Recylced Belt Rug – Branch Home Vintage Belt Floor Mat

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen all sorts of fun recycled designs and DIY projects, but this is the first time we’ve featured a rug made of old belts.

The circular mat is made of dozens of different leather belts, all about the same thickness, in an array of neutral colours. I’m guessing from the dull hues that the Br…

Disturbing Pin Hole Cameras – Belger Uses Bones, Organs & HIV + Blood (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Wayne Martin Belger builds cameras. But not just any cameras. Belger builds pinhole cameras using such media as gold, silver, aluminum, acrylic, and brass among others. He also employs formaldehyde, HIV-infected blood, human bones, organs and skulls and a host of other unconventional items. A brief …

DIY Hat Communities – Hathead.com

(TrendHunter.com) Hathead.com is the only place where you can design, vote for, and buy custom (from the ground up) hats online.

For designers, this is another place to test your skills and win some cash. With the large number of headwear lovers out there – this is poised to become a huge hit. Check it out!

Solar Powered Communities – Green Street Technology (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Our world may just look like this in the future. We are gearing towards making solar power replace conventional sources of energy with concern for global warming and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves.

This sensible concept has an infrastructure based on solar power to energize every aspect of …

Futuristic Fantasy Cars – Cosmic Motors by Daniel Simon (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Daniel Simon is an internationally established former Bugatti and Lamborghini designer who has worked on futuristic vehicle concepts. Simon wrote a sci-fi 176 page book called Cosmic Motors where he engages the readers in a futuristic escapade of visionary and fantastic vehicles in a world many cent…

Water Graffiti – Vindict Wine Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Vindict, an Amsterdam wine company, has come up with a really fun campaign featuring water graffiti.

The striking reversed-graffiti is not only an eye catching promotion, but it’s also environmentally-friendly, and a great way to showcase innovative Dutch design. The campaign was launched this mont…

Gravity Defying Houses – Daring Architecture

(TrendHunter.com) It’s really hard for me to believe that the second house from the top clockwise is not a Photoshop product. The house, which is located in the Ukraine, is being supported by a single cantilever. That is it. The first house meanwhile, is located in Russia according to likecool.com, and it belonged to…

Morbid Candy – The Chocolate Newborn Hoax (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh my God, these fake chocolate newborn babies are so realistic and creepy!

The collection features various positions and styles; yawning babies, sleeping babies, boys, girls…

I believe they would be the perfect treat to scare those annoying kids next Halloween!

Sadly, these little babies are r…

Luxury Game Tables – Football for the Fashionable (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Absolutely “the beautiful game!” This sculptural version of the classic table football game is a stunner. The stadium effect is conveyed with a matte black shell, white playing field, lighting effects and gleaming chrome footballers, accented by a vivid orange game ball.

Designed by GRO design and …

Funky Barcodes – D-Barcode Spices Up Packaging (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who knew that barcodes could be so much fun? Barcodes are the machine-readable representation of information most of us are familiar with.

A Japanese firm named D-Barcode has been “decorating” these codes and their products are now used all over Japan. Great, fun concept.

Mobile Show Rooms – Ikea Designed Kobe Portliner Monorail (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Kobe Portliner Monorail in Japan has been decked out in all things Ikea, creating a very Swedish, mobile showroom.

Ikea, known for its affordable, flat-pack furniture, is using the train as an advertising gimmic as the exposure it will get from traveling across Japan will be immense.

It look…

Finger-Paint Campaigns – KFC Finger Lickin’ Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Not to be outdone by McDonald’s recent creative campaigns, KFC has come up with a clever arsty campaign of its own.

Revolving around its infamous “Finger Lickin’ Good” slogan, the print ads which were created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty ad agency, London utilize “finger art” drawings that represent th…

Money Statement Art – Cash Rules Everything Around Me (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Artist Dan Tague has created a social and political commentary collection entitled “Cash Rules Everything Around Me” that is currently shown at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans (until 19 April, 2008). His art makes a statement about the appeal and power of money in our capitalist soci…

Extreme Mural Houses – Architectural Canvases (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) They say the home is an extension of yourself; it’s a haven where you can express your style outwardly. Judging by these mural homes, apparently some people have a lot to express!

I’ve seen garage doors turned into murals, and those alone are very eye-catching, but for the truly expressive, it take…

Pixel Furniture II – Pixel Sofa

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter recently featured a nerdy Pixel Couch, and it seems that pixels, an integral part of modern life, are inspiring more and more furniture designs.

The Pixel Sofa by Ron Arad for Moroso is set to be featured at the upcoming Salone del Mobile from 16 to 21 April, 2008.

The unique sofa is…

Jewelry from Recycled Car Parts – Hi Octane Jewelry

(TrendHunter.com) Hi Octane Jewelry makes their accessories from recycled car parts. The pieces integrated in the jewelry have been salvaged from auto junk yards and turned into new treasures, making each piece a unique one.

From the press release:

DIY Political Finger Puppets – Obama, Hillary, McCain

(TrendHunter.com) Adi Marom, a New York based designer, created an online project where you can create your own DIY finger-puppets of Obama, Hillary and McCain and stage your own presidential debates!

The process is simple! It’s all there, at your fingertips: Download the candidate, print, cut, fold, glue… And set…

Earth Furniture – Lawn Chair + Lawn Couch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How much oxygen did your furniture produce today? Yeah, this is not your typical piece of furniture.

Add some alive furniture to your lawn or garden with these neat looking environmental chair and couch.

Simply fill the frame with soil, spread grass seeds evenly over the dirt, press them in and w…

Retro Reshoots 2 – Jessica Simpson as Virna Lisi on Esquire Mag

(TrendHunter.com) Esquire Magazine May front cover has been leaked and it is making the rounds on the internet. The cover has Jessica Simpson shaving off what I assume is an imaginary beard. The stunt was inspired by a similar Esquire cover in 1964 featuring Italian actress Virna Lisi. The magazine is celebrating its…

DIY CD Case Wall Art – Alveoprint Printable CD Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This beautiful piece of art actually consists of 20 printable, paper CD cases. When placed together, the individual hexagonal cases create a larger image that makes a beautiful piece of wall art. As seen in the gallery, they can also be assembled separately for smaller design statements.

Even bett…