Hotels on Stilts – Angsana’s InOcean Villas are Island-Free Vacations in the Maldives (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Maldives’ newly-opened Angsana Velavaru InOcean Villas are swanky hotel rooms on stilts. The luxurious collection of 33 two-story vacation homes are joined by a boardwalk but are completely isolated…

Triangular Jungle Shelters – V-Houses by Heinz Legler Offer Stunning Views Without Damaging the Land (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Eco-adventurers visiting the jungles for Yelapa, Mexico will soon be able to find refuge in these precarious looking V-Houses designed by Heinz Legler.  Securely planted in the ground, the inverted metal…

Finger Paint Posters – Roland Tiangco’s Dirt Po(or)ster Has an Interactive Inspirational Message (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Roland Tiangco is working on a new project of posters that might just get your hands a little dirty. One side of each poster is covered in what looks like black paint and the other side is blank.

As…

Strip Club Photography – Juliana Beasley Shoots the Raunchy Underbelly of Society (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Photographer Juliana Beasley takes a look at the culture of strip clubs in her book entitled ‘Lapdancer.’ The book includes many eye-opening large color photos that take you behind the scenes of some really…

Quirky Summer Photography – Juliana Beasley Captures Reptilian Skin in ‘City Heat’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Juliana Beasley can capture reality in ways that most people cannot even imagine. With several collections of photographs in her portfolio, this Philiadelphia-born photographer is quickly gaining recognition…

Implausibly Photoshopped Photos – Jan Oliehoek Makes the Impossible Look Realistic (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you have waited your whole life to witness a zebra frog cross-breed, your waiting is over thanks to an amazing photo manipulator named Jan Oliehoek. Not a stranger to the realm of Photoshop, Oliehoek…

Hallucinogenic Cafeterias – Designer Tobias Rehberger Wins With Trippy Lunch Space (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s lunch time at work, and you decide to visit the company-run cafeteria downstairs.  Only when you get there, it seems as though you took the red pill, and went down the rabbit hole. Fret not, it is…

Barbie Masterpieces – Kristyna Milde Recreates Famous Paintings with Posed Dolls (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Czech artist Kristyna Milde recreates some of history’s most famous paintings using posed Barbie dolls as a replacement for the female subjects of these artworks.

Kristyna Milde’s engaging series entitled…

Architectural Typography – Chris Labrooy’s Building-Inspired Characters (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Many people take typography seriously, as we all saw in the movie ‘Helvetica,’ and graphic artist Chris Labrooy could also be said to fall into this category. Recently, he designed a typeface based on…

Eco-Bike Abodes – Sustainable Bicycle-Towed Home for ‘Burning Man’ Project (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A man named Paul has created a sustainable bicycle-towed home in order to test his ability to create such a place in case of a swine flu apocalypse. The bicycle-towed home weighs about 100 pounds but is…

Illuminated Graffiti – Art Made From Light is Headed to the Mainstream (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Light graffiti is such a beautiful form of art. The phenomenon of this eco and legal art form is becoming increasingly popular in all areas of the globe. Every photographer captures their photo in a different…

Gamer-Centric Sushi – Laura Bento Creates Xbox Controller Bento Box (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Laura Bento created this Xbox controller Bento Box for her husband, who is an avid video gamer. The tribute to Xbox 360 features white rice to create the shape of the controller with colorful and yummy…

Unique Alternate Universes – ‘Separate Reality 02’ Collection Extends Far Beyond Our Existence (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve all wondered if there’s life on other planets, alternate universes that we can’t reach or even different dimensions that may exist; nonetheless, everyone has their own interpretation of what these…

Chiseled Heels – Nicholas Kirkwood’s A/W Shoes are Artwork for Your Footsies (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The best word to describe Nicholas Kirkwood’s Autumn/Winter shoe collection: sexy. These shoes are ultra high and uber angular. With chiseled heels and delicate straps, the shoes of Kirkwood’s are made…

Cardboard Coitus – Mode 2 Unveils Naughty Urban Artwork (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mode 2 has captured the physical intimacy found in human sexuality and artfully reproduced it in a way that is simultaneously naughty and sensual. 

Perhaps to articulate the basic and primal aspect of…

Retro Illustration Resurgences – George Petty’s 1950s Art Becoming Popular Once More (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We are seeing a big return to the 1950s way of living. Perhaps this fact is due to the new third season of “Mad Men” or just a natural cycle of fads, but it seems everyone wants a piece of this traditional…

Discipline Editorials – Lara Stone Controls Steven Klein’s Academy in W Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The September issue of W Magazine packs a powerful punch with Academy, a striking discipline-themed editorial by Steven Klein.

Academy features top model Lara Stone as the head of the academy, make sure…

Cloud-Surfing Photography – Li Wei Unleashes All-New Awe-Inspiring Works (UPDATE) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Li Wei has a knack for capturing the unbelievable. The artist must have some underlying feelings of contempt with Sir Isaac Newton, because the defiance of gravity theme can be found in the majority of…

93 Unconventional Cushions – From MP3 Pillows to Recycled Clothes Cushions (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) There are many ways to decorate your home, and adding cushions to your bed or sofa can be the fastest and easiest way to do so.

From wrinkle-banishing pillowcase and heated body pillows to heat-sensitive…

Tattooed Temples – Temple Tattoos Are a (Slightly) More Subtle Facial Tattoo (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This slideshow of temple tattoos doesn’t involve a place of religious worship, but rather the area on the head between the eye and the ear. Judging from the sheer amount and variety of temple tattoos in…