# Floating Cutlery Making Dish Duty Less Disgusting By Alex Covert | Published 2008-11-01 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-cutlery-by-seongyong-lee References: [ohgizmo](http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/10/31/floater-cutlery-wont-sink-in-your-sink/) & [seongyonglee](http://www.seongyonglee.com/) The after-dinner sink can be a scary place: bowls of cold water with frothy films of scum; chunks of water-logged bread and bits of chewed up gristle. Soon, piled-up dishes block the drain, allowing the sink to fill to the point where no one wants to stick their hands into it. Seongyong Lee has come up with a solution. He designed Floating Cutlery, utensils with built-in floats to keep them above the murky depths. **Implications** - Consumers are constantly looking for products that make everyday tasks more simple and more efficient. Businesses should look to enhance already-established products with features and design elements that will provide customers with a more pleasant experience. By addressing an issue that was previously unsolved, a company can ensure dominance in this untapped market. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Enhanced Everyday Products:** Businesses should look to enhance already-established products with features and design elements that will provide customers with a more pleasant experience. - **Simplifying Daily Tasks:** Consumers are constantly looking for products that make everyday tasks more simple and more efficient. - **Untapped Markets:** By addressing an issue that was previously unsolved, a company can ensure dominance in this untapped market. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Kitchenware:** Innovations in kitchenware can focus on enhancing everyday products and addressing unsolved issues to provide customers with a more pleasant kitchen experience. - **Home Appliances:** Home appliance industries can explore ways to simplify daily tasks and make everyday chores more efficient and enjoyable for consumers. - **Product Design:** The field of product design offers disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating features and design elements that improve the overall user experience of established products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Countertop Crockery Sanitizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/utensil-disinfection-cabinet.md) - [Flatpack Metal Utensil Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uphold-cutlery.md) - [Mess-Avoiding Dipping Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dipidup.md) - [Durable Sustainable Cutlery Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lollo.md) - [Speculative Cutlery Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolving-spoon.md) - [Self-Cleaning Measuring Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreamfarms.md) - [Creative Dipping Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dip-sea.md) - [Fashionable Fusion Cutlery Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rething-cutlery.md) - [Ergonomic Instant Noodle Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-x-nissin-the-fork.md)