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# Turntable Dinner Trays
Emir Rifat Isik ‘Live Performance' Serves Up Melodic Meals

By Renee Ramsarran | Published 2011-02-10 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emir-rifat-isik-live-performance
References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/02/09/lighter-side-of-dining/) & [cargocollective](http://cargocollective.com/emirrifatisik#)

Bring your [DJ techniques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tuno-1) to the table with this Emir Rifat Isik ‘Live performance’ dinner tray. This is one of those designs that is completely imbued with fun and whimsy in every last detail. The salt and pepper knobs, fork and knife needles and [dual-plate turntables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audiotechnica-atlpa2) turn this into a rather literal creation. As the website simply puts it: “turntable + dining tray = fun design.” Check out the Emir Rifat Isik ‘Live performance’ [concept sketch](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/midi-controller-concept) in the gallery.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.4/10
- Popularity: 39% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Interactive Dining:** Restaurants and food companies can innovate by incorporating interactive experiences into dining, such as turntable dinner trays that engage customers beyond just eating.
- **Whimsical Design:** Design firms and product companies can explore playful and whimsical designs that add an element of fun to everyday items, like the salt and pepper knobs in the turntable dinner tray.
- **Music-inspired Products:** Companies can create music-inspired products that blend the worlds of music and everyday items, such as creating turntable dinner trays that bring together music and dining.

### Where This Applies

- **Restaurant:** Restaurants can explore creative ways of engaging customers through interactive experiences, such as incorporating turntable dinner trays in their dining experiences.
- **Design:** Design firms and companies can innovate by designing playful and whimsical products, like the turntable dinner tray, that add a fun element to everyday items.
- **Music:** Music companies and product manufacturers can explore music-inspired products like turntable dinner trays that combine the world of music and everyday items.

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