Architecture Meets Fashion – Zaha Hadid Shoe Design (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A Trendhunter favourite, ultra-modern architect Zaha Hadid, will soon be offering her design skills to the footwear fashion world. According to Style.com, Hadid is set to be the next designer to collaborate…

Chic Urban Hen Houses – The Chicken Eglu (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine, if you will, waking up and going to your urban backyard and collecting fresh eggs for your morning ‘sunny-side ups’. American company ‘Omlet’ has designed these swanky abodes for suburban…

Personalised Swedish Furniture Name Generator – Blogadilla

(TrendHunter.com) Fans of Ikea will surely love this fun online name generator. The creators of the Blogadilla name generator say “This is the kind of stuff you dream up while waiting around in IKEA for 2 hours.” Just…

$400,000 Champagne Glasses – Diamond Stemware by John Calleija Breaks World Record

(TrendHunter.com) The title of the world’s most expensive champagne glass goes to the $400,000 Diamond & Crystal Champagne Glass by designer John Calleija. Along with John, it took a team of five jewelers to develop two…

Fireplaces as Art – Innovative Designs by J.C.Bordelet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) J.C. Bordelet designs fireplaces that reflect a great sense of of style, personality, quality and innovative, neo-retro techniques.

His hot product selection is divided into three categories: central,…

Compostable Corn Bags – BioBags (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) BioBags are made of corn, a biodegradable material that is an innovative environmental alternative to regular plastic bags.

“BioBag is proud to be the best selling brand of certified 100% biodegradable…

Top 30 Architecture Posts in 2008 (so far)

(TrendHunter.com) Architecture has always been one of the most alluring categories of design. Some believe that architecture represents the pinnacle of man’s achievement.

This delicious gallery features the top 30 architecture…

Top 30 Modern Art Posts in 2008 (so far)

(TrendHunter.com) What is art? That question becomes even more difficult to answer when you ask, “What is Modern Art.” However, our Trend Hunters have submitted hundreds (thousands?) of examples. This feature profiles…

Top 30 Furniture Designs in 2008 (so far)

(TrendHunter.com) Face it, your couch is ugly and it’s time for an innovative upgrade. To inspire your next purchase, this gallery features the 30 furniture design in 2008. As always, the ranking is based on our traffic…

Interactive Fiberoptic Cloud Sculpture – MIT Mobile Experience Lab (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This amazing interactive cloud sculpture consists of 15,371 individual fibers or 65 km of fiber optics. It is the creation of the MIT Mobile Experience Lab – “an organic sculptural landmark that responds…

Giving Flies a Chance – Fly Swatter 1:1000

(TrendHunter.com) Are you one of those people who feel bad when killing an insect? If your conscience blames you for ending the life of a creature, no matter how annoying it might be, then the Fly Swatter 1:1000 is what…

Fashionable Remote controls – The Minimalist and Sleek ‘sPult’

(TrendHunter.com) Typically, all-in-one universal remote controls come with too many buttons and lack in the department of style. Designer Yurii Smitana Perfilov tries to overcome these shortcomings with her elegant “sPult”…

Plastic-Free Water Bottle – KOR ONE Hydration Vessel

(TrendHunter.com) Made from BPA-free Eastman Tritan, this water bottle is more than just a fancy name (KOR ONE Hydration Vessel). This vessel was designed by RKS Design to look good and to jump on the plastic-is-bad-for-you…

Body Art Videos – Write Here, Right Now (5 Markers + 8 Hours) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Here is a woman who must really, really love typeface text. The video as well as the stills show how she covers her entire body, or at least the most visible parts of it, with different typeface letters.…

Edgy Branding and Kitchen Innovation – The ‘Juicy Boobs’ Double Citrus Press

(TrendHunter.com) What did the inventors of this juicer drink to come up with the name ‘Juicy Boobs’?  Why not call this device the Mammogram Machine? I suppose because Juicy Boobs is just so much more fun to say.…

Edgy DIY Couture Fashion – The Creative Designs (and Shocking Work) of Naco-Paris (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Acting like an in-your-face showgirl, Naco-Paris is bursting into the fashion scene with edgy designs…

The designs are exceptionally creative with a DIY edge and appeal. The designs are much different…

Radical Advertising – Provocative Exhibit About Advertising (Adbusters, Banksy, LaChapelle) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Germany’s Radical Advertising exhibition is a provoking show that has to be seen (online or live).

The official press text describes, ”Both the exhibition and its provocative title show that the transition…

Studying the History of Shapes – The ‘United by Stripes’ Project (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) ‘United by Stripes’ is the work of Amsterdam based artist and theorist Maaike Gottschal. The project is an ongoing art, research and exhibition-project. It studies the meaning and usage of stripes in…

Top 30 Products You Can Customize in 2008

(TrendHunter.com) From custom CLOUD machines to coffee printers, 2008 has welcomed an explosion of customizable products. This delicious list features our top 30 customizable products.

It’s nice to see that Custom TrendHunter.com…

Eco Architecture – Rammed Earth Homes

(TrendHunter.com) Innovations in architecture and construction materials are always welcomed because of the growing interest into going “green”.

The rammed earth construction for buildings is incredibly old. It can…