# Primitive Porcelain USBs Vanessa Redondo's Porcelain USB Drives are Unfunctional but Appealing By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-04-20 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/porcelain-usb References: [artnau](http://www.artnau.com/2013/04/vanessa-redondo/) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/VanessaRedondoDesign) Designer Vanessa Redondo created an unorthodox series of [porcelain USB drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corcelain). The designs are certainly not what most electronics users are accustomed to seeing in tech stores, and they are definitely not rendered for practicality. She combined primitive, blocked porcelain shapes as well as [tree branch forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/power-gem) as the over-sized caps for a number of the USB drives. The results are nothing less than bizarre, although still appealing. The mere act of observing [carbon fiber and porcelain](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gourd-project) functioning together is a novelty for many. For this reason it is also an appealing appearance for a USB that will surely attract a lot of attention. Redondo's series are phenomenal for artistic home laptop users who work solely from home or offices and don't need to carry around their USB drives. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 8% | 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) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Artistic USB Drives:** There is a potential for luxury and artistic USB drives that function as a unique accessory. - **Collaboration of Tech and Design:** There is an opportunity for designers to incorporate tech into their designs in a creative and unexpected way, which could lead to new and unique products. - **Non-practical Tech Products:** Creating tech products that serve no practical purpose but are visually appealing could be a potential trend in the luxury tech market. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Luxury Tech:** There is an opportunity for luxury tech brands to create unique, visually appealing products that serve as both functional tech devices and luxury accessories. - **Design:** There is an opportunity for designers to incorporate tech products into their designs and create unique and visually appealing products that blur the lines between technology and art. - **Art:** The emergence of tech products as a canvas for art provides an opportunity for artists to create unique pieces that blend technology and traditional art forms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Monolithic Desktop Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unidentifed-hard-disk-drive.md) - [Icon-Shaped USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folderdrive.md) - [Aesthetically-Pleasing Computer Peripherals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dune-mouse.md) - [Charming Retro Storage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floppy-disk-inspired-sd-card.md) - [Textural Porcelain Vessels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tamara-efrat.md) - [Bird-Shaped USB Flash Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinge.md) - [Sculptural Earbud Statement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balenciaga-sculptural-earbuds.md) - [Spaceship-Inspired USB Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/docking-station-usb-hub.md) - [Laptop-Fitted USB Stick Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saint-antoine.md)