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 Cabin Spacey Minimal House

The Unruly Future Home

Influencer Interview – Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute

The Social Trends behind the Meteoric Rise of the Hot Tap

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

Influencer Interview – Will Higham, Consumer and Behavioural Futurist

How the Kitchen Industry is Tackling Food Waste

Influencer Interview – Helen Lord, Founder of the Used Kitchen Exchange

Pantone Colour of the Year 2019

The Psychology Behind the Popularity of the Hexagon

Influencer Interview – Sian Parsons, Senior Lighting Designer, John Cullen Lighting

Influencer Interview – Carina Buhlert, Senior Design Manager Brand Environments at Grohe

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BATHROOMS

The Cabin Spacey Minimal House

Influencer Interview – Jens J. Wischmann, Curator of Pop up my Bathroom at ISH 2019

Colour is back on the bathroom agenda for ISH 2019

Influencer Interview – Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute

What really goes on in the shower?

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

Influencer Interview – Margaret Talbot, Marketing Manager, VitrA

Influencer Interview – Yvonne Orgill, CEO, Bathroom Manufacturers Association

Influencer Interview – Will Higham, Consumer and Behavioural Futurist

Six things you didn’t know people did in their bathrooms

Pantone Colour of the Year 2019

The Psychology Behind the Popularity of the Hexagon

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SURFACES

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 2018

Retail Trends and their influence on the KBB Market 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

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2017

Bespoke Research commissioned by Wilsonart

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SOCIAL

The Social Trends behind the Meteoric Rise of the Hot Tap

The DreamHouzz Pop Up Experience Taps into Key Social Trends

The Size of an Average Kitchen in the UK

What happens behind the closed bathroom door?

Ikea launches furniture range for pets

How much living space do we really need?

The Rise of Home Workers

Designing Homes for Multigenerational Living

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

Building Places That Work for Everyone

Woman twice as likely to take charge of building projects

Bathroom habits are keeping us awake

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DEMOGRAPHIC

What homes do the over-55’s buy?

Kitchen Purchase Behaviour, Consumer Insight Report 2016

Designing Homes for Multigenerational Living

The Changing Shape of the UK Population

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

The Changing Consumer podcast from the KBB Conference

The Pet Pound

Meet our Kitchen Consumers

Cohousing is set to become mainstream

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CONSUMER

The Cabin Spacey Minimal House

Ikea and the Circular Economy

What really goes on in the shower?

Understanding the Kitchen and Bathroom Consumer in 2019

Influencer Interview – Will Higham, Consumer and Behavioural Futurist

Key Consumer Trend – Face to Face Interactions

Key Consumer Trend – Wellness goes Tech

Key Consumer Trend – Buying Time

Key Consumer Trend – Rethinking Waste

Bathroom Purchasing Trends, Consumer Insight Report 2018

Behind the Bathroom Door – A Study of Bathroom Habits and Behaviours, 2018

Revealing the Results of our Latest Bathroom Consumer Research

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RETAIL

Ikea and the Circular Economy

Take 50 Pop-Up Shops

Retail Trends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Ikea launches furniture range for pets

Welcome to the Home of the Future

The trend for augmented reality hits the bathroom industry

Will 2017 be the year of the Smart Home?

The Changing Consumer podcast from the KBB Conference

Global Retail Trends to think about for 2017

A Cashless Future

John Lewis Retail Report for 2016

Trend Report: The Empowered Consumer

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ENVIRONMENTAL

The Cabin Spacey Minimal House

Ikea and the Circular Economy

Mimica Touch Freshness Indicator

Love food hate waste

What will the UK’s homes look like in 5, 10 and 20 years’ time?

Wellness and the Home

The Latest Outdoor Living Trends from Glee 2017

Building Places That Work for Everyone

The Changing Consumer podcast from the KBB Conference

A Vision of the Eco-Future

Sustainability Nudging

Hydrao by Smart & Blue

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ECONOMIC

The Rise of Home Workers

The trend to ‘improve not move’ continues

Post Brexit Luxury Boom

How Loyal Are ‘Sharing Economy’ Customers?

Austerity Fatigue

Is the customer always right?

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DESIGN & INNOVATION

The Cabin Spacey Minimal House

The Unruly Future Home

Influencer Interview – Jens J. Wischmann, Curator of Pop up my Bathroom at ISH 2019

Colour is back on the bathroom agenda for ISH 2019

Influencer Interview – Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute

Influencer Interview – Margaret Talbot, Marketing Manager, VitrA

How the Kitchen Industry is Tackling Food Waste

Pantone Colour of the Year 2019

The Psychology Behind the Popularity of the Hexagon

Influencer Interview – Sian Parsons, Senior Lighting Designer, John Cullen Lighting

Lochside House – RIBA House of the Year 2018

Bathroom Design Trends Spotted at Sleep+Eat 2018

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GLOBAL

The Cabin Spacey Minimal House

Global Megatrends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

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

Experiential Retailing

Pantone Colour of the Year 2017

Dulux Colour of the Year 2017

Sustainability Nudging

Ikea Explores the Future of Urban Living

Social Good Hotels

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