Candy-Bowl Shaped Sofa – Matteo Thun’s Tantisassi

(TrendHunter.com) Matteo Thun designed this sofa called the Tantisassi. Ballerhouse notes that the sofa looks like a bowl of M & M’s.

To me the Tantisassi looks more like a bowl of flattened up eggs. The strategically placed cushions of the sofa are made of multi-colored or solid white polyurethane-foam which com…

Hand-Drawn Fashion – Illustrated T-Shirts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Send your t-shirt along with some information about yourself to Dave is Drawing and he will hand draw on the tee for you.

Dave is not a teenager with a hobby for drawing, he is a professional designer / copywriter / illustrator, with clients including the New York Times, Sundance Channel and Vice.…

Animated Fashion Designers – Marc & Karl on the Simpsons (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) First Karl Lagerfeld was featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, and now the Chanel designer has been forever immortalized as a Simpson, alongside fellow designer Marc Jacobs. Both are known for their quirky personas, and Matt Groening did a fantastic job capturing their colourful characters.

The images …

Exotic Record Breakers – The 900 HP Weber Becomes World’s Fastest Car (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Here is the next vehicle that claims to be the world’s fastest street-legal sports car – the Weber Sportcars Faster One.

Reportedly, the car can go from 0 – 62 mph in 2.7 seconds, 0 – 124 mph in just 6.6 seconds, and has a top speed said to be over 248 mph! That’s fast.

For around $1.5 milli…

Universal Remotes V2.0 – David Chacon’s Tablet Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a number of fully integrated universal remotes, such as the Logitech Harmony, but they tend to lack style.

David Chacon has a design in mind for a universal remote that would exude design AND function. The flash capable device would display every thing from channel listings to elaborate…

Physical Websites – Art Installation Becomes World’s First ‘Analog Website’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With everything in the world becoming digital, artist Ingo Schmid has something to say. His ‘Web is Nut Enough’ performance art piece is billed as, “The first analog website in the world.”

It is a statement and social commentary about our obsession with all things digital.

Yanko Design explains,…

Bamboo Jewelry – Laser Cut Eco Accessories (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bamboo jewelry by Molly M Designs is a perfect match for today’s new environmentally friendly bamboo clothes. The jewelry line is laser cut with designs inspired from her natural surroundings and her garden. Simple, sharp and bold cutouts reveal recycled materials such as wool, felt and suede from o…

Untooning (Part V) – Stewie, Peter Griffin, Marge Simpson, Betty Boop, The Little Mermaid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Several weeks ago, Trend Hunter started breaking the news about Untooning, the process of transforming cartoons into art.

Now, there is a rash of untooning going on in the blogosphere. Lucky for us all, Worth1000 decided to launch Untooning as a contest.

The result is that a whole bunch of very…

Ornamental Libraries – The Bookman Shelf

(TrendHunter.com) The ‘Bookman’, pictured here, is a decorative, yet functional piece of furniture, designed and sold in England by artist Kazmierz Szmauz. The construction is wooden, usually made of mahogany.

While it certainly takes more space that a traditional bookshelf, these displays are much more creativ…

Human Camouflage as Art – Worth1000 Showcases People Blending with Environment (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The graphic design website worth1000, which I visit often, ran a contest recently they called Human Camouflage. The contest had people submit entries where they were required to create scenes where humans successfully blended in with their surroundings. I am including some of the entries in the gall…

Alley Houses – 8 Ft Wide, 4 Story Home (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This very creative four-story Alley House is cleverly integrated between the walls of two buildings in Antwerp, Belgium.

Although the distance between the two structures was only 2.4 meters (7’10”) wide, the architects were able to see it as a unique experience to flex their design skills. The bott…

Mutated Humans as Art – Lucy and Bart (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) People, get ready for the future! Lucy and Bart is a collaboration between brilliant artists Lucy McRae and Bart Hess which they describe as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.

They both share a fascination with genetic manipulation and expressions of beauty…

Kids Drawings Made Realistic – The Monster Engine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Monster Engine harnesses the purest creativity found in children and transforms their scribbles and art work into more professional looking paintings.

Instead of just seeking inspiration from, or reinterpreting, their work, Dave Devries asks, “What would children’s drawings look like if they …

Untooning (Part IV) – How Sonic Would Look Alive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the help of computer graphic technology, cartoon characters are “coming to life”. First it was the Simpsons, then Jessica Rabbit, Bowser and Mario. Well, now its Sonic the Hedgehog’s turn to be converted to realism.

The design by Marcus Blättermann (essenmitsosse) depicts how Sony’s Sonic wo…

3-D Paper Figurines – Bert Simons’ Sculptures (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bert Simons makes incredible 3-D paper portraits, some of which are photo-realistic as you can be seen from the fourth image in the gallery. I really love the other female human figures and the camouflaged head among the greenery.

Simons is a Rotterdam-based artist who does graphic, product, inter…

DIY Status Bags – Printable Hermes Kelly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Stop fantasizing about owning the much-worshiped Hermes Kelly bag and get one of your own! Thus is even better than buying it from the boutique because you actually get to customize it by choosing the pattern yourself.

While it’s probably not exactly what you had in mind when dreaming of the statu…

iPod Lamps – The Hi-Fi Light

(TrendHunter.com) When you combine the classic, high-end Jielde lamp with an iPod docking station, you get the Hi-Fi Light. A versatile lamp with a docking station for the iPod or the MP3 player, the Hi-Fi Light also comes with a built-in speaker and vintage-style volume and on/off dials.

The Hi-Fi Light comes in b…

Ultra Creative Cut-Outs – FHM Flaunts Killer Editing Skills (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In order to illustrated their killer editing style, FHM Singapore commissioned ad agency Ogilvy & Mather to create these amazing cut-out ads. The process involved the tedious job of carefully carving through hundreds of pages and cutting out images to produce one brilliantly edited image for each a…

SuperMotorcycles – nUCLEUS: Zero Emissions, Ultra Fast (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) NonObject believes that a new breed of alternative fuel vehicles deserves a new level of experience. They pondered, “Why do motorcycles mimic each other’s DNA or mirror ferocious animals from the wild?” They wanted a unique motorcycle design that is off the beaten path.

Their concept, currently in …

Hip Gothic Church Hotels – Kruisherenhotel (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who knew Gothic architecture could be so unbelievably funky and hip? Kruisherenhotel, located in Maastricht, Netherlands proves that it can be. We’ve seen renovated churches as homes, but this 15th century monastery is a beautiful example of how the ancient old world architecture can thrive today an…