# Gravity-Defying Forks The Eki Cutlery Set Sits Poised for Suppertime Use By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-07-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eki-cutlery-set References: [industrialdesignserved](http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/gallery/Cutlery-set/1023305) Where butter knives, [soup spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ototo-and-everyplate) and [salad forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-fork) normally rest apathetically at the edge of your plate, the items that make up the Eki Cutlery Set point their handles high to assert their dedication to dispensing your dinner. Charles Seuleusian has designed this collection of [metal eating utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eati-mag) so that the bulky end of each piece is weighted by an excess of material. If you were to use these implements at suppertime, you would find that each time you go to set them down, they'd remain balanced and upright to prevent you from having to pick them up again completely. With these prongs, blades and scoops sitting securely on the platter, there will be no opportunity for any member of the Eki Cutlery Set to slide off of your setting and land on the floor. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 69% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% 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) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Weighted Cutlery:** Opportunity to innovate on cutlery with excess weight in order to make them more stable and easier to use - **Vertical Tableware:** Innovative designs that provide tableware items to rest vertically on their own to save space and create new table setting aesthetics and experiences. - **Smart Tableware:** Creating cutlery with sensors and automatic balancing technology for those who have a disability or mobility issues. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Flatware Design Industry:** Offering new weighted designs to compete in a crowded flatware market - **Tableware Industry:** Opportunity to create unique and innovative tableware items - **Assistive Technology Industry:** Developing smart tableware technology to help those with disabilities and mobility issues ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Aesthetically Functional Chopsticks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restless-chopsticks-tableware.md) - [Sculptural Flatware Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carrousel-flatware.md) - [Fashionable Fusion Cutlery Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rething-cutlery.md) - [Card-Size Travel Cutlery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-cutlery.md) - [Zero Gravity-Dining Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zero-microgravity.md) - [Speculative Cutlery Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolving-spoon.md) - [Durable Sustainable Cutlery Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lollo.md) - [Machine-Made Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gcode-flatware.md) - [Ergonomic Instant Noodle Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-x-nissin-the-fork.md)