Category
Art & Design
Oven Aesthetics
Trend cluster
Category
Everyday
Surreal
Modern and whimsical design adds artistic flair to everyday products.
4.1
Trend score
Trend
What is the Everyday Surreal trend?
Everyday Surreal: Modern society has consumers craving elements of escapism in daily life. This can be achieved through touches of surrealism in everyday products. Not only does this give consumers a way to part from the mundane, but it provides an opportunity for people to display their artistic tastes in everyday life.
Trend themes
Themes within the Everyday Surreal trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Everyday Surrealism
Modern consumers crave elements of escapism in everyday life through touches of surrealism in everyday products.
02
Organic Materials
Designers are using unconventional materials such as wood in fashion and furniture.
03
Biomimicry
Designers are looking at nature for inspiration in creating functional pieces of furniture.
Industry implications
What the Everyday Surreal trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Fashion
Designers are experimenting with unconventional materials such as wood grain to create unique accessories.
For
Furniture
Designers are looking at biomimicry to create functional pieces of furniture inspired by nature.
For
Art & Sculpture
Artists are drawing inspiration from pop culture and surrealism to create thought-provoking and unconventional sculptures.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Everyday Surreal
Trend score 4.1 out of 10, from popularity 57%, activity 56%, freshness 8%.
Popularity57%
Activity56%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Evidence
Examples of the Everyday Surreal trend
5 featured examples from Oct 15, 2011 to May 27, 2013CategoryArt & Design
Levitating Lamp Fixtures
'Light Light' Creates Incredibly Trippy Luminous Pieces
The lighting industry can incorporate levitation technology and touch dimming functionality into their designs to create unique and attention-grabbing products.
CategoryArt & Design
Warped Wood Furniture
These Furniture Designs by Kino Guerin are Tactfully Twisted
The furniture design industry can explore innovative ways to incorporate twisted and bent wood surfaces into their designs, offering customers unique and visually appealing furnit…
CategoryArt & Design
Curious Conjoined Furnishings
The Siamese Collection Was Inspired By Unusual Embryonic Development
Disruptive innovation opportunity to create unique and unconventional furniture designs.
CategoryFashion
Winsome Wood Grain Handbags
The Woodum Tote Shou Flaunts an Exquisite and Unexpected Texture
Innovative materials and textures like woodgrain can bring a fresh look to purses, hats, and other fashion accessories.
CategoryArt & Design
Meat-Dressed Porcelain Dolls
Mark Ryden’s Porcelain Meat Dress Revives One of His Paintings
The art industry can benefit from disruptive innovation opportunities by embracing unconventional and controversial forms of art, such as the trend of pop surrealism meat art.
