# Light Switch Seasoning The Switch Shaker Houses Both Salt and Pepper for Convenience By Meghan Young | Published 2011-02-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/switch-shaker References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/34937/) & [worldwidefred](http://www.worldwidefred.com/) It is clever design discoveries like the Switch shaker that reinforce my love for browsing the Internet. Simple, yet revolutionary (at least, in the kitchen), it combines [salt and pepper shakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pepper-sea-salt) into one convenient package. Brought to you by [Fred & Friends](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fred-perry-comme-des-garons), the Switch shaker is a cute white box that features a button that looks similar to a light switch (hence the name). In order to access either the salt or pepper, you click which one you want. Both exit through the same opening. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 43% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Convenient Packaging:** Combining multiple products into one convenient package, like the Switch shaker, offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to streamline and simplify consumer experiences. - **Interactive Design:** Interactive design elements, such as the button on the Switch shaker, can create engaging and memorable user experiences, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for product designers. - **Multi-functional Products:** The rise of multi-functional products, exemplified by the Switch shaker, allows consumers to streamline their kitchen tools and save space, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for manufacturers and designers. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Kitchenware:** The kitchenware industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by integrating multiple functions into a single product, like the Switch shaker, to make cooking and seasoning more efficient. - **Home Accessories:** Home accessories industry players can tap into disruptive innovation opportunities by creating interactive and multi-functional products, such as the Switch shaker, that add convenience and style to everyday living. - **Product Design:** The field of product design can embrace disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating interactive elements, like the button on the Switch shaker, to create unique and engaging user experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smart Spice Grinders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gravity-grinder.md) - [MSG Shaker Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shaker-sets.md) - [Functional Table Seasonings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/table-seasonings.md) - [Multi-Seasoning Spice Grinders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/masterpan-mastermill.md) - [Smart Automated Pepper Mills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-rain.md) - [Tabletop Seed Shakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/munchy-seeds-need-seeds.md) - [Socket-Concealing Light Switches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/l1-switch-system.md) - [Contemporary Pepper Grinder Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zjddg.md) - [Outdoor-Friendly Pepper Grinders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-pepper-mill.md)