# Grinning Creature Ventilators Alex Siordia Designs Boo! as a Small Table Fan for Children By Gil Cohen | Published 2013-06-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/table-fan References: [cutesign.tumblr](http://cutesign.tumblr.com/post/52009487502/boo-designed-in-the-shape-of-a-friendly-creature) & [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/Boo/1975977) Especially imagined to be used by [small children with big imaginations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vlad-frank-midnight-mischief), the Boo! table fan was designed by Alex Siordia as a fun and safe way to decorate a child's room. Kids have a knack for shoving their fingers into places they don't belong and toppling things over, making regular room fans extremely hazardous and impractical for them. Conscientious parents will enjoy this fan's super safe construction as it is made with [elastomer blades](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holo-fan), a flexible plastic that doesn't require any protective covering. So kids can stick their hands in the mouth of this goofy monster and not lose a single digit. As Alex Siordia explains on his product page, the Boo! table fan collection features "friendly shapes and materials [that] allow the child to fully interact with the toy." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 4% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Safe Decorative Appliances for Children:** Designing household appliances specifically for children that are safe and decorative offers a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Elastomer Blade Technology for Fans:** Incorporating elastomer blades into fan designs can provide a safer alternative for children and open up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the fan industry. - **Interactive Toy-like Appliances:** Creating appliances with friendly shapes and materials that allow children to fully interact with them presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the home appliance industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Appliance:** Developing safe and decorative appliances for children can tap into a new consumer market segment and drive innovation in the home appliance industry. - **Fan:** Incorporating elastomer blades into fan designs can revolutionize the safety standards in the fan industry and create new opportunities for disruptive innovation. - **Toy:** Blurring the line between appliances and toys by creating interactive toy-like appliances presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the toy industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Playfully Designed Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/willy.md) - [Modern Compact Wooden Fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fantastic-fan.md) - [Multipurpose Living Space Fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-circulation-fan.md) - [Playful Medical Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoobree-nebulizer.md) - [Rectangular Bladeless Fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rectangular-bladeless-fans.md) - [Stylish High-Performance Fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shark-turboblade.md) - [Spooky Interactive Toy Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mega-monster.md) - [Self-Covering Cooling Fans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clofan.md) - [Playful Home Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woop-air-purifier.md)