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Artisan-Crafted Wool Trivets

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Trader Joe's New Felted Wool Trivet is Made from 100% Sheep’s Wool

— October 29, 2020 — Art & Design
Fall is the season for warm and comforting foods, and Trader Joe's new Felted Wool Trivet is the perfect accessory for all those piping hot dishes.

If you're unfamiliar with the term, a trivet is a coaster-like object placed between a serving dish or bowl, and a table, to protect the table from heat damage. Trader Joe's new Felted Wool Trivet is made by skilled artisans in Nepal, who "use a traditional felting process to create these woolen watchdogs of the worktop." The trivet itself is made from 100% New Zealand sheep’s wool that's been wrapped into loose balls, moistened, and then hand-rolled before being laid out to dry in the sun. This process stiffens the wool, making it perfect for protecting your table from all your favorite fall dishes.

Image Credit: Trader Joe's
Trend Themes
1. Artisan-crafted Wool Products - Exploring the market for artisan-crafted wool products presents disruptive innovation opportunities for creating unique and sustainable home accessories.
2. Traditional Felting Techniques - Adopting traditional felting techniques in product manufacturing can lead to disruptive innovation in the textile industry, creating high-quality and eco-friendly goods.
3. Natural Fiber Protection - The trend towards using natural fibers like wool for tabletop protection presents disruptive innovation opportunities for developing innovative and eco-friendly trivet designs.
Industry Implications
1. Home Decor - The home decor industry can embrace the trend of artisan-crafted wool products to offer customers unique and sustainable options for enhancing their living spaces.
2. Textile - The textile industry can explore the use of traditional felting techniques to create innovative and eco-friendly products, disrupting the market with high-quality and sustainable textiles.
3. Tableware - The tableware industry can tap into the trend of using natural fibers for protection by developing innovative trivet designs that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing to consumers.
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