# Indestructible Snail Mail The MIRO Post Card Puts Your Memories to Metal for Damage-Proof Messages By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-12-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miro-post-card References: [bookofjoe](http://www.bookofjoe.com/2013/12/iron-postcard.html) & [michaelandrony](http://michaelandrony.com/post-card/) Isn't it sad when you receive a [personal message in the mail](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/postcards-from-peets) that's unfortunately been battered up in the process of transportation? The [MIRO](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/river-hills-residence) Post Card would almost certainly not arrive in any worse condition than it would have left its sender. Impervious to rain, mud and folding, this atypical [piece of stationery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greeting-card-kiosk) is for those greetings that you especially want to be delivered. To make the postcards, Sifu hand-cuts and bends the Galvanized Iron into standard-sized rectangles and prints just a minimal amount of text on both sides. The quirky Hong Kong product has a shiny silver texture and no image to represent the place from which it came. The MIRO Post Card leaves it up to the traveler to paint a picture of his trip in either words or illustrations with a marker. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## 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 - **Damage-proof Messaging:** Opportunity for creating innovative materials or technologies that can protect messages from being damaged during transportation. - **Indestructible Stationery:** Potential to develop durable stationery products that can withstand rain, mud, and folding, maintaining their condition during delivery. - **Personalized Postcards:** Disruption opportunity to create customizable postcards that allow travelers to paint a picture of their trips with words or illustrations. ### Where This Applies - **Printing and Publishing:** Potential for printing companies to explore new materials and techniques to produce damage-proof messages on postcards. - **Stationery and Office Supplies:** Opportunity for stationary manufacturers to develop indestructible products that can withstand various external conditions. - **Tourism and Travel:** Disruption opportunity for the tourism industry to offer personalized postcards that enhance the traveler's experience and memories. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unbreakable Metallic Cryptocurrency Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/material-bitcoin-card.md) - [Customizable Marketing Postcards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartpress.md) - [AI-Written Printed Letters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snappysnail.md) - [Reusable Magnetic Sticky Notes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/m-note.md) - [Parcel-Friendly Mailbox Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rmb2000-mailbox.md) - [Motivational Postcard Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snayl-monthly.md) - [Ultra-Durable Memory Card Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/media-tank.md) - [Durable Modern Mailboxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonlocking-mailbox.md) - [Paper-Made Piggy Banks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metallic-piggy-bank.md)