# Fresh Sliced Seats The Bread Chair is for the Lounging Loafer Who Loves Carbs By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-10-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bread-chair References: [inventorspot](http://inventorspot.com/articles/bread_chair_little_slice_seating_paradise_33701) & [wordpress.tokyotimes.org](http://www.wordpress.tokyotimes.org/?p=1356) Online Retailer Rakuten has been selling out of this product: the Bread Chair. Really, novelty furniture just doesn’t get any better than this. Soft and plush, the Bread Chair was made to have a similiar consistency and thickness to real Japanese bread. It has been apparently so popular that Rakuten has actually sold out of the toasty creation (as InventorSpot puts it, they’re “fresh out”). Too bad, but I think I’ll live. Now, what would really get me is if they actually made it *smell* like freshly baked bread! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 28% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Novelty Furniture Trend:** The popularity of the Bread Chair indicates prospective opportunities to design similar novel furniture pieces and enhance overall consumer experience with unique designs. - **Food-inspired Products Trend:** The success of the Bread Chair suggests a significant market potential for other products that combine popular foods with innovative designs. - **Comfortable and Fun Furniture Trend:** Consumer demand for unique and playful home decor items that double as comfortable seating is rising, creating opportunities for businesses to cater to this niche market. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Decor Industry:** The growing demand for unique and comfortable seating options presents a potential market opportunity in the home decor industry. - **Food and Flavor Industry:** The success of the Bread Chair demonstrates a potential market for food-inspired products, creating new business opportunities in the food and flavor industry. - **E-commerce Industry:** The high sales of the Bread Chair via Rakuten showcases the potential for e-commerce businesses to expand their product offerings with unique and innovative items targeted towards niche markets. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cinnamon Roll-Inspired Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bun-bun-chair.md) - [Baking-Inspired Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bread-butter.md) - [Circular Lounge Seats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chunk-doughnut-chair.md) - [Cozy Contemporary Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-perron-bun.md) - [Pretzel-Like Comfortable Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dohui.md) - [Sandwich-Inspired Sofa Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger-sofa.md) - [Branded Bread-Inspired Luggage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/warburtons-baked-baggage.md) - [Chunky Knitted Quilted Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knitty-chair.md) - [Convenient Elastic Shoelaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bread-laces.md)