# Macabre Tea Pots The Pig Skull Tea Pot is a Bone-Chilling Vessel By Allison Love | Published 2010-08-20 | Updated 2010-08-23 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pig-skull-tea-pot References: [cakeheadlovesevil.wordpress](http://cakeheadlovesevil.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/pig-skull-tea/) & [designyearbook.blogspot](http://designyearbook.blogspot.com/2009/11/pigs-skull-tea-pot-by-wieki-somers.html) Now this is something your grandmother would have steered cleared from during high tea: The Pig Skull tea pot is an actual pig head turned into a tea pot. It's definitely an interesting idea to turn [bones into china](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funerary-urn), especially those of an animal, but I would always be a bit creeped out when sipping my tea that there would still be brain residue inside. Regardless, the Pig Skull tea pot is an artistic creation with a [macabre aesthetic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deddy-bears). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Pets](https://www.trendhunter.com/pets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Upcycled Art:** Opportunity to create unique household items using unconventional materials. - **Macabre Home Decor:** Opportunity for unconventional and edgy home decor products. - **Novelty Housewares:** Opportunity to sell quirky and humorous housewares products. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Decor:** Industry can offer unique and edgy design products for home interiors. - **Kitchenware:** Industry can offer quirky and novelty kitchenware products catering to niche markets. - **Handmade Goods:** Industry can provide opportunities for upcycling and handmade art products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Grim Reaper Tea Infusers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grim-reaper-tea.md) - [Surrealist-Inspired Tea Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-for-two-collection.md) - [Playful Teapot Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teapot-design1.md) - [Cultural Tea-Inspired Health Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origin-health-pot.md) - [High-End Ceramic Japanese Teapots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/japanese-drinkware.md) - [Traditional Roof Tile Teapots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suigetsu-teapot.md) - [Human Hair-Made Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/range-of-pots.md) - [Anatomical Plush Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giant-skull-with-hidden-organs.md) - [Pagoda-Shaped Tea Jars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-jars.md)