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Melting Ice Cream Candles

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Kim Kim Lab's Candle Series Features Quirky Characters

— August 9, 2016 — Art & Design
Kim Kim Lab's new 'Do you know a warm ice cream?' candle series features ice cream-shaped candles that look like they are melting.

The ice cream candles come in four designs and in various stages of melting. One of the designs looks like an upside-down ice cream cone, while the others look like different types of ice pops. Kim Kim Lab's candle series is inspired by the warmth of love, and that "as love grows, the environment gets hotter, and soon, all the treats are melting."

The ice cream candles all have cute facial features, but appear to be sad that they are melting. For the ice cream scoop design, the wick is in the upside-down cone and for the ice-pops, the popsicle stick is the wick.

Photo Credits: designboom, instagram
Trend Themes
1. Quirky Candles - There is an opportunity to create more unique and creative candle designs, like those of Kim Kim Lab's melting ice cream candles.
2. Novelty Home Decor - The demand for unusual and eye-catching home decor items such as the melting ice cream candles can be an opportunity for businesses to explore new designs and products.
3. Emotive Decor - Designing decor items with emotional or expressive features, like the sad and melting faces on Kim Kim Lab's candles, can set your brand apart in the market.
Industry Implications
1. Candle Making - Innovation can be infused in the candle making industry through adding more quirky designs like the melting ice cream candles.
2. Home Decor - Businesses in the home decor industry can benefit from embracing more unusual and expressive designs to capture the attention of consumers.
3. Giftware - The melting ice cream candles can spark ideas for the creation of more unique and emotive giftware products.
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