Category
Art & Design
Sensory Packaging
Trend cluster
Category
Design Over
Function
Ingenuity applied to cutting-edge-toasters shows the remarkable love for des.
5.1
Trend score
Trend
What is the Design Over Function trend?
Design Over Function: One more reason why you shouldn’t skip breakfast – you’d miss the enjoyment of making your morning toast in these high-design toasters. There are toasters that resemble cassette decks, the sun or something right out of the future. And the handy Toast Bag prevents melted foods from making a mess inside conventional toasters.
All of these products use innovative designs to turn transform everyday activities (eating breakfast) into novel experiences and moments of joy to everyday routines.
Trend themes
Themes within the Design Over Function trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Design Over Function
Innovative designs can turn transform everyday activities into novel experiences and moments of joy to everyday routines.
02
Slim Design
Kitchen appliances with slim designs perfect for homes that require space is an opportunity for disruptive innovation.
03
Futuristic Technology
Advanced technology for kitchen appliances is an opportunity for companies to stretch the limits of developing high-tech kitchenware.
Industry implications
What the Design Over Function trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Appliances
Designing kitchen appliances with innovative designs and slim features can disrupt the kitchen appliance industry.
For
Kitchenware
Developing futuristic technologies for kitchenware such as high-tech toasters can disrupt the kitchenware industry.
For
Household Products
Innovative designs and high-tech technologies can disrupt the household products industry by enhancing the user experience and adding convenience to everyday routines.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Design Over Function
Trend score 5.1 out of 10, from popularity 67%, activity 78%, freshness 8%.
Popularity67%
Activity78%
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
Evidence
Examples of the Design Over Function trend
3 featured examples from May 4, 2006 to Apr 1, 2007CategoryLifestyle
Transparent Toaster Design
The kitchen appliances industry can explore the potential of glass heated toasters and other innovative kitchenware designs.
CategoryArt & Design
Futuristic Toaster
Impressive Concept
Exploring disruptive innovation opportunities in the home appliance industry by incorporating smart technology and minimalist design.
CategoryTech
Toast Automatica
Bringing Boring Toasters Back to Life with Style!
Producing advanced toasters with cutting-edge features and superior design to appeal to modern consumers.
