Retro SuperCar Revivals – BMW M1 Homage (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) BMW unveiled the M1 Homage, the luxury auto maker’s sleek new super car at the Concorso d’Eleganza at the Hotel Villa d’Este this past weekend. The unveiling of the Homage was to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the M1 super car model which was discontinued in 1981.

Collaborative Hotel Designs – 20 Graffiti Artists Design Habita Hotel

(TrendHunter.com) The Habita Hotel, a design hotel in Polanco, Mexico City, recently covered a four story wall entirely in graffiti art. The purpose of the project was not only create a unique architectural facade but to support the street art so prominently displayed through the city.

The entire project took three…

Disappearing Buildings – The Nomadic Museum

(TrendHunter.com) The Nomadic Museum, built for the Ashes and Snow Exhibition which displays the work of Canadian photographer, Gregory Colbert, is a removable structure built mostly of bamboo.

The iron part of the architectural marvel is made partly of shipping containers, so when moved to another destination, not…

Glowing Heels – LED Alina Shoes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While the top of these shoes have ordinary black sandal straps, the LED Alina Shoes have a clear Cinderella heel that glows in brilliant colours.

They come in different heel shapes, from wedges to stilettos, and each pair is capable of glowing in red, green or blue as each shoe has three LEDs. Be…

Color Coded Homes – Rainbow Bookshelf (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A lot of people make fun of me for going crazy with highlights and color coding, but the Rainbow Bookshelf takes organization but hue to an extreme.

Chotda organized his extensive library by jacket color, putting all red books, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple together, in the order of the r…

Animal-Inspired Furniture – Ding3000 Animal Tales (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) German design studio Ding3000 presented its exciting new collection Animal Tales during Salone del Mobile 2008. The collection consists of furniture, luminaries and accessories, all inspired by the animal kingdom. The collection received a Special Mention at the Design Report Award 2008.

Accordin…

Phones for the Disabled – Braille and Surface Scanner Cell Phones

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Serghei Tanas decided to do something about the fact that mobile phone technology has ignored the needs of the disabled thus far. It offers special features that will assist with the blind such as braille features.

“This phone features a braille keypad which will enable the blind to use t…

Morbid Furniture – Coffin Couches (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a sofa that’s quite literally to die for. If you want to add a touch of creepiness to your house, these awesome Coffin Couches should do the trick — they’re made of genuine recycled coffins. Perfect to lounge on while watching a scary movie…

“Our niche happens to be 18 gauge steel coffin…

Naughty Tableware – Souper Fin (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bringing a touch of naughty to the kitchen, each piece of Philippe Di Méo’s unique collection of erotic tableware, Souper Fin is inspired by sex and love toys. Let’s hope your date shares your sense of humor when she sees that wine bottle cap!

The collection is designed in collaboration with sev…

Bird Rings – Jewelry with Exotic Feathers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you like eccentric accessories, take a look at these Space Mermaid Bird Rings!

Although we’ve featured avian influences in fashion before, it was mostly in the form of elaborate couture headpieces and dramatically feathered gowns. For the most part, none of these looks have been realistically we…

Photo Paintings – Fusion Portrait of Mephisto (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Emerging Chinese photographer Maleonn fuses over ten years of training as a painter with his unique, theatrical photography style in the captivating Portrait of Mephisto series.

Each piece of the series began as a black and white photograph which was then printed on watercolor paper. Each piece is …

Gender Divide as Art – The Pink and Blue Project (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “The Pink and Blue Project” recently seen at the Jenkins Johnson Gallery in New York City, is a humorous collection of photographs which are according to Luxury Culture, “astute reflections on gender consumerism and aesthetics.”

South Korean artist JeongMee Yoon was inspired by her 5 year o…

Lava Lamp Shots – LED Glasses Go Dark When Empty

(TrendHunter.com) Decades after they were deemed cool, are you still fascinated by lava lamps? If yes, why not revive one of the funkiest lights of the disco era with these psychedelic LED shot glasses?

As long as they’re containing liquid, the internal LEDs of the Lava Lights glow red, blue and green. After you’ve …

Super-Compact Electric Cars – Airwaves (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Airwaves is a little concept car designed by Lei Liu. The car was conceived with the intention of being an easy-to-park vehicle, offering less of a harrying, stress-laden adventure. The Airwaves design is also intended to provide a safe, comfortable and fun ride for the driver and passengers. The ca…

Anti-Collision Umbrellas – Polite Umbrella (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the things I hate when dealing with umbrellas is the inevitable collision with others. No matter how much you try to avoid it, narrow sidewalks result in bumping into other umbrella-holders or whacking someone in the face.

The Polite Umbrella eliminates such rude collisions with a handy han…

Ecofriendly Animation – Startmotions Trashy Characters (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Startmotions Animation Studio claims to be the first Earth Friendly animation studio. All of the actors and scenes created by the studio are made out of recycled material.

Startmotions does animations for all ages and languages. The stars of the movies often animals look quirky and sometimes pret…

Clothing as a Moving Canvas – The 2nd Skin Exhibit in San Francisco (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The 2nd Skin Exhibit opening night took place on 4/25/08 in San Francisco. The event is a celebration of clothing creativity. Crave notes that, “[There was] a man wearing costumes covered head to toe in LEDs. Another man wearing a suit made of bubble wrap. A woman in a skirt made of Snickers wrappe…

Revisiting Retro Magazine Covers – Esquire 1962 – 1972 as an Art Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For 10 years, George Lois was the photographer responsible for every single cover of Esquire Magazine. From 1962 to 1972, the talented photographer created an array of different covers, 92 to be exact.

“Many of Mr. Lois’s covers were controversial, not so say irreverent or deliberately provocativ…

Unwearable Clothing – Paper Dresses by Violise Lunn (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Violise Lunn danish fashion designer is making one-of-a-kind clothing in her studio in Copenhagen. But the kicker, is that some of the clothing is unwearable.

However, her items aren’t unwearable for the same reasons as haute couture clothing. The reason is the material: these dresses are made …

Recycled Map Envelopes – Learn Geography, Send Your Letter (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you are flipping through the pages of your Atlas and you find a few pages missing then we know just where you need to look. D!REKTRECYCLING has taken the approach to recycle pages from Atlases and other maps to make envelopes.

While these maps may not help the postman to find out where you live…