# Song-Playing Cutlery The Heinz Musical Spoon Produces Sounds Through Inner Vibrations By Meghan Young | Published 2013-04-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heinz-musical-spoon References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2013/04/heinz-musical-spoon.html) & [jellymongers](http://www.jellymongers.co.uk/) The [Heinz](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hum-hum) Musical Spoon creates a foot-tapping experience every time a person takes a bite. As its name suggests, it is [a piece of cutlery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beemax) that sings a little ditty as soon as a person chomps down on it, not a second before. And it isn't like a gimmicky birthday card either. The Heinz Musical Spoon can only be heard through the vibrations that travel up the person's jaw bone and into their ear. Created by London-based food designers Sam Bompas and Harry Parr of Bompass & Parr, the Heinz Musical Spoon is available in five flavors, each loaded with a different song. They also come with a custom bowl to complete the deliciously entertaining experience. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, 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 ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Musical Cutlery:** The integration of music within cutlery design creates new opportunities for entertaining dining experiences. - **Sensory Marketing:** Brands can leverage sound vibrations to create unique and immersive sensory experiences for their customers. - **Connected Tableware:** Technology-enabled utensils can open up new avenues for engaging restaurant experiences and personalized dining solutions. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** Cutlery that enhances the overall dining experience can create new opportunities for food and beverage industry players. - **Hospitality:** Musical or tech-enabled tableware can provide unique dining experiences to customers and enhance the branding of hospitality establishments. - **Consumer Electronics:** The integration of technology into cutlery and tableware can open up new potential for innovation and manufacturing for consumer electronics companies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tastebud-Stimulating Spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-salt-spoon.md) - [Speculative Cutlery Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolving-spoon.md) - [Sauce-Included Multifunctional Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saurk.md) - [Wearable QSR Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kfc-finger-sporks.md) - [Hand-Shaped Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-fork.md) - [Singing Frozen Food Packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/singing-packaging.md) - [Multi-Functional Pasta Spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multifunctional-pasta-spoon.md) - [Human Hand-Resembling Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-2.md) - [Salt-Mimicking Kitchenwares](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-bowl-and-spoon.md)