menu search
About     search
Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 476,710 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,283 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 304,117 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,283 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 304,117 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,231 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
All
AI
Tech
Life
Culture
Design
Ads
Business
Eco
Good
Luxury
Fashion
Bizarre
Keynotes
Search our database of 476,710 cutting edge ideas.
AllAITechLifeCultureDesignAdsBusinessEcoGoodLuxuryFashionBizarreKeynotes DASHBOARD RESEARCH KEYNOTES EVENTS
Keynote Speaker

Cori Rowley

Designer and Lifestyle Trend Analyst
Articles
13
Views
94,000
Location
Columbus, Ohio
Member Since
Jul 2009
This user has not completed their bio.
How do you define cool?
When you walk into a room and you are taken over by visual excitement. Even if it is something you would never wear or put in your home, something can be "cool" simply because it makes your imagination go wild.
What is your secret to uncovering trends?
Don't plan to find trends. Simply go out and explore. It's wonderful how easy it becomes to find trends when you let go and involve yourself in the lifestyles of new places and create relationships with all types of people.
What is your favorite trend?
Gothic glam or scientific and medicinal influences on housewares (tough choice)
How do you reset to be creative?
Option 1: Go for a walk or run through the city. Come home and let every thought from the trip flow from your pen to your paper. Option 2: If laziness is the route of choice, get a glass of wine and fat cigar and let go for a minute or six. Creativity is sure to follow. Option 3: Watch foreign films without the captions. Option 4: Go somewhere to people watch. Take a sketchbook and do fast gestural sketches. Even if they look terrible these sketches always inspire me in some way.
What inspires or excites you?
New projects. Old homes. Flamboyant character. Cultural traditions. Travel (or at least the thought of it).
Predict something awesome for 2020?
I will be a millionaire (No one ever said it had to be a realistic prediction).
Edible Furniture
Edible Furniture
Enoc Armengol Turns Bread Into Seating
Now you won’t have to choose between buying groceries and having cool furniture. Enoc Armengol brings us Panpaati—a delightfully edible bread furniture set of chairs and a table. The forms are individually… MORE
Naughty T-Shirts
Naughty T-Shirts
Badcock Apparel by Seth Harris and Lacy Bell
Retail industry pros Seth Harris and Lacy Bell bring us Badcock Apparel. They set up a pop-up shop in Downtown Columbus, Ohio during the 2009 holiday season. Their store was conceived and constructed within… MORE
Ruffled Home Decor
Ruffled Home Decor
Frills Make Their Way from Runways to Hallways
Not only have ruffles made a comeback in the fashion world, they’ve also crept into interiors. Any female can probably tell you about a really awesome pair of socks she was forced to wear as a little girl… MORE
Mobile Gardens
Mobile Gardens
Bacsac Gardening Equipment Brings the Green Wherever You Go
Ever wonder how you’ll deal with moving into your new place and take your garden too? Well, thankfully Bacsac was created. This helpful little gardening tool allows you to take your garden with you, transport… MORE
Super-Sized Hair Huts
Super-Sized Hair Huts
European Linen and Hemp Confederation Pair With Francois Azambourg
The 2010 Maison & Objet show was full of design wonders and retailer dreams, but the hall to be most enamored by was 7B. Not only was it the hall that housed Philippe Starck and his crew of 10 designers… MORE
Cityscape Dinnerware
Cityscape Dinnerware
Snowden Flood Creates Chic Skyline-Inspired Plates
I had the recent pleasure of meeting Snowden Flood, a charming and refreshing designer based in the UK. Her graphics are inspired by cityscapes, skylines and country sides. The twist is that many of them… MORE
Charitable Card Designs
Charitable Card Designs
Shelter Creatives Put Talents to Work for the Displaced
Unfortunately the housing market as we once knew it is gone. But some very lucky people will get the luck of the draw from Shelter. Over 170,000 people in the UK are helped each year by their organization.… MORE
Sophisticated Halloween Style
Sophisticated Halloween Style
Smart Ways for Adults to Celebrate All Hallow's Eve
So we have seen gouls and ghosts and all the sort, but we’re adults here and we need something fun, sexy and sophisticated. This fall, we’re seeing more and more of this smart sell-a-bration. Following… MORE
Drug-Inspired Soft Drinks
Drug-Inspired Soft Drinks
Loren Kulesus' Pain-Relieving Energy Drink Packaging
Loren Kulesus, an industrial designer with an impressive resume and intriguing portfolio of work shows off a concept for a Tylenol soft drink that would relieve pain and provide energy. The design is… MORE
Tartan Bow Ties
Tartan Bow Ties
Bold Scottish-Inspired Menswear From David Hart
The day of the bow tie has come again. It’s in full force and certainly plaid, just in time for fall. ThisNext has taken a specific liking to David Hart's New York take on the Scottish bow tie. Bright… MORE
Anatomical Place Settings
Anatomical Place Settings
Bizarre Tea Sets from 'Anitomica' Will Shock Your Grandma
When the London Design Festival kicked off a few days ago, the world was exposed to the fantasies of The New English design group. Their work, which is called Anatomica, features detailed Victorian anatomical… MORE
Artistic House Numbers
Artistic House Numbers
Add a Personalized Touch to Your Home's Exterior
It’s hard to imagine something so little could make such a big difference, but house numbers are a quick and often affordable way to create fast and vast improvements to your home’s front. Modern, digital… MORE
Cozy Country Chic
Cozy Country Chic
Interior Design Takes a Rustic Antique Turn
Country decor has taken a turn for the chic. No more burgundy and forest green. No more apple patterned wallpaper. There is something whimsical and simply charming about the new wave of country “clutter.”… MORE