# Realistic Bread Lighting Pampshade' Food Lamps are Designed to Resemble Carb-Filled Treats By Jana Pijak | Published 2014-11-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pampshade-lamp References: [spoon-tamago](http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/11/03/pampshade-lamps-designed-to-look-like-loaves-of-bread/) & [pampshade](http://pampshade.com/) Whether you're a fan of French baguettes, fluffy croissants or crispy buns, you will appreciate these Pampshade lamps that are designed to resemble [baked bread products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bakermee). Carb fiends everywhere will appreciate these calorie-free decor items that will make your bedroom or office look like a bakery. At first glance each of these Pampshade lamps rivals an edible bun or bread loaf but is revealed as a [functional light fixture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loops-lamp) upon closer inspection. These [food-inspired lighting fixtures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bread-butter) were designed by Yukiko Morita as part of 2014's Tokyo Designers Week event. The designer referenced her first part-time job when creating the lamps. Morita used to work in a bakery and chose bread as a theme that inspired of her collection of unusual lighting. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Food-inspired Home Decor:** There are disruptive innovation opportunities for design and furniture companies to create more food-inspired home decor products beyond Pampshade lamps. - **Realistic Object Lighting:** Opportunities exist for lighting manufacturers to create more realistic lighting fixtures inspired by everyday objects beyond Pampshade's bread-shaped lamps. - **Merging Functionality and Aesthetics:** Companies can explore the trend of blending functionality and aesthetics to create innovative products akin to Pampshade's lamps. ### Who This Affects Most - **Interior Design:** Interior Designers can leverage the trend of food-inspired home decor and offer unique and quirky design solutions for homeowners. - **Lighting Manufacturing:** Lighting manufacturers can explore the trend of realistic object lighting and come up with innovative products that mimic real-life objects. - **Furniture Design:** Furniture designers can learn from Pampshade's merging of functionality and aesthetics to create novel and innovative furniture products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bakery-Inspired Pendant Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/croissant-pendant-light.md) - [Ice Cream-Resembling Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-serve-lamp.md) - [Pencil Shaving-Inspired Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharpener-lampshades.md) - [Fruit-Inspired Lighting Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/banana-lamp.md) - [Pasta-Inspired Curvaceous Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neotenic-lamp.md) - [Posh Paper Craft-Inspired Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/japandi-lamp.md) - [Realistic Food Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pantlers-rations.md) - [Adorable Cartoon Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightweight-and-adorable.md) - [Colorful 3D-Printed Portable Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-soft-serve-lamp.md)