Smokers look rather sad these days. If not completely abandoned to back alleys to light up, they are put in glass cages like chimps for onlookers to laugh at.
As inventive as businesses are in accommodating their smoking customers, the designs for these zones are such eyesores--it’s no wonder smokers look humiliated in them.
These pictures are taken from smoking zones in bars, airports and restaurants, and they just make me ache with pain. To all design studios: Please sort it out. Smokers have enough to worry about besides looking like caged baboons.
What's Driving This Trend
- Anti-smoking Products
- Developing more visually appealing and socially conscious designs for smoking zones, such as outdoor spaces that blend in with natural surroundings.
- Smoking Alternatives
- Exploring new products that simulate the smoking experience, such as vaping or herbal blends, to offer smokers more discreet and convenient ways to enjoy tobacco.
- Health and Wellness
- Focusing on promoting and supporting healthier living through smoking cessation programs, fitness initiatives, and other wellness activities.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture and Design
- Opportunity to create innovative designs for smoking zones that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, helping to reduce the stigma and enhance the smoking experience.
- Tobacco
- Opportunity to develop and promote alternative smoking products that align with changing preferences and health concerns of consumers, such as nicotine alternatives or herbal blends.
- Health and Wellness
- Opportunity to develop and promote smoking cessation programs and other wellness initiatives to help reduce the negative health effects associated with smoking.
