# Design Distancing Design-forward distancing accessories ensure public health amidst reopenings. By [Mishal Omar](https://www.trendhunter.com/MishalO) | Published Jul 2, 2020 | Category: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/technology-trends-and-gadgets) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/design-distancing ## Key Figures - Trend score: 5.9/10 - Evidence articles: 4 ## What is the Design Distancing trend? **Design Distancing:** Design-focused accessories that are created to keep physical distancing measures in place amidst post-COVID reopenings are increasingly common as brands and businesses look to restart pre-COVID operations. These fashionable accessories are aesthetically pleasing in order to raise the likelihood of use among consumers. ## The consumer insight behind the Design Distancing trend Now that many parts of the world are beginning to see declining numbers of COVID cases, staggered reopenings can be observed and consumers' lives are slowly returning to a modified "normal." Safety and public health are still a concern for individuals and institutions alike, and so people seek out ways to protect their personal health while resuming their day-to-day. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 4 featured examples - Articles from: May 13 to Jul 1, 2020 - Published: Jul 2, 2020 - Patterns: [Reduction](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/reduction) - Megatrends: [Simplicity](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/simplicity) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Themes within the Design Distancing trend ### Fashionable Social Distancing Accessories Businesses can create aesthetically pleasing and fashionable social distancing accessories to raise the likelihood of use among consumers while ensuring public health. ### Health Wearables with Proximity Monitoring There is a need for health wearables with proximity monitoring to enforce social distancing protocols and provide contact tracing data to prevent outbreaks in the workplace. ### Workspace-Separating Accessories Design-forward workspace-separating accessories can prevent the spread between employees in open-concept workspaces. ## What the Design Distancing trend means for industry ### For Fashion and Accessories Industry Fashion and accessories industry can explore the creation of fashionable social distancing accessories to keep up with the current demand while ensuring public health. ### For Health and Wearables Industry Health and wearables industry can cater to the need for health wearables with proximity monitoring to enforce social distancing protocols in the workplace. ### For Architecture and Interior Design Industry Architecture and interior design industry can create design-forward workspace-separating accessories to address the need for physical barriers between employees in open-concept workspaces. ## Workshop question How is your brand balancing safety with resuming day-to-day operations? ## Trend signals for Design Distancing Trend score 5.9 out of 10, from popularity 89%, activity 78%, freshness 9%. - Popularity: 89% - Activity: 78% - Freshness: 9% ## Examples of the Design Distancing trend 4 featured examples from May 13 to Jul 1, 2020. - [Social Distancing Necklaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/schoker): India-based Architecture Discipline Debuts a Choker (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Integrating technology and innovative design principles within the fashion and accessories industry to cater to new social distancing requirements. - [Proximity-Monitoring Health Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-distancing-wearable): This Social Distancing Wearable Enforces Protocol (Category: Tech) Implication: Incorporate proximity-monitoring wearables for healthcare workers to help with social distancing and disease prevention. - [Workspace-Separating Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clikclax): The 'Clikclax' Desk Accessories Help with Social Distancing (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The office furniture industry can leverage this trend and create new lines of products that not only promote social distancing but also provide a customizable aesthetic and flexib… - [Dome-Protection Concerts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-late-show): The Flaming Lips Play Live on The Late Show While Wearing Plastic Domes (Category: Pop Culture) Implication: Opportunities in creating enclosed events or structures to promote social distancing and safety. ## Recent trend clusters - [Delegated Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/delegated-interfaces) (Tech) - [Adaptive Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/adaptive-controls) (Tech) - [Desk Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/desk-systems) (Tech) - [Spatial Refinement](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/spatial-refinement) (Tech) ## Trending in Tech - [Decor-Led Home Projectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decor-led-home-projectors) - [Accessible Fintech Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chequing-account) - [Dual-Wavelength Recovery Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joint-therapy) - [Pop-Culture WiFi Routers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-culture-wifi-routers) All articles: [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech)