# Artistic Non-Functional Furniture Yasmn Muller's Caramel Collection is Full of Unusual Designs By Meghan Young | Published 2014-10-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nonfunctional-furniture References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/caramel-yasmin-muller/) & [cruisecallas](http://cruisecallas.com/ex-2014-yasmin-mueller-caramel.html) Although the idea of non-functional furniture might seem utterly contradictory, when art is involved, anything is possible. Melding the two worlds of [art and furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pratone-chair), this collection reinterprets the idea of purpose on a variety of levels. Dubbed Caramel, the non-functional furniture collection is comprised of different seats, some of which look entirely uncomfortable while others are simply useless. Created by artist Yasmin Muller, the non-functional furniture collection was on display at Cruise & Callas, which is locatedin Berlin, Germany. It is comprised of five objects, each of which are made out of [black metal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pul-collection). Muller poses a couple of questions that help interpret her work better, "How much does one project into the other? To what extent does one use and take possession of the other?” ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 86% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Non-functional Furniture:** A trend of creating furniture that has no practical functionality but serves as a piece of art. - **Artistic Furniture Design:** A trend of blurring the lines between art and furniture design to create unique and unusual pieces. - **Uncomfortable Seating:** A trend of creating seating that challenges traditional ideas of comfort to provide unique aesthetic experiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art Galleries:** Art galleries can showcase and idealize non-functional furniture as a piece of art. - **Interior Design:** Interior designers can incorporate non-functional furniture as part of their artistic design for a space. - **Fashion Design:** Fashion designers who are predicting trends can incorporate the principles of non-functional furniture into their runway designs to make bold statements. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Oblong Color-Blocked Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meritalia-morphologica-collection.md) - [Metal-Centric Playful Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sight-unseen-1.md) - [Transformative Furniture Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metamorphosis-collection-2.md) - [Dynamic Moving-Illusion Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moving-furniture.md) - [Dual Sculpture Seating Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immaterial-0001.md) - [Abandoned Bikes-Turned Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/objects-from-frames.md) - [Upcycled Object Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-and-daniel-arsham.md) - [Playful Toy-Like Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frunchroom-furniture-collection.md) - [Broken-Aesthetic Sculpture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brokenaesthetic-sculpture-collection.md)