Mac Culture Film – MacHEADS (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Well it looks like the whole entire world has gone bananas… or would you say Apples? A full length film has been made in honour of Mac users’ love and devotion to their Apples. Going into depth (documentary style) about Mac users and the whole culture that surrounds them. Defiantly check out the t…

Candy Larva – Handmade Beetle Chocolates

(TrendHunter.com) Sweet and oh, so sickening! Produced by the Komatsuya confectionery and bakery in Japan, these chocolates are shaped like grub worms. Despite their less than appealing nature, the maker can’t keep any on the shelves. The chocolates are called Youchu Choco and are made from milk chocolate, corn flake…

Supportive Fan Fashion – Save Britney T-Shirt (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So we all know our favorite little train-wreck Britney Spears is still battling her demons on the LaLa Land front, but now there is something we can all do to save her. Yes ‘Save’ her.

A large group of online T-shirt stores are now stocking their own ‘Save Britney’ t-shirts. Celebrities are als…

Bid on a Heart-Shaped Potato – Spuds on eBay

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve got a girlfriend or boyfriend who’s freakishly addicted to potatoes, then boy have I got the perfect Valentine’s Day gift idea for you! This heart-shaped potato is currently up for grabs on eBay, but you’ll have to act fast because bidding stops on January 24!

It’s had 13 offers, putting …

Nerdy New York Hangouts – Blogger Bars

(TrendHunter.com) Right off the bat, it needs to be clarified that this is not a place where bloggers bring their computers and start posting; these are the places where they like to socialize when they’re off the computers. It’s where they come for a drink after a long day of Googling, journaling and scouring the we…

Torture Couture – John Galliano Prisoner of War Fashions? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) John Galliano has been known to be a bit outrageous or as some would say, edgy, but I’m not quite sure what to call his 2008 fall fashion line.

The designs looked like some type of terrorist mummy or a POW broadcast on the news.

Only one word comes to mind. Dark… OK, maybe two. Dark and ouch…

Edible Furniture – Biodegradable Starch Chair by Max Lamb

(TrendHunter.com) The Starch Chair by Max Lamb evokes in me strong hope for the future of green furniture design. The chair shown above is created by squirting out a continuous tube of starches which are layered so that the starch forms the shape of a chair. A chair made of starch is, of course, edible, easily biodeg…

Style Spotting by Tube Station – London Street Fashion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There is definitely a cottage industry of street style website, but ‘London Street Fashion’ is by far the best one. Not just because its London based (I am biased), but viewers can navigate their way around the tube map. Getting off at different stops, they can see the different styles of the divers…

Interactive Eco Awareness – BreathingEarth

(TrendHunter.com) Using an outline of a world map, BreathingEarth shows graphic illustrations to bring awareness to environmental issues. At the bottom of the atlas is a counter that is constantly updated with numbers representing number of births since the site goer entered the page, deaths, and, the most shocking s…

Hot Spot Finder – Pen Detects Wifi

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re not quite comfortable wearing a Wifi detecting Tshirt, then this $8 gadget might be the next best thing!

The nifty Wi-Fi Detecting Pen is able to sense wireless hot spots, and has four LEDs that light up like a bar to indicate the strength of the signal. It can inform you of Wi-Fi from u…

Temporary Public Parkcycle – PARK(ing) Day (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) An experimental environmental project was set up by REBAR in San Francisco to encourage the entire world to convert parking lots into temporary green space in a project known as PARK(ing) Day.

WORLDwidE PARK(ing) Day 2007 took place in September and was hugely successful with 180 make-shift parks …

Sexy Urban Legends for Marketing – All Green M&Ms;

(TrendHunter.com) Companies all over the world are leveraging whatever green traits their product or service can offer, and now, so is a famous candy brand… just not in the way you’d think. Nope, the Valentines campaign has nothing to do with being environmentally friendly, instead, it has to do with sex.

The ol…

Pre-Broken Ceramics – Greece VS China Plates

(TrendHunter.com) Greece vs China is a plate with a clear concept: take the plates needlessly broken during any traditional Greek wedding celebration. salvage them, and glue them back together to sell them as high minded design objects. But don’t worry about getting broken china chips in your hummus because the pla…

Packing Tape Portraits – Mark Khaisman Tapeworks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Believe it or not, these phenomenal works of art are made out of translucent brown packing tape. By layering the tape on top of a sheets of Plexiglas, Mark Khaisman was able to craft these creations that look a lot like sepia-toned negatives.

Some portraits are more retro, and look as if they were…

Ambiguous Art – The Blur of Gender (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) According to Sigmund Freud, “Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.”

For most people, the state of ambiguity is an uncomfortable one, from the blurring of gender roles to gender itself. The world as we think we know it is constantly being challenged. Primetime television had three gender…

Computer Cases Get Faces – PC Personality by Ross McBride

(TrendHunter.com) Ross McBride’s computer tower faces concept gives PCs a personality.

Now comes the sad face. The design is currently stowed away in the designer’s “idea” file, and it doesn’t appear that he has plans to produce these. Too bad. I’d love to see an entire server room filled with these, all w…

Rejected Celebs and The Roles They Lost – NotStarring.com

(TrendHunter.com) Even A-list celebrities get turned down from movie roles once in a while. Wouldn’t you just love to know who didn’t make the cut, or who sucked so badly, they had to stop filming? Then check out notstarring.com, a website dedicated to all the spots that never made it to the big, or small screen.

I…

Controversial New YouTube Star – Who is MRirian? (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Her videos have combined for millions of views, so what’s the deal with MRirian? Why are so many people watching her, and why does anybody care? Is she Japanese? Her blog is in Japanese, she speaks Japanese, but according to Japanese sources, she’s not exactly fluent. So is she American? Where is …

Leather Dreadlocks – Oakley Medusa Headgear

(TrendHunter.com) Hardcore RAWKS. Here is headgear from Oakley that is just subversive. Skaters and snowboarders will grab their Medusa like they grab air.

The headgear is on a outer-space manikin, it’s not a mask. It has a soft high-density lining, adjustable chin strap and it has leather dreadlocks!

There are r…

Playing Instruments Made of Ice – Geilo Ice Festival (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Would you hike up stormy, icy mountain tops for a music festival? To celebrate the first full moon of every year, the Geilo Ice Festival takes places in the mountains of Southern Norway. It’s an extremely unique festival which literally unites incredible music with artistic ice sculptures.

Ice is c…