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Multi-Purpose Dishware

This Collection by Blacktail Contains Modern Mix & Match Pieces of Dishware

— September 29, 2015 — Art & Design
Taipei-based creatives Tom Cheng and Salem Hung from Blacktail created a collection of contemporary dishware items. Each item is sleek and uniquely shaped but can also be mixed and matched with any other piece from the collection.

The range is titled 'Living' and provides consumers with necessary products such as vases, dishes and containers. However, the color scheme is plain white, gray or black and each item suits one another. For example, the bottom of vases and vessels contains deep square ridges that work around the perimeter which is the exact same style as the edge of the plates.

Living was designed by Blacktail for Taiwan Designers Week 2015. The collection was actually created by using industrial heat sinks that have been turned into ribbed mods and filed with porcelain. The ultimate goal for this collection is to “bring the industrial into the domestic interiors.”
Trend Themes
1. Modular Dishware - Opportunity for creating customizable, mix-and-match dishware collections for consumers using compatible parts and designs.
2. Industrial-inspired Home Goods - Potential for creating home goods collections inspired by industrial materials and designs, such as repurposing heat sinks into dishware like the 'Living' collection.
3. Monochromatic Color Schemes - Potential for modern, monochromatic color scheme collections for home goods with each product's design complementing the other products in the collection.
Industry Implications
1. Home Goods Retail - Opportunity for retailers to offer modular, industrial-inspired, monochromatic dishware collections like Blacktail's 'Living' collection.
2. Industrial Design - Potential for industrial design firms to repurpose materials commonly used in industrial settings into home goods that bring a rugged and practical feel to domestic interiors.
3. Kitchenware Manufacturing - Opportunity for manufacturers to create customizable, modular dishware collections with pieces that can be easily mixed and matched like the 'Living' collection.
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