Tentacle Jewelry – Gualti Earrings Inspired by Plant Roots

(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by various forms of vegetation, Italian designer Gualti dreamed up these surrealist, organic-symbolic extensions of the human body in the form of jewels. The extravagant earrings are designed to resemble certain flowers and the roots of plants rising up from deep within.

“I have always be…

First Person Advertising – Guy Richie’s Nike Ad Takes It To The Next Level (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Famous director Guy Ritchie brings his unique style to the latest film advertisement for Nike, starring Wenger, Fabregas, Gallas, Ronaldo and Rooney.

The minute long film entitled, Take It To The Next Level, combines a football match with glimpses into behind the scenes of the players’ life.

The…

Rush Hour Thought Balloons – Renault Inflatables Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Renault has come up with this fun ad to display make believe scenarios of what people would prefer to be doing rather than being stuck in traffic.

Initially some of the drivers stuck in rush hour seem a little frustrated, sticking their heads out their windows and looking quite aggravated. A few s…

Stripping Celebs of Youth – Miley Cyrus for Controversial Vanity Fair Spread (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Miley Cyrus, the 15-year-old Hannah Montana star and a face of the Disney empire, says she regrets posing for a risque photo shoot in an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair. The photos were shot by famed photographer Annie Leibowitz for the June issue of the magazine. Miley, who was accompanied by her fat…

Retro SuperCar Revivals – BMW M1 Homage (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) BMW unveiled the M1 Homage, the luxury auto maker’s sleek new super car at the Concorso d’Eleganza at the Hotel Villa d’Este this past weekend. The unveiling of the Homage was to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the M1 super car model which was discontinued in 1981.

Fashion Collages for Brand Exposure – Space Mermaid on Polyvore (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has told you about Polyvore before, a website that allows you to make photo collages by hand picking the hautest fashions from a huge collection of websites, from Style.com to Bluefly.com. Not only is it great exposure for bigger online fashion stores, but it’s also an exceptional way t…

Glowing Heels – LED Alina Shoes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While the top of these shoes have ordinary black sandal straps, the LED Alina Shoes have a clear Cinderella heel that glows in brilliant colours.

They come in different heel shapes, from wedges to stilettos, and each pair is capable of glowing in red, green or blue as each shoe has three LEDs. Be…

Color Coded Homes – Rainbow Bookshelf (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A lot of people make fun of me for going crazy with highlights and color coding, but the Rainbow Bookshelf takes organization but hue to an extreme.

Chotda organized his extensive library by jacket color, putting all red books, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple together, in the order of the r…

Morbid Furniture – Coffin Couches (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s a sofa that’s quite literally to die for. If you want to add a touch of creepiness to your house, these awesome Coffin Couches should do the trick — they’re made of genuine recycled coffins. Perfect to lounge on while watching a scary movie…

“Our niche happens to be 18 gauge steel coffin…

Naughty Tableware – Souper Fin (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bringing a touch of naughty to the kitchen, each piece of Philippe Di Méo’s unique collection of erotic tableware, Souper Fin is inspired by sex and love toys. Let’s hope your date shares your sense of humor when she sees that wine bottle cap!

The collection is designed in collaboration with sev…

Bird Rings – Jewelry with Exotic Feathers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you like eccentric accessories, take a look at these Space Mermaid Bird Rings!

Although we’ve featured avian influences in fashion before, it was mostly in the form of elaborate couture headpieces and dramatically feathered gowns. For the most part, none of these looks have been realistically we…

Torture Couture III – Ashton Kutcher’s Ass Kicking in Details (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ashton Kutcher will appear in the May issue of Details Magazine and already it’s generated controversy as some of the rather violent photos were already leaked online, making their rounds in the blogosphere. The cover of the magazine shows a very hip-looking Kutcher with the caption, “Ashton Kutcher…

Gender Divide as Art – The Pink and Blue Project (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “The Pink and Blue Project” recently seen at the Jenkins Johnson Gallery in New York City, is a humorous collection of photographs which are according to Luxury Culture, “astute reflections on gender consumerism and aesthetics.”

South Korean artist JeongMee Yoon was inspired by her 5 year o…

Ultra Deadly Meals – Tiger Fugu

(TrendHunter.com) Some people like to live life on the edge, and while seek their adrenaline through extreme sports, others do it through extreme cuisine. The world’s most deadly food is Torafugu or Tiger Fugu, the filet mignon of blowfish. The epitome of dangerous luxury meals is Tiger Fugu sashimi, served totally r…

Anti-Collision Umbrellas – Polite Umbrella (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the things I hate when dealing with umbrellas is the inevitable collision with others. No matter how much you try to avoid it, narrow sidewalks result in bumping into other umbrella-holders or whacking someone in the face.

The Polite Umbrella eliminates such rude collisions with a handy han…

Mutant Humans as a Social Message – The Beacon’s Reversing Evolution Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In celebration of the recent earth day on April 22th, the Beacon organization released a creative and powerful campaign entitled Evolution.

The campaign asks you the following question: “Ready to go back where we came from?” The question is accompanied by an illustration of the long-term consequen…

Ecofriendly Animation – Startmotions Trashy Characters (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Startmotions Animation Studio claims to be the first Earth Friendly animation studio. All of the actors and scenes created by the studio are made out of recycled material.

Startmotions does animations for all ages and languages. The stars of the movies often animals look quirky and sometimes pret…

Sexual Favors to Support a Cause – Charitable Idea or The End of Decency? (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Belgian beauty Tanya Devereaux is no stranger to unconventional campaigns. Last year, Tanya promised 40,000 “jobs” (wink, wink) during her campaign as a NEE party senate candidate in Belgium. Although she was pretty popular, she did not win the senate seat. However, you can not keep a girl with a bi…

Superhero Makeup – Supermodels at the Met Ball (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ordinarily, you probably wouldn’t think to apply superhero makeup when attending a glamorous ball at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, but if you knew the theme of one of the biggest exhibits on now is Superheroes: Fashion & Fantasy, you might considering taking a hint from Coco Rocha.

Vogue…

Tranvestites to Sell Razers – Philips Satinelle Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Philips is using a transvestite dancer to sell a new line of women’s razors, an unexpected advertising stunt, but without a doubt the reason it’s getting as much press as it has.

“The ad for the Satinelle Ice Epilator features an LA-based transvestite dancer, Karis, using the epilator,” Brand Repu…