# Bottled Food Sculptures Tom Davie Rethinks Packaging by Placing Popular Foods in Clear Bottles By M | Published 2014-07-01 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tom-davie References: [foodiggity](http://www.foodiggity.com/bottled-food-sculptures-are-intriguing-disgusting/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bottled-food-sculptures-are-intriguing-disgusting) & [studiotwentysix2](http://www.studiotwentysix2.com/fineart/index.html) Artist Tom Davie challenges consumers to rethink the way their food is packaged and put on the market by placing popular food items that are sold in opaque boxes and cans into transparent bottles. Davies' sculpture series, titled Bottle Food, entices viewers to think about how deceiving [food packaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/higgidy-1) can truly be. Each of Davie's pieces included in the Bottle Food series follows the same design structure. Popular food items like colorful Trix cereal or [Kraft's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heinz-tomato-ketchup) Macaroni & Cheese is repackaged in a [transparent vintage pop bottle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-glass-bottles). Viewers can see the food item inside the bottle from a 360 degree angle. While most packaging is designed to use fancy text, colorful designs and bright logos to entice the consumer to buy the product, Davie's bottle sculptures strip packaging down to a minimal aesthetic. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 98% | 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) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Transparent Packaging:** Opportunity to rethink traditional food packaging and make it more transparent to increase consumer trust and transparency. - **Minimalist Aesthetic:** Opportunity to strip down packaging designs to a minimal aesthetic, focusing on simplicity and elegance. - **Consumer Perception:** Opportunity to challenge and change consumer perception of food packaging and how it impacts their buying decisions. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food Packaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to revolutionize traditional food packaging by making it more transparent and minimalist. - **Art and Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to use art and design techniques to create unique and thought-provoking packaging that challenges consumer perception. - **Consumer Goods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to re-imagine packaging in the consumer goods industry, with a focus on transparency and minimalism to increase trust and appeal to conscious consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Natural Material Bottle Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fuwa-fuwa-collection.md) - [Conceptual Craft Beer Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sour-glass.md) - [Realistic Food Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pantlers-rations.md) - [Sustainable Food Packaging Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/placon-crystal-seal-delectables.md) - [Convenient Cherry Tomato Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/special-edition-cherry-tomato.md) - [Artfully Abstract Tequilas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-obsidiana.md) - [Playful Packaging-Inspired Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strawberry-milk-vase.md) - [Ceramic Olive Oil Jars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cugu.md) - [Eye-Catching Fruit Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dole-sunshine-company-packaging.md)