Toy Cars as Pop Surrealism – Hot Wheels and Gallery 1988 Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hot Wheels cars, along with Gallery 1988 (G1988), celebrated its 40th anniversary by putting together a pop surrealist exhibit featuring a collection of artwork inspired by classic toy brands. More than 40 of the most famous pop surrealist artists from around the world made their contribution by cre…

Bubble LEDs – White Balloons Lamp (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) LEDs produce more light per watt than incandescent bulbs. This is an LED white balloon (light emitting diodes) lamp which is very, very attractive. The lamp is made of polypropylene which is a plastic polymer (natural and synthetic materials with a variety of properties and purposes) which is used i…

Heartbeat-Inspired Designs – Pulseline Shelf (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by the pulseline that illustrates the heartbeat, the Pulseline book shelf by MÃ¥ns Salomonsen is made of 3mm sheet metal and the edge is painted with fluorescent green glows in blacklight.

Apart from the cool design, I like how the shelf provides convenient places to hold large books in th…

Moving Interactive Art – Reactive Sparks by Markus Lerner (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a video of an installation of seven double-sided vertical screens that is currently in front of the OSRAM main office in Munich, Germany.

OSRAM is one of the two largest lighting manufacturers in the world and is a subsidiary of Siemens AG. This is an interactive art display called Reactiv…

Reconstructing the Dead – Johann Sebastian Bach Looks Life-Like

(TrendHunter.com) The compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach are internationally well known, but what he looked like physically isn’t.

Although he only sat for one portrait his entire life, images of the composer are plentiful as are nicely sculptured busts.

Anthropologist Caroline Wilkinson used state-of-the-art c…

Erotic Photo Skate Dekcs – Marilyn Minter Supreme Skateboards

(TrendHunter.com) Supreme skateboarding brand is following this year’s trend in urban industry. How? They asked New York-based artist Marilyn Minter to create the design for three skate decks.

Minter is recognized in the modern art milieu for “close-ups of the erotic nature that confuse and astound the viewer.”

Ke…

Plant Activated Lights – Flower Filament by Ha-Na Yeom

(TrendHunter.com) The Flower Filament by designer Ha-Na Yeom combines nature with technology. The Flower Filament lights up only if there is a flower in it but the flower also acts as the switch to light up the hollowed out, light-bulb like design. I’m kinda slow right now so it took me a while to comprehend the conc…

Laser Cut Records As Wall Fashion – Ideia Revives Vinyl (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Vinyl records, when not being sought by afficianados or crafters are very cheap. Parents tend to have them hidden away afraid they might throw out that classic Abba LP. Ideia and Companhia saw something different. They saw art, and put their laser cutter to work making some very unusual but great de…

Polymer Pods – Kathleen Dustin Handcrafted Bags (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Kathleen Dustin makes stunningly beautiful evening artsy pod-like bags out of polymer clay. Polymer clay is a sculptable material based on the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It usually contains no clay minerals, and is only called “clay” because its texture and working properties resemble those o…

Green Rainforest Tables – Amazonas

(TrendHunter.com) These tables are really green. From the concept inception, to the color and design, to money going to help rainforests.

The concept of the Amazonas table series originated when Finnish designer Eero Koivisto saw aerial images of the rain forest where tree crowns created a dense ceiling – so many tr…

Your Photos as Wallpaper – Myfotowall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember those super cheesy murals of tropical beaches or forests? The retro decor could become hip again thanks to Myfotowall, a site that lets you customize wallpaper with your own photographs.

It’s as easy as sending in your favourite image, whether it’s a shot of the most amazing sunset you sa…

Patriotic Auto Wraps – Union Jack Lotus Exige S

(TrendHunter.com) Want to show your patriotic side in style? Consider a full-body car decal.

Way cooler than Austin Power’s ride, the Discovery Channel featured a piece on this customization process, starring a Lotus Exige S with a Union Jack pattern.

Auto wraps are skins for your cars that let you customize thei…

Portrait Architecture – Law Office Shaped in the Image of ‘Lady Justice’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A law office in the Netherlands wanted to incorporate the universal justice icon, “Justitia,” into their architecture as a promotion and reflection of their morals and standards. Accordingly, they commissioned the ’19 het Atelier’ architecture office for this abstract modern representation of a …

Human Cartoons – Homer Simpson and Mario in the Flesh?

(TrendHunter.com) Human cartoons are realistic interpretations of famous cartoon characters. In this case, we have Homer Simpson and Mario in the flesh.

The artist used various textures of human skin and pieces of various faces to compose the image. The result is frightening impressive.

The artist, who goes under…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…