Table for The Book Lovers – The ‘Ex Libris’ 2008 by MOCO (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by its own 2004 Ptolomeo and Ptolomeo Wall book shelf designs, Italian company MOCO presented a new table design, the Ex libris, at the Maison&Object;in France, January 25-29, 2008. A very cool design that will bring a library-chic look to your study or living room, as long as you have eno…

Furniture Can Change Your Thoughts – Mind Chair (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Mind Chair is the creation of London designers Peter Marigold and Beta Tank and is an amazing chair that utilizes sensory substitution technology developed in the 1960s to send and display high-definition moving imagery into the mind of the person seated in it. The design uses a standard plastic…

Heath Ledger’s Final Portrait – Vincent Fantauzzo’s Painting

(TrendHunter.com) Australia’s The Daily Telegraph reports that Melbourne artist Vincent Fantauzzo put the finishing touches on his painting of Heath Ledger at his Docklands studio the day before the star was found dead in his NY apartment.

Ledger sat for Fantauzzo on his last visit home to Perth, Australia in Decem…

Waste Awareness Throught Art – Waste Project by Aaron Kent

(TrendHunter.com) AK-47 is an artist often considered a bit of a renegade.

Over the last years, Aaron Kent has conceptualized projects with such variety while still staying true with the fringe dwelling style of the AK-47. Kent does not limit his work to a genre that is sure to create income. This artist lends himse…

Sex In Design / Design In Sex – NYC Museum Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sex in Design/Design in Sex is an exhibit at the NYC Museum of Sex and will feature a wide variety of exhibits that display sex as art and design.

If you think about it, most of the passion and inspiration for the design of say a laptop or car can stimulate and tantalize the senses in a similar wa…

Art Meets Merchandising – McQueen Bones Exhibitor for Puma

(TrendHunter.com) Alexander McQueen has designed a suggestive and somehow astonishing sculpture within his collaboration with Puma.

The huge “Bones”, made of glass fiber and steel, has been inspired by the skeleton structure of both a puma and a man.

Is it a museum piece? No, it’s an amazing exhibitor structure re…

Museo Aero Solar – Plastic Bages Form Flying Museum (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Museo Aero Solar is a flying museum made with plastic bags that fly using solar energy. The bag will fly from town to town, country to country, even continent to continent. Each time the bag lands, more bags will be added and increase flight distance.

What a great idea to raise awareness of pla…

Sculptures With Real Human Skin – Man Exhibits 3rd Ear (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A disturbing and controversial new exhibition is taking place in Liverpool, UK displaying genuine skin tissue in sculptures- and as if that was not enough, Sk-interfaces at FACT have included thought-provoking items such as a tiny coat made from human and rodent skin that will grow over the course o…

Super Snow Sculptures – Japan’s Obsession (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese folks evidently like snow. There are a number of fairs and festivals that celebrate the frozen white stuff – the Sapporo Snow Festival, the Lake Tazawa Snow Festival, and the Kanda Yuki-Daruma Fair, to name a few. At one fair, they even trucked in 70 tons of snow. These pics show just how c…

Denim Art – JayimeJean Couture And Arthouse Collection (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So you denim obsessed? Then you will know of, or even have a pair of, JayimeJean in your wardrobe (aka your art collection depository). The jean is now cemented in our style culture and advertises a great deal about the person who is wearing them, so the search for something truly unique and origina…

Brass Knuckle Cups (Part II) – Thabto MUG

(TrendHunter.com) Not a morning person? Would you rather avoid conversation with anyone while you try to enjoy your coffee? Well it looks like your alone time with just you and your brew is about to become a reality. Thabto’s MUG is a coffee mug that doubles as a pair of brass knuckles, except in this case, they ar…

Design Pumps Life Into Flowers – Heart Vase by Esque Design

(TrendHunter.com) Where else can flowers fit perfectly into, but in an anatomically-correct heart?

This organ-inspired vase was created by Esque Design. The two-toned technical design of the vase seems to pump new life to your expensive flowers.

The heart vase is of the 200 numbered and signed vases by Esque Desig…

Floating 3D Graffiti – “Tagged in Motion” by DAIM (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) “Tagged in Motion” is a project created by graffiti artist DAIM, that eliminates a graffer canvas of a solid matter and unveils the ability to be able to tag in mid air, creating a virtual world of graffiti visible trough 3D glasses.

The graffiti is captured using three camcorders with motion …

Chewing Gum Sculptures – Confectionary Art by Maurizio Savini (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These chewing gum sculptures by artist Maurizio Savini are pretty awesome, and from afar, chewing gum is the last thing you would consider they were made from.

I actually find them really scary – I am not sure if this is as the bubble gum pink reminds me of flesh. I think I find the sheer size of t…

Contemporary Art In Airports – Troika’s Digital Cloud Sculpture (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Recently discovered, “Cloud” is an amazing work of digital art from Troika (a multi-disciplinary art and design practice founded in 2003) placed in Heathrow Terminal 5, on the new British Airways first class lounges. It’s an astonishing five meter long digital sculpture whose surface is covered by 4…

Sensory Feasts – Art by Dylan Martorell (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Melbourne artist Dylan Martorell is a master of the ‘sensory feast.’ This creative extraordinaire produces mind-blowing drawings, sculptors, sound exhibitions, installations, photography and concert posters. Oh – and he also sells t-shirts.

Sound is one of the most important elements to Marto…

Futuristic Steel Armchair – Alaska Chair

(TrendHunter.com) Alaska – The perfect name for a chair that looks as cool as the state it is named after. This mirror polished Stainless Steel Armchair is the perfect accompaniment to all the other stainless steel furniture and accessories you have in accumulated your home. Emilio Nanni is the designer behind the fu…

Urban Gardens – Living Wall Planters (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine wall art that was eco-friendly, added Mother Nature to your living room and was a constantly changing spectacle, and you will come close to envisioning something like the creative Living Wall Planters.

At $169, they are relatively good priced, especially since they are coupled with the ent…

Eco-Friendly Sculptures – Hubcap Creatures (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These beautiful sculptures have charisma and character. They are designed by Ptolemy and are made from automobile hubcaps that were found lying about roadways and junk yards.

Each Hubcap Creature is made from 100% recycled material and often show the scars of their previous existence, which simply…

Luxury Ashtray – Gold ‘Up Yours’ Ashtray

(TrendHunter.com) While other designers may shy away from tackling the controversial subject of smoking, Jean-Marc Gady has introduced a range of new finishes to his ‘Up Yours’ (La Chose) ceramic ashtray. The two-fingered ashtray holds a cigarette with the same poise of a seasoned smoker and quite unequivocally state…