(TrendHunter.com) Anticipation is rising in Beijing for the Summer 2008 Olympic Games, and that excitement has translated into some pretty unique art. Song of Sand 2008, shown in the above video, is a really creative project that celebrates Chinese art forms and symbolism in conjunction with the Olympic brand.
Trad…
(TrendHunter.com) How ingenious is this year’s “Time 100” cover? Rather than use the face of the #1 position as usual, the cover depicts one face constructed from thin horizontal image strips of each of the 100 most influential people profiled inside the issue.
The cover is one of five finalists, which include desig…
(TrendHunter.com) Montreal gallery Commissaires is currently presenting designer Kwangho Lee’s creative lighting projects which are knit from lengths of electrical cord.
Kwangho says his “biggest inspiration of this lighting is my mother’s knitting hobbies during my childhood.â€
All the designs are made t…
(TrendHunter.com) The eye-popping design of the Fast Vase collection by Rosenthal is a reflection of the fast-paced, hectic speed of our life.
According to dotmaison, “The backwards-angled offshoots from the vase itself reflect the artist rendition of speed.”
The collection includes four vase designs: Mini 13cm, S…
(TrendHunter.com) The Greenpix Zero Energy Media LED Wall in Beijing was created by Simone Giostra & Partners and Arup and can be seen in the gallery. The gigantic LED wall, which is near the site of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and which is set to go live sometime this month, will display videos of art-related ev…
(TrendHunter.com) The origami in the gallery is part of an ad campaign created by DCS advertising agency for Maone Bank of Brazil. The campaign, which uses images and shapes of animals, is supposed to illustrate that ideally, your money should multiply in conjunction with your family.
I love anything origami. I t…
(TrendHunter.com) Designer and artist Polly George hand makes these elegant his & hers pieces in her trademark pure, simple, white shapes.
Working from her rural Kent studio, Polly slip casts and then individually decorates each item. The glaze is then hand-dipped, giving each item their own individual character, e…
(TrendHunter.com) These faux human head mounts, created by Joseph Seigenthaler, have an air of morbidity, but at the same time are captivating in terms of their incredible detail. The heads, some of them appearing to mocking the viewer while others just having an eerie smile, are all unique, and every one definitely …
(TrendHunter.com) Origami has been a big source of inspiration in numerous areas of design, from furniture to fashion and even kitchenware.
Following the Origami Crockery we featured, we bring you an artistic, fun spoon. The Origami Spoon by Czech designer Michael Sholk is bent from a single piece of thin material.…
(TrendHunter.com) Knitting isn’t just for grannies who knit scarves and socks anymore. If you look at this Super Gallery of the top knit items featured on Trend Hunter, you’d realize some of this is way too cutting edge to come from a senior. On the other hand, if you do happen to have an ultra hip grandma that would…
(TrendHunter.com) The Science Museum in South Kensington, London has an interactive Living Image exhibit called The Arcstream AV. This fascinating installation replicates the impossible feat of walking on water using an overhead projector with sensors which projects the 1024 x 768 image of water on the floor. The dev…
(TrendHunter.com) NYC photographer Terry Richardson chose the guys from Jackass to pose as the ‘heroes’ of his most recent exhibit at the LaForet Museum in the Harajuku district of Japan, and let’s just say he wanted to feature them in all their craziest glory.
The poses range from mildly serious suit shots to total…
(TrendHunter.com) Following in the footsteps of the great work done by Pixeloo of “untooning” Mario, Homer and Jessica Rabbit, Essenmitsosse.de has untooned the famous Nintendo game villain, Bowser.
Bowser is the leader and most powerful of the turtle-like Koopa race and Mario’s arch-nemesis. The PhotoShopped work i…
(TrendHunter.com) GeoSimCities is a website that provides a 3-D virtual representation of cities.
This is a wonderful idea. I visited the site and checked out the virtual Philadelphia tours of offered on the site. Also included in virtual Philly was E-shopping, city planning, human interaction with other visitors to…
(TrendHunter.com) Think Dr. Martens are boring? Think you know how to make them better? Doc is listening.
They’ve created a contest, aptly named FREEDM, that gives anyone the freedom to express their footwear design ideas. Entries can be designs for short or high cut (8 or 14-hole) boots and can be as wildly creativ…
(TrendHunter.com) I wouldn’t put up real animal heads in my place, but these faux designer deer heads are well worth mounting on the wall! As each piece is made to order by rubyslounge on Etsy, no two will be alike.
The resin deer heads are covered in beautiful papers in a wide array of designs. Since they’re custo…
(TrendHunter.com) These baby car logos and emblems are too darn cute! The Minichamps campaign features the opulent Italian brands Jaguar, Lamborghini, Ferrari and Maserati in their imagined infant stages.
The adorable ads were created by Dentsu Brazil for Minichamps, a company that makes miniature Italian luxury car…
(TrendHunter.com) The knitted delectables series by artist Ed Bing Lee is the perfect gift to torture that dieting friend of yours.
The knitted food items include a burger, hotdog, cupcake with sprinkles, pumpkin pie, key lime pie, ice cream cone, chocolate cupcake, and other delectables.
Check out the complete col…
(TrendHunter.com) Seen in the gallery is a life-sized shoe chair, the Vans Sk8 Hi Chair, which was developed and produced by Coarse Toys.
What could you possibly do with a gigantic sneaker chair like this aside from sit on top of it? And where do you put the Hi Chair anyway? Do you try to blend it in with avant-gar…
(TrendHunter.com) I don’t really know what to make of Nicole Tran Ba Vang body suits. I don’t even know what it’s correct to call the fake, PhotoShopped boobs, butt and other body parts. Is her photographic work social commentary, camouflage, body enhancement or women’s flesh clothing? Or all of the above?
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