(TrendHunter.com) While looking at the March 2008 edition of Wallpaper* Magazine, my eye fell on a new ad with nudes seated on an Emeco Navy 1006: One brushed, used by Petty Officer FTG3 Tony Cost, and one polished, used by Parisienne socialite Amelia-Louise Enright.
The ad is by Wieden Kennedy, brand champion to ma…
(TrendHunter.com) The Greenhouse area of the Stockholm Furniture Fair tends to be the most anticipated area of the exhibition, as it features up and coming designers. This year some highlights were No 3 table lamps by point-3 which seem have an animated form, seeming to perch on their tripod legs, the expressive ‘tr…
(TrendHunter.com) Given the choice of posting another amazing white apartment (which was truly lush) and this one was indeed a hard choice but in the end it was the Quetzacoatl Nest with its playful appeal, child-like innocence and supreme textured design that one the battle. Dark forces may have had some influence i…
(TrendHunter.com) The Surface Design Show 2008, from 4-8 March in Islington, London is an exhibition of innovative materials and surfaces for applications in architecture and inteiors. Among the products on show are : Surface 1 Resin Walls by Efepimarmi that feature marble pebbles cast in transparent resin that ca…
(TrendHunter.com) The ROC professional training school in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands wanted an interior design for the reception area that truely reflects the spirit of their Care & Health department. Designers Janneke Hooymans and Frank Tjepkema from Tjep took it to heart and came up with an innovative non-traditi…
(TrendHunter.com) The hottest trend in design these days is multi-functional furniture that saves space by replacing multiple pieces with one. For example, it is awesome and fun to have a pool table in your apartment or house, but most of the time it is not practical to waste so much space for a seldomly used piece. …
(TrendHunter.com) It will be the largest, tallest skyscraper in the known universe and no, I’m not referring to the 2,655-foot-tall Burj Dubai, an unfinished, wanna-be world-record-holder.
I’m talking about the unnamed, mile-high behemoth that Hyder Consulting plans on building. They’re not sure (or at least, they’…
(TrendHunter.com) This is the type of design that evokes the words wow. The seats by Ron Arad are more sculpture than furniture.
Arad has been invited to participate in the Design of the Year competition in London which sees 100 top designers from all schools of design compete in a variety of categories.
If you w…
(TrendHunter.com) An underground city. It sounds like something out of The Matrix. But Architect Moshé Zwarts says, “There has always been a lack of space in the city, so what we are doing is building a city under the city by using a new construction technique, which will not interfere with street traffic” he said. …
(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…
(TrendHunter.com) The old Mediodia power plant in Madrid has been transformed into a striking new cultural centre by Pritzker Prize winning Herzog and de Meuron Architects who have taken an entirely unexpected approach to a monumental, brick landmark.
The Basel based architects are known for their diverse portfolio…
(TrendHunter.com) We were taught growing up a golden eating etiquette rule which says “Don’t eat with your fingers.†But looking at the submissions for the Dining in 2015 contest, I guess that etiquette is about to change. Four entries revolved around the use of fingers as cultry utinsels. A few more designs ut…
(TrendHunter.com) It takes a minute to figure out what the abstract binary looking code is and how it is attached to the bulb–this eco lamp is made from recycled till receipts. French designer Elise Fouin has built a portfolio of obviously recycled objects–from recycled metal necklaces to lacy, snowflake like text…
(TrendHunter.com) The NY Times is raving about a new show, calling it “exhilarating,” at the Museum of Modern Art.
The exhibition titled “Design and the Elastic Mind” has a breathtaking opening sequence. A can of spray paint is moved by pulleys and cables in front of a blank wall. Guided by a computer, the can move…
(TrendHunter.com) For the car lover in the family, this BBQ Vette will be sure to please. It is made of heavy 14-gauge steel construction, a custom fiberglass cover that looks like a Chevrolet Corvette, polished aluminum, and diamond plate accents. It is available in two versions: charcoal for $1,795 and propane for …
(TrendHunter.com) Firewinder is an outdoor light decoration that turns in the wind due to its helix shape, regardless of wind direction. Wind speeds as low as 3 mph will start the device to spinning and the LED lights to begin glowing. The Firewinder can hang from a tree or roof, or can be mounted on a pole. All i…
(TrendHunter.com) I have been playing the piano for quite some time now. One of the main reasons I began to play was because I saw the piano as a beautiful instrument. Not just from its outer appearance, but because the piano was a complex set of different variations combining together to form this contraption that c…
(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…
(TrendHunter.com) The Calling is profound and stirring and cuts into our preconceptions of origin and evolution, not only of ourselves, the human creature, but from the inaugural onset of time itself, the planet.
The imagery used on the single channel video by artist Chris Boyd is sensual and emotive. It imbues a s…
(TrendHunter.com) Designers Andrea Fino and Samanta Snidaro of the Italian Sand & Birch Design Studio have created the OFT house to answer the varying demands of modern lifestyles; the OFT design system is based around a fixed core base that can have live-in modules added to it as your requirements change with time -…
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