# Futuristic Eco Kegs The Kegstand By Alex Covert | Published 2008-07-02 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/redesigning-the-kegstand References: [core77](http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/rethinking_the_kegstand_10345.asp) & [kascope](http://kascope.com/) Why the hell hasn't this been thought of before? Seriously! Frequent party-throwers will want to invest in one of these: The Kegstand. Designed by Kaleidoscope, a product development consultancy in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Kegstand is a fancy trashcan on wheels. The redesign considered transportation, maintenance, and entertainment. It has wheels, a set of handles, cup holders and a plug for drainage. Also, the Kegstand comes in two pieces that fit together to surround the keg rather than having to lift the thing into a trashcan. This gets my vote for the design/product of 2008. Good job, guys. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sustainable Party Solutions:** The Kegstand's innovative design addresses transportation, maintenance, and entertainment aspects, making it a disruptive solution for sustainable party hosting. - **Mobility and Convenience:** The Kegstand's wheels and handles provide mobility and convenience, offering a disruptive innovation opportunity for portable beverage containers. - **Modular Design:** The Kegstand's two-piece modular design eliminates the need to lift heavy kegs into traditional trash cans, presenting a disruptive opportunity for modular product solutions in various industries. ### Who This Affects Most - **Event Planning:** The Kegstand's innovative features cater to event planners, presenting a disruptive opportunity for the event planning industry to offer sustainable, portable beverage solutions. - **Outdoor Entertainment:** The Kegstand's mobility and convenience make it an ideal product for outdoor entertainment industry, offering a disruptive solution for portable beverage containers in parks, festivals, and other outdoor venues. - **Product Design:** The Kegstand's modular design sets an example for product designers in various industries to explore modular solutions, disrupting traditional manufacturing and assembly processes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Portable Draft Beer Kegerators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kombi-cool-tap.md) - [Grill-Inspired Beer Dispensers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miller-lite-big-green-kegg.md) - [Compact Portable Libation Kegs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/square-one-mini-keg.md) - [At-Home Beer Keg Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athome-beer-keg-machine.md) - [Festive Tree Keg Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-tree-keg-stand.md) - [Pilsner-Packed Party Kegs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/party-keg.md) - [Exclusive Ketchup Kegs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heinz-kegchup.md) - [Summer Smoothie Kegs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoothie-keg.md) - [Dual-Function Outdoor Kitchen Appliance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/outdoor-kitchen-appliance.md)