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…

Hip Club Review – Revolution at the Mirage Hotel (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) For my last birthday, I hit up Las Vegas for five days and was lucky enough to stay at the Mirage Hotel. Although I didn’t get to see Love, the Beatles-themed Cirque du Soleil show (tickets were all sold out), I did get to hang out in the hip lounge, Revolution.

“Revolutionary in design and atmosp…

Unexpected Urban Decor – Baccarat Chandeliers on Rue des Hallebardes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How romantic would it be to stroll the streets of France an instead of streetlamps, had your evening stroll illuminated by the cascading glow from chandeliers?

It must have been vraiment enchanting to see these glowing in the night in the small town bordering Germany. They are hung as part of the …

Designer Night Life – Roberto’s Cavalli Clubs (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has branched outside the fashion industry to work on interior design projects. His latest endeavour is opening a nightclub he would design himself. The first Cavalli Club will open in October 2008 in Dubai, a city where he’s already designed a tower and residences.
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Buddhist-Themed Amusement Park – Suoi Tien Park (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Who says spirituality can’t be fun? Suoi Tien Park in Vietnam is an amusement park themed by all things Buddhism.

Forget meditation or consuming nothing but healing herbs, this park has all the fun things traditional amusement parks do including wild roller coaster rides, water slides, race cars a…

London Heathrow’s Facelift – Terminal 5 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Airports are a huge part of a city or country’s pride, as it is often the first impression visitors have of the location. Chances are, if you’ve done quite a bit of traveling, you’ve gone through London’s Heathrow Airport. It’s one of the world’s most popular destinations, as well as being a locatio…

Naughty Lounge With Class – Miami’s Sex &… (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Instead of just opening an ordinary adult store, one Miami company opened a high end lounge complete with all the offerings of a regular sex shop but with much more appeal.

Whereas most sex shops tend to see people sneak out and dash out again as quickly as possible, Sex &…</a> encourages people to s…

Eco-Conscious Travel Guide – VERYstyleguide Ecological (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The global movement to go greener has swept every industry, including tourism. More and more we’ve been hearing about sustainable travel, climate change tourism and eco vacations.

If envirotravel is in the cards for you, you make want to pick up one of the chicest eco tour guide books I’ve com…

Luxurious Greek Art Hotel – Classical Baby Grand Hotel Athens (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I’ve dreamed of going to Greece my entire life; there’s a magical lure to the Mediterranean I just can’t describe. Planning trips (even if I won’t actually be going in the near future) is half the fun, so when I discovered a luxurious art hotel, the Classical Baby Grand Hotel in Athens, I wa…

Eco Check-In – Terminal 4 at Madrid Barajas Airport (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The greenest way to check in for a flight may also be the most yellow. Madrid wants visitors to know from the moment they land that its citizens are concerned with the environment.

The $7.4 billion Terminal 4 at the Madrid Barajas International Airport has a canopy of wavy bamboo ceilings with bui…

Teapot Cocktails – High Tea Lounge at the Loft in Sydney (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready for a tealushious experience? If you ever find yourself in a toss up as to whether you’d rather go for afternoon high tea or hit up happy hour at your local watering hole, you’ll rejoice in knowing there are now hip establishments that quench both desires!

The High Tea Lounge at the Loft …

Dickens Shop Houses Hip Japanese Shoes – Old Curiosity Shop

(TrendHunter.com) What the Dickens? If that’s what you said when you entered the Old Curiosity Shop in London, you probably wouldn’t be the first.

From the exterior, the Old Curiosity Shop is a gorgeously crafted 16th century piece of architecture. Legend has it, the 1567 building was actually the source of ins…

Buy or Rent an Island – Privateislandsonline.com (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Want to be like Johhny Depp and have a private island where you can whisk your lady off to? Or are you fed up with noisy neighborhoods?

Then this website is for you.

at Private Islands Online, you can find a selection of wonderful pieces of land floating in the most beautiful paradises on the eart…

Drag Queens and Masked Dogs – Venice Carnival (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Italy draws in tourists from around the world for a variety of reasons. If you’re not drawn to the historical architecture, fashion, or enticed by the thought of authentic vongole, you may be intrigued by more vibrant cultural venues like the annual Carnival of Venice.

This year’s event takes plac…

Zen Like Accommodation in Montreal – Bohemia Loft

(TrendHunter.com) Mark this one as a secret address. If you ever visit the oh so French city of Montreal, you may want to check out this little gem, located on St. Denis street, in the Plateau Mont Royal area.

At the Bohemia Loft, you can luxuriate in this beautiful private loft space, which can accommodate you an…

Human Bone Chapel – Sedlec Ossuary (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re afraid of haunted places, this church is probably worth avoiding. The inside of this historical Christian building near Prague, Czechoslovakia is covered in the remains of over 40,000 people. The matter in which it’s done is quite extraordinary as they’ve managed to create some elaborate w…

Eco-Tourism Falls To New York – Olafur Eliasson Waterfalls Will Grace City

(TrendHunter.com) New York will get four giant waterfalls during the summer as a city art project and tourism draw. NYC tourism got a huge boost when Christo put his panels in Central Park. Seeing a great opportunity, the city commissioned Danish artist Olafur Eliasson to create the waterfalls. The waterfalls will fa…

Dubai Shopping Festival 2008 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Dubai Shopping Festival 2008 will be an extraordinary event in the city where everything is possible.

The Lexus Mega Raffle, one of the most extravagant raffle draws in DSF 2008, has already got visitors and residents buying tickets in huge numbers ahead of the festival opening. Organised in c…