Wal-Mart Art Museum – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the Wal-mart billionaires decided that the world wide headquarters for Wal-mart, Bentonville, Arkansas, needed a world-class art institution.

The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will be dedicated to American art and artists. Over 100,000 square feed with a 25 seat auditorium will be …

Mosaics for Marketing – Steve Jobs Made of Apple Products (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen some awesome photo mosaics, some even functioning as more than art and delivering social commentary.

While this image of Steve Jobs doesn’t hold any moving messages about society, it could serve a function. The entire image is made of up Apple products, so the finished portrait could fu…

Flora Inspired Bags – Pod Collection by Kathleen Dustin (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Seeing florals inspire spring fashion has become expected, but these incredible bags take natural influences to the next level.

These purses, crafted by Kathleen Dustin, are so intricately detailed, they looks like real flower buds. They’d be beautiful sitting on a bookshelf, but why would you wan…

Subway Car Room – Michal Tatarkiewicz’s Mural (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There’s something intriguing about subway cars, particularly old fashioned European ones, which may be the reason why this room holds so much appeal.

The artist, Michal Tatarkiewicz, painted the white walls of a room with a sketch of a subway cars. He did so with such talent that he was able to cr…

Adaptable Furniture – Mass Tables by John Truex (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In a rising trend of furniture that adapts to your needs, designer John Truex has created a collection of expandable slide coffee tables called Mass Tables.

The collection is set to be featured at Shelly Steffee during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, ICFF, in New York City in May, 2…

Army-Inspired Decor – Tank U Vases

(TrendHunter.com) Flowers are generally considered a pretty, gentle item to bring into the home. They’re usually displayed in delicate vases which is why these army tank-inspired flower holders are extremely bizarre.

The Tank U vases were created by Parisian design group, La Tete Au Cube and come in White and Platin…

Gigantic Pop-Up Book – Space Book (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The unique “Space Book” art installation by designer Jin-Hui Kim is not your usual pop-up book.

For starters, it is so gigantic that it features whole spaces completely furnished open up like a pop-up book.

You can simply walk into the story.

I could see the concept working in museums or exposit…

Customized DIY Art Lights – “Lets Peel Eggs” Light (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Jinhong Lin’s “Lets Peel Eggs” is a fun, unfinished light product.

When you get the lights, the polycarbonate bulb is covered with a layer of black plastic that is environmentally friendly.

You need to use your egg peeling skills to complete the production.

You get to peel it how…

Beads as Pixels – Star Trek Bead Curtains (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Bead Me Up, Scotty! Artist Devorah Sperber uses beads as pixels to beam Captain Kirk, Spock and Bones in a fittingly back to the future way. They manage to capture the partially-beamed look, as if they are just about to fully form. The effect is pretty neat like a hologram.

Two Unusual Lamps – MYBrain + Enlightenment (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here at Trend Hunter, we always bring you creative out-of-the-box designs. And these two unique lamps are certainly not your usual boring table lamps.

The MYBrain lamp is literally a replica of the designer’s brain. Using an MR scan of his own brain, designer Alexander Lervik processed the image th…

Comic Book Furniture – Crepax Art Furniture (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Comic books have become more and more influential for the 20th century art.

Italian designer Giuseppe Canevese brings to light the most important works of Guido Crepax in the form of furniture which can be brought into our homes.

Crepax is an Italian designer who influenced comic art and design …

Business Manga – The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Daniel H. Pink (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Would you take advice from a comic book? Adults in Japan do, where manga, or comics, are hugely popular across all age groups. Japanese manga covers all topics, yet in the western world, there are no comics geared toward adults, and definitely none that could be found in the business section.

Danie…

Top 5 Things You Can Do By Number – Numerical Art (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember those Paint by Number projects you did as a kid? Now there is a whole range of projects you can create or enjoy by number, and they’re not limited to the under-10 set.

Take a look at all these other art and lifestyle activities that are done according to numbers, from Chew by Number proje…

Oil Paintings of Internet Memes – Jeremiah Palecek the Next Web Warhol?

(TrendHunter.com) Czech American internet painter Jeremiah Palecek has recently begun painting internet phenomenon in oils. Previously known for his work depicting video games and television stills, Palecek has now ventured into the internet for inspiration.

In a recent interview with The Bryant Park Project on NP…

Handwritten Art Sneakers – Reebok x Maeda Emoretion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Famous graphic designer John Maeda has teamed up with Reebok for the beautiful Reebok x Maeda Emoretion.

Maeda drew inspiration from the 7th Law- emotion- from his book, The Laws of Simplicity where he urges us to embrace our natural desire for personal meaning in everything we do.

The design has…

Caterpillar Created Messages – “Love Me” Leaves by Kyung-Ah Park (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Kyung-Ah Park has come up with a very novel and amusing concept that goes to the heart of the environmental mess human behavior has wrought on the planet.

Caterpillars are known to feed on certain kinds of leaves and Kyung-Ah Park came up with the idea of squeezing honey on the leaves to …

Mosaics With a Message – 4,000 Americans Dead

(TrendHunter.com) It is becoming a trend using all types of products to create a mosaic. Used metro tickets, pieces of scrap or what ever inspire people to assemble an artistic object.

However I have never seen something so lugubrious and at the same time so brilliant and breathtakingly sensitive that words fail me.…

Futuristic Surrealism Vodka Ads – Absolut World (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These might just be the most artistic and creative ads I have seen for a long while. The artistry and effort that was put into making them is very evident and would make even Salvador Dali proud.

Absolut Vodka released these new super creative ads as a promotion for their Absolut Machines interacti…

Public Art in Shanghai – Fungus Chairs by Ma Yansong (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These are Fungus chairs created by Chinese architect Ma Yansong of the Chinese architecture firm MAD as part of a public art display in Pudong District, Shanghai, China.

Thematically, this display is “Looking into the urban environment from the biological point of view, the MAD fungi are the benig…

Hip Cape Town Hangouts – Afro Cool at Afro Coffee (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Afro chic, afro funky… Afro Coffee is all the rage in South Africa. Afro Coffee is a new brand of coffee and a cafe that brews true African coffee. As they say, “no colonial stuff”.

Not only is the coffee awesome, the cafe is the hangout in Cape Town right now. The owners pride themselves on mo…