# Charming Outdoor Relaxation Pods The Podmakers Escape Pods Let You Get Away from Modern Stresses By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-11-29 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/escape-pods References: [uncrate](https://uncrate.com/article/podmakers-escape-pod/) & [podmakers](https://www.podmakers.co.uk/the-escape-pod-1/) The Podmakers Escape Pods come as [small structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dragon-tiny-homes-1) that allow you to get away from all the modern stresses in your life that might feel overwhelming, ensuring you are never far from your happy place. The pods are designed with a circular aesthetic. They're made from a mix of European oak and birch plywood with cedar shingles on the exterior for a truly rustic, cozy design. The unit is small but offers the perfect spot for an office, a guest room, art studio or an outdoor shelter for simply spending time alone or with one or two additional people. The Podmakers Escape Pods are [completely customizable](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acoustic-pod) and identify the need for personalized spaces that will provide an analog place to recenter oneself. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.9/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Customizable Personal Spaces:** The need for personalized spaces provides an opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating customizable outdoor structures. - **Escaping Modern Stresses:** There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing products or services that help people disconnect from modern stresses and find relaxation. - **Compact Multi-functional Units:** The demand for compact structures that serve multiple purposes presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing versatile outdoor spaces. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture and Outdoor Decor:** The furniture and outdoor decor industry can explore disruptive innovations in creating customizable, compact and multi-functional outdoor structures. - **Wellness and Mental Health:** The wellness and mental health industry can leverage disruptive innovations to develop products or services that help individuals escape modern stresses and find peace in personalized spaces. - **Architecture and Design:** Architects and designers have opportunities for disruptive innovation in creating customized outdoor structures that provide an escape from modern stresses while maximizing functionality in limited spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sound-Proof Meditation Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/headspace-pod.md) - [Quirky Solo Office Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/work-capsules.md) - [Immersive Wellness Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iris-pod.md) - [Calming Workspace Productivity Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kabin-privacy-pod.md) - [Minimalist Private Office Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarlux-soundproof-space.md) - [First-Class Working Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kabin-work-pod.md) - [Prefab Timber Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forest-nests-treepod-project.md) - [Workplace Wellness Capsule Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iris-meditation-pod.md) - [Calming Acoustic Privacy Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/actiu-qyos.md)