Sink Art – Lace Drains (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These gorgeous designs are part of The Ornamented Life collection by Brazilian designer Joan Meroz. The unique pieces are like jewels for the sink. The metal Lace Drains are functional and dazzling, and transform boring drains into artistic statement pieces.

The Drain Dirt-Catchers are little filte…

Spraying Steel Knuckles – Pepper Knuckles

(TrendHunter.com) Next time you meet a dark shady character in that dimly lit alley, be sure you are prepared, not just to defend yourself but to belt a knuckle to their face. Designer Idan Arbel came up with the idea of combining both pepper spray and steel knuckles into one design called the Pepper Knuckle.

It is…

Life-Saving Phones – Mobile Alerts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) According to an article on Forbes.com, cellphones have always functioned as a safety tool used in emergencies.

“Between flashlights, heart monitors, global positioning data and text message warnings, it’s no exaggeration to say that cell phones can save lives,” Forbes says.

Even though cellphones…

Top 22 Things You Can Knit – Purls of Creativity (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Knitting isn’t just for grannies who knit scarves and socks anymore. If you look at this Super Gallery of the top knit items featured on Trend Hunter, you’d realize some of this is way too cutting edge to come from a senior. On the other hand, if you do happen to have an ultra hip grandma that would…

Strap-On Choppers – Personal Libelula Rocket Helicopter (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Libelula Rocket Helicopter is a type of a strap-on chopper that was conceived by Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana. The concept contraction uses tiny rocket motors at the tips of the rotor blades which are powered by two hydrogen fuel canisters, thereby negating the need for a tail rotor.

It’s a…

Graphic Plays on Words – Scrabble Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These ads for Scrabble are quite clever, going to show how different people’s minds can create very different results from the same possibilities.

The first image shows the letter G, D and O and depicts a dog portrayed as if he were a god. Another shows an image of a Da Vinci-style art rat, and a …

Walking on Water Simulations – Arcstream AV Living Image (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Science Museum in South Kensington, London has an interactive Living Image exhibit called The Arcstream AV. This fascinating installation replicates the impossible feat of walking on water using an overhead projector with sensors which projects the 1024 x 768 image of water on the floor. The dev…

Controversial Photo Exhibits – Jackass by Terry Richardson (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) NYC photographer Terry Richardson chose the guys from Jackass to pose as the ‘heroes’ of his most recent exhibit at the LaForet Museum in the Harajuku district of Japan, and let’s just say he wanted to feature them in all their craziest glory.

The poses range from mildly serious suit shots to total…

Mood-Sensitive Wristbands – Robometer Measures Happiness

(TrendHunter.com) The robometer is a mood-sensing, wrist-mounted devise that measures your level of happiness. Has society really become so desensitized that we can’t tell when we are happy?

Pontification aside, the Robometer takes readings of of the surface of your skin to asses your mood.

This feature would be …

Liquid Cooled Clothes – The Cool Shirt

(TrendHunter.com) At first glance, I thought this shirt was designed to be a hydration system for racers. I was only half right. It’s meant for racers, but not the running kind. The Cool Shirt is supposed to cool down a very hot driver. It connects to an ice-water cooler and circulates the freezing water through its …

Body-Integrated Phones – Neonode N2: No Buttons, All You (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m loving these “No buttons, all you” print ads for the Neonode N2 Mobile Phone which follows the iPhone’s formula in discarding all physical buttons.

The campaign shows you how the phone stops being an accessory and becomes an integral part of you, a part of your body. I particularly like the on…

Foldable Multimedia Devices – Ori-Ori-Moshi-Moshi Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Ori-ori-Moshi-moshi is a concept design by AntennaDesign slated to be used in the year 2014. The foldable concept gadget comes with a flexible OLED screen that can be used as a phone, for gaming and movie watching.

“The fact that it chooses various angles to fold-up truly portrays it as a…

Mood Plants – The Flower Nurse (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designed by QianJun Gao, the Flower Nurse is an artificial potted plant where the flowers “express” their needs by changing color. In addition, when they’re feeling neglected, the leaves droop, just as a real plant’s would when it hasn’t been watered or has been kept out of the sun.

I am all for c…

Cloud Shape Photo Sets – SKYplay (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember looking for shapes in the clouds as a kid? Perhaps you still do it. Anyone who has every enjoyed this past time, will sureley appreciate this SKYplay photo series.

The gallery shows how the artists who collaborated on this photo set on Flickr cleverly used the natural shapes of clouds to s…

Real Toys Become Virtual – Lego Universe MMOG (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It seems kids today are no longer satisfied with any kind of toy if it doesn’t have an online component, and that includes Lego.

Did you know kids spend 5 billion hours playing with Lego each year? That number could double, triple or even increase 10 fold with the launch of a new massive multiplay…

Robotic Fashion Campaigns – Levi’s Metal Denim Passion (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Robotified fashion campaigns continue to emerge as the obsession with futurism and luxury space travel continues. Now Levi’s has jumped on board with this ad campaign.

The Levi’s Copper Jeans ads are running on a new website called Metal Denim Passion. The Asia Pacific campaign features models who…

Customizable Clocks – The Meaning of Time (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I love product you can customize the appearance of without having to build it all from scratch.

The Meaning of Time clock concept by Bomi Kim is a great example. The mechanics of a functional clock are all there, so all you need to do is add the hour and minute hands. The possibilities are endles…

Music Video PSAs – Radiohead Human Trafficking Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Radiohead has created a music video that juxtaposes the lives of children in the western world and those being exploited in developing countries. The video for All I Need doubles as a PSA to raise awareness for human trafficking.

Using a split screen, it parallels the lives of a young white boy wh…

Anti-Waste Cutlery – Yogurt Spoon (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re like me, you try to not leave any food on your plate and attempt to get every last bit of goodness even out of your yogurt containers. It’s a habit instilled by my parents who taught me wasting food while people die from hunger is bad.

However, as you get down to the bottom of the yogurt …

Twitter Stat Tools – Xefer Analyzes Usage & Habits

(TrendHunter.com) With so many people addicted to Twitter, it would be neat to view a chart of a person’s tweets statistics, giving an insight into their habits and usage patterns.

Powered by Yahoo Pipes & Google Charts, xefer allows you to create scatter plots and charts of a Twitter user’s tweets. You can choose t…