The A.P. Works Trick Mat creates mind-bending illusions at the dinner table. The Japanese design studio has used shapes and patterns as a way to create a distorted picture, making one feel as if dinner plates and cutlery are slowly being sucked into the centre of the placemat.
A simplistic grid motif is all that is needed to make one feel as if the earth is imploding. The theme challenges our understanding of time and space in a funky way, mixing up atypical silkscreen pieces.
For those in search of a different approach to kitchen decor, these Trick Mats will certainly shake up the lot. They also come in different blue and white colors, allowing them to match with assorted backdrops.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Illusionary Tableware
- Opportunity for innovation in creating tableware designs that play with shapes and patterns to create mind-bending illusions.
- Disruptive Placemats
- Innovation opportunity in creating placemats with atypical silkscreen designs that challenge our understanding of time and space.
- Non-traditional Dinner Decor
- Innovation opportunity in creating kitchen decor that offers a different and unique approach to traditional dinnerware.
Sectors Adopting This
- Home Decor
- Opportunities for companies in the home decor industry to create innovative and non-traditional dinnerware designs.
- Printing and Packaging
- Opportunities for printing and packaging companies to create atypical silkscreen designs for placemats that offer unique illusions.
- Hospitality
- Opportunities for restaurants and hotels to elevate their dining experience by offering unique and mind-bending tableware creations.
