(TrendHunter.com) Obsessed with customization? Now you can pimp your espresso machine (Krups models, Cube, Siemens, Magimix) if you get tired of the same old look. For about 9 euros (about $14) you can change the skin of the coffee machine to one that’s more fun to look at.
I’m at a loss for words. What do I care wh…
(TrendHunter.com) I really don’t know how this is achieved or whether these are real leaves but Art Craft On Leaf is magnificent. To be able to lay down a coherent, painstakingly detailed, attractive design on such a small surface takes mad skills especially if they were done by hand. I like the last leaf in the gall…
(TrendHunter.com) This morbid lamp was created by design studio Enpieza located in Spain. The Colgao (“hung” in Spanish) is hanging from the top horizontal rod of the lamp. The lamp looks very simple except for the tasteless, hanging anthropomorphic figure. Either the designers were fresh out of ideas or they are int…
(TrendHunter.com) According to designer Jeremy Brown, This is [not] is a collection of work inspired by Magritte’s iconic ‘the treachery of images’ and its inscription, ‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’ (this is not a pipe).
The function of the objects in This is [not] collection is shifted away from the ‘functional’…
(TrendHunter.com) These funky shower curtains were designed by New Zealand designer Catherine David. She adds a touch of humor to an every day, mundane item we don’t really pay a whole of attention to. I find the curtain with the black cross a bit spooky. I think I might be a vampire…
(TrendHunter.com) This larger-than-life gorilla statue is made of hundreds of recycled coat hangers. The spike-covered sculpture is just one of the unique creations by David Mach who has made an entire collection of coat hanger art projects.
The statues include a portrait of Mach’s brother, an Astronaut, a “Hooker”…
(TrendHunter.com) This is a project by artist Koya Abe that explores two apparently different periods and art traditions. One area is the tradition of European portraiture and the other is the “art†of modern commercial designs and presentations. One one hand,we have masterpieces intended for an exclusive audien…
(TrendHunter.com) These are really cute items! These coasters are colorful, useful and they are sure to delight your guests; I particularly like the platform shoes variety but I would be cautious with those! These “Drinkwear” by tableware designer Carrie and Company, come in the form of different kinds of footwear a…
(TrendHunter.com) Want to learn more about the war on terror but dislike the way traditional media covers Afghanistan? Try reading Timaking’s Afuganisu-tan a Japanese anime book and former web comic. Afghanis-tan
In the 26-part sociopolitical manga series, Middle Eastern countries are represented by female character…
(TrendHunter.com) In an effort to promote awareness of recycling, Korean artist Choi Jung Hyun has created a cool viper snake sculpture out of recycled keyboard keys that is being shown in a gallery show.
A clever touch in the presentation of the sculpture is having recycled computer mice laying around the viper. Po…
(TrendHunter.com) This is part of the 2008 Studio ComuniStar collection. ComuniStar is a designer group from Slovakia which creates contemporary designer furniture and interior accessories. This is part of a very erotic and risque 2008 collection.
Featured in the gallery are the sugarbabe ceramics, star pen stand a…
(TrendHunter.com) You didn’t think LEGO died with the rise of video games and the internet, did you?
Until the last of us who played with LEGO as kids die off, the fascination with the little plastic blocks will continue.
The following 33 bits of Trend Candy prove that a popular toy can retain its appeal for deca…
(TrendHunter.com) Who says Art and packaging design are hard to combine?
Each year during the Fashion Week in São Paulo, Coca-Cola Brazil launches its limited-edition Coca-Cola Light bottle decorated with a full-body shrink film from Sleever Intl.
The 237-mL glass bottle exclusively distributed during the Fashion…
(TrendHunter.com) This pear glass, which plugs into the wall, changes color according to your mood. The mood bowl is capable of going through a cycle of 8 different colors but it can also remain on the same color of your choosing. This is a simple ornament designed to give the room ambiance and a relaxing mood.
(TrendHunter.com) While most of us were content to scribble our crayons to nubs, or melt them, or eat them, Diem Chau looked at the Crayola Crayon and saw something to sculpt into tiny pieces of art. Ms. Chau, a Vietnam native, loves to combine media.
One of her projects was using crayons and sculptures of children…
(TrendHunter.com) OK so we have all heard about DJ ‘mashups’ – but two London street art artists are doing a mashup collaboration style thing too – and the result ROCKS.
MISS BUGS & PURE EVIL (whose kick ass ‘Pearly Kings & Queens’ have already featured on TH) are both releasing a print on the 10th April – then th…
(TrendHunter.com) Architect Nikola Basic has recently received the European Prize for Urban Public Space for the very cool Sea Organ project, an architectural and experimental musical object located in Zadar, Croatia.
“The Sea Organ is a pipe organ that has a set of 35 musically tuned tubes located underneath a set…
(TrendHunter.com) Frank Gehry is an absolute genius when it comes to designing cutting edge architecture. Gehry has so been a huge influence on a lot of modern architectural masterpieces. Innovative is the word that comes to mind when I try to describe his use of fluid shapes and original materials in the structures …
(TrendHunter.com) These are lamps made out of different kinds of recycled bottles and chains. There are soda bottles, milk bottles and plastic bottles. Some of these designs are simple enough and are DIY (Do It Yourself) such as the collection of the 5 clear soda bottles which is the next to last photo. This arrange…
(TrendHunter.com) Mother Earth Care-Toons are a series of illustrations by Jane Wagner with a message on the environment. They’re quirky, cheeky and very clever!
The text below an illustration of bears says, “Don’t say anything to Gore — but if you ask me, An Inconvenient Truth it’s a f — kin’ understatement.”
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