5.5 Designers Household Collection Is Modeled After You
lourdes sanchez bayas — July 7, 2008 — Art & Design
References: technabob
Paris design studio 5.5 Designers recently unveiled a series of household items based on your own unique body parts. Among the objects in the strange collection are eyeball lamps which are modeled after your very own eyes; pillows that resemble your belly complete with bellybutton; a clothing ballet designed with the dimensions of your skeletal structure; mirrors made from your personal silhouette; wallpaper based on scans of your skin, carpets that resemble your body hair; vases and other oddities.
These household items were designed for the happily self-loving and completely demented person in all of us.
These household items were designed for the happily self-loving and completely demented person in all of us.
Trend Themes
1. Personalized Household Items - The trend towards personalized household items based on the unique characteristics of an individual's body offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the customization and personalization of everyday products.
2. Body Scan Technology - The use of body scanning technology to generate 3D models for personalized household items presents opportunities for innovation in healthcare, fashion, and interior design industries.
3. Biometric Design - The trend towards biometric design, where household items are modeled after an individual's unique body parts, creates opportunities for innovation in industries like furniture design, product design, and home decor.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - The custom body part trend offers opportunities to healthcare industries for developing new equipment and tools that can be tailored for individual patients.
2. Fashion - The use of body scanning technology to generate personalized clothing presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry for customized clothing and accessories.
3. Interior Design - The biometric design trend presents opportunities for innovation in the interior design industry by creating personalized furniture and home decor that perfectly fits the individual's body measurements.
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