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

The New Sustainable Home
Post-Covid Trends: Healthy Homes
The New Healthier Home
JKMR Overview Report on the UK Fitted Kitchen Market 2020 Edition
12 Very Good Reasons To Use our Insight Management Service
Trend-Monitor-Ikea-home-reboot-report-2020
Ikea Life at Home: The Big Home Reboot
Food and drink trends 2020
Food Trends: Kindness, Compassion and Simplicity
The Houzz Home Renovation UK Study 2020
Refill is the new recycle
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 KBB consumer confidence survey
Post Covid-19 K&B Consumer Confidence Survey
Trend-Monitor-Personalisation-Global-Megatrend
Global Megatrend: Personalisation
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BATHROOMS

The New Sustainable Home
Post-Covid Trends: Healthy Homes
The New Healthier Home
12 Very Good Reasons To Use our Insight Management Service
Trend-Monitor-Ikea-home-reboot-report-2020
Ikea Life at Home: The Big Home Reboot
The Houzz Home Renovation UK Study 2020
What will the kitchen and bathroom industry look like at the end of 2020?
Post Covid-19 KBB consumer confidence survey
Post Covid-19 K&B Consumer Confidence Survey
Trend-Monitor-Personalisation-Global-Megatrend
Global Megatrend: Personalisation
Trend-Monitor-Mini-Polls
Mini-Poll: Lockdown Concerns
Trends driving the global wellness market
How The Wellness Trend is Evolving
Kitchen and Bathroom Trends Spotted at KBB Birmingham 2020
design trend: maximalism
Design Trend: Maximalism
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SURFACES

Post-Covid Trends: Healthy Homes
The New Healthier Home
Trend-Monitor-Kastus-Case-Study
Research Case Study: Kastus Intelligent Surface Technology
Surface trends from surface design 2020
Surface Trends Spotted at Surface Design 2020
Tile trends from Cevisama 2020
Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2020
Trend-Monitor-Cevisama-2019
Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2019
Trend-Monitor-interview-Richard-Bradbury
Influencer Interview – Richard Bradbury, Managing Director, Hard Surfaces trade show
Trend-monitor-goes-trend-spotting-at100-percent-design
Interior Design Trends spotted at 100% Design 2018
Trend-Monitor-Surface-Design-Trends-2018
Surface Design Trends 2018/2019
Trend-monitor-kitchen-worktop-performance-consumer-insight-report
Kitchen Worktop Performance Report, Consumer Insight 2018
Trend-Monitor_new-research-into-house-prices
Latest research into adding value to a home
Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2018
Why are experiences more valuable than possessions?
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SOCIAL

Post Covid Households 2021 and beyond
The Post-Covid Household in 2021 and Beyond
Home: A New Meaning
Marmot Report 10 Years on
How Life Expectancy Has Stalled in the UK
economic trend: rise of middle aged renters
Economic Trend: The Rise of the Middle-Aged Renter
family and household structure
The Structure of Families and Households in the UK
Photo by Michal Balog on Unsplash
Social Trend: Single Serve – Catering for Those Living Alone
food trend different dietary requirements
Food Trend: How Eating Got Complicated
The nomad generation, a product of several global trends
The Nomad Generation
Dark Kitchens and their impact on kitchen design
‘Dark’ Kitchens and their impact on kitchen design
Urban Village Project
The Urban Village Project
Cecile Poignant interview with Trend-Monitor
Influencer Interview: Cecile Poignant – Trend Forecaster and Consultant
Trend-Monitor-Robots-in-the-home
Home Robots and The Trends That Will Drive Their Uptake
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DEMOGRAPHIC

English Housing Survey 2018-2019
Marmot Report 10 Years on
How Life Expectancy Has Stalled in the UK
Photo by Matthew Bennett on Unsplash
Global Megatrend: The Ageing Population
family and household structure
The Structure of Families and Households in the UK
diverging age-groups
Demographic Trend: Diverging Age-Groups Across the UK
Global megatrend - Urbanisation
Global Megatrend: Urbanisation
Riba Age-Friendly report
Embracing Ageless Design
rising trend for young adults to live with parents
Demographic Trend: More young adults are living with their parents than ever before.
falling uk birth rate
Demographic Trend: Falling UK Birth Rates
Cecile Poignant interview with Trend-Monitor
Influencer Interview: Cecile Poignant – Trend Forecaster and Consultant
get-acquainted-with-centennials
Getting acquainted with Centennials
sandwich-generations
The Sandwich Generation – Caught in the Middle
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CONSUMER

Post Covid Households 2021 and beyond
The Post-Covid Household in 2021 and Beyond
Post-Covid Trends: Healthy Homes
The New Healthier Home
Home: A New Meaning
Trend-Monitor-Ikea-home-reboot-report-2020
Ikea Life at Home: The Big Home Reboot
Food and drink trends 2020
Food Trends: Kindness, Compassion and Simplicity
2020 Renovation Nation Report
The 2020 Renovation Nation Report
Refill is the new recycle
Consumer Trend: Refill is the New Recycle
Post Covid-19 KBB consumer confidence survey
Post Covid-19 K&B Consumer Confidence Survey
Trend-Monitor-Personalisation-Global-Megatrend
Global Megatrend: Personalisation
Photo by Matthew Bennett on Unsplash
Global Megatrend: The Ageing Population
augmented reality - virtual reality
AR and VR – the technology revolutionising KBB retail
Consumer Trend: Eco-shaming
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RETAIL

GB Retail and Leisure Market Analysis H1 2020
Trend-Monitor-Ikea-home-reboot-report-2020
Ikea Life at Home: The Big Home Reboot
Retail Trend: Experiential Retailing
augmented reality - virtual reality
AR and VR – the technology revolutionising KBB retail
fresh air as a luxury
Fresh Air as a Luxury
john lewis retail report 2019
John Lewis Retail Report 2019 proves Trend-Monitor is spot on
Retail Trend: Drones and Robots
Retail Trend: Robots and Drones
Trend-Monitor Influencer Interview
Influencer Interview: Nathan Maclean, MD of Virtual Worlds
consumer-trend-premiumisation
Consumer Trend: Premiumisation
Baby Boomers click with online shopping
Trend-Monitor-Hometail-Retailing
Hometail: The new Experiential Retail Strategy
Trend-Monitor-influencer-marketing
Is the power of Influencer Marketing on the wane?
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ENVIRONMENTAL

The New Sustainable Home
Post Covid Households 2021 and beyond
The Post-Covid Household in 2021 and Beyond
Post-Covid Trends: Healthy Homes
The New Healthier Home
Design trend: Biophilia and creating interior landscapes
Refill is the new recycle
Consumer Trend: Refill is the New Recycle
Carbon negative
How being Climate Positive means going Carbon Negative
materials made from food waste
Environmental Trend: 5 New Materials Made From Food Waste
indoor microgreens
Wellness Trend: Indoor Microgreens
Global megatrend - Urbanisation
Global Megatrend: Urbanisation
Photo by Daniel Hjalmarsson on Unsplash
Five ways kitchens will become carbon-neutral in the future
Consumer Trend: Eco-shaming
Sleep and Eat 2019
Seven Design Trends Spotted at Sleep + Eat 2019
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ECONOMIC

English Housing Survey 2018-2019
Post Covid Households 2021 and beyond
The Post-Covid Household in 2021 and Beyond
Trend-Monitor-Housing-Supply-2020
ONS: Housing Supply Indicators
Economic trend: housing market rebound
Economic Trend: The post-lockdown housing market rebound
2020 Renovation Nation Report
The 2020 Renovation Nation Report
Marmot Report 10 Years on
How Life Expectancy Has Stalled in the UK
reverse urbanisation
Urbanisation: Could the Pandemic Disrupt a Global Megatrend?
economic trend: rise of middle aged renters
Economic Trend: The Rise of the Middle-Aged Renter
diverging age-groups
Demographic Trend: Diverging Age-Groups Across the UK
Global megatrend - Urbanisation
Global Megatrend: Urbanisation
Photo by PhotoMIX Ltd. from Pexels
Economic Trend: Britain’s multiple property wealth is on the rise
rising trend for young adults to live with parents
Demographic Trend: More young adults are living with their parents than ever before.
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DESIGN & INNOVATION

The New Sustainable Home
Post-Covid Trends: Healthy Homes
The New Healthier Home
Trend-Monitor-Ikea-home-reboot-report-2020
Ikea Life at Home: The Big Home Reboot
Design trend: Biophilia and creating interior landscapes
Carbon negative
How being Climate Positive means going Carbon Negative
Trend-Monitor-Personalisation-Global-Megatrend
Global Megatrend: Personalisation
Trend-Monitor-Kastus-Case-Study
Research Case Study: Kastus Intelligent Surface Technology
Kitchen and Bathroom Trends Spotted at KBB Birmingham 2020
Broken Plan Living Image by Foxtons
Design Trend: Broken Plan Living
design trend: maximalism
Design Trend: Maximalism
Tile trends from Cevisama 2020
Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2020
Riba Age-Friendly report
Embracing Ageless Design
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GLOBAL

Carbon negative
How being Climate Positive means going Carbon Negative
reverse urbanisation
Urbanisation: Could the Pandemic Disrupt a Global Megatrend?
Trend-Monitor-Personalisation-Global-Megatrend
Global Megatrend: Personalisation
Trends driving the global wellness market
How The Wellness Trend is Evolving
Photo by Matthew Bennett on Unsplash
Global Megatrend: The Ageing Population
Global megatrend - Urbanisation
Global Megatrend: Urbanisation
Consumer Trend: Eco-shaming
Trend-Monitor-pinterest-100-report
Pinterest 100 Trend Report
The nomad generation, a product of several global trends
The Nomad Generation
Trend-Monitor-Cabin-Spacey-Minimal-House
The Cabin Spacey Minimal House
Consumer Trend: Simplicity
Kitchen of the Future
Report: Global Kitchen, a study about the kitchen of the future
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