# Black Eye Chairs Shiner Furniture by Joe Manus Leaves a Good-Looking Mark in Your Home By Brian G Randles | Published 2010-02-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joe-manus References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/shiner/) & [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/28446/) Shiner is Joe Manus and Joe Manus is Shiner. Got it? Good. The designer created the [eco-friendly furniture collection](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cork-collection) above in the slow-moving, smooth-talking city of Atlanta, and named his collection after the southern colloquialism for a black eye. Being from Kentucky, let's just say I have had my fair share of 'shining' experiences. Damn kids. Anyway, according to Joe Manus, 'shiners are tough, dark, and proudly damaged.' Well Joe, we definitely like it for a [furniture philosophy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/don-heston-studio), just keep those shiners off of our face! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 70% | 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 - **Eco-friendly Furniture:** Creating furniture that is environmentally friendly and sustainable. - **Design Collections Named After Colloquialism:** Naming a design collection after a region's slang term can add a personal touch to the brand. - **Proudly Damaged Furniture:** Designing furniture that is meant to look roughed up but still functional is a trend. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture:** Furniture makers should focus on eco-friendliness and personal touches like naming their collections after slang terms. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can incorporate the trend of furniture being designed to look roughed up but still functional into their designs. - **Sustainable Manufacturing:** Manufacturers should focus on using eco-friendly materials and creating products that have a longer lifespan, rather than disposable products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artful Wooden Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knowledge-of-all-dark-things.md) - [Wrinkled Plastic Film-Wrapped Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-coenen-1.md) - [Sneaker-Inspired Chair Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/markvonrama.md) - [Striking Wood Furniture Silhouettes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/irish-furniture-design.md) - [Lifestyle Insight-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noho.md) - [Timeless Contemporary Dynamic Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bodo-sperlein.md) - [Nature-Inspired Lounge Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mayland-guest-lounge.md) - [Metal-Centric Playful Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sight-unseen-1.md) - [Luxe Textured Upholstered Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kenmare.md)