# Collaborative Cabinet Creations The Fragmented Processes by Itay Ohaly Was Designed by 8 Friends By Meghan Young | Published 2012-10-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmented-processes-by-itay-ohaly References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2012/10/design-furniture-through-mad-libs.html) & [ohaly](http://ohaly.com/) Fragmented Processes by Itay Ohaly is like the furniture design equivalent of the Mad Libs game. Instead of combining a string of random words generated by separate people to create a creatively incongruous and nonsensical story, eight friends were asked to help to design a cabinet. Part of the Israeli designer's Design and Chaos collection, every separate step needed to create the cabinet was taken on by a different individual, only slightly supervised by Ohaly. Although it takes on a unique shape, Fragmented Processes by Itay Ohaly does have common four-legged and shelved elements. Ohaly reveals, "I tried to find ways where the designer has less control. I’m trying to find ways to surprise myself…at the end I was surprised. Sometimes it was even too much, because I wanted to create functional objects." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - 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's Driving This Trend - **Collaborative Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore collaborative design processes where multiple individuals contribute to the creation of a product, resulting in unique and unexpected outcomes. - **Decentralized Decision-making:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace decentralized decision-making in product design, allowing each step to be taken on by different individuals for increased creativity and diversity of ideas. - **Surprise-driven Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Foster surprise-driven design approaches that challenge the designer's control, leading to unexpected and innovative functional objects. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply collaborative and surprise-driven design processes in the furniture industry to create unique and unconventional pieces. - **Product Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate decentralized decision-making in product design across various industries to foster creativity and explore new design possibilities. - **Art and Sculpture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Adapting surprise-driven design principles can push boundaries in the art and sculpture industry, resulting in unexpected and thought-provoking creations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sandbox-Like Modular Storage Cabinets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-storage-cabinet1.md) - [Modular Configured Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabinet.md) - [Kid-Designed Sculptural Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/galerie-philia.md) - [Interdependency-Inspired Designer Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hilo.md) - [Sculptural Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmenti.md) - [Upcycled Object Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-and-daniel-arsham.md) - [Emerging Designer Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collaborative-series.md) - [Identity-Exploring Artful Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragments.md) - [Striped Down Dimensional Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ron-arad-1.md)