Post-Disaster Design Competition – “What if New York City. . .” (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) New York City sought innovative ideas for providing provisional housing for residents who may lose their homes as the result of a catastrophic coastal storm. Because of the city’s high population density and the desire to resettle as many residents as possible in their former neighborhoods, a new …

Luxury Cars Inspire Furniture – Aston Martin DB6 Couch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you love your Aston Martin so much that you want to have a piece of it in your house, Aston Martin Heritage Designs exclusively presents the Aston Martin DB6 couch. The limited edition couch will surely add a sense of cool to your living room and cause you to be admired by your friends and visito…

Bespoke Ice Cream Vans (2) – Ice Cream for Grown Ups (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have recently found Lola’s Ice and I have to say I think I prefer them to ‘Scoop’ as its a bit more about the ice cream / fun / flavours and a bit less about the design element of it and being too cool for school.

Their crazy ice cream van offers home made eclectic sorbets and ice creams and is a…

Living Large While Single – Hoesch SingleBath Suite (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Any dude that designs or builds a bath suite that is design for a single person, needs to have their head – or other body parts – examined. Hoesch SingleBath is just that. It’s got the cool Mirror TV Cabinet that lets you watch TV in the mirror, the Walk-in shower with a special drying floor, and th…

Eating in 2015 – The Critter Grater

(TrendHunter.com) Having a design contest for how we might eat in 2015 means getting some fun as well as futuristic designs. Even if they are meant to be a little cheesy, like this animal designed grater. The cool part is that you don’t have to hold it to use it. No more grated knuckles. It’s called “Scratch my Back.…

Turning Problem into Art – Gum by Numbers (Update) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is how you solve a problem artistically. Instead of banning chewing gum (hello Singapore, 1992-2004), Hubba Bubba collaborated with DDB advertising, Sydney to tackle the problem of chewing gum on the streets by putting up fun, interactive “chew by number” posters that use different flavours of …

Urban Aquarium – Fish Tank Phone Booth (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s surprising the crowd surrounding this peculiar urban aquarium installation isn’t bigger. The fish tank, designed by Benedetto Bufalino, was installed inside a phone booth in Lyon, France.

It’s fascinating by day, but at night when darkness sets it, the obscurity it adds to the streets is surre…

Flood Adaptive Accommodations – Waterstudio Designs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you live in a place with a high possibility of being submerged under water and frequent floods, it only make sense to move away from conventional architecture and design when it comes to home building. Rather you would need something that would be able to withstand this force or nature, so why n…

Eco-Friendly Furniture With Flair – Creative Cartons by Les Cartonnistes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What is flexible, sturdy, costs practically nothing, gets thrown around, and is taken for granted? If you think that cardboard is basically useless, think again.

When “Cartonist” Bertrande Durand-Jenny created her atelier Les Cartonnistes Associés in 2003 in Paris, everyone else was either re…

Dreamworks Joins Dubailand – World’s First Dreamworks Theme Park (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As the new Trend Hunter resident Arab, I am proud to announce that Dubailand, billed as the biggest tourism, leisure and entertainment complex in the world, just landed an important partner, DreamWorks.

Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, has announced an alliance with DreamWorks Animation SKG to…

Tote Inspired by Manila Envelope – Mac Bag for Macbook Air (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The thinness of the new Macbook Air, and its ability to fit into a manila envelope (as illustrated in its commercial) inspired this carrying case design by London-based designer Michael Leung. The Mac Bag is 34.5 x 24.7 x 22 mm, water resistant and constructed with waxed cotton, felt lining, and pla…

Ultra-Green Office Building – Hidden Eco-Friendly Corporate HQ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The perfect excuse for being late for work has inadvertently been created by the architect and interior design team at the Penson Group. This proposed headquarter, called the Vestry, of a major UK company comes with a layer of green grass that disguises it from view. The layer of grass and hedges on…

Neon Denim – Cali Glow In The Dark Denim (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cali Denim has produced a glow in the dark range that was predicted (albeit in jest) by top Trendhunter Bianca Bartz back in August 2007 in her review: The (Hideous) Return of Shoulder Pads Fashion. And I quote “This decade has been a decade of old-trend-revival. There have been no significant new l…

Eye Popping Pod Chair – Blobulous from Karim Rashad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I think these are just the coolest chairs. They are so sleek and shiny. I like sleek and shiny. I would feel chic in the sleek and shiny. Karim Rashad will display these “blobulous” chairs in Milan during design week. There are a whole range of colors for these fiberglas chairs.

There is the usual…

Ultra Luxurious H20 – Fillico $100 Bottled Water (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I am not sure about the water, but the bottle is a masterpiece. Fillico Beverly Hills is a super glamorous bottled water brand from Osaka, Japan that costs $100/bottle. They are made of frosted glass with gold paint and Swarovski crystal accents and decorations.

And for about double the price you …

Collapsible Earthquake Helmet – Tatamet

(TrendHunter.com) Football games. Motorcycle rides. Construction sites. These are the activities that Americans think of when they think of helmets. This is what makes the following Japanese product so unique – a collapsible earthquake helmet. Tatamet helmets are made to protect people from the very real threat of a …

Design Mirrors Nature – The Chameleon Truck is a Centipede (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Even with all our technology and breakthrough inventions, we still look at mother nature for inspiration. Thats what Haishan Deng did when he designed the Chameleon Truck.

This bionic cargo transport wonder utilizes an innovative segmented body that remarkably resembles that of a centipede. This en…

Redesigning Holland To Deal With Global Warming – Entire Country Will Float (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The climate change is already starting to influence architecture and building design. In order to adapt to rising sea levels and the fact that 20% of the country is already below sea level, Holland officials are re-designing the entire country so that it floats on water. City planners near Amsterdam…

Art Coincides With Your Mood – MoodSpace by Interactive Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What if you could design your own moods? For only $25,000 you can add an entire wall that shimmers and glows to your living room decor.

Now imagine being able to fine tune it. The MoodSpace by Interactive Art has LED lighting and other elements, each piece crafted by artist Arjuna Noor.

“Arjuna’s…

Charge Batteries While You Walk – Knee Brace Dynamo (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) US and Canadian scientists have created a unique and useful device that will use your body movements while walking to charge up your batteries for a whole host of gadgets. As a human dynamo you will effortlessly produce enough energy to power up your mobile for 30 minutes form just one minute walkin…