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# Double Duty Retro Timers
Kikkerland Double Kitchen Timer Combines Mad Men Style and Modern Tech

By Jessica Marcel | Published 2010-01-29 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-timer
References: [dwell](http://www.dwell.com/products/double-kitchen-timer.html) & [kikkerlandshop](http://www.kikkerlandshop.com/dokiti.html)

The [Kikkerland](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camera-multitool) company has made a niche for themselves in designing products that you don’t necessarily need, but would still totally buy on impulse. Among these awesome products is the Double Kitchen Timer, which is a [retro-styled timer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-flip-clock) that lets you [track two times at once](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corner-clock). Even if your stove already does that, the Double Kitchen Timer does it with pizazz.

Kikkerland also has some other amazing kitchen timers, including a classic Magnetic Kitchen Timer and a unique Measuring Tape Kitchen Timer.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.6/10
- Popularity: 2% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Retro-styled Timers:** Opportunity for companies to innovate by combining vintage designs with modern technology in timer products.
- **Multi-function Timers:** Potential to create timers that can track multiple times simultaneously, catering to convenience needs of users.
- **Creative Kitchen Gadgets:** Innovative opportunities exist in developing unique and eye-catching kitchen gadgets that serve practical purposes.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Consumer Electronics:** Creating retro-styled timers with modern tech can disrupt the consumer electronics market.
- **Home Goods:** Opportunity for companies in the home goods industry to design and sell creative kitchen gadgets that stand out in the market.
- **Kitchen Appliances:** Integrating multiple functions into kitchen timers can disrupt the kitchen appliances industry, offering enhanced convenience to users.

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