$86.3 Million Paintings – Triptych by Francis Bacon

(TrendHunter.com) Sotheby’s estimate that Triptych, created by the late Francis Bacon would fetch $70 million was surpassed by over $16 million. The sale of Triptych became, “the most expensive work of contemporary art ever sold at auction and a retort to doom-sayers who had predicted that the art market would fa…

Waste-Reducing Computers – Clear by Wataru Watanabe (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Electronic waste, like computers being thrown out to be replaced by new ones every 3 or 4 years, is a very ubiquitous and recurrent phenomenon in modernized societies. We all have or have had electronic equipment that has become obsolete and/or has reached the end of its useful life for whatever rea…

Virtual Reality Drugs – A Digital Escape by frogDesign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The latest concept by frogDesign, called A Digital Escape, would allow the wearer to compliment their personal reality, with exclusive visuals, sounds and aromas. Frogdesign dramatically describes the necessity for such a product as a way to, “live with the troubles we’ve already caused,” in o…

Sculptures for the Sole – Couture Shoes by Marloes Ten Bhömer (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dutch designer, Marloes ten Bhomers’ radical shoes beg belief when you see them for the first time. Their highly sculptured lines are far removed from what we think of as shoes. Indeed, some of her designs need a second look just to make sure they are shoes.

“I never let functionality get in the…

Evil Celebrity Clowns – Famous Faces Digitally Repainted at Worth1000 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you suffer from coulrophobia, (exaggerated fear of clowns) stay away from this gallery, because these are not just clowns, they are evil, celebrity clowns!

Worth1000.com, a very cool art and and multi-media site, are always running fun PhotoShop contests. This time, they held a contest seeking …

Athletic Light Graffiti – Stickman Basketball Players

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve covered light graffiti before, the photographic art of creating designs or writing with the use of a small, rapidly moving light source in a dark setting, yet it still continues to fascinate us as well as the rest of the photo-intrigued blogosphere.

Although this image looks like a bunch of …

Reinterpreting Movie Heroes – The Incredible Hulk by Jonas Thornqvist (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) There have been rumblings of discontent in the blogosphere with the computer-generated Hulk of The Incredible Hulk movie, scheduled for theatrical release on June 13th. So perhaps in response, Swedish artist Jonas Thornqvist created this 3D version using a graphics application called 3ds Max, a 3-D …

Explosive Furniture – Grenade Drawers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How bad-ass is this Grenade Estuche (Jewelry case) set of drawers in the shape of a hand grenade by Los Carpinteros? It’s certainly not your mom’s typical jewelry case!

Los Carpinteros’ work was recently featured an PBS’ Frontline/World in a report about Cuban art.

Other interesting and unusual p…

Guerrilla Musical Theater 2 – Flash Mob for Lastminute.com (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a guerrilla ad by a group of actors who surprised and shocked people waiting at Stansted Airport in London with an impromptu musical performance, a la Improv Everywhere. It’s always fun to see people’s reactions when they see actors pop out of nowhere singing and some even tap dancing.

Ther…

Chocolate Perfume Paints – Kaori by Galler

(TrendHunter.com) Galler is a Belgian chocolate brand founded by Jean Galler when he was only 21. Recently, Galler invented the kaori, a new way of experiencing chocolate.

The kaori is a box with six chocolate sticks which are to be used as brushes with the accompanying “inks.” The tastes of the coloured pots are V…

PC Integrated Desks – Sync (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Sync brings sexy to your office or home with a stylish, yet practical, computer-integrated office desk. All the PC components are smartly built into the design to offer maximum performance and convenience. If you ever want to take a break from computing and go back to traditional ways of reading…

Top 12 Designs From Recycled Car Parts (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Before sending your car to the junkyard, you might want to reconsider salvaging some of the parts. The following 12 pieces of Trend Candy illustrate the recycled designs that can be created with old car parts.

Features is jewelery, fashion and home furnishing made from recycled tires, box springs,…

Pocket-Size Scooters – Patinette Butterfly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The search for minimalism in design has produced a strikingly diminutive prototype scooter that, when folded up, is barely bigger than a beer bottle. The concept was sanctioned by BMW and the Mini Cooper from which it gets its colors, according to designblog, and is the brainchild of Swiss designer …

AMOLED Notebooks – Samsung Prototype

(TrendHunter.com) Samsung SDI, the Korean manufacturer’s display division, gives us a sneak peak into their upcoming AMOLED laptop designs with this strikingly stylish 12.1” prototype.

The prototype, which will be showcased for the first time next week at the Society For Information Display (SID) 2008 in LA, fe…

Stand And Drive Cars – The Slide by Matthias Pinkert (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Matthias Pinkert conceived this “city car” where the lone passenger and driver stand in an upright position. The concept vehicle called The Slide is meant for the crowded, chaotic urban environment where parking spaces are priceless, albeit temporary, possessions.

Needless to say, it is also …

Rotary Dial iPhones – iDial (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Combine cutting-edge gadgets and retro style with this awesome beyond words rotary, analogue style dialler iDial application for the iPhone.

In a clash of the past and present technologies, iDial utilizes the iPhone’s innovative multi-touch capabilities with the ancient but cool dialler of analog …

Macadamia Nut Bowls – Husque Houseware (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mark Harrison’s Husque houseware is really attractive. Fashioned out of Australian macadamia nut shells, The Australian designer uses a special compound to mold the shells and create very beautiful, colorful bowls and other tableware that make use of nuts, pods and organic shapes as sources of ins…

Coffee Makers of the Future – Nespresso Design Contest Winners (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Well known for their sexy and creative coffee maker designs Nespresso gives us a peek at the future of coffee designs with the announcement of the winners of their second Nespresso Design Contest at an awards ceremony in Milan.

The four winning designs are:

First place: ”Untitled” by Brice Genr…

Waterfall Sinks 2 – CBD Glass Studio Designs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This spectacular bathroom sink is like a manifestation of the water falling into it. The wall-mounted ‘Waterfall’ sink, available in 30”, 40” and 60” versions, is made with a process called glass slumping. The vessels seem so delicate, when I first saw them I thought they looked like melting i…

Image Manipulation to Evoke Compassion – Parkinson Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These ads for Parkinson awareness were created by TAXI 2, Toronto and are exceptional at delivering a visual message of what living with Parkinson disease is like.

The ads, created for the Parkinson Society of Canada, include a series of images using the tag line, “Everything’s harder when your bo…