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4GenKi – The Multigenerational Kitchen
5th March 2021

In answer to the growing demand for multigenerational living spaces, [...]

English Housing Survey 2019-2020
8th January 2021

The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a national survey of [...]

The New Flexible Home
16th December 2020

The increasing requirement for our homes to be flexible and [...]

Life after lockdown – a ‘new normal’?
11th December 2020

Research by the ONS highlighting the lockdown behaviours that have [...]

Post Covid Households 2021 and beyond
The Post-Covid Household in 2021 and Beyond
10th November 2020

Baffled by all the so-called ‘research’ that’s doing the rounds [...]

Home: A New Meaning
23rd October 2020

This report by Ring, the home security company, examines changing [...]

Marmot Report 10 Years on
How Life Expectancy Has Stalled in the UK
15th July 2020

After 100 years of rising life expectancy, rates have slowed [...]

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Economic Trend: The Rise of the Middle-Aged Renter
15th March 2020

We’re used to hearing Millennials described as Generation Rent, but [...]

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The Structure of Families and Households in the UK
10th February 2020

Updated based on 2019 figures from the Office for National [...]

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Social Trend: Single Serve – Catering for Those Living Alone
15th January 2020

As the number of single-person households rises, more products are [...]

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Food Trend: How Eating Got Complicated
8th January 2020

The trend for following different diets is a booming industry [...]

The nomad generation, a product of several global trends
The Nomad Generation
22nd November 2019

The Nomad Generation is a product of several global trends [...]

Dark Kitchens and their impact on kitchen design
‘Dark’ Kitchens and their impact on kitchen design
18th November 2019

As increasing numbers of us turn to our phone apps [...]

Urban Village Project
The Urban Village Project
8th October 2019

A vision of how we will live in the future [...]

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Influencer Interview: Cecile Poignant – Trend Forecaster and Consultant
18th September 2019

This insightful interview with trend forecaster, Cecile Poignant, identifies some [...]

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Home Robots and The Trends That Will Drive Their Uptake
29th August 2019

No future home will be complete without a personal robot [...]

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Getting acquainted with Centennials
29th July 2019

For a long time Millennials have been the most relevant [...]

Eco Anxiety: How is it shaping consumer behaviour?
23rd July 2019

Consumers are boycotting environmentally damaging products and services in favour [...]

Jeremy Fletcher Tipi
Influencer Interview – Jeremy Fletcher, COO – Tipi
28th May 2019

Jeremy Fletcher, COO of all-inclusive rental service Tipi, talks to [...]

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‘Do It For Me’ takes over from DIY
17th May 2019

As consumers increasingly turn to ‘Do It For Me’ rather [...]

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The Sandwich Generation – Caught in the Middle
9th May 2019

The Sandwich Generation is aged between 35 and 54 years [...]

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YouGov: Is the Future of Food Flexitarian?
27th April 2019

This report is an analysis of Britain’s dietary habits and [...]

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Influencer Interview – Poppy Szkiler, Founder and MD of Quiet Mark
26th April 2019

Poppy Szkiler of Quiet Mark talks to Trend-Monitor about the [...]

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JOMO – the new lifestyle trend
12th April 2019

We used to be preoccupied with FOMO - the fear [...]

The Pet Pound
5th April 2019

Updated The growth of the Pet Pound shows that pet [...]

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Co-Living: What will ‘home’ look like in the year 2030?
20th March 2019

Ikea researches the concept of co-living in their One Shared [...]

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What Happened to the Future?
5th March 2019

The latest exhibition at the Design Museum asks: ‘What happened [...]

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Wabi Sabi: The new consumer trend that celebrates imperfection
3rd March 2019

Forget Hygge – there’s a new social trend that’s increasingly [...]

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The Social Trends behind the Meteoric Rise of the Hot Tap
24th January 2019

Recent research into kitchen purchasing trends by Trend-Monitor highlighted the [...]

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The DreamHouzz Pop Up Experience Taps into Key Social Trends
17th December 2018

When Houzz UK opened the doors to its DreamHouzz pop-up [...]

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What makes a great place?
28th November 2018

School children, young professionals and senior industry leaders to describe [...]

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The Size of an Average Kitchen in the UK
9th October 2018

At Trend-Monitor we are often asked the size of an [...]

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What happens behind the closed bathroom door?
29th March 2018

Why do we spend so long in the shower?  How [...]

The relevance of social class in the 21st century
The Relevance of Social Class in the 21st Century
15th February 2018

The term ‘social class’ first appeared in the 19th century [...]

Ikea pet furniture range
Ikea launches furniture range for pets
11th February 2018

Have you ever felt like your cat or dog wasn’t [...]

Mini Living Urban Cabin
How much living space do we really need?
27th December 2017

As part of the London Design Week, a collaboration between [...]

The Rise of Home Workers
7th September 2017

A desire for a better work-life balance, coupled with converging [...]

Multigenerational living trend
Designing Homes for Multigenerational Living
25th August 2017

Nearly 7% of UK households are multigenerational, the equivalent of [...]

Building places that work for everyong
Building Places That Work for Everyone
3rd April 2017

This report by the UK Green Building Council gives an [...]

Women in construction
Woman twice as likely to take charge of building projects
24th March 2017

When it comes to making vital decisions regarding building work, [...]

UK sleeping patterns
Bathroom habits are keeping us awake
7th February 2017

According recent research by sanitaryware manufacturers, Geberit, the call of [...]

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In-balance in Homecare
29th November 2016

Research by Mintel suggests that it is still woman that [...]

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Social Good Hotels
9th February 2016

A new wave of hotels are starting to spring up [...]

Designed for Millennials
Homes designed for Millennials
5th February 2016

A new neighbourhood in the Henderson, Nevada, USA is being [...]

OWCH Group cohousing project
Cohousing is set to become mainstream
4th February 2016

The first cohousing scheme for older women gets ready to [...]

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