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…

Pushing Super Car Design – Ugur Sahin’s Corvette Z03 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Corvette is one of the world’s best sports cars, at any price. Because they roll off the factory floor hot, designers just love to take the look and performance to the next level. Ugur Sahin made his first attempt with the Corvette Z03 Concept. And it is breathtaking. They hope to build about 100 of…

San Francisco 2108 – Hydro-Net City Of The Future (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Futurists have nothing to lose – they can let their imaginations run wild and get publicity for many ideas and creations that will never see the light of day, like those who said that humans would fly in the 21st century. And here is another example of the future can’t-lose guessing game that imagin…

Cheap Pens No Limit for Talent – Biro Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have come across all sorts of biro art sites and artists lately – and as a form of drawing it appears to be trend on the up. Biro Art is featuring more and more in blog discussions and they are even entire exhibitions dedicated to the art of making art with Biro’s. One in Spain had to be cancelle…

Unique Architecture – The Rock at Wellington Airport (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) They were aiming for a radical departure from airport design, and they surely got it. New Zealand’s Wellington Airport has unveiled the design for the final element of its international passenger terminal, which it is calling “the Rock”. The bold and dramatic unique addition is part of its internati…

Furniture Design for Nature Lovers – Birdy Chair Chirps Love Me

(TrendHunter.com) Aww, isn’t this tweet? It’s an iddy-biddy birdy chair. Every chair is handmade of wood, liana and leather. Liana is made flexible using steam and then dried to become very sturdy. The chair is not available covered in feathers yet, only leather and faux leather. Put this out on the balcony and wait …

Deceptive Electronic Scales – For Those Paranoid About Their Body Weight (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There are three electronic scales in the Alice Wang designed Asimov’s First Law range that highlights the fixation and psychological harm people can have with their (what they believe to be) ideal bodyweight. The collection is named after the first of the Laws of Robotics set out by author Isaac Asi…

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…

Visual Extravaganza Ads – Dolce & Gabbana Women Spring/Summer 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring/Summer 2008 women’s ad campaign embodies the designers’ vision for the season – a perfect fusion of fashion and art – with hand painted dresses shot in an artist’s studio setting. Unlike previous campaigns, the statement isn’t about sex, which is what we would expect f…

Recycled Swedish Barns – Hermit Cabin

(TrendHunter.com) The Swedish architect Mats Theselius has, together with the Swedish company Arvesund Trä, created the both beautiful and simple Hermit cabin.

The cabin is made of logs and boards from old Swedish barns that no longer have owners or a healthy life. Instead of turning into a pile of old wood old ba…

Swoopy Aero Clean Furniture – Jetson Furniture from Phillips Grass (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Jetson furniture is finally here! Doesn’t this furniture from Phillips Grass remind you of something old George Jetson, Jane his wife, would snuggle up in? The smooth lines with the jet engine like armrests and the swooping aerodynamic back all have the markings of the Boeing company lounge. Caution…

Manimali Watchvertizing – Guido Daniele’s Painted Hand Watch Ads (UPDATE) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve featured the extraordinary works by Italian body painter Guido Daniele who uses “Manimali” (hand paintings) before, and now we’re giving you an update. He’s turned his amazing work into advertisement for watch companies.

Guido loves animals, trees, stones, mountains, oceans, clean water, hai…

Art in 3D – Highmath Exhibition & Arkitip Mag Viewmaster Issue (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Highmath exhibition, one of the most talked about and anticipated art events of 2008, is open now in Germany (31 Jan – 1 Mar, 2008). The cool thing however, is that Arkitip Magazine, a limited-edition, hand-numbered art book for which excellence in production is of primary importance; is producing i…

Spice Gun – Salt & Pepper Shoots Salad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Like it or not; cringe or choose to ignore the multiple ethical issues it raises in an already gun-happy world this Spice Gun loaded with salt, pepper, sugar or any other spice of your choice, makes the job of spicing up your food at the least, a conversation hot-spot. Designed by Chinese designer Z…

Turn Your Washing Machine Into a Lamp – Reestore Ideas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Since recycling is on everyone’s mind, the designers at Reestore have been turning what some would consider “no longer of any use” into fully-functioning household furniture. The ideas Reestore have come up with are fresh, unique, and stylish where recycled items can often “look” recycled and not so…

Dooodle Your Bathroom Inspiration – WCNotes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designers Marc Graells, Miquel Monfort & Victor Viñamata believe that sometimes your “best ideas come to you when you’re in the bathroom.” And since the toilet is not necessarily the best place for high tech gizmos, they came up with the WCNotes.

The WCNotes is essentially a mash-up design…

Blackmailing for Fair Trade – Frövi Coffee Marketing

(TrendHunter.com) An eco-friendly packaging for a fair trade product. This personal mail campaign consists of a black envelope with samples of “fair coffee” and a coffee filter which can be constructed from the card.
In this era of electronic communication setting up and executing a direct mailing campaign is quite …

Cool Cribs – The House In The Clouds

(TrendHunter.com) I would totally love to rent this house for a day, and actually The House In The Clouds in Suffolk, England is rentable either daily or weekly, for the price of $900/day or $3800/week. The peculiar house is built on top of a platform, about 70 feet off the ground. The home is actually an old convert…

32,000 Barbies Represent Real Boob Jobs – Running the Numbers by Chris Jordan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Up close, you can see that these photographs consist of some fascinating detail; the entire design is made of plastic dolls. 32,000 Barbies, to be exact.

The images, created by photographer Chris Jordan, are more than just art; they are a form of social commentary and send a message backed by frig…

Sticker Lamps Really Work – Tall & Tiny

(TrendHunter.com) You can not get a more flexible or efficient space-saving lamp design than Tall&Tiny;by Alice Rosignoli. Tall&Tiny;are two sticker-lamps in Vinyl foil, that answer your desire and need for home furniture while considering the problem of ever-decreasing living space. I really love these 2D designs. Y…