(TrendHunter.com) Recycled and Organic are two keywords which are defining what’s fashionable this season. Check out this large, round mirror covered with coils of recycled magazine pagers. Rolled into coils, the pages of the magazine are attached to the mirror’s frame and then sealed for durability and shine. It’s f…
(TrendHunter.com) The unique Beating Heart art by Billy Chasen was presented at the American Heart Association’s 2008 Heart of New York Gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.
I am not sure how to describe it, watch the video above as the heart sprays blood all over the inside of a glass cube and come u…
(TrendHunter.com) If you like the idea of customization, and you think family photos are an important element of the home, why not let the creative people and Fawn and Forest make you a custom digital portrait of your child?
Each painting is done by hand on a high quality canvas that is 1.5″ deep with no framing requ…
(TrendHunter.com) A Honda robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a concert that will take place on May 13th in Detroit. The Honda Asimo robot will pick up the baton and lead the human musicians in a rendition of Man of La Mancha’s Impossible Dream.
“The irony of a Japanese automaker trotting out an ad…
(TrendHunter.com) The Herve Ledger, by Max Azaria, bandage dresses are the “it” fashion garment of the season, the rich and famous are going crazy for it. These bandage dresses hug the bodies of Lindsay Lohan, Victoria Beckham, Gisele Bundchen and Mariah Carey, just to name a very few.
Their ultra-sophisticated cut…
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The PR giant Edelman is making a big play to mine creative talent to produce fresh branded content for its clients. The firm is readying the launch of Edelman Studios, a virtual studio that will link emerging talent and professional talent with brands and companies aiming to connect with consumers in new ways.
It’s tired. It’s old. It’s predictable. But it speaks the truth. Yes. Beer. Hot women. And one track mind guys.
(TrendHunter.com) If you’re an obsessive cook who needs to get the exact measurements according to the recepie, this Spoon Scale gives you an instant reading of whatever you scoop. It also will come in handy if you are a drug dealer and want to do business on the move…
The built-in digital scale is accurate to 0.1…
(TrendHunter.com) What does a small business owner do when he’s tired of his pub getting broken into? He builds a robot, of course. Atlanta pub owner Rufus Terrill is an upstanding citizen, he’s owned his successful business for four years and sits on the board of a nearby child care center. But he’s angry about crim…
In a bid to reach out to the cool young crowd, Wal-Mart utilized the hippest names in young Hollywood to promote the Brand Ocean Pacific (Op) spring/summer 2008 line. The line will launch next month exclusively in Wal-Mart stores and its online store.
The hip marketing campaign features seven risin…
(TrendHunter.com) The Doomsday industry is expanding. A business by the name of Subivor has produced a so-called subway survival kit complete with protective mask, flashlight, a pry bar, a silver-tone metal whistle, and towelette pouch and a compact bag with a reflector tape.
The Subivor, which comes with its dooms…
CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — After a year of posturing, insinuating and even brawling, Wendy's has signed a definitive merger agreement with Nelson Peltz' Triarc Cos. in an all-stock deal valued at $2.3 billion. The merger would make Triarc a $12.5 billion company with 10,000 restaurants, the third largest in the quick-service category behind McDonald's and Yum Brands. Triarc also owns Arby's.
It’s another t-shirt contest!
LONDON – DDB and Tribal have produced a TV campaign with a twist for a new Philips razor for women.
Good thing the Parents Television Council sticks to watching TV and taking stands against abbreviations. If they went to the movies, they’d have to deal with bad words that are actually spelled out—for example, the new movie Young People Fucking. It’s a romantic comedy, and judging by the trailer above, it seems pretty tame, despite its in-your-face title. Still, as New York magazine pointed out last year, going with an obscenity in a movie title is a gamble—you’ll get notoriety but maybe not as much press. Via Movie Marketing Madness.
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(TrendHunter.com) This vase not only adds a unique splash of design and greenery to your home, but it has beautiful symbolism. It begins as a brown vase, then as you nurture it, it blooms into a plant. After the leaves wilt, it returns back to its vase state.
Watch the video to see a time lapse of the living vase.
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I love these artsy ads! This is a print commercial for WMF Knives which is a German-based company that has been manufacturing table and kitchenware products for over 150 years.
The ads are supposed to highlight just how sharp WMF’s knives are by showcasing sculpted mini replicas of various famous …
LONDON – The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph’s websites are fast closing Guardian.co.uk’s lead over its rivals, according to March ABCe data.
(TrendHunter.com) Designer Stephan Siepermann showcased his unique Leaft wall lamp recently at Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008.
Each luminescent leaf in these LED lamps is made out of recycled plastic casts that are connected together into a branch. The design offers a soft playful intertwining of li…
NEW YORK – Nokia has signed Spike Lee to direct a short film in the US featuring YouTube-style videos shot by consumers on their mobile phones.
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