How's this for an unusual concept? Brad Gressel created Stix glasses which double as chopsticks and a hair pin. Well, not really. The stainless-steel chopsticks/hair pins are tucked inside the two arms of the glasses.
I think this is a funny idea. As someone who wears glasses I know just how sweaty the arms of glasses can get in hot and humid weather. Of course, Brad Gressel's Stix are tucked away, but I still don't like the idea of putting those in my mouth. Frankly, I think its kind of gross!
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Multi-functional Products
- The trend of combining two or more products into one is disrupting traditional product categories and offers opportunities for companies to create innovative solutions.
- Eco-friendly Products
- Trend for sustainable and environmentally friendly products is disrupting industries and companies can create innovative solutions by creating products that serve multiple purposes.
- Novelty Products
- Products which have a quirky and unusual design element are trending, and this creates an opportunity for businesses to create products which have a distinctive style.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Eyewear Industry
- The trend for multi-functional products creates a disruptive opportunity for companies in the eyewear industry to create hybrid products.
- Utensils Industry
- The trend for multi-functional products and eco-friendly products creates an opportunity for the utensils industry to create sustainable products with more than one function.
- Hair Accessories Industry
- The trend for multi-functional products creates disruptive opportunities for businesses in the hair accessory industry to create innovative products with more than one function.
