# One-Handed Dining Mantara Dish Holds Entire Meal on Five Fingers By Andrew Robichaud | Published 2009-07-03 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mantara References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/07/03/plate-spoon-and-glass-all-in-one-hand/) & [coroflot](http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_details.asp?individual_id=259614) The Mantara dish is the perfect fit for the hand talkers or the appetizer fiends. The dish, designed by Gabriel Contino, is an [all-in-one dining set](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shaken) built for social convenience. The Mantara is an assortment of curves and grooves that holds the food in the middle, a [glass of wine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-splitglass) (or anything you choose to drink out of the appropriate glass) in the groove on the side and a [utensil that comfortably rests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carrousel-flatware) in a curve on the surface of the plate. Now you can reach for the shrimp as it passes or be a little more animated with your guests. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Handheld Dining Tools:** The Mantara dish demonstrates the potential for designing dining tools that can be held or handled with one hand. - **All-in-one Dining Sets:** The Mantara dish has combined the utensils, plate, and glass holding into a single serving product, demonstrating the potential for designing dining sets that can be served and consumed with one single tool. - **Social Convenience Products:** The Mantara dish was designed with social convenience in mind, suggesting the potential for product designs to focus on making social gatherings more fluid and less cumbersome. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Kitchen Tools and Utensils Industry:** The Mantara dish offers an opportunity for disruption in the utensil industry by creating innovative products that can be used with only one hand. - **Hospitality Industry:** The Mantara dish shows potential for innovation in the hospitality industry by providing a social and convenient solution for serving and consuming food at social gatherings. - **Party Supplies and Accessories Industry:** The Mantara dish opens up opportunities for the party supplies and accessories industry by offering a unique solution that is practical and easy to use while entertaining guests. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mess-Avoiding Dipping Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dipidup.md) - [Table Manners-Teaching Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baby-tableware.md) - [Interactive Mealtime Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platoo-interactive-sensory-meal-plate.md) - [Creative Dipping Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dip-sea.md) - [Aesthetically Functional Chopsticks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restless-chopsticks-tableware.md) - [Modular Serving Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thermal-serving-dish.md) - [Interchangeable All-in-One Cutlery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinchy-cutlery.md) - [Utensil Holding Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1handmug.md) - [Human Hand-Resembling Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-2.md)