Japanese design brand Takt recently put together a series of table designs that encourage the consumer to involved in the creation with a natural tie-dye kit. Consumers can personalize the look of the tiny plastic stool tables using fresh tint colors extracted using natural foods and minerals.
The Dye It Yourself line of tables are a collaborative project between both the Takt brand and the consumer. Takt provides the white three-leg tables to the consumer along with a selection of natural dies made from products such as safflower, indigo and cherry blossom to achieve brightly colored tints. The consumer is then invited to tie-dye the table with the colors and create a vibrant pastel pattern suited to their liking.
Collaborative brand and consumer products such as the Dye It Yourself tables allow for personalization within a signature brand commodities.
What's Driving This Trend
- Collaborative Design
- Encourage consumers to personalize the products and create a unique design and product.
- Natural Tie-dyeing
- Increase the use of natural food and mineral dyeing in textiles and other materials to create eco-friendly products.
- DIY Furniture Kits
- Provide consumers with DIY kits that allow them to assemble and customize their furniture to their liking, creating a unique look while reducing costs for manufacturers.
Who This Affects Most
- Furniture
- Furniture companies can integrate DIY and collaborative design into their products, allowing the consumer to personalize and create their own unique design.
- Textiles
- Textile manufacturers can use natural food and mineral dyeing techniques to create eco-friendly products that appeal to consumers.
- Home Decor
- Home decor companies can follow the trend of providing DIY kits to personalize and create unique items, offering a customized experience to consumers.
