# Purposefully Twisted Earbuds Evangelos Lee Gicas' Tangled Earphones Embraces Wire Messes By Meghan Young | Published 2012-05-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangled-earphones References: [designbuzz](http://www.designbuzz.com/tangle-colorful-headphone-enjoy-clutter-free-music.html) The twisted mess of earbud wires can be very frustrating, even with the outpouring of products designed to help alleviate the problem; the Tangled Earphones embraces it instead. A simple solution to an everyday problem, the Tangled Earphones allows people to be ok with the tangled mess their wires can become. The two cords come in different colors to make a funky, stylish pattern that will add a pop of color to people's outfits. Designed by Evangelos Lee Gicas, the Tangled Earphones is simple and clean-lined aside from the flashy cyan and purple colors. It comes complete with an embedded stretchy and bendable remote as well as a microphone, which is particularly useful for Apple devices. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 49% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## 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 - **Embraced Mess:** Creating products that embrace rather than solve common and recurring problems. - **Personalized Earbuds:** Designing earbuds with customizable color combinations and unique patterns. - **Functional Fashion:** Integrating functionality and style to cater to individuals’ daily needs. ### Who This Affects Most - **Consumer Electronics:** Integrating design and utility features to create products that cater to consumers’ preferences. - **Fashion:** Incorporating functional accessories to offer consumers an all-encompassing personal style and experience. - **Product Design:** Exploring design innovation to create unique product features that cater to individuals’ lifestyles and needs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sleek Charging Cable Wraps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taim.md) - [Detachable Dual-Mode Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streamline-hybrid-earphones.md) - [Haute Hinge-Free Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangled-eyewear.md) - [Phone Charger Wire Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/co-cable-organizer.md) - [Contoured Ear-Hugging Headphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earbugs.md) - [Anthropomorphized Headphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wireless-earbuds-concept.md) - [Earring Earbud Concept Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhang-yunxib.md) - [Industrial Earbud Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teenage-engineering-bd1.md) - [Ergonomic Dual-Function Earbuds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bored-buds.md)