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# Soft-Toned Desk Accessories
The Boxit Kopiad Collection Turns the Cluttered Look Cute

By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-02-09 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boxit-kopiad
References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/46040/) & [notedesignstudio.se](http://notedesignstudio.se/note/for-good-ideas-and-bad/)

Despite the gradual digital assumption of most business material, many people find that the area around their computers is as untidy as ever. As such, there continues to be a great appeal to [office supplies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firki) similar to the Boxit Kopiad collection so that organization becomes effortless and the items that help have their own aesthetic charm.

Note Design Studio developed a range of different pieces, all enclosed in lovely white faces and decorated within by one of three pretty pastel colors. Yellow, mint green and burnt orange would brighten up any workspace without providing the slightest offense to the eyes. Quite the contrary.

The forms that the magazine holder, pen holder, business card tray, postbox and [garbage bins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumpstuder-pencil-holders) take are delightful as well. Their edges draw odd angles and even seem to flare around the waste paper baskets to make tossing trash on target more successful.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.4/10
- Popularity: 55% | Activity: 9% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Soft-toned Desk Accessories:** Opportunity for creating aesthetically pleasing and functional desk accessories in soft, pastel colors.
- **Effortless Organization:** Opportunity to develop products that make organization effortless and visually appealing.
- **Delightful Forms:** Opportunity to design office supplies with unique and interesting shapes that enhance functionality.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Office Supplies:** The office supplies industry can capitalize on the trend of soft-toned, visually appealing desk accessories.
- **Interior Design:** The interior design industry can incorporate soft-toned desk accessories as a stylish and functional element in office spaces.
- **Product Design:** The product design industry can innovate and create new desk accessories with delightful and unique forms that enhance usability.

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