for sure, but I have to give the BBC props for getting a little bit creative in their casting. For one of their latest shows, they’re searching for disabled models for a show called Britain’s Missing Top Model.

What a refreshing change. No…

Wind To Purify Salt Water – High Tech Windmill Could Supply Millions With Water

(TrendHunter.com) It’s always great when we get to feature new inventions that could change the world for the better. Take this windmill for example. It’s capable of turning salt water into pure, clean drinking water.

There are so many countries in the world that, despite being surrounded by ocean, suffer a serious…