(TrendHunter.com) Innovation for children’s health is fantastic, which is why it’s so great to see the Mex’x Wheelchair for Children by Meyra-Ortopedia among six other finalists in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year.
The wheelchair was designed especially for kids with disabilities, having cool details that wou…
(TrendHunter.com) There is a currently an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City that is creating buzz around the world. The exhibit, Design and the Elastic Mind, is a combination of art, science, technology and design and includes influential projects from around the world.
We’ve featured a few indiv…
(TrendHunter.com) Finding the perfect pair of jeans can be so difficult, but thankfully, modern technology is taking finding the perfect pair to the next level. Customization is what future fashion is all about.
Adding science to fashion, Bodymetrics uses computer technology to accurately measures the shape of an i…
(TrendHunter.com) Clothes that use LED’s for flare are usually intended to create a “look at me” reaction. But Leah Buechley, has designed what appears to be a practical use for clothing that lights up. Shirts for bikers that flash turn signals. The way bikers are hunched over the handlebars, wouldn’t it make more se…
(TrendHunter.com) Now if only they make some adult sized ones! These $20 ultra compact Pants in a Pinch are any toddler’s mom’s new best friend. The 100% cotton pants come in a palm-sized disc. The pants are available in an assortment of colors for kids aged 3-24 months, and you can have more sizes for special orders…
(TrendHunter.com) Looking through a cluster of homes of future, I recognized a few from past features on Trend Hunter, such as the Cardboard House. I was left mesmerized by the Concrete House, a curvy home with rounded lines and a green roof covered in grass. The house is environmentally friendly and provides comfort…
(TrendHunter.com) Do you run into problems when eating Asian food because you can’t quite figure out how to use chopsticks? If you’re prone to flicking rice everywhere or shooting sushi across restaurants, stop disturbing other patrons and create your own pair of westernized chopsticks.
All you have to do is use th…
(TrendHunter.com) As chic as this white backpack looks, it’s also functional as it’s actually a boombox.
Created by an industrial design student in Germany by the name of Joonas Saaranen, the Reppo II Backpack prototype comes with a pair of full-range built-in speakers and an amplifier. Right now the Reppo II is on…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s not the first interface and won’t be the last of course, but this one allows for moving, resizing and flipping without having to use gloves or headgear.
According to Donald Melanson at engadget, “It seems that everyone is working on new interfaces. Using thought, gestures or real objects. Th…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a variety of futuristic dining approaches, like Baggers, the waiterless restaurant in Germany, and now we see the TEC-designed pop-up Tobidasu Menu built into restaurant tables.
Customers sitting at the table needn’t interact with servers, saving the restaurants money and eliminating co…
(TrendHunter.com) I’ve been using Method’s line of environmentally friendly cleaning products for about two years now, and never really considered how cutting edge the company really is, both in the product and the company’s branding. They line, which also includes body care items, is biodegradable, all natural and c…
(TrendHunter.com) As more people than ever are moving to the cities, they’re having to deal with small space living. If you keep your mind open to creativity, you can come up with some really ingenious uses of space.
French company Decadrages has designed the Bedup to use in small, cramped spaces. Your bed goes up …
(TrendHunter.com) Transformers are slowly making their way into our everyday lives, from transformer furniture to this Transforming Flashlight/Machine Gun.
It fits into your back pocket where it looks like a flashlight. However, if someone gets stupid, you pull it out, open it and much to your attackers chagrin, th…
(TrendHunter.com) Playing Nintendo Wii is more enjoyable when you’re standing up swinging and poking the remote. That’s why a Tokyo firm, Thanko, came up with an expensive, adjustable TV platform, the Electric Up and Down Big TV Stand. It has a built-in wired controller for pumping TV screen vertically up to 130 cm…
(TrendHunter.com) A silent Wasabi fire alarm for the hard of hearing is in the works in Japan. Wasabi is that really, really, really pungent greenish paste you find on your sushi plate that can burn your tongue, palate and everything else in your mouth if you’re not careful with it. Wasabi also has a very strong smel…
(TrendHunter.com) The Nyamuk by designer Leonie Bergmaieris combines outdoors multi-functionality with ultra light materials and easy design for the ultimate outdoors companion. The Nyamuk is basically an ultra compact sleeping bag that can be used as a full tent or a cool hammock with an integrated mosquito net. The…
(TrendHunter.com) It is interesting that North Americans are often turned off by the wet, dark grinds at the bottom of their cup of coffee, while Europeans cherish the last sip as a treat of concentrated goodness. Creative designer Sunman Kwon has a new, romantic reason for Americans to drink their coffee to the last…
(TrendHunter.com) In this world of heightened danger and all the talk about terrorism, it seems everyone lives in fear that harm will happen to us. As a result, we are seeing an increase in products with self defense features. Take the Porcupine Light for example, a new flashlight that comes with retractable spikes f…
(TrendHunter.com) The Smera is a blend of car and motorcycle and it measures under 8 feet in length, it is 2.6 feet wide (2.4 x 0.8m) and weighs 770 lbs (350kg). The diminutive Smera is powered by two 20hp electric motors with a belt drive delivering power directly to the rear wheels. Inside, the little car sports le…
(TrendHunter.com) Things are about to get a whole lot more interesting in interior design. We have already seen the invasion of LED lights into designs and products everywhere. Now we have the world’s first demonstration by GE of OLEDs printed just like a newspaper.
Basically, OLEDs are thin organic materials trapp…
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