# Blunted Scissors Ground Tools by Michael Antrobus Are Raw and Rustic By Meghan Young | Published 2010-03-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ground-tools References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/03/18/now-these-are-some-shears/) I want these Ground Tools, but I don't think I would actually use them. Instead, I would probably display them and fabricate a long story about their old origins to guests who inquire about the pieces in the [unique set](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dpartment). I mean, don't they look as though they were excavated from some [archaeological dig](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ferro-capsule) in a remote part of the world? Well, they weren't. They were actually designed by Michael Antrobus. Made from [flat steel bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nick-valentijn) using homemade jigs and presses, the Ground Tools are made to be used. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Raw and Rustic Design:** Designing products with raw and rustic aesthetics can appeal to customers wanting to create unique and interesting stories behind them. - **Functional Art:** Creating functional products that look like art can appeal to customers who want to display them as both decorative and useful pieces. - **Homemade Manufacturing:** Designing products that are made with homemade jigs and presses can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for small scale manufacturing. ### Where This Applies - **Hand Tools:** Designing ground tools with raw and rustic aesthetics can be an innovation opportunity in the hand tool industry. - **Home Decor:** Creating handmade functional art can appeal to customers who want to showcase unique and interesting decor items in their homes. - **Small-scale Manufacturing:** Designing products made with homemade jigs and presses can be an innovation opportunity for small-scale manufacturers to produce unique and artisanal products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Machine-Made Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gcode-flatware.md) - [Volcanic Topography Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cutlery-knives.md) - [Sensibly Sharp Elevated Knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-task-knife.md) - [Outdoor Living Knife Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chefs-knife-sets.md) - [Purposeful Knife Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tojiro-knife-gallery.md) - [Minimalist Urbanite Tool Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hand-tool-kit.md) - [Sustainable Kitchen Gear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/legni-collection.md) - [Natural Material Gardening Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garden-collection.md) - [Fashionable Fusion Cutlery Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rething-cutlery.md)