Political Protest Protection – The Miranda Camera (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Miranda, designed by Gabriel Lam, is the perfect devise for the rabble-rouser or wannabe revolutionary, which ever term is PC right now.

But I am being facetious and obnoxious.

This is a very useful devise for the current political climate in the USA. The Miranda is a small, cheap, flash mem…

Naughty Supermodel Portraits – Gisele Photo Worth $193,000

(TrendHunter.com) At Christie’s this April, the only nude photo of France’s first-lady, Carla Bruni grabbed the attention of the global media. Even more noteworthy was the fact that a nude photo of Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen sold for $193,000, beating out Kate Moss’ nude which sold for $97,000.

The re…

Fake Premiers – LG Scarlet (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) LG hosted an elaborate party, complete with red carpet, Wolfgang Puck catering and celebrity attendees for the launch of Scarlett, a brand new TV series. They spent millions on promotions for what appeared to be a new TV show staring a gorgeous action hero. The LA party followed weeks of build up su…

Fake Editorials – Secret Diary of a Call Girl Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The new ads for Secret Diary of a Call Girl, a British television show based on the blogs of London call girl, Belle de Jour, look more like an editorial photo shoot from a high-fashion magazine than ads for a TV show. The magazine even features fine print descriptions of the clothes and accessories…

Flower-Inspired Furniture – The Bouquet Chair

(TrendHunter.com) Presented at Milan Design Week 2008, the Bouquet Chair was conceived by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. The chairs are manufactured by hand as can be seen from the picture. The beautiful combination of colors gives the Bouquet Chairs a unique flair and glamour that one would image belongs more i…

Fake Urban Holes – HP Guerrilla Photopaper Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In one of the most innovative ads we’ve featured, HP organized a guerrilla marketing campaign for its photo paper.

The urban installations were created by Publicis of Malaysia and were comprised of “holes” in the city. Each black hole was made of paper and strategically placed around the city to f…

Butterfly Monocles – Uma Thurman for Another Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Actress Uma Thurman was recently featured in an editorial spread as well as in an interviewed by Another Magazine. I love photography by Craig McDean, particularly the butterfly motif as a symbol of rebirth symbol. The way McDean featured it as an imitation monocle is quite beautiful.

The theme, an…

Semacode Fashion 2 – Digital T-Shirts by Emma Cott

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine: You’re standing in the metro, the guy behind you levels his mobile phone to the back of your shirt and at that moment, you get a chit with his number. Uuuhhh! Either, you’re one of the rare 5% of extraordinarily stunning people of the world or you’re wearing a T-Shirt by Emma Cott.

Due to …

Freeconomics of Music – Coldplay’s Next Single is Free

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve mentioned that freeconomics will play a major factor in future business and will be come crucial, especially in the entertainment industry, for those who want to excel. Coldplay may have been inspired by artists like Prince who gave away free CDs in the Sunday paper last year.

While Coldplay…

Jellyfish Robots – Festo AirJelly (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Most people would probably be freaked out as well as awestruck by the beauty of this jellyfish robot designed by Festo. The AirJelly performs a series of motions similar to that of a real life jellyfish to navigate and move around.

It runs on a lithium-ion battery and electric motor as well as a b…

Cutting Edge Restrooms – Shocking Bathroom Murals

(TrendHunter.com) This is what happens when women get to design a men’s restroom.

Recently we featured 14 of the world’s strangest urinals, but this bathroom mural is more than deserving of a spot in the cluster. However, that would limit this Edge Design project to urinals, but the Men’s Restroom Mural falls more …

High Fashion Granny Panties – Elle Cover Features Highwaisted Undies

(TrendHunter.com) While it’s no shocker to see sexy models in swim wear or lingerie on the covers of magazines, I was completely startled when I discovered Elle Magazine was featuring a pair of over-the-bellybutton-high granny panties on the FRONT COVER of their UK edition.

This isn’t a magazine for seniors, folks.…

Supermodel Bookmarks – Vlada’s Style.com Lookbook (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Vlada Roslyakova, known best for her distinctive, backward-leaning runway strut, has created a public look-book of all of her favourite Style.com beauty and fashions looks.

Essentially, this gives fans a sneak peak into the mind of the 20-year-old Russian model and gives the public an idea of the s…

$3,333.33 Ice Cream Sundaes – Three Twins Ice Cream

(TrendHunter.com) Trendhunter.com reported on the world’s most expensive ice cream sundae, the $1,000 Grand Opulence Sundae from Serendipity of New York City. Somebody should call Guinness to let them know there is a new kid on the block – Three Twins Ice Cream’s “World’s Most Expensive Ice Cream Sundae”. So how much…

Crash Helmet Fashion – Avakian Puts Darth Vader on the Runway (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Although we’ve seen fashion helmets on Trend Hunter before, I didn’t know we’d be seeing them again this soon, and definitely not on an international catwalk!

Featured at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney were “crash helmets” along with an array of futurism-inspired fashions, heavy on “pod” shapes…

Piano Sketchpads – Yamaha Studio Keyboard Book (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This leather keyboard sketchpad was designed by Yamaha Studio, the much-admired Japanese company, yet I really don’t know what to make of it.

Yamaha is better known for its heavy machinery like motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATVs as well as its musical instruments, particularly high end pianos, but a…

Trapped in Self-Service Machines – Jobsintown Guerrilla Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “Life’s too short for the wrong job,” Isn’t that so true? That’s the tag line for these motivational career ads by German job search site, Jobsintown.de.

The visuals for the guerrilla ads are even more clever than the text! They campaign features a series of machines that perform automated service…

Political Swimwear – Obama, Clinton and McCain Politkinis (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “Wear what you think” is the motto; “get behind your favorite candidate” is the action. Contrary to plain Jane politcal slogan T-shirts, buttons or hoodies, swimwear with a message is new and fashionable. Therefore, Politikini launched the Obama, Clinton and McCain swimwear line to meet the demand f…

Steampunked Star Wars – SillOf’s Workshop

(TrendHunter.com) SillOf’s Workshop is an online collection of homemade steampunk sci-fi action figures. Here is his (or her) go at Star Wars characters. All the biggies are here – Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, and StormTrooper. NOTE: Items not for sale…

Chemical Warfare Fashion – Urban Security Suit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Urban Security Suit by Dutch designer Tim Smit was created to make sure you continue to look stylish even in case of a chemical attack.

Most of us may not survive a massive bio-chemical attack, but I’ll be damned if I won’t look absolutely fabulous and hip as hell when they find my messed up bo…