# Chinese Takeout Lamps Fast Food Home Decor By Howard Wu | Published 2008-07-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chinese-takeout-container-lamp-fast-food-turned-luxury References: [baronbob](http://www.baronbob.com/chinesetakeoutlamps.htm) At first glance these lamps simply appear to be [Chinese takeout food containers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freshservice-fresh-drink-service), but a closer look reveals a unique, classy, and symbolic lighting device. These lamps come in five colors at Baronbob.com, each featuring a Chinese character with its own good luck meaning as follows: Green = Good Luck (Foo) Gold = Prosperity (Loo) Violet = Longevity (Rseo) Red = Happiness (Shee) Black = Sexy (Xing) Each lamp is constructed in [coated paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tsubomi), and measures 4" W. x 10.5" H. For no apparent reason, includes a pair of wooden chopsticks. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 24% | Activity: 36% | 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) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Fast Food Home Decor:** The trend of incorporating fast food elements into home decor presents opportunities for innovative products and designs. - **Symbolic Lighting Devices:** The trend of using unique and symbolic lighting devices provides opportunities to create innovative and meaningful lighting solutions for various industries. - **Cultural Influence in Design:** The trend of incorporating cultural symbols and meanings into design opens up possibilities for creating unique and culturally diverse products and experiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunity of creating fast food-themed decor items to cater to the growing demand for unique and quirky home furnishings. - **Lighting:** The lighting industry can leverage the trend of symbolically meaningful lighting devices to design innovative and visually appealing lighting solutions that add value to various spaces and environments. - **Product Design:** The product design industry can embrace the trend of cultural influence in design to develop innovative and culturally significant products that resonate with consumers on a deeper level. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chinese Burial Coins-Inspired Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chinese-burial-coins.md) - [Minimal Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/takeout-lamp.md) - [Traditional Tower-Inspired Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-pagoda-lamp.md) - [Japanese Lantern-Inspired Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/madco.md) - [Organic Paper-Like Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farolito.md) - [Quirky Common Item Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/table-lamp-lighter.md) - [Hanging Lantern-Like Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woodo-table-lamp.md) - [Ice Cream-Resembling Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-serve-lamp.md) - [Lantern-Dangling Steakhouse Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aragawa.md)