Category
Art & Design
Prudent Polish
Trend cluster
Category
Social
Kitchen
Elements of entertainment are added to kitchen devices for peer engagement.
4.3
Trend score
What's Happening
What is the Social Kitchen trend?
Social Kitchen: Adding an element of entertainment to household chores, consumers are turning to engaging kitchenware devices for communal appeal. Making traditionally solitary experiences more inviting, musical contraptions and digital devices help add an element of novelty and peer-to-peer engagement. This reflects a turn toward more interactive methods of day-to-day routine.
Evidence
Examples of the Social Kitchen trend
CategoryArt & Design
Cooking USB Speakers
Thanko's Rice Cooker Sits by Your Computer and Serves as a Speaker
Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Introduce unique and functional consumer electronic products, like USB speakers, to attract tech-savvy consumers looking for innovative gadg…
CategoryArt & Design
Duo-Sided Tablet Blocks
This Butcher Block Design Has Slots on Both Sides for Tablet Use
The kitchenware industry can explore the potential of dual-sided butcher blocks to provide innovative, multi-functional cutting boards for tech-savvy consumers.
CategoryTech
Culinary Mobile Stands
'Cooklet' is a Mobile Device Stand That Can Be Stored on a Kitchen Rack
The Cooklet is an innovative addition to the kitchenware market, particularly for those looking for space-saving accessories.
CategoryArt & Design
Smart Connected Kitchen Speakers
The Triby Offers Seamless Home Communication and Music Streaming
Appliance manufacturers can explore disruptive innovation by incorporating smart features and seamless connectivity in their products.
Trend themes
Themes within the Social Kitchen trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Interactive Kitchenware
Consumers are turning to engaging kitchenware devices for communal appeal, making traditionally solitary experiences more inviting with an element of entertainment.
02
Smart Kitchen Speakers
The Triby device is a nifty smart kitchen speaker that amplifies household communication as well as connectivity to popular platforms such as music streaming and Bluetooth to make listening to music, taking calls and cooking a seamless experience.
03
Kitchen Mobile Device Stands
Cooklet is a mobile device stand that takes inspiration from cooking utensils and offers a unique storage feature, which is great for small spaces.
Industry implications
What the Social Kitchen trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Smart Home Appliances
Companies can explore creating more kitchen appliances that offer entertainment, music streaming, and Bluetooth connectivity, which would create opportunities for enhancing customer engagement.
For
Kitchen Gadgets
As consumers seek novelty and peer-to-peer engagement in day-to-day kitchen experiences, there is an opportunity for companies to innovate and design interactive kitchen gadgets that offer socialization and entertainment.
For
Product Design
Considering the vertical reorientation of wood grain in butcher block designs such as iBlocks, designers can explore using this innovative approach to creating durable materials in other products, such as plates, cups, and other kitchen utensils.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Social Kitchen
Trend score 4.3 out of 10, from popularity 56%, activity 66%, freshness 8%.
Popularity56%
Activity66%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
