What a lovely concept. This iDream pillow from Studio Psyho located in Ukraine shows images of what you may be dreaming of while you sleep. The pretty and simple designs include a flying person, headphones, breasts, a little birdie and more. So what’s going on in your subconscious? * * * TrendsSpotting.com is a trends agency focused on developing exciting […]
The iDream Pillow
Alphabet Bags
Cool Hunting: The simple, heavyweight cotton Alphabet Bags from the creators of Keep Calm Gallery are now available in every urbanite’s favorite color—black. With the same classic typography as the first round of totes, Keep Calm screen prints each one in the UK and offers up the letter of your choice. Alphabet Bags [Cool Hunting]
Funky Feet
Inquirer.net: SURE, baby shoes are cute. But the truth is, babies aren’t supposed to wear shoes until they’ve learned how to walk. Rianna Roces-Trinidad and Sheryll Ang-Tiong, the mom-entrepreneurs behind Proud Mama, discovered this fact online. “We’re very proactive moms. We spend a lot of time on the Internet, reading articles. One of the things we learned online is that […]
Fashion: Absurd is kind of normal now
Little missmatched brings funky mismatched socks, pajamas and apparel to retail. By targeting the zany population that dresses extrovertedly and ignores standard fashion norms, this clever product actually makes the ‘normal’ folks wanna have a little piece of all that nutty fun while doing their daily clothes shopping. You know, get in touch with their crazy side… With an adorable […]
Better Support from Japan: Bras for Men
Kramer really was on to something after all. The ‘Men’s Premium Brassiere’ is the number one wishlist item being devoured at Rakuten, the online Japanese store. The male bra trend is sweeping the country and as reported by one of the customers: “I like this tight feeling, it feels good”. Getting in touch with their feminine side? Perhaps, but the […]
Paper Christmas Tree
Inhabitat: The Cardboard Christmas Tree was designed and developed by Cloud Gate Design LLC, a Chicago based design house. Cloud Gate Design was founded in 2006 by two designer friends, Nick Ng and Dan Greene, as a way to bring environmentally conscious alternatives to market. One such item, the Cardboard Christmas Tree, extends the life of existing cardboard by using […]
Cooling E-Bag
TrendOriginal: The E-Bag from Hungarian designer Apor Püspöki cools your drink while you walk. How does it work? Quite simply: The rotating handle is attached to a dynamo that uses arm motions to charge a battery. “The cooling system makes use of the Peltier technology, a kind of solid-state heat pump that transfers heat from one side of the device […]
2009 Ford Flex Tuning Car
Born Rich: For those of you who were yearning for an inside tour of the tricked-out 2009 Ford Flex by Kal Koncepts/Air Syndicate Inc. displayed at SEMA 2008 in LasVegas, here is the treat. This customized version features Sony Xplod; 22 speaker sound system and a perfect tuning set-up complete with two turntables and a mixer in “battle style” set […]
Frustration Free Packaging
Inhabitat: Just in time for the overly packaged holiday season, we are thrilled to see that Amazon is debuting a new eco-friendly idea called ‘Frustration Free Packaging’. If you’ve ever tried to open a plastic package twice the size of the product inside and ended up with box cutters in one hand and carpal tunnel syndrome in the other you […]
Planet Phone Design
Hallyu Tech: LG Japan hosted a Mobile Design Contest and with the winners announced the phones were put on display at a Tokyo Designers Week event. Although the phones are only concepts and may never actually become products, its always interesting to see the designs and concepts that come out of these competitions. The winning design was “Planet Phone”, the […]