Ancient Japanese Denim for Modern Times – Diesel Okayama Project

(TrendHunter.com) Diesel, the much-loved Italian fashion brand, has launched yet another phenomenal denim innovation. Seeking inspiration from Japan, the Okayama Project incorporates denim woven using ancient methods o…

Hollywood Operas – Brokeback Mountain to Become Opera (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Brokeback Mountain, the movie starring the late Heath Ledger, will go from being a pop culture movie sensation to a cutting edge opera. The New York City Opera will put on their own adaption of the bi…

Wall-Integrated LEDs – Disguised Torn Lighting (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Torn Lighting by designer Billy May creatively integrate and disguise LED lights within your walls for a seamless and clean interior light solution.

Painted the same color as your walls, the Torn Lig…

Sculpting with Moon Dust – NASA’s Lunar Telescope

(TrendHunter.com) It sounds romantic to use lunar dust as a tool for creation, but it’s not just an ethereal dream. NASA thinks they may actually be able to utilize the dust to construct a lunar telescopes and light-co…

Fake Bodies as Street Art – Mark Jenkins Embed Series (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mark Jenkins has been featured on Trend Hunter before, but his new Embed series was worth a mention. Jenkins is an American artist who specializes in street installations, some of which can be describ…

Novelty Badass Cups – The Gun Mug (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Shoot your coffee into your mouth with this nifty Gun Mug which encourages you to “go slow in life, kill time with a cup of coffee!”

The badass cup design features a special trigger handle and is mad…

DIY Dish Design – Industreal Lets You Craft Your Own Bowl

(TrendHunter.com) Lately, the design and craft movement has been sweeping the fashion industry. Prada had the Trembling Creatures line; Max Azria featured Van Gogh painting dresses. It seems the line between practicali…

Handbag-Inspired Yoga Bags – The RoZCoo Ahimsa

(TrendHunter.com) RoZCoo LLC, (pronounced Rosie Ku) introduced luxury yoga mats back in 2005. Since then, they have continued to make stylish everyday accessories for men and women, including the yoga mats that made th…

Memory Foam Wing Chairs – Zero Gravity

(TrendHunter.com) After a hard day’s work, what would you give to sink into a super comfortable chair? $14,400 will get you this version of the classic wing chair. It is upholstered with “open cell visco elastic memory…

Pillow Pots – The Grow Bag (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I love this unusual plants pot that comes in the shape of a pillow. A pillow would be the last thing I’d imagine choosing as a pot design, and that is exactly why the Grow Bag by Martino D’Esposito ca…

Van Gogh Inspired Fashion – Max Azria’s Starry Night Gown (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Unlike Lubov Azria’s boudoir-inspired 2008 Fall Collection, there is an unspoken dreaminess in the recently released Max Azria 2009 Resort Collection, rumored to have been inspired during her desert i…

High-Energy Art Contests – Red Bull Art of Can (UPDATE) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The annual Red Bull Art of Can Exhibition will be held this July in Houston, Texas.

Showcases of the recycled art medium seem to become more and more elaborate each year, since the first such exhibit…

Waterless Washing Machines – Xeros Uses Only 1 Cup of Water/Load

(TrendHunter.com) Xeros, a UK company has invented a washing machine that could wash your clothes with as little as one cup of water. That’s incredible considering that would be a 98% reduction in water and energy most…

Plays Based on Web Scandals – User 927 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The User 927 scandal, a huge web privacy issue back in 2006, has resurfaced in Philadelphia in the form of a theatrical play. The production, aptly named USER 927, was put together by Katharine Clark …

Interactive Luxury Loft Doors – The Maxdoor by Nodesign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Maxdoor by Nódesign, a Brazilian design firm, is an ultra-modern take on the door for luxury loft apartments. Not only does it integrate sophisticated security touch-sensor lock technologies, but…

Projected Monitors – Computers in Pens (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve been introduced to virtual-keyboards – the ones that are projected onto a flat surface. This computer prototype utilizes the same technology but also includes a projected monitor. All you appare…

Hand-Carved Wood Glasses – Urban Spectacles (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Made from such hardwoods as cocobolo, bloodwood, and purpleheart, the glasses from Urban Spectacles are made-to-order, being custom-designed and hand-carved. These pieces of art are real eyeware that …

Auto Part Integration Ads – Clever Bus Billboards (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Giant, slow-moving, buses in crowded urban areas make great, high-visibility ad-spaces. The creators of the following ads obviously understands this. The large, bright decals along with the moving exh…

Offbeat Business Cards – Inspiring Self Promotion Ideas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As they say, first impressions count, so when you hand someone your business card, a well designed one is a must. However, a cleverly designed business card, not necessarily a shockingly different one…

Rubber Architecture – Willem DaFoe’s Black Neoprene Home (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Willem Dafoe always did creep me out. Now that I find the two-time Academy Award-nominated actor has been living in a rubber house, my fears are deepening. As most home designers are trying to go gree…