# Grassy Bookmarks The Grass Marker Keeps it Green While Keeping the Page By Carly Foy | Published 2011-05-08 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grass-marker References: [7gadgets](http://www.7gadgets.com/2011/05/06/green-marker-grass-post-it-bookmarks/35500) & [japantrendshop](http://www.japantrendshop.com/green-marker-grass-postit-bookmarks-p-1117) The Grass Marker is a clever way to mark your spot in a book. The Grass Marker is simply a [Post-it note](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/m-note) in the shape of a grass blade. Coming in various sizes, this [bookmark](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/easymark1) can easily be used as a decorative piece. Just place multiple blades on the top of your book and create a grassy area. If you feel like manicuring or mowing your book lawn, the product producers state "[...] you can just simply trim the blades with scissors!" The Grass Marker was created by creative unit and [design firm](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firm-book-end) Yuruliku of Japan and has already won the Good Design Award. The Grass Marker is a cute present for the environmentally friendly book lovers in your life. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Decorative Bookmarks:** Opportunity for creating unique and visually appealing bookmarks that enhance the reading experience. - **Eco-friendly Stationery:** Growing demand for environmentally friendly alternatives in the stationery market, creating opportunities for innovative and sustainable products. - **Novelty Gift Items:** Market for quirky and unique gift items continues to grow, providing opportunities for creative and fun products like the Grass Marker. ### Where This Applies - **Stationery:** Innovative and sustainable stationery products like the Grass Marker can disrupt the traditional stationery market by offering a more eco-friendly and visually appealing alternative. - **Gifts and Novelty:** The Grass Marker is a prime example of a novelty gift item that taps into the growing demand for unique and quirky products, presenting disruptive opportunities in the gifts and novelty industry. - **Home Decor:** Decorative bookmarks like the Grass Marker can add a touch of creativity and style to home decor, providing disruptive innovation opportunities within the home decor industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Minimalist Greenery Bookends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-propagation-bookend.md) - [Cheekily Creative Bookmarks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illustrated-bookmarks.md) - [Personality-Forward Bookmark Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humdrum-paper.md) - [Compact Functional Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bookmarker-table.md) - [Reading Book Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/penguin-x-moebe.md) - [Bright Textural Device Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touch-grass-collection.md) - [Highlighter-Inspired Reading Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-highlighter.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprout-worlds-plantable-pencils.md) - [Minimally Engineered Bookends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firm-book-end.md)