# Urban Furniture Domestic Designs For the Streets by SpY By Cowbag | Published 2008-12-18 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-furniture-designs-for-the-streets References: [urlesque](http://www.urlesque.com/2008/12/16/try-playing-basketball-with-this/) & [spy.org.es](http://www.spy.org.es/) SpY is a street artist whose series of “urban furniture” places items typically found in a domestic setting into an outdoor urban environment. The pot in the basketball hoop is totally my stand-out favorite along with the ridiculously high basketball hoop. I have also not seen a better [skateboard ramp](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qingdao-mixc-rooftop-skatepark) than the one featured here. EVER. **Implications** - Most [street artists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics) are masters of guerrilla advertising without even knowing it. Companies struggling to find a way to connect with young consumers on a viral level need only look at quirky projects like this to see how an inventive and creatively ingenious community-based movement can generate significant consumer awareness from the ground up. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Urban Furniture Integration:** Exploring the integration of domestic furniture designs in outdoor urban spaces presents an opportunity for disruption in urban planning and design. - **Guerrilla Advertising:** The success of street artists in creating viral awareness through unconventional projects inspires companies to embrace guerrilla advertising strategies for connecting with young consumers. - **Community-based Creativity:** The inventive and creatively ingenious projects by artists like SpY showcase the power of community-based movements in generating significant consumer awareness organically. ### Where This Applies - **Urban Planning and Design:** Urban planners and designers can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by incorporating domestic furniture designs into outdoor urban spaces. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Companies can adopt guerrilla advertising strategies inspired by street artists to effectively engage young consumers and generate viral awareness. - **Art and Creative Communities:** Artists, creative communities, and brands can collaborate to leverage community-based creativity as a means to organically generate consumer awareness. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Eye-Catching Basketball Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/basketball-park.md) - [AI-Powered Cityscape Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-urban-furniture.md) - [City-Honoring Furniture Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/symbiotic-urban-furniture-project.md) - [Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/furniture-for-public-use.md) - [Sculptural Public Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-public-seating.md) - [Distorted Furniture Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-kiss-at-last-light.md) - [Interactive Purposeful Urban Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-furniture1.md) - [Milan Streets-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/il-salotto-milanese.md)