# Porky Lighting The Bacon Lamp is a Meat-Lover's Dream By Robyn Currie | Published 2009-11-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacon-lamp References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5400340/bacon-lamp) & [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/krismkelley/sets/72157608464549556/) So you are at your friends house, and it is getting dark. You go to turn on their lamp, and when you do, you see the greatest thing ever: they have a bacon lamp. The greatest of all meats has at long last been transformed into not only a usable household object, but into the best birthday present ever. The dude who made this amazing piece of [home design innovation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-lebow-table-lamp) intended it to be a [birthday gift](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-lamp) for his beloved. I know what I would do if my boyfriend gave me a bacon lamp for my birthday. I would kick him out and eat the lamp (but that’s just me). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 7% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Bacon-inspired Home Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a line of bacon-inspired home decor, such as lamps, furniture, and accessories, to cater to meat-loving consumers looking for unique and quirky design elements. - **Food-inspired Gift Items:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a range of food-themed gift items, like bacon lamps, that combine functionality and novelty, appealing to food enthusiasts and individuals seeking unconventional presents. - **Novelty Lighting Products:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and manufacture a series of novelty lighting products that incorporate quirky and unexpected elements, such as the bacon lamp, to target consumers seeking distinctive and conversation-starting household items. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Rethink traditional home decor by introducing unconventional and food-inspired design elements, like bacon lamps, to tap into the growing demand for unique and personalized interior aesthetics. - **Gift and Novelty:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the gift and novelty industry with a focus on food-themed items, such as bacon lamps, to attract consumers looking for memorable and one-of-a-kind presents. - **Lighting and Illumination:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize the lighting and illumination sector by introducing innovative and unexpected products, like the bacon lamp, that go beyond traditional designs, meeting the demand for distinctive and playful lighting solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fruit-Inspired Lighting Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/banana-lamp.md) - [Celebratory Bacon Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacon-cake.md) - [Adorable Cartoon Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightweight-and-adorable.md) - [Quirky Common Item Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/table-lamp-lighter.md) - [Baked Good-Inspired Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/croissant-pendant.md) - [Bacon-Scented Wrapping Papers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-label-bacon-wrapping-paper.md) - [Ice Cream-Resembling Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-serve-lamp.md) - [Oversized Pen Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bic-lamp.md) - [Animation-Inspired LED Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animationinspired-led-lamp.md)