Public Interactive Art – Liquid Space 2.1

(TrendHunter.com) Interactive art installations allow anybody to create their own artistic manifesto.

Liquid Space 2.1 is an interactive space that uses a software and electronic systems to create a live response when humans interact with it. It was created by Studio Roosegaarde 2.5 and involves human sounds and mot…

Bohemians-in-Exile – Buenos Aires (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Looking for rich culture but can’t decide between chic Parisian-style art and cuisine, more intense features of a bull fighting city like Barcelona, or the fashions and clubs of LA? Don’t choose any of those. Add some red wine and sweaty tango to your day dream, and you’ve got the pumping beat of Bu…

Pregnant Ballerinas – “MaEternal” (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Twelve pregnant women auditioning for “MaEternal”, will have a chance to dance in the newest production by Balletlorent.

Artistic Director Liv Lorent, who happens to be pregnant, believes mothers in waiting are fascinating, beautiful and serene, qualities which can only enrich her ballet productio…

Cos-Play to Teach Geek’s English – Tokyo Cosplish School (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A Tokyo school has just begun teaching an innovative new subject called Cosplish, a hybrid of the words “cos-play” and “English.”

The strange course focuses on three topics which have become increasingly popular among Japanese culture: the English language, manga, and costume-play. It’s centered ar…

Real Musical Robots You Control Online – Absolut Choir (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Absolut has released another fun ad campaign to promote their world famous vodka, this time called Absolut Machines. We’ve featured one machine already, the Absolut Quartet already, but now we’re showing you the Absolut Orchestra.

The project is an amalgamation of cutting edge technology and the f…

Grandest Piano Of Them All – Schimmel Pegasus Piano (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This hand-made über exclusive Schimmel Pegasus Piano is one of only fourteen that were made ten years ago for high-profile people like Eddie Murphy, Lenny Kravitz, and Prince. Now you have a chance to play this exclusive club because there’s one for sale until March 15th. It sports an ergonomically…

Reversible Bikini Lounger – Wiel Arets for Gutzz (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Reversible Bikini Lounger is designed by Dutch architect Wiel Arets for Gutzz. The idea came from young ladies sunbathing in Aret’s garden with a towel draped over a large stone.

Apparently this is the first ever chair that Gutzz has produced. The chair is yet in preproduction phase:
Gutzz Clai…

Brazil Underwear Day – Bus Station Hosts Underwear Fashion Show & Go (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Agreed not a new type of event, as New York has its very own National Underwear Day dating back to 2003, but this similar event in Brazil (in its second year) is more of a fashion show, as it represents 13 international, national marks and shops of Brasilia and hands out advertising and marketing ma…

Interactive Love Story – Story Telling on Pavements

(TrendHunter.com) She Loves The Moon’ is an interactive love story / art installation found on the streets of San Fransisco. To ‘read’ the book you choose simply follow the arrows which correspond with the story line you would like to follow.

Without giving too much away there are two endings to this story; one happ…

Magnetic Field Powers 1,301 Fluorescent Lights – Flickering FIELD by Richard Box (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re into nerdy art forms, you’ll surely appreciate this art installation.

In his project, Richard Box combined nature with science as he laid 1,301 fluorescent bulbs on a 3,600 square metre field, with nothing above it but power lines.

The lights, which look like a freshly harvested wheat …

Strap-On Chair – Legless Chair Looking For Love

(TrendHunter.com) The Strap-On Chair, created by Cambridge, Massachusetts born and raised designer Annika Schmidt, is proudly taking on the established preconceptions of what a chair should look like. The chair is one of a progressive series of designs, and like its name suggests it is only fully functional when it i…

One Night Stand Architecture – Demountable M-Hotel in East London (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve heard of pop up boutiques and pop up restaurants, but now Architect Tim Pyne has designed a temporary hotel is London’s trendy Hoxton. Pyne aims to start building works this summer and intends to fill the disused site for 8 years (which will be long enough to cash in on the Olympics boom). …

Gunpowder Art – Cai-Guo-Qiang Paints With Gunpowder (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cai-Guo-Qiang the Chinese artist will display his gunpowder works of art at a unique solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. His gunpowder works carry many accolades and have recently sold for over US $9 million that is sure to add to his growing list of admirers and awards.

Cai works…

X-Ray Art – Paul Cocksedge Illuminates Wellcome Trust in London

(TrendHunter.com) Super scale neon veins and arteries illuminate a glazed office lobby in central London, flicking on and off to promote debate and awareness of the UK’s biggest Medical Charity, Wellcome Trust. London based Paul Cocksedge is the lighting designer behind the commission, which will be on show until No…

Penile Art – ‘Pricasso’ Paints Portraits With Penis (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Pricasso is well known on the sex-fair circuit (so they tell me) for his penile artworks and one-to-one portrait sessions and is now about to move into the mainstream art world with his inclusion in an Australian professional art competition. Pricasso aka Tim Patch will be showing off his works that…

3D LED Window Displays – Harrod’s “Senses” Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Harrod’s, the famous London department store, has launched a brilliant in-store campaign called “Senses” which uses a 3D LED display of vibrant colours and patterns to mimic the senses.

An image of a city skyline by night appearing to be under a dramatic storm evokes the senses of sight, sound and …

Waste Awareness Throught Art – Waste Project by Aaron Kent

(TrendHunter.com) AK-47 is an artist often considered a bit of a renegade.

Over the last years, Aaron Kent has conceptualized projects with such variety while still staying true with the fringe dwelling style of the AK-47. Kent does not limit his work to a genre that is sure to create income. This artist lends himse…

Naked Models Keep Clothes On – Strike for Higher Wages (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s the age old problem: what is it worth for somebody to take all their clothes off? In Rome, they are wrestling with this problem as nude models for art students are on strike. Both male and female models have been walking the picket line for higher wages. Although there are 1500 models in Rome o…

Sculptures With Real Human Skin – Man Exhibits 3rd Ear (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A disturbing and controversial new exhibition is taking place in Liverpool, UK displaying genuine skin tissue in sculptures- and as if that was not enough, Sk-interfaces at FACT have included thought-provoking items such as a tiny coat made from human and rodent skin that will grow over the course o…

Sofa Wall – Two-sided WallFa (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s a wall. It’s a sofa. It’s a WallFa! What fun this would be. A two-sided piece of furniture so that people can sit on either side and have some fun with the person or persons behind them. Groping encouraged! The movements and touch can give you a hint of who or what is going on behind you. It l…