# Creativity-Enhancing Design Centers This Space Was Created Specifically for the Company's Creators By Mishal Omar | Published 2016-08-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-center References: [wallpaper](http://www.wallpaper.com/design/3m-unveils-innovative-design-center-within-st-paul-minnesota-headquarters) & [startribune](http://www.startribune.com/3m-opens-new-design-center-in-maplewood/387814971/) Multinational company '[3M](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-innovation-tool)' makes products related to stationary, technology and cleaning and has unveiled a design center that it hopes will enhance the productivity and creativity of its designers. The center is located in St. Paul, Minnesota and will house the company's design team -- with expertise in graphics, creating products, designing packaging and materials. The design center is a space that encourages collaboration between these separate areas of design and functions as a space that offers both private and [collaborative methods of working](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creare). The space holds lounge areas, an open cinema and pentagon-shaped booths made from wood and glass. This design center offers a [creative space](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/podimo-office) in which creators from all fields are able to come together to produce innovative new products for 3M. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.9/10 - Popularity: 64% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Collaborative Design Spaces:** Creating design centers that promote collaboration among designers from various fields. - **Enhanced Productivity Environments:** Designing workspaces with unique features that boost productivity and creativity. - **Multi-disciplinary Design Teams:** Developing teams that bring together designers from different disciplines to foster innovation. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Consumer Electronics:** Implementing design centers to bring together experts in electronics, software, and industrial design for breakthrough product development. - **Fashion and Apparel:** Establishing collaborative spaces where fashion designers, textile specialists, and graphic artists can work together to create cutting-edge designs. - **Architecture and Interior Design:** Creating design centers that facilitate collaboration between architects, interior designers, and structural engineers to create innovative and functional spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Community-Centric Headquarters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/communitycentric-design.md) - [Sustainable Vibrant Work Environments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovation-campus.md) - [Experience-Focused Workplace Furniture Showroooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workplace-furniture-showrooom.md) - [Creativity Enhancing WFH Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/other-angles-collection.md) - [Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gensler.md) - [Modern Health-Conscious Product Deevlopment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovation-experience-center.md) - [Connective Remote Working Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creare.md) - [Factory-Adjacent Dynamic Offices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovation-campus-1.md) - [Reimagined Hybrid Workspace Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mason-studio-2.md)