Challenging “Artifical Boundaries” of Fashion Industry – Britain’s Missing Top Model

(TrendHunter.com) Are you sick of reality modeling shows yet? I’m on my way, for sure, but I have to give the BBC props for getting a little bit creative in their casting. For one of their latest shows, they’re searching for disabled models for a show called Britain’s Missing Top Model.

What a refreshing change. No…

Mile-High Eco-Tower – 500 Floor London Building (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here is another plan for a super-high skyscraper, this time in Europe’s very own London.

The eco-friendly building, which will be 500 stories high, could house 100,000 non-height-fearing people as well as, schools, hospitals, and stores. The unique aspect to this design, which will be situated in …

New Image Search Phone Service – Vodafone’s Otello

(TrendHunter.com) Vodafone has demonstrated a new trial service called “Otello”, which is basically a mobile search engine that uses images, rather than words at the CeBIT show in Germany. Vodafone’s reasoning is that it’s more convenient to take a picture than to enter search terms with a phone that lacks a normal k…

Counter Culture Cosmetics – Street Face Paint (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Splash on a bit of paint, or rather, a lot of paint, if you want to join this party. Wearing outlandish outfits no longer cuts it with street crews. Worst nightmares, bloodied victims and monstorish creatures have got out there face paints and crept out into the night. The face becomes a canvas, w…

Virtually Design Your Real Home – MyDeco (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Some people redecorate their homes as often as they revamp their wardrobes. Whether you’re into frequent renos or not, decorating your home can be a fun way to refresh your life, but it’s a tedious task, especially if you have difficulty visualizing the outcome.

To take the complication out of sele…

Mood Art – Pictures Persuade You To Feel Good (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ah, the power of persuasion has reached new levels. Now just looking at a colorful picture can change your mood from gloom to over the moon. Hypno-Art.com claims to produce art that will make you smile, or at least lighten up a bit. The site references scientific studies on colors and visual stimulu…

Redneck Mansion

(TrendHunter.com) Just because you’re a redneck, doesn’t have to mean you can’t live in a mansion. Just look at this nifty dwelling; it’s a pretty unique, self-made living complex.

It’s composed of several trailers, some on ground level, others suspended on solid stilts, connected to the other cubicles by steel la…

Print Magazine of QR Codes – Tada Gets

(TrendHunter.com) A Japanese magazine called “Tada Gets” (things for free) started to put out issues composed almost entirely of QR codes. By scanning those codes, the reader can link up via cell phone to free ring tones, decorations, games, music, pictures and other kinds of content. The magazine’s approach to the p…

Rotating Home Theatre – Casa Cinema (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Talk about cool cribs. The 16-foot circle of flooring is fitted with four motors and some wheels beneath the steel frame of the floor. This allows the home theater to rotate 180 degrees at the press of a button to face the second row making it possible for the space to be used for parties and gather…

Mosaic-Encrusted Architecture – Watts Towers in LA (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This really unique piece of architecture reminds me of something you’d see in the Myst computer games.

The details are really quite remarkable, with trinkets like plates in different colours grouted to the walls to make a vibrant mosaic. The pointy needle like towers look like they were sculpted b…

Say Cheese Barbie – Paparazzi Play Set

(TrendHunter.com) Let’s face it – we can’t all be glamorous celebrities. For those parents who wish to push a more achievable career on to their children, consider this paparazzi play set. The figurines mimic realistic photography stances – the red carpet, push-to-the-front motion, the jump-out-of-the-bushes, “surpri…

9 Bizarre Computers

(TrendHunter.com) There is television show that I love called “Extreme Homes” that features modified, tweaked, and customized houses. The owners/builders of these fantastical homes have dedicated a portion of their lives to creating an image that started inside of their heads – sacrificing countless hours and a wad o…

Viral YouTube Spoof – The Evolution of Dance With Optimus Prime (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The number one most watched comedy viral video on YouTube, The Evolution of Dance, has just been spoofed/covered by none other than Optimus Prime. A new viral of the infamous Autobot has been released in which Optimus goes through the Evolution of Dance moves. The original has 76+ million views. We…

Swiss Breed a New Fruit – Red Fleshed Apples

(TrendHunter.com) Swiss experts have ‘bred’ a yet un-named species of apple with a vibrant red flesh. It was discovered in the quest for healthier fruit (healthier fruit?) and earlier tests do indeed suggest this apple is high in antioxidants.

YouTube Live Video – Coming Later This Year (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The buzz on the internet these days is that internet video giant YouTube will be venturing into the live streaming video genre later this year according to its co-founder Steve Chen. Chen confirmed this development to Sarah Meyer who has an online site called Pop 17. If this turns out to be accurate…

Future Visioning: All Will be i – iDonut, iSwitch, iSoap on a Roap (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In the beginning there was i. And the Apple said this is good. iMac came, and it was better. Then came iPod, and it was good, iPhone, and Apple said, this is “GREAT.” So the hot designers Laurence Sarrazine and Eric Ludlum anticipate the iDonut, iSoap-on-a-rope, iSwitch.

Paranormal Social Networking – Steven Spielberg’s New Site

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a few celebrities start their own blogs and social networking sites, and now Steven Spielberg introduces the oddest of the bunch.

The uber famous movie producer has plans to launch a social networking site devoted to extraterrestrials and the paranormal. Hopefully the intention behind it…

Louis Vuitton Journeys Campaign – Celeb Shots by Annie Leibowitz (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Louis Vuitton has teamed with fashion photographer Annie Liebowitz to create a series of new ads, the latest of which features Keith Richards.

The ad, created by Ogilvy & Mather, was launched today. It features the Rolling Stone strumming on his guitar in a posh New York City hotel. By his side is…

USB Pottery Wheel – Build It Yourself From An Old Hard Drive (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ever have the urge to do pottery work while you’re sitting at the computer? No? Well, just in case you decide you want to, this video shows you how, step by step. If you have an old hard drive, a USB connector, and some miscellaneous wire and other supplies, you can be making your own pottery in …

Innovative Mobile Learning – iPod Touch & iPhone at ACU (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) “What iSchool did you graduate from?” That could be an interview question of the future if a new academic craze catches on.

Abilene Christian University is tossing around the idea of a new mobile learning initiative that will see all students receive their course information via iPhone or iPod Tou…