Abstract Advertising – Fascinating Audi RS6 Commercial Showcases Gymnasts, Not Car (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This captivating ad for the Audi RS6 Avant features gymnasts, acrobats and outstanding camera work. But it doesn’t really feature the car.

The tagline is, “performance from every part.” The gymnasts dramatize this rather well in the 56 second black and white ad.

The 60 second piece was created…

Airplane Lighting For Your Home – Charles Cha’s Jet Set Lite

(TrendHunter.com) Do you ever find yourself missing air travel? Probably not… But now you can spice up your home with cabin lighting.

This lighting design was inspired by the 1950’s “jet set” of the rich and famous. “Transforming from front illuminating wall lamp to a beaming up-lighter is as simple as slidin…

Computer-Generated Art – Margret Eicher’s Gobelins Tapestry (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This week, Trend Hunter featured computer generated novels, and now we have computer generated art.

In this example, Margret Eicher has revamped the art of Gobelins Tapestry which has been traditionally hand-embroidered and sewed by skilled craftsmen/craftswomen. Using religion and pop culture ic…

Styrafoam Robots as Art – The Robots Exhibit: Evolution of a Cultural Icon (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This huge styrofoam robot, Styrobot, was unveiled at the San Jose Museum of Art recently. The Styrobot which is 22 feet long, is made out of that white foamy polystyrene packing material most of us are familiar with.

The Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon exhibit will be on display until Octobe…

Milan Design Week 2008 – 4 Zaha Hadid Creations (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Infamous designer Zaha Hadid brings her unique vortexes, microsmic extrusions and four-dimensional creations to Milan. Here we present you with four of her designs that are set to be featured next week.

Mesa for Vitra: Writer Edwin Heathcote describes it as, ‘Mesa becomes a microcosmic extrusion of…

Milan Design Week 2008 – 5 New Designs by Xavier Lust (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Arguably one of the most talented Belgian designers of his generation, the prolific Xavier Lust introduced an exciting set of new designs at the Milan Design Week 2008.

The designs from top to bottom, left to right, are:

1. Baobab coatrack for MDF Italia.
2. Spring Bud swivel stool for MaxDesign.…

Banksy Outdoes Himself – Three Story Work, the Largest Graffiti in London To Date (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Here are some pictures of the new Banksy art which appeared on a Post Office RIGHT NEXT to a CCTV security camera. The work appeared this week-end, in Newman Street, London. It is his largest work in London to date and uses the theme of the fact we are a nation being watched by CCTV. As you can see…

Art Collage Bags – Wool, Trinkets and Eccentricity (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The hand knitted, one of a kind Art Collage Bag is hand-made of wool and red trim. Some of the items that can be seen showcased on the bag are book binding, a pair of glasses with text on them, a hand-knitted felted rose and a small book with its own bookmark. The Art Collage Bag measures 8″w x 6″h …

5 Impressive Mosaics – Including Handwritten Script Godfather Poster (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has featured many image collages created via computer software using numerous images, but how about if I tell you that this Godfather poster is created by handwriting the entire movie script!

This incredible artwork of the highest grossing film of its time, which was directed by Franci…

Pixel Reducing Table – Buy Now Before The Table Gets Too Small (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “This table will self-destruct,” notes the product page. Well, not literally. The table is made by Studio1am and the way it works is that every time they make a table, it will be slightly smaller than the previous one by virtue of the fact that one pixel will have been removed. That tells us that 1…

Big Buck Pop Art – Banksy’s Kate Moss Sells for $150,000

(TrendHunter.com) These prints by the suddenly-ubiquitous graffiti artist Banksy, recently sold for £96,000(about $152,000) at the Bonham’s Urban Art auction. The painting is the artist’s take on Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe. Only instead of Monroe’s image, Banksy has used Kate Moss. Luxist notes, “In terms of p…

International Light Festival – Luminale 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This past week a fabulous light festival called “Luminale” has been taking place in Frankfurt Germany. Designers exhibit fantastic illuminated projects on various architectural canvases including bridges, buildings, churches and river embankments. The festival occurs every two years, in various…

BadAss Hangers – Knife Coat Hooks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bring some danger and badass vibe to your wall decor with those awesome Knife Coat Hooks.

I love how they are convenient and functional for hanging clothes and at the same time they are cool even when they are empty. It’s like wall art.

Installation is pretty easy, simply screw in the handle.

T…

Interactive Art – Talk to Dead Painters at Seoul’s ‘Alive Art’ Exhibit (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Alive Art Gallery in Seoul, Korea has developed and is using a technology that allows visitors to have interactive chats with the works of art. So now, thanks to this development, folks will be able to ask Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa questions or “conversate” [sic] with Jesus and the disciples in The L…

Limited Edition Gadgets – Courvoisier Customized iPhone, Curve, iPod (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Famous Cognac brand Courvoisier has created an intruiging limited edition collection of customized iPhones, Curves, and iPods.

The collection features a surprisingly elegant shade of orange with artistic patterns in black.

I am not so big on the iPhone model, I always considered the iPhone a piec…

HUGO Create Challenge – Round 2, Urban Thrills: Music & Nightlife (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Following the great success of its HUGO Create challenge, HUGO has announced the second round of this artistic contest which allows creative people from all-over the world to submit their own ad designs for the iconic HUGO fragrance.

The theme of Round 2 is Urban Thrills: MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE. The de…

Sofa is the New Rug – The East Meets West Sofa (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The East Meets West sofa by Tonio de Roover fuses oriental carpets with the fluidity of western sofa aesthetic, resulting in a cool sofa for those who love carpets but do not want to sit on the floor.

The artistic patterns of the carpets add a rich dimension to the sofa that you can not get with no…

Isolated Design – 5 Unique Creations by 31 Isolated Designers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What do you get from 31 industrial design students working together yet isolated on the same project? You get 5 unique crazy chair designs!

The project is inspired by a children game, the folded sketch, in which each kid draws one part of a character without knowing what or how the previous or next…

Game Pieces as Jewelry – Chocosho’s Domino Pendants (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These cute domino pendants are each hand-painted and are unique according to the chocosho.com website. They elaborate saying that, “Each decorated domino is printed and colored by hand, then coated with a protective glaze and seal. Measurements: 2.5″ tall x .75″ wide.” I don’t know if I would go for…

Jewelry for Geeks – Cajsita Bead Designs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is one of the geekiest collections of accessories that I have seen. Multi-colored Superman logos? A cassette? Anyway, this very kitschy line of bead necklaces and earrings was developed by Swedish designer Cajsa Westerman.