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

Design Trend: Broken Plan Living

Design Trend: Maximalism

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2020

Wellness Trend: Indoor Microgreens

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Five ways kitchens will become carbon-neutral in the future

Embracing Ageless Design

Social Trend: Single Serve – Catering for Those Living Alone

Food Trend: How Eating Got Complicated

JKMR UK Integrated Major Domestic Appliance (MDA) Market Report 2019

Pinterest 100 Trend Report

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BATHROOMS

Design Trend: Maximalism

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2020

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Embracing Ageless Design

Social Trend: Single Serve – Catering for Those Living Alone

Food Trend: How Eating Got Complicated

Pinterest 100 Trend Report

Pantone Colour of the Year 2020

Seven Design Trends Spotted at Sleep + Eat 2019

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

Demographic Trend: Falling UK Birth Rates

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SURFACES

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

Global Megatrends and their influence on the KBB Market 2019

Retail Trends and their influence on the KBB Market 2019

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

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?

Influencer Interview – Jeremy Fletcher, COO – Tipi

‘Do It For Me’ takes over from DIY

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DEMOGRAPHIC

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

What Happened to the Future?

What homes do the over-55’s buy?

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CONSUMER

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

Five things you didn’t know about consumers and their kitchens

Influencer Interview: Cecile Poignant – Trend Forecaster and Consultant

The War on Plastic

Consumer Trend: Premiumisation

Getting acquainted with Centennials

Baby Boomers click with online shopping

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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

Take 50 Pop-Up Shops

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ENVIRONMENTAL

Design trend: Biophilia and creating interior landscapes

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

The War on Plastic

What London’s Temperature Will Feel Like In 2050

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ECONOMIC

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

The trend to ‘improve not move’ continues

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DESIGN & INNOVATION

Design Trend: Broken Plan Living

Design trend: Biophilia and creating interior landscapes

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

Seven Design Trends Spotted at Sleep + Eat 2019

Influencer Interview: Chaline Church – FreeSpace Design

The Urban Village Project

Five Bathroom Design Trends from Cersaie 2019

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GLOBAL

Global Megatrend: Urbanisation

Consumer Trend: Eco-shaming

Pinterest 100 Trend Report

The Nomad Generation

The Cabin Spacey Minimal House

Global Megatrends and their influence on the KBB Market 2019

Global Mega-Trend: Make it Personal

Consumer Trend: Simplicity

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

Global Retail Trends to think about for 2017

Pantone Colour of the Year 2017

Dulux Colour of the Year 2017

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