# Public Cages For Smokers Glass Segregation Chambers By TrendHead | Published 2008-10-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-cages-for-smokers References: [netpublikationer.dk](http://www.netpublikationer.dk/UM/8592/html/chapter07.htm) Smokers look rather sad these days. If not completely abandoned to back alleys to light up, they are put in [glass cages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mei-yuan-cafe) like chimps for onlookers to laugh at. As inventive as businesses are in accommodating their smoking customers, the designs for these zones are such eyesores--it’s no wonder smokers look humiliated in them. These pictures are taken from [smoking zones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ash-blackwood-ashtray) in bars, airports and restaurants, and they just make me ache with pain. To all design studios: Please sort it out. [Smokers have enough to worry about](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unsmoke) besides looking like caged baboons. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 64% | Activity: 18% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, 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 - **Anti-smoking Products:** Developing more visually appealing and socially conscious designs for smoking zones, such as outdoor spaces that blend in with natural surroundings. - **Smoking Alternatives:** Exploring new products that simulate the smoking experience, such as vaping or herbal blends, to offer smokers more discreet and convenient ways to enjoy tobacco. - **Health and Wellness:** Focusing on promoting and supporting healthier living through smoking cessation programs, fitness initiatives, and other wellness activities. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture and Design:** Opportunity to create innovative designs for smoking zones that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, helping to reduce the stigma and enhance the smoking experience. - **Tobacco:** Opportunity to develop and promote alternative smoking products that align with changing preferences and health concerns of consumers, such as nicotine alternatives or herbal blends. - **Health and Wellness:** Opportunity to develop and promote smoking cessation programs and other wellness initiatives to help reduce the negative health effects associated with smoking. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Design-Conscious Cannabis Ashtrays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/standing-ashtray.md) - [Modern Meditative Incense Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cage-incense-holder.md) - [Filter-Equipped Indoor Smokers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-pellet-smoker.md) - [At-Home Cocktail Smokers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-cocktail-smoker.md) - [Cocktail Smoking Cloches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoking-cloches.md) - [Storage-Equipped Concrete Ashtrays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vessel-ash.md) - [Retro Ashtray Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-ashtray.md) - [Retro-Modern Ashtray Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/houseplant-side-table-ashtray.md) - [Cigarette Waste Hats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shearling-style-hat.md)