# Dead Fred Pen Holder By Cool Hunter | Published 2006-08-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dead-fred-pen-holder References: [suck.uk](http://www.suck.uk.com/product.php?rangeID=48&showBar=0) In January, we found the [Voodoo Knife Holder](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voodoo-knife-holder-by-viceversa) by Viceversa. Now, a matching pen holder called Dead Fred. It's made od silicone rubber and will be available soon at Suck UK. **Implications** - In order to use the Dead Fred pen holder, all you have to do is stab your pen into his [rubber corpse](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wednesday-thing). According to the pen's creators, this has the double advantage of helping people [relieve stress](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mezmopen) while simultaneously reducing the risk that they will misplace their pen. Fortunately, Fred is not a real person, so he won't mind being jabbed with a pen from time to time. People of the world, poke away! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Silicone Desk Organizer:** Opportunity to create a line of silicone desk organizers that are both practical and fun. - **Stress-relieving Office Accessories:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop office accessories that help people relieve stress, such as Dead Fred pen holder. - **Novelty Desk Accessories:** Opportunity to create an entire line of novelty desk accessories, like the Voodoo Knife Holder and Dead Fred pen holder. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Office Supplies:** Companies producing office supplies could innovate with fun, stress-relieving products like Dead Fred pen holder. - **Design:** Designers can create fun, unique desk accessories to add personality to workspaces and create stress relief for users. - **Gifts:** Gift retailers could add to their product offering with quirky and fun desk accessories like the Dead Fred pen holder that will appeal to a wide range of customers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Off-Kilter Desktop Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concept-pen-holder.md) - [Organized Minimal Pen Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stilo75-pen-holder.md) - [Pill-Shaped Pen Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/void-pen-pot.md) - [Galactic-Themed Pen Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ufo-desk-pen.md) - [Grim Reaper Tea Infusers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grim-reaper.md) - [Striking Writing Tool Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zenith7-desk-pen.md) - [Grim Reaper Tea Infusers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grim-reaper-tea.md) - [Desktop Pen Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pareto-pot.md) - [Minimal Compact Pen Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/serenity-pen-stand.md)