Elevated glassware intended as smoking accessories imbue ritual with high art
Trend - Design-forward cannabis innovations continue to push past stigma around recreational use and as a result, artistically minded architectural glass and ceramic pipes are proving to be coveted investment pieces.
Insight - Millennials place a strong emphasis on products that evoke ties to artistic visions and intricate craft techniques. Motivated on one hand by aesthetics and on the other hand by a desire to support local artisans, consumers who are part of this demographic seek out useful products that are unique or limited in production, to showcase their status and understanding of arts and craft.
Insight - Millennials place a strong emphasis on products that evoke ties to artistic visions and intricate craft techniques. Motivated on one hand by aesthetics and on the other hand by a desire to support local artisans, consumers who are part of this demographic seek out useful products that are unique or limited in production, to showcase their status and understanding of arts and craft.
Workshop Question - How can design-driven product offerings cater to newly emerging categories of consumers that convey a more complex overlay of interests?
Trend Themes
1. Design-forward Cannabis Innovations - The continued push past stigma around recreational use has led to artistically minded architectural glass and ceramic pipes that are proving to be coveted investment pieces.
2. Millennial Focus on Unique, Limited Production Products - The emphasis on products that evoke ties to artistic visions and intricate craft techniques has led to a desire for unique or limited production products.
3. Sophisticated Recreational User Market - There is a growing market for aesthetically pleasing smoking accessories that double as pieces of sculpture, appealing to sophisticated recreational users.
Industry Implications
1. Cannabis Accessories - The emergence of design-driven, artistically minded smoking accessories is providing opportunities for companies in the cannabis industry to create high-end, unique products.
2. Artisanal Craft - The emphasis on intricate craft techniques and unique, limited production products is providing opportunities for artisans and craft-focused businesses to tap into the market of aesthetically minded consumers.
3. Design-driven E-commerce - The emergence of design-focused cannabis e-commerce sites like Tetra is providing opportunities for businesses to showcase and sell high-end, artistically minded smoking accessories to the sophisticated recreational user market.
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Feb 19 — May 19
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