Playfully designed function focused products inject personality into goods
Implications - Purchased typically for performance, tech products and other similarly function-driven goods are taking on a more personable look. Allowing consumers to escape adulthood in unexpected ways, playfully designed everyday tech goods provide more entertainment value to image-conscious consumers.
Trend Themes
1. Playful Tech Design - Tech products and other function-driven goods are taking on a more personable look, providing entertainment value to consumers.
2. Food-inspired Audio Accessories - Audio accessories with clever, food-inspired designs merge practicality with humorous novelty for food and tech lovers alike.
3. Nature-inspired Tech Accessories - Nature-inspired designs fuse practicality with unique designs and natural elements to create adorable tech accessories for desktops.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The combination of fashion and modern technology results in disruptive innovation opportunities, such as incorporating smartphone cases into shoes.
2. Consumer Electronics - The trend of playful tech design provides opportunities for companies to create more personable versions of tech products and evolve their brands.
3. Home Decor - Nature-inspired tech accessories merge practicality with unique designs and could appeal to home decor enthusiasts looking for functional yet cute accessories.
