Taking Woodworking to New Levels – Sexy Wood Furniture (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “Would you like to come upstairs and see my wood?” Mario Philippona is inspired by the woman’s form and is interpreting it using undeniably beautiful wood. He recognizes the way women use fashion, fitness and plastic surgery to obtain beauty. He is such a dreamer he uses images from Playboy and the…

Experiment With Your Wall Lighting – New Wired Wallpaper

(TrendHunter.com) I always like to rearrange the furniture placement and decor of my place to give it a fresh feel. However, adding or moving a wall light is a complex and expensive affair, since the wiring has to be embedded beneath the surface of the wall. Now, a wallpaper with conducting strips running through it…

Pack What You Need – The QuikShell Bag (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As any adventure seeker with an active lifestyle knows, packing just the right tools and amenities is vital. These tools depend on the activity itself; rock climbing, base jumping, snowboarding, tracking, etc… and need to be light enough as to not obstruct your activity.

That is why Teo Song Wei…

Designing for the Sexes – Domina Kitchen from Aster Cucine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You tell me a kitchen can’t be sensual. Look at those curves, that red, wowsa. The Domina kitchen by Aster Cucine is designed strictly to appeal to women. The fluid design controls the space in a feminine way. No more confining feeling from straight line boxes. It looks retro with the brilliant lacq…

Chocolate Scrabble – Eat Your Own Words (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There’s just something about chocolate tiles that fascinates people. We’ve seen two computers with chocolate keys, and now Mary and Matt have created Chocolate Scrabble to let you have fun eating your own words!

The dark chocolate candy bar can be broken into the designated mini squares, each with…

My Room in a Box – The Casulo (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) You have to see the video to appreciate it. This is the dream of college students or anyone who moves frequently. Casulo has won the “Abraham & David Roentgen Award” and by right it should. The box contains a desk, bed, shelves, dresser, desk chair, boxes, hangers and other furniture pieces.

The C…

Pencil Art – Creative With Office Supplies (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen pencils turned into art before in the form of the unique Boex Hot Pink Pencil Bench and the Pencil Sculpture, but never have we seen a singular pencil turned into a piece of stand alone artwork.

The artist behind these works got really crafty (and ultra patient) and carved these pencils…

Edible Landscapes II – Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Some people might get hungry looking at this, others may be disgusted, but while I’m a little grossed out, I’m also wildly fascinated by these Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert. Looking at the gallery, it looks like the artist has a bizarre fascination with sausage and cowboys, but hey, whatever inspire…

Burton Love Snowboard Series – A Playboy Burton Collaboration

(TrendHunter.com) Melt the snow with this collaboration between Burton and Playboy, who have joined forces to create the Burton Love Series snowboards that will hit the slopes at the end of 2008. These ‘love boards’ are guaranteed to impress some as much as they distress others. From a quick straw poll of those aroun…

San Francisco in Jell-O – Landscapes by Liz Hickok (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If the graphic isn’t enough to entice you (that’s what got my interest sparked) then maybe you need to see the video of one artist’s creative vision of what the San Francisco landscape would look like if it were made entirely from Jell-O.

“When lit properly, the molded shapes that make up the city…

Art That Actually Watches You – Opto-Isolator (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever looked at a painting or sculpture that had eyes that seemed to watch you?

You can try to convince yourself all you want that this wall mount isn’t watching you, but in this case, your paranoid instinct would be right.

The Opto-Isolator is the creepy invention of Golan Levin and Gre…

Secret Urban Fort – Car Tent (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) At first, and even second or third glance, this white object looks like a car covered in a protective auto blanket, but be assured, there is no vehicle hidden underneath.

The structure is actually hollow. It’s a car-shaped tent which makes a great secret fort for an urban setting. It would be idea…

Future Vehicle Seats – 4NE1 is a Rollercoaster Ride (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The future of vehicle seating looks like a rollercoaster ride! This new innovative design takes a whole new look at transportational seating arrangement and capabilities in the future. The 4NE1 is designed by Christopher Simmons, a student from Monash University, with the elderly and physically imp…

Robotic Toys – Inud the Robo-Dog (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Did you ever want a dog that doesn’t pee on the rug? Inud the Robo-Dog by Segatoy is for you. He responds to human touch, voice commands, and movement, and will even let you shake its paw.

At $270, he will not shed or pee on the rug, nor will he put his snout in your guest’s crotch is an inappro…

Unique Home Designs – The Lobster Chair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Opting for a fresh and unique design, Lund & Paarmann designed the Lobster Chair for Verikon Furniture. I particularly like how they connected the chair’s body to the metal base in way that makes it look like it is floating in the air or water. It also looks very cozy and comfortable, to snuggle th…

Food Fight Weapon – Zing! Launching Spoon

(TrendHunter.com) Food fights just got a whole lots more fun! To help the less adept food fighter (like me), Fred & Friends developed Zing! food launching spoons.

Zing! is spring loaded, producing smoother launches with the potential of a lot more power and distance. Load up a particularly mushy pea or corn niblet,…

Convertible & Compact Saves Space, Adds Design – The SmartSide Board

(TrendHunter.com) Young upcoming British designer Giles Wilson-Copp anticipated consumers’ needs perfectly when he created the SmartSide Board.

Perfect for people who have small apartments but still crave design, the SmartSide Board is a cross between a storage cabinet and a table. A set of four chairs convenient…

The Ultimate Portable Chair – Lean (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trip Trap unleashed Lean , an ultra-portable, extremely compact chair, designed for high levels of mobility. Lean is perfect for beach trips, concerts, picnics, barbecues or as a children’s TV chair.

The chair is designed by Denmark native, Hans Sandgren Jakobsen.

Matte is the New Glossy – Automakers Customize Car Finishes

(TrendHunter.com) In recent years, safety and technology have found themselves on a level playing field between auto manufacturers. At the 2008 North American Auto Show in Detroit, automakers made lengthy efforts to emphasize personalization for drivers. The new rage is dull, as in matte. Glossy paint jobs are no …

90% Recycled iPod Case – Imoeba is Ethical & Stylish (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Green can be very chic as proven by these gorgeous, earth-friendly iPod cases from Imoeba.

The Alpine range cases come in crisp white with a refreshing green trim, or in green with a white trim. Each consists of man-made bonded leather, a material made of leather scraps that is both durable and eco…