EXPLORE THE LATEST TRENDS BY CATEGORY

Updated on a regular basis, these trend updates provide snapshots across the different categories and preview the bigger trends investigated in our core reports 

KITCHENS

Food Trends: Kindness, Compassion and Simplicity

The Houzz Home Renovation UK Study 2020

Consumer Trend: Refill is the New Recycle

What will the kitchen and bathroom industry look like at the end of 2020?

JKMR UK Luxury Kitchen Market Report 2020

Post Covid-19 K&B Consumer Confidence Survey

Global Megatrend: Personalisation

Mini-Poll: Lockdown Concerns

Mini-Poll: Working Remotely from Home

Kitchen and Bathroom Trends Spotted at KBB Birmingham 2020

Design Trend: Broken Plan Living

Design Trend: Maximalism

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BATHROOMS

The Houzz Home Renovation UK Study 2020

What will the kitchen and bathroom industry look like at the end of 2020?

Post Covid-19 K&B Consumer Confidence Survey

Global Megatrend: Personalisation

Mini-Poll: Lockdown Concerns

How The Wellness Trend is Evolving

Kitchen and Bathroom Trends Spotted at KBB Birmingham 2020

Design Trend: Maximalism

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2020

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Embracing Ageless Design

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SURFACES

Research Case Study: Kastus Intelligent Surface Technology

Surface Trends Spotted at Surface Design 2020

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2020

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2019

Influencer Interview – Richard Bradbury, Managing Director, Hard Surfaces trade show

Interior Design Trends spotted at 100% Design 2018

Surface Design Trends 2018/2019

Kitchen Worktop Performance Report, Consumer Insight 2018

Latest research into adding value to a home

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2018

Why are experiences more valuable than possessions?

Trends Shaping the Future of the KBB Industry

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SOCIAL

How Life Expectancy Has Stalled in the UK

Economic Trend: The Rise of the Middle-Aged Renter

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

Social Trend: Single Serve – Catering for Those Living Alone

Food Trend: How Eating Got Complicated

The Nomad Generation

‘Dark’ Kitchens and their impact on kitchen design

The Urban Village Project

Influencer Interview: Cecile Poignant – Trend Forecaster and Consultant

Home Robots and The Trends That Will Drive Their Uptake

Getting acquainted with Centennials

Eco Anxiety: How is it shaping consumer behaviour?

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DEMOGRAPHIC

How Life Expectancy Has Stalled in the UK

Global Megatrend: The Ageing Population

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

Demographic Trend: Diverging Age-Groups Across the UK

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Embracing Ageless Design

Demographic Trend: More young adults are living with their parents than ever before.

Demographic Trend: Falling UK Birth Rates

Influencer Interview: Cecile Poignant – Trend Forecaster and Consultant

Getting acquainted with Centennials

The Sandwich Generation – Caught in the Middle

The Pet Pound

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CONSUMER

Food Trends: Kindness, Compassion and Simplicity

The 2020 Renovation Nation Report

Consumer Trend: Refill is the New Recycle

Post Covid-19 K&B Consumer Confidence Survey

Global Megatrend: Personalisation

Global Megatrend: The Ageing Population

AR and VR – the technology revolutionising KBB retail

Consumer Trend: Eco-shaming

Fresh Air as a Luxury

Consumer Trend: Slow Living, The Backlash Against Speed

‘Dark’ Kitchens and their impact on kitchen design

John Lewis Retail Report 2019 proves Trend-Monitor is spot on

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RETAIL

Retail Trend: Experiential Retailing

AR and VR – the technology revolutionising KBB retail

Fresh Air as a Luxury

John Lewis Retail Report 2019 proves Trend-Monitor is spot on

Retail Trend: Robots and Drones

Influencer Interview: Nathan Maclean, MD of Virtual Worlds

Consumer Trend: Premiumisation

Baby Boomers click with online shopping

Hometail: The new Experiential Retail Strategy

Is the power of Influencer Marketing on the wane?

Ikea and the Circular Economy

John Lewis ‘How we shop, look and live’ 2018

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ENVIRONMENTAL

Design trend: Biophilia and creating interior landscapes

Consumer Trend: Refill is the New Recycle

How being Climate Positive means going Carbon Negative

Environmental Trend: 5 New Materials Made From Food Waste

Wellness Trend: Indoor Microgreens

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Five ways kitchens will become carbon-neutral in the future

Consumer Trend: Eco-shaming

Seven Design Trends Spotted at Sleep + Eat 2019

Influencer Interview: Chaline Church – FreeSpace Design

The Urban Village Project

Influencer Interview: Cecile Poignant – Trend Forecaster and Consultant

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ECONOMIC

Economic Trend: The post-lockdown housing market rebound

The 2020 Renovation Nation Report

How Life Expectancy Has Stalled in the UK

Urbanisation: Could the Pandemic Disrupt a Global Megatrend?

Economic Trend: The Rise of the Middle-Aged Renter

Demographic Trend: Diverging Age-Groups Across the UK

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Economic Trend: Britain’s multiple property wealth is on the rise

Demographic Trend: More young adults are living with their parents than ever before.

Influencer Interview: Jayne Barber, Founder-Director of JKMR

The Rise of the Renting Economy

The Rise of Home Workers

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DESIGN & INNOVATION

Design trend: Biophilia and creating interior landscapes

How being Climate Positive means going Carbon Negative

Global Megatrend: Personalisation

Research Case Study: Kastus Intelligent Surface Technology

Kitchen and Bathroom Trends Spotted at KBB Birmingham 2020

Design Trend: Broken Plan Living

Design Trend: Maximalism

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2020

Embracing Ageless Design

Influencer Interview: Justyna Korczynska, Colour Consultant for Crown Paints

Pinterest 100 Trend Report

Pantone Colour of the Year 2020

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GLOBAL

How being Climate Positive means going Carbon Negative

Urbanisation: Could the Pandemic Disrupt a Global Megatrend?

Global Megatrend: Personalisation

How The Wellness Trend is Evolving

Global Megatrend: The Ageing Population

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Consumer Trend: Eco-shaming

Pinterest 100 Trend Report

The Nomad Generation

The Cabin Spacey Minimal House

Consumer Trend: Simplicity

Report: Global Kitchen, a study about the kitchen of the future

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