Trend cluster
Category

Urbane
Naturalism

Wooden decor & furnishings let city-dwellers bring the outdoors, indoors.

Luxurious Wooden WashroomsGridded Interior AbodesRoofed Treehouse ResidencesWooden Zen BedsShip-Like Seating

Trend

What is the Urbane Naturalism trend?

Urbane Naturalism: With nature-focused concepts becoming increasingly prevalent within today’s society, companies are providing a more practical approach for consumers to incorporate nature into their own lives. Giving customers the option of furniture pieces and home decor with an all-wooden touch, businesses are attending to a market who wants to enjoy the outdoors even when they’re in the city.

Trend themes

Themes within the Urbane Naturalism trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Nature-Inspired Design

Businesses are attending to a market who wants to enjoy the outdoors even when they’re in the city by providing customers with furniture pieces and home decor with an all-wooden touch.

02

Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Design

Designers and manufacturers are finding ways to incorporate sustainable materials and techniques into their designs, such as utilizing wood and creating furniture through traditional wooden boat building techniques.

03

Maximizing Interior Space

Designers are utilizing every inch of interior space by incorporating multifunctional furniture that can act as storage or incorporating furniture that doubles as shelving, such as converting walls into bookshelves.

Industry implications

What the Urbane Naturalism trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Interior Design

Wooden furniture and decor, sustainable design techniques, and maximizing interior space are all trends that can be applied in the interior design industry to create unique and functional living spaces.

For

Furniture Manufacturing

Incorporating sustainable materials such as wood and utilizing traditional wooden boat building techniques can set furniture manufacturers apart in an increasingly eco-conscious market.

For

Home Construction

Designing homes with timber frames and using wooden shutters can create unique and visually striking architecture, while offering the added benefit of utilizing sustainable and natural materials.

Trend signals

Trend signals for Urbane Naturalism

Trend score 5.5 out of 10, from popularity 76%, activity 82%, freshness 8%.

Popularity76%
Activity82%
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

Evidence

Examples of the Urbane Naturalism trend

10 featured examples from Aug 20, 2010 to Apr 21, 2011
Luxurious Wooden Washrooms
CategoryArt & Design

Luxurious Wooden Washrooms

The Flora Style Fusion Bathroom Line is Rich and Refined

Companies can invest in creating premium bathroom fixtures with luxurious materials and intricate designs to appeal to consumers seeking high-end and personalized bathroom experie…

Gridded Interior Abodes
CategoryArt & Design

Gridded Interior Abodes

Kazuya Morita Designs a Haven for Bookworms

Creating innovative interior designs that incorporate customizable storage solutions for clients with smaller living spaces.

Roofed Treehouse Residences
CategoryArt & Design

Roofed Treehouse Residences

The Suppose Design House in Fukawa Encases Cantilevered Spaces

Architectural firms can explore new design possibilities by incorporating suspended and cantilevered spaces in their projects.

Wooden Zen Beds
CategoryEco

Wooden Zen Beds

Ign. Design Makes a Calm and Peaceful Sleeping Place

Opportunity for furniture manufacturers to incorporate sustainable materials and create eco-friendly designs.

Ship-Like Seating
CategoryArt & Design

Ship-Like Seating

Benjamin Hubert's Maritime Chair is Made Using Boat-Building Techniques

The Maritime chair presents disruptive innovation opportunities for furniture manufacturers looking to incorporate boat-building techniques and rustic materials into their product…

Organic Candle Holders
CategoryArt & Design

Organic Candle Holders

The Vein by Tanja Soeter Illuminates With a Natural Beauty

The home decor industry can leverage the trend towards natural and organic home decor products by designing and marketing unique and visually appealing products that appeal to eco…

Wood-Wrapped Abodes
CategoryArt & Design

Wood-Wrapped Abodes

Japanese Architect Kohki Hiranuma Builds a 'House for Everyone'

Incentives for architects and designers to explore more sustainable and visually striking options for building materials and exteriors.

Warped Wooden Furniture
CategoryArt & Design

Warped Wooden Furniture

The 'Volumptuous' Sidetable by Edward Johnson is a Distinct Piece

Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative approaches and designs in furniture manufacturing to cater to an audience seeking more unconventional and visually exciting f…

Wood Shower Heads
CategoryArt & Design

Wood Shower Heads

Terra Marique Won the Good Design Award for Bath/Accessories 2010

The incorporation of natural and luxury design elements in bathroom accessories, like the Terra Marique wood shower head, can disrupt the traditional bathroom industry.

Cozy Lumber Lodgings
CategoryArt & Design

Cozy Lumber Lodgings

The Kobe House by Keiichi Sugiyama Brings In the Outdoors

The architecture and construction industry can explore innovative ways to use timber as a sustainable and aesthetically pleasing building material.