![Samuel West, the brains behind the Museum of Failure, with the Nokia N-Gage, a hybrid mobile phone game system launched in 2003 and considered an innovation failure.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125108-01-failure-museum-1-samuel-west.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Samuel West, the brains behind the Museum of Failure, with the Nokia N-Gage, a hybrid mobile phone game system launched in 2003 and considered an innovation failure.
![Trump: The Game was released in 1989, based on buying and selling properties. It will be on display in Sweden's Museum of Failure, which opens in June.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406154240-10-failure-museum.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1997,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Trump: The Game was released in 1989, based on buying and selling properties. It will be on display in Sweden's Museum of Failure, which opens in June.
![Coca-Cola BlaK was a coffee-flavored version of the soft drink, launched in 2006 and quickly forgotten.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125313-02-failure-museum-2-coffee-flavored-coca-cola.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Coca-Cola BlaK was a coffee-flavored version of the soft drink, launched in 2006 and quickly forgotten.
![This facial mask was marketed as a device to make the wearer more beautiful. It gives the user's face small electric shocks.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125325-03-failure-museum-3-facial-mask.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
This facial mask was marketed as a device to make the wearer more beautiful. It gives the user's face small electric shocks.
!["You have to use it every day for three months before it shows any effect, apparently," says West.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125337-04-failure-museum-4-facial-mask.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
"You have to use it every day for three months before it shows any effect, apparently," says West.
![Samuel West described the Bic pen designed for women -- and widely ridiculed on its release -- as "just stupid."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406154107-09-failure-museum.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1997,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Samuel West described the Bic pen designed for women -- and widely ridiculed on its release -- as "just stupid."
![This Harley Davidson perfume was launched in 1996 and was, according to West, "a total flop," because it "didn't go well with the macho crowd."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125351-05-failure-museum-5-harley-davidson-perfume.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
This Harley Davidson perfume was launched in 1996 and was, according to West, "a total flop," because it "didn't go well with the macho crowd."
![The Twitter Peek, an electronic device for writing tweets, was launched in 2008. The screen was too small to show a whole tweet and the rise of smartphones soon made it redundant.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125407-06-failure-museum-6-twitter-peek.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The Twitter Peek, an electronic device for writing tweets, was launched in 2008. The screen was too small to show a whole tweet and the rise of smartphones soon made it redundant.
![The Apple Newton was an early tablet that, according to West, simply "didn't work."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125418-07-failure-museum-7-apple-newton.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The Apple Newton was an early tablet that, according to West, simply "didn't work."
![Kodak's digital camera, launched in the 1990s, was a "wild success" but the company failed to change their business model, leading to the company's demise, West said.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/170406125431-08-failure-museum-8-kodak-digital-camera.jpg?q=w_2000,h_1125,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Kodak's digital camera, launched in the 1990s, was a "wild success" but the company failed to change their business model, leading to the company's demise, West said.