Category
Art & Design
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Trend cluster
Category
Variable
Design
Extremely adaptable products offer endless options to appease fickle tastes.
4.5
Trend score
Trend
What is the Variable Design trend?
Variable Design: Last year, we saw the rise of adaptable furniture, convertible fashions and modular office spaces. Appealing to the consumer who requires changeability in everything he does, this design direction has grown to tremendous proportions, affecting almost every product category. Now, everything from convertible boats and bathtubs to changeable kitchens and even houses are available. Thus, the number of adaptable and versatile products seems limitless in this era of consistently changing tastes and preferences.
Trend themes
Themes within the Variable Design trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Adaptable and Versatile Products
The rise of adaptable furniture, convertible fashions, and modular office spaces has affected almost every product category, leading to limitless adaptable and versatile products.
02
Functional and Compact Design
The demand for compact amenities has given rise to creations like collapsible culinary closets, fragmented flexible furniture, and modern modular purses.
03
Evolutionary and Customizable Design
Design trends are moving towards evolutionary and customizable designs, including adaptable outdoor fixtures, convenient camping boats, and evolving necessity seating.
Industry implications
What the Variable Design trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Interior Design and Furniture
Adaptable and versatile products, functional and compact design, and evolutionary and customizable design are impacting and creating opportunities in the interior design and furniture industry.
For
Fashion and Accessories
Modular, versatile products are extending towards fashion and accessories, creating opportunities for functional and custom-made designs.
For
Travel and Outdoor Recreation
Functional and convenient designs are impacting and creating opportunities in the travel and outdoor recreation industry.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Variable Design
Trend score 4.5 out of 10, from popularity 53%, activity 74%, freshness 8%.
Popularity53%
Activity74%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Evidence
Examples of the Variable Design trend
6 featured examples from May 13 to Aug 14, 2011CategoryArt & Design
Blossoming Flat Bathtubs
The Poolspa Lilith Tub Opens or Closes Depending on Preference
The adaptable outdoor fixtures trend opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the outdoor furniture industry to create multi-purpose pieces that enhance the patio and pool…
CategoryUnique
Convenient Camping Boats
The Adhoc Folding Canoe is Perfect for a Day on the Lake
Companies can create new, lightweight, and foldable outdoor gear and accessories for camping and other outdoor activities.
CategoryArt & Design
Evolving Necessity Seating
The Take on Nature Sofa Adapts to the Sitter's Changing Needs
Disruptive innovation opportunity for furniture manufacturers to develop adaptable and evolutionary seating solutions.
CategoryArt & Design
Fragmented Flexible Furniture
Worksofa Furniture Collection is Adaptable to Any Space
Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop modular furniture collections that offer adaptability and functionality for various spaces.
CategoryArt & Design
Convertible Cubicle Kitchenettes
The Goci Foldable Kitchen Acts as a Culinary Closet
The modular kitchen design trend presents opportunities for interior design professionals to create innovative and space-saving kitchen solutions.
CategoryArt & Design
Modern Modular Purses
Arianna Vivenzio's Ochobags Provide Customizable Handbags
The fashion and accessories industry is being disrupted by the trend of modular and customizable products, such as Ochobags' modular purses.
