A green, jagged-edged logo with yellow text that says "Trash Blanket™."

The Trash Blanket is a travel blanket

designed for concealment and peace of mind. Disguised as a heap of discarded clothes, wrappers, and Trash, this full-coverage fabric throw is meant to be casually draped over your belongings in a car’s backseat or trunk. It's a travel companion that blends in by standing out, providing visual camouflage. I’ve had cameras and valuables stolen, so I needed to devise a solution.

After years of development and testing, including a full-scale prototype in 2022, I discovered that while it passed as a pile of trash, the practical build was too bulky; I attempted my first print run, and it didn’t fully deliver the visual realism needed to truly sell the illusion. That test gave me valuable insights: for this idea to work, the print needs to be hyperreal, with a mix of practical elements crumpled in the right ways, and evoke that instant “trash in the back seat” reaction.

Now I’m refining the next iteration—more realistic, better materials, and exploring how to bring The Trash Blanket to life as a serious passive-security product with a satirical edge.

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A large pile of crumpled trash and clothes on the floor, including paper bags, plastic packaging, fabric, and a trash blanket. Gillie suit for valuables.

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