Cutting Edge Design Firms – The Apartment (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A lot of people aspire to be designers, but in order to get mentioned on Trend Hunter, there’s got to be something pretty cutting edge about your company. The Apartment definitely makes our list.

The New York City design agency uses every opportunity to innovate and try new marketing, branding and…

Foldable Furniture – Adam Goodrum Stitch Chairs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Stitch chairs by Adam Goodrum were presented at the Milan furniture fair earlier this month. The stitch chair is made from 3mm laser cut aluminum and when folded closes to 15mm. Rods are applied to create the hinges and assemble the chair.

I like the multi-color patchwork chair best but I would no…

Flower-Inspired Furniture – The Bouquet Chair

(TrendHunter.com) Presented at Milan Design Week 2008, the Bouquet Chair was conceived by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. The chairs are manufactured by hand as can be seen from the picture. The beautiful combination of colors gives the Bouquet Chairs a unique flair and glamour that one would image belongs more i…

Golden Phase Symbolism Revived – Gustav Klimt Fashion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Austrian artist Gustav Klimt was known for his Symbolist art forms, particularly for his images of women. Even today, 90 years after his death, his works still continue to inspire artists, and that includes a bevy of fashion designers.

Among recent notably influenced designers are Christian Dior, …

Butterfly Monocles – Uma Thurman for Another Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Actress Uma Thurman was recently featured in an editorial spread as well as in an interviewed by Another Magazine. I love photography by Craig McDean, particularly the butterfly motif as a symbol of rebirth symbol. The way McDean featured it as an imitation monocle is quite beautiful.

The theme, an…

Rush Hour Thought Balloons – Renault Inflatables Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Renault has come up with this fun ad to display make believe scenarios of what people would prefer to be doing rather than being stuck in traffic.

Initially some of the drivers stuck in rush hour seem a little frustrated, sticking their heads out their windows and looking quite aggravated. A few s…

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…

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…

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 …

Shadow Design – Transform Your Roof Into Art With The Rosett (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have always been fascinated by shadow decorations and how light can transform a boring surface into a more visually appealing one. That’s why I love this design, Rosett, which gives you an instant imitation of the appearance of shadow decoration. Simply screw it into an electric socket with just a…

Optical Illusion Curtains – Swarovski VEIL Has Hidden Mona Lisa

(TrendHunter.com) VEIL is a shimmering curtain comprised of 1440 1440 Swarovski crystals. It was created by Paul Cocksedge for the Swarovski Crystal Palace in Milan.

The four meter high curtain appears to transforms when you see its reflection in a mirror as it creates a fantastic optical illusion of da Vinci’s Mon…

Magical Milk Cartons – Milk Gone Bad Lights Shows Secret Image (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Milk Gone Bad is a collection of eight unique lamps that float somewhere between toys and furniture. The lamps are disguised as milk cartons. When the lamp is turned off, it looks like a plain white milk carton, but once you turn it on, the lamp comes to life, displaying an exciting and startling im…

Porta-Party iPods – Human Interaction Series

(TrendHunter.com) This very unique Porta-Party iPod was spotted at an art exhibit in Los Angeles. No, it is not an art installation, but an exclusive, fully-functioning portable toilet. I refer to it as exclusive because reportedly only those with an iPod or iPhone could make the toilet work. I don’t know exactly how…

Wearable Canvases – Painted Dresses (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A recently emerging fashion trend has designers asserting their believe that “fashion is art” by transforming their designs into a living painting. The dresses are treated as a canvas and exquisitely painted as an artistic painting.

Designers who have jumped on this bandwagon, as illustrated in the…