Don't we all want a garish kitchen just a little bit? Like the bathroom, the kitchen is one of the few places where you can display items of questionable taste and get away with it.
These salt and pepper shakers by David Shrigley, for example, turn your standard S&P into cocaine and heroin. That'll make some eyes open at Thanksgiving!
Implications - While the subject of drugs may have been taboo just a few decades ago, now pop culture is saturated with drug use imagery. If cocaine and heroine salt and pepper shakers are socially acceptable, one must ask themselves where the boundaries of product design and marketing actually are.
Illicit Condiment Dispensers
David Shrigley's Design Turns S&P Into Coke & Smack
Trend Themes
1. Pop Culture Drug Imagery - Exploring the boundaries of product design and marketing by incorporating drug imagery into everyday items.
2. Questionable Taste Decor - Embracing garish and controversial designs in the kitchen to create visually striking and conversation-starting spaces.
3. Changing Taboos - Examining how societal norms have shifted to allow for the acceptance of controversial designs and themes in everyday products.
Industry Implications
1. Home Decor - Creating unique and provocative designs for home accessories and decor items.
2. Kitchenware - Incorporating unconventional and controversial designs into kitchen tools and accessories.
3. Art and Design - Exploring the limits of artistic expression and societal acceptance through unconventional and thought-provoking designs.