The tomato is a signature part of a human’s diet. Whether you find a tomato in a salad, on a burger or glazing French fries, the ambiguous fruit is always there to help your taste buds along.
From ketchup kicks to tune-friendly tomatoes, the 15 tomato-based innovations showcase all the different ways you can take a tomato down a road less traveled.
Implications - Fruits and vegetables are a perennial source of inspiration for designers in every industry. These innovations focus on the tomato in all its forms. Creative professionals can take advantage of this opportunity by similarly drawing inspiration from nature, especially food items that are instantly recognizable to consumers.
15 Tomato-Based Innovations
Vegetable or Fruit Finds, From Ketchup Kicks to Tomato Vodka:
Brian G Randles — Sep 18, 2009 — Lifestyle
15
Green Tomato Cars
Hybrid Taxis in London
14
Heinz Custom Labels
Nothing Says it Better Than Ketchup
13
Ketchup Phone Numbers
Axe's Flirty Sauce Commercial
12
Edible Wedding Decor
Tomatoes as Centerpieces
11
Stains as Jewelry
Fake Ketchup Drips and Lipstick Prints by Yunju Lee
10
Repulsive Condiments
Spreadheads' Snot Ketchup and Puke Mustard Dispensers
9
Food-Fueled Video Games
The Tomato Soup Battery
8
Ketchup Kicks
The Nike Blazer AC High LE Come in Fiery Red
7
Veggie Flavoured Vodka
'Three Olive' Tomato Vodka
6
Explosive Advertising
Cierto Express Shows Mustard & Ketchup as Grenade & Bomb
5
Drinkable Sun Protection
LycoRed's Tomato Supplement
4
Musical Ketchup
'Stop Motion DJ' by Heinz Remixes Condiment Bottle Beats
3
Tune-Friendly Tomatoes
Study Shows Women Who Sing at Plants Make Them Bigger
2
Genetically-Modified Superfoods
Cancer-Fighting Purple Tomatoes
1
Ketchup As You Tube Art
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Singing Eggs
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Charging Mobiles In Your Pants Could Soon Be Possible
Genetically-Modified Superfoods
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