# Sculptural Conical Headphone Holders Carl Liu Designs the Conceptual Reck_Cone Headphone Holder By Amy Duong | Published 2023-04-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reckcone References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2023/04/05/neck-shaped-headphone-holder-doubles-as-a-container-and-a-desk-sculpture/) & [carlliu](https://www.carlliu.com/)  [Carl Liu](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/figure-eight) designs the Reck_Cone, which is a [conceptual headphone holder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vear-holder) that boasts a [sculptural design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonique). It has a conical silhouette that replicates the same look when it is being worn around a user's neck, creating a natural appearance when headphones are not being worn. Additionally, it is also able to function as a container as well. The large space in the middle of the piece is empty and can be used to place items inside. The base of the design is separate from the body to showcase a shallow basin where it is able to hold small household items including pins and paper clips. Other details include the 'wing-like' accent on the back of the design. Image Credit: Carl Liu ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 15% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Sculptural Headphone Holders:** Designing sculptural headphone holders with unique designs can lead to disruptive innovation opportunities in fashion and home decor industries. - **Multi-functional Accessories:** Creating multi-functional accessories that serve purposes beyond their primary use has the potential to disrupt the home goods and office supply industries. - **Wearable-inspired Designs:** Incorporating wearable-inspired designs to household items can lead to disruptive innovation opportunities in technology and homeware industries. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** Fashion brands can explore the potential of sculptural headphone holders as unique accessories that serve both a functional and aesthetic purpose. - **Home Decor:** Designers can create innovative multi-functional accessories, like the Reck_Cone, to add unique and functional decor items to homes and offices. - **Office Supply:** Innovative multi-functional designs can also disrupt the traditional office supply market by providing creative solutions to everyday problems. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artful Sculptural Headphone Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/figure-eight.md) - [Headphone-Holding Speaker Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cornucopia-speaker.md) - [Sculptural Headphone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arco.md) - [Visible Component Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-head-1.md) - [Digital Display Headphone Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/led-headphone-stand.md) - [Contoured Ear-Hugging Headphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earbugs.md) - [Earring Earbud Concept Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhang-yunxib.md) - [Industrial Collaboration Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conceptual-nothing-headphone-1.md) - [Headband Display Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boinc-headphones.md)