Giant Dutch Street Art – Henk Hoftra’s Art Eggcident (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The fake giant river painted on Dutch streets a few months ago must have been a hit, because now another giant street mural has been created in the Netherlands, this time featuring images of giant fried eggs.

The Art Aggcident will be on display in a giant urban square for the next six months in L…

Mechanical Bugs – Art by Mike Libby (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What do you get when you put together a bug and an old watch? Don’t know? Mike Libby solved this riddle by creating works of art from a combination of the two.

It happened when the discovery of a dead beetle left him wondering how it would look if it were mechanical inside. Out came an old watch a…

Modern Art Hotels – HOMA Libre (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The HOMA Libre, or Hotel of Modern Art in the Yanshan District of Guangxi, China can well be described as extreme eclecticism in terms of architecture and design.

With bedrooms featuring giant silver, padded headboards, the HOMA Libre mixes ultra modern furniture with rugged, Tarzan-style canopies…

Heavenly Fashion Inspiration – Divinity at Givenchy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Godfrey Deeny, the blossoming talent behind the Givenchy label, found divine inspiration for his fall/winter 2008 collection after spending several months in South America.

Based on the repetitive use of hexagons, filigree details, and architectural lines, Trendinista found striking resemblances t…

Glass Bird Cages – Esque Studio Design

(TrendHunter.com) Some people might say encasing a bird in glass is an act of cruelty to animals, but others would argue that this very unique, circular, hand-blown glass home further helps to enhance the beauty of the creature that it houses.

No matter what your view point, the $625 Bird House by Esque Studio is “…

Customized Mobiles – King Deco DS Lite (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These are the tackiest cell phones ever! The customized DS Lite come from a Japanese company called King Deco.

While some companies ask their customers to pay hundreds, even thousands of dollars for ultra-luxury customization, others, like this company, offer their services at lower costs, and it s…

Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion – Omadaka Kyoteizinc Techno Dance (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Omadaka has created a new video for the chiptune disco track “Kyoteizinc,” featuring the computer tweaked dance moves of Masako Yasumoto.

The Omodaka creative project adopts a process which they describe as “trial and error process of mutational fusion of music and motion graphics”.

The so…

Reclaimed Wood Vehicles – Diederick Kraaijeveld’s Wood Cars (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Diederick Kraaijeveld is a self-taught artist who makes cars out of salvaged wood. Kraaijeveld’s cars measure approximately 50 inches and are made of wood he finds during traveling throughout Holland and abroad.

Kraaijeveld does not use any paint as every piece of his vehicles is made out of genui…

Cartoon Hero Fashion – Superhero Style (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) BAM! If you want fashion with punch, you’ll love these fashion designs. Inspired by comic book super heroes, these styles echo the recent fascination with the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit at the Met in NYC as well as the influx of action movies on the big screen.

Featured in the galler…

Visual Pieces of Paradise – Madagascar, a Piece of the World (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is the work of Ukrainian ad agency Psyho Studio. They were commissioned to create the work for a travel agency to promote global tourism.

“Madagascar, a Piece of the World” is a rough translation of the name of this beautiful campaign which shows other “pieces” from other parts of the world. …

Guerrilla Gardeners – Seed Bombs for Green Rebels (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Frustrated that so much potential green space was being wasted in their cities, groups of “guerrilla gardeners” have organized late night sneak outs which involve planting miniature gardens around town.

Their goal is to transform previously neglected public spaces into green havens for urbanites t…

Bubble Baubles – Sabine Lang Jewelery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This summer, ‘Bubbles’ could be the perfect beach accessory; they’re fresh, subtle and airy. Sabine Lang’s collection of frothy jewelery includes earrings, necklaces and brooches. The sudsy trinkets in clear and ‘milky’ designs look like they are just going to last for a brief moment before …

Soda Bottle Furniture – Chairs & Toys

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Jinhong Lin cuts the recycling cycle short by allowing you to instantly convert your soda bottles into a stool or table. I am not sure how comfortable this stool would be, but the table variation looks pretty neat!

Chairs & Toys needs 16 bottles with a standard size neck. You can use it as…

Pablo Picasso in 3-D – Digitalized Guernica Painting (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) To see Pablo Picasso’s Guernica in 3-D is a rare treat.

The Guernica is perhaps Pablo Picasso’s most famous painting. The work of art depicts the Nazi German Luftwaffe bombing of Guernica, Spain on April 26 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso, who was very affected by the bombing which kill…

Art Transforms Depending on Time of Day – *Relativity by Drzach & Suchy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Drzach & Suchy use a special technique to create art pieces that completely change their image under different the light sources. The pieces in their *relativity collection display one image during the day, and a completely different image at night. Some pieces even display three images: morning, no…

Sculptural Heaters – The Octocube (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The strange-looking Octocube was created by designer Vivien Muller. The contraption is actually a heater created entirely from a single, 90 degree elbow, and that’s quite remarkable.

“The Octocube builds up into a radiant heater with a large surface area, and the inherent flexibility and modularit…

Musical Sinks – The X-Light Surround

(TrendHunter.com) A musical washbasin is not such a bad idea… unless you wake up with a hangover from hell and are prone to agitation due to any type of noise. Other than that, the X-Light Surround basin, devised by Italian fixture makers WET and designed by Jan Puylaert, is pretty cool.

The musical sink will reg…

Detachable Phone Screens – Cuusoo Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Japan-based designer Marimo-san has come up with this ingenious mobile concept that allows the user to detach the screen portion of the phone. This mechanism would allow you to conveniently engage in video phone calls on the go.

Marimo-san’s design offers different variations of what the various a…

Cigarette Earrings – Butt Ugly Accessories

(TrendHunter.com) These unusual looking duds can be found for sale at http://www.etsy.com, with a host of other handmade crafts in their online market.

Of course they look ridiculous, but they do serve as a symbol of the potential ugly heath risks of smoking. They will probably never be a big hit in the fashion world, …

Wetsuits for Pod Speakers – The Egg Speakers & Case (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Nathan Gabriele conceived this latest design of speakers for MP3’s. The Egg speakers have a curious oval shape. The “shell” can be opened into two pieces with the outer shell becoming the sub woofers while the base acts as an MP3 dock. Pretty cute.

The Egg recharges via induction and it c…