# Typographic Table Settings Number Placemats and Letter Coasters Spell Out a Mess-Free Mealtime By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-03-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/number-placemats-and-letter-coasters References: [blog.2modern](http://blog.2modern.com/2013/03/fashionable-type.html) & [littlefactory](http://littlefactory.com/tabletop/number-placemats/) Add a touch more *character* to your dining room arrangement with these endearing Number Placemats and Letter Coasters. Made by Little Factory of Hong Kong, these suppertime accessories would certainly entice fans of typography and many lovers of contemporary design. The rectangular place settings measure 39 by 28 centimeters and are composed entirely of clustered digits in laser-cut 100% polyester felt. Matching alphabetic mug rugs are made from the same black material but feature a bunch of graphemes instead. These are square in shape at 11.5 x 11.5 centimeters. Protruding from each of the Number Placemats and Letter Coasters is a single character near the corner. When the tabletop protectors are piled on top of each other, the figures align and count from 0 to 3 and from a to d. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Typography-inspired Tableware:** Designing home and kitchen accessories with typography elements provides a disruptive opportunity for creatives to create functional and aesthetically pleasing products. - **Laser-cut Felt Materials:** Using lasercut felt material in designing home and kitchen accessories is a disruptive innovation that creates durable and customizable products. - **Modular Table Setting:** Creating modular table settings with aligning number and letter designs offers a disruptive opportunity for organizing mealtime decor. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Home Decor and Furnishings:** Incorporating typography into home and kitchen accessories creates disruptive opportunities for designers and furniture makers. - **Felt Manufacturing Industry:** The felt manufacturing industry can explore an opportunity to produce customizable home accessories with advanced laser-cutting technology. - **Event Planning and Tableware Rental:** Modular table settings with typography-inspired designs offer a disruptive service for event planners and tableware rental services looking to offer unique and customizable tableware. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Color Block Table Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jaunt-tabletop-collection.md) - [Customizable All-Purpose Floor Mats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/customizable-floor-mat.md) - [Turntable-Inspired Coaster Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/needledrop-coaster-set.md) - [Warm-Toned Marble Coasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lusine-coasters.md) - [Eye-Catching Tabletop Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tabletop-design.md) - [Chic Stackable Tableware Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tableware-ecosystem.md) - [Strikingly Elegant Tablescapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elegant-tablescape.md) - [Coordinated Children-Focused Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tableware-bundle-for-children.md) - [Geometric Cutout Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designated-table.md)