# Sculptural Produce Pods Måns Salomonsen's Kitchen Window 'Cocoon' Combines Decor and Storage By Ady Floyd | Published 2015-06-04 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-window-cocoon References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/cocoon/) & [salomonsen.se](http://salomonsen.se/Cocoon) The kitchen window Cocoon from Måns Salomonsen is a beautifully elegant decor piece that combines storage with cultivation. This modern kitchen aid saves a ton of space by fitting itself onto the window frame to [store fruits and vegetables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saveit) that would otherwise take up room in the fridge. It also has the capabilities to [grow spices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auk-mini). It is called a kitchen window Cocoon because of its [organic shape](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nature-inspired-pendant-light). It looks like a caterpillar cocoon with an indented top where spices can be grown. The bottom is open like a shelf to hold bananas, apples, carrots and any other fruits and veggies. The Cocoon is made from clay that absorbs water, which aids in the cultivation process for the spices. When the water evaporates, the Cocoon cools down to the perfect temperature required for storing the veggie in the lower shelving unit. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Space-saving Storage Solutions:** The kitchen window Cocoon offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for creating compact storage options in small kitchens. - **Vertical Farming:** With the ability to grow spices, the kitchen window Cocoon presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for incorporating vertical farming into urban households. - **Multi-functional Decor:** The kitchen window Cocoon combines aesthetics and functionality, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity for creating decorative pieces that also serve a practical purpose. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Organization:** The kitchen window Cocoon's space-saving storage design offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the home organization industry. - **Kitchen Appliance:** The kitchen window Cocoon's combination of storage and cultivation capabilities presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the kitchen appliance industry. - **Urban Farming:** The kitchen window Cocoon's ability to grow spices indoors opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the urban farming industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Minimalist Gardener Kitchen Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-cultivator.md) - [Modern Kitchen Sprouting Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sproutypod.md) - [Minimalist Indoor Gardening Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balconyfarm-pot.md) - [Foldable Greenhouse Kitchens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/your-greenhouse-is-your-kitchen.md) - [Wall-Mounted Hydroponic Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydroartpod.md) - [Furniture-Inspired Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-garden-system.md) - [Indoor Herb Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auk-mini.md) - [Self-Sustaining Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automated-hydroponic-indoor-garden.md) - [Minimalist Kitchen Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-fresher.md)