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!
Chopstick Glasses
Hip Stix
Trend Themes
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Industry Implications
1. Eyewear Industry - The trend for multi-functional products creates a disruptive opportunity for companies in the eyewear industry to create hybrid products.
2. 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.
3. 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.