Category
Lifestyle
Assisted Choices
Trend cluster
Category
Workplace
Flexibility
Helping to diversify routine, adaptable work furnishings add efficiency.
5.8
Trend score
Trend
What is the Workplace Flexibility trend?
Workplace Flexibility: As work becomes a top priority for Gen Y consumers looking to battle stereotypes, spare time is often restricted to the confines of office environments and cubicles. Looking to add more versatility to their day-to-day routines, consumers are opting for multifunctional workplace furnishings to add adaptable features to sources of efficiency. Multifunctional office desks combine efficient methods of productivity with a desire for more expansive, and personally fulfilling habitual tasks.
Trend themes
Themes within the Workplace Flexibility trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Multifunctional Workplace Furnishings
As consumers look for more versatility in their day-to-day routine, multifunctional workplace furnishings such as adaptable timber tables and sleek storage-equipped desks present opportunities for both design and practicality.
02
Smart Furniture Design
The development of furniture designs that monitor and respond to people's working habits, such as the Stir Kinetic Desk, offer opportunities for both health and productivity concerns.
03
Modular Furniture
The 7Wonders modular table and the Duo Office Workstation present innovative ways to create adaptable office spaces that can be tailored to fit individual or group work needs.
Industry implications
What the Workplace Flexibility trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Furniture Design
Companies designing and manufacturing multifunctional and modular furniture have disruptive innovation opportunities in the workplace and home settings.
For
Health and Fitness
Incorporating health monitoring into furniture design like the Stir Kinetic Desk presents opportunities for health and wellness companies to expand their product offerings.
For
Office Space Design
Adopting adaptable and modular furniture design into office spaces that encourage collaboration and productivity presents challenges and opportunities for architecture and interior design firms.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Workplace Flexibility
Trend score 5.8 out of 10, from popularity 72%, activity 95%, freshness 8%.
Popularity72%
Activity95%
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 Workplace Flexibility trend
5 featured examples from Feb 15, 2013 to Feb 12, 2014CategoryArt & Design
Adaptable Desk Designs
The Duo Office Workstation Flexibly Facilitates Individual and Group Work
Manufacturing and designing furniture for modern offices with a focus on collaboration and functionality.
CategoryArt & Design
Adaptable Timber Tables
ETC Tables Let You Figure Out Their Optimal Functions
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new materials, designs, and technologies to create versatile furniture pieces that cater to evolving consumer lifestyles.
CategoryArt & Design
Strategically-Adjusting Standing Desks
The Stir Kinetic Desk Monitors People's Working Habits
The furniture industry has the opportunity to embrace disruptive innovation by incorporating smart features and health-tracking capabilities into their products, appealing to heal…
CategoryArt & Design
Puzzle Piece Desks
The 7Wonders Modular Table Design can be Reconfigured in Countless Ways
The disruptive innovation opportunity lies in developing more modular and adaptable furniture solutions that can cater to individual customization and space optimization needs.
CategoryArt & Design
Sleek Storage-Equipped Desks
The Covet Desk is a Great Way to Keep All Your Necessities Handy
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new materials and designs that enhance the functionality and aesthetics of home office furniture.
