Anatomy Inspired Furniture – Spine Drawers and Cabinet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Spine is the result of a project to make storage furniture with at least two drawers. A part of the challenge was to work with balance and make the furniture stand on just one leg and make the drawers almost look like they float in the air. It should make people stop and think about how it works. Th…

Living In A Toilet House (UPDATE) – New Pictures of Interior (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When the toilet house hit Trendhunter, there were no interior shots and only one exterior rendering of what the loo home would look like. Now the home is complete and interior photos make it appear to be just like any other custom home. I was kinda expecting lots of porcelain and chrome, or at least…

Luxury Bathrooms – Dagobert Throne Toilet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A toilet fit for a King or Queen.

Inspired by Dagobert, the last ruler of the 8th Century French Merovingian dynasty, the Herbeau Creations Dagobert Throne Toilet is a retro-looking piece of bathroom art.

It is constructed from ash wood and decorated with hand painted Moustier Polychrome designs. …

Paper Cup Wine Labels – Vinho Verde (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a very clever design of a wine bottle by Viktor Pucsek for the PapaMama Design Competition.

The Vinho Verde (literally green wine) concept incorporates eco-friendly practices in the design of a very attractive bottle. The bottle’s labels can be peeled off and folded up into paper cups. How…

Bottle Cap Portraits – The Work of Molly B. Right (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These amazing five portraits were made with bottle caps.

The first one is of the very recognizable face of Abraham Lincoln. The second one is a beautiful reproduction of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with Pearl. The third portrait is a representation of iconic jazz singer Billie Holliday. F…

Peace Murals – LA vs War Installation (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Graffiti usually brings up images of young punks vandalizing public property, but these peace murals evoke none such thoughts.

The Yo! What Happened to Peace? art installation in Los Angeles is for LA vs. War and features paintings like a gigantic image of Mahatma Gandhi. The project is meant to a…

Glow in the Dark Furniture – Fullmoon Cabinet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sotirios Papadopoulos designed this Fullmoon cabinet for Ennezero using ecologically-friendly paint.

The Fullmoon glows in the dark and in that sense, as far as I am concerned, this is a creation that has the dual function of being a storage piece of furniture and a work with artistic value. There…

Bathtub Aquariums – Even Moody Acquario (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to play Little Mermaid? If your obsession with tropical fish isn’t satisfied by your multi-room aquariums, then why not try bathing with the fish in the Even Moody Acquario?

No, you’re not literally sitting in fish water, you know that wouldn’t work. If it’s too warm, the fish would die. If y…

Cigarette Pack Cell Phone – Wang XYW 3838 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So, they decided to make a cell phone that not only looks like a pack of cigarettes, but also holds real cigarettes in the back! The Wang XYW 3838 phone runs on dual band GSM, takes micro SD cards, plays MP3, has a color screen and a VGA camera on the side. The price of this pack of cigarettes/cell …

Organic Architecture – Orquideorama Gardens (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In Medellin, Columbia, a couple of architects needed to renovate their garden. It’s not just any garden, it’s called the Orquideorama. What seems to be wicker is actually steel to support self sustaining gardens.

“Architects Felipe Mesa and Alexander Bernal wanted the Orquideorama to grow in the s…

Serero Eiffel Tower Extension (UPDATE) – Le Grand Hoax

(TrendHunter.com) The story of the Eiffel Tower anniversary extension has gone through the web like wild fire and generated mixed reactions. From those who were excited about the temporary makeover to those who were appalled and angry at any change of such a beloved landmark.

Now the Serero Architects’ installation …

Suspended Jewel Lights – Kumulus Crystal Chandelier (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Peter Nilsson’s supernova inspired ‘Kumulus’ chandelier is a fabulous explosion of colour and light.

Suspended jewels of handcrafted crystal can be custom made to suit, both size and colour. Depending on your perception, the spider or daisy-like ’Sirrus’ chandelier can be stacke…

Creative Commercial Critiques – Bela Borsodi Fashion Photography (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Austrian photographer Bela Borsodi, who is now based in New York, does still life photography with an emphasis on the fashion world. But Instead of just showing us beautiful and attractive products for fashion magazines, he plays with our perception and messes with our senses, giving each one of his…

Recycled Furniture – Chairs Made of Cans, Bathtubs, Shopping Carts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The array of items that can be built with recycled material never ceases to amaze me. This is a collection of chairs and tables were skillfully built with recycled stuff.

The first set of 2 chairs with a table were made with crushed cans. This set looks kind of rudimentary but they are beautifully…

Living Furniture – Stitch Table (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What a novel genius idea! So you like to have living plants on your coffee table but do not want to mess the design up with a big pot on top of the table? Designer Greg Zulkie has the solution for you.

This Stitch Table is a coffee table with 3 stainless steel pots that can hold anything you want. …

Condom Couture IV – Safe Sex Made Fashionable (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a bit of a strange one I was forwarded at work. The images are from a condom fashion show in China. I don’t know a lot more than that, but the pictures are AMAZING. If I was to guess, I would say it is about promoting safe sex.

Condom Couture – Guilin Fashion Show (GALLERY) (TREND HUN…

Nerdy Lifestyle Furniture – Pixel Couch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How many pixels?

It all started on my first computer. What resolution should I set my screen to? Oh, that damn pixel is dead, it ruins the view. Now pixels are an integral part of our everyday life. How many pixels is that camera on your phone? How many pixels on the LCD screen of your phone, mult…

Polaroid Anti-Paparazzi – RoidRage by Jeremy Kost (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Polaroid may be nearing extinction, with none to be produced again, but Jeremy Kost refuses to swap his clunky camera to join the rest of the world in digital photography.

Whether or not you consider 20 ft tall men in their underwear making funny faces art or not, the fact of the matter is tha…

Wal-Mart Art Museum – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the Wal-mart billionaires decided that the world wide headquarters for Wal-mart, Bentonville, Arkansas, needed a world-class art institution.

The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will be dedicated to American art and artists. Over 100,000 square feed with a 25 seat auditorium will be …

Extreme Crafts – Knitted Harley Davidson (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I always marvel at stuff like this. Even though this knitted Harley Davidson obviously has no functionality that I’m aware of, the tremendous work that went into putting this project together and bringing it to fruition is worthy of admiration. I suppose that the person or persons who did this are d…