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Prestigious Play

Outdoor playhouses become design-focused to communicate status

Implications - Young, first-time homeowners and parents are investing in uniquely designed play structures for their children. These complex, often multi-level structures are not only meant to encourage tech-free play among a generation of digital natives; they also add a level of sophistication to outdoor settings, which is highly valued by the status-conscious millennial parent.
Workshop Question - How can you integrate aspirational lifestyle elements into your marketing strategy to further engage consumer imagination?
Trend Themes
1. Design-focused Play Structures - Design-focused, multi-level play structures cater to a new generation of digitally native children and their status-conscious millennial parents.
2. Modular Kids Forts - Inflatable, modular kids forts encourage creativity and imaginative play while being machine-washable and easy to set up.
3. Luxury Backyard Dwellings - Luxury backyard dwellings like grand mansions and multi-level playhouses offer an opportunity for opulent, imaginative play for children of affluent families.
Industry Implications
1. Outdoor and Play Equipment - The design-focused and modular play structures disrupt the traditional outdoor and play equipment industry, urging companies to adapt to changing consumer demands.
2. Real Estate and Home Design - The trend of luxury backyard dwellings highlights the market for high-end real estate and home design for families looking to incorporate opulent play spaces for their children.
3. E-commerce and DIY Furniture - The rise of modular, easy-to-assemble kids furniture like the Kids Hangout Bed sees the potential for online retailers and DIY furniture makers to enter the lucrative children's furniture market.
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Featured Examples

Multi-Level Tree Houses
Multi-Level Tree Houses
This Play Place Offers Everything from a Homework Desk to a Slide Exit
Sharon Davis Design has created the ultimate play place for kids in this two-storey tree house that is more like a miniature fun house. The tree house incorporates a sense of education and play with... MORE
Playhouse Bunkbeds
Playhouse Bunkbeds
The Kids Hangout Bed is Designed for Both Rest and Play
There’s little sense in having both a treehouse and an indoor playhouse when it comes to the Kids Hangout Bed, which innovatively blends the two products seamlessly with one useful twist.... MORE
Inflatable Kids Forts
Inflatable Kids Forts
This Fort is Easy to Blow-Up, Machine Washable and Modular for Creativity
Whether you made them from pillows, chairs or bed sheets, kids forts were the habitat where imaginations and creativity ran loose. However, there were a few downsides for both parents and children... MORE
Luxury Backyard Dwellings
Luxury Backyard Dwellings
The Grand Portico Mansion Playhouse is Designed for Opulent Children
Parents looking to give their children the absolute best when it comes to imaginary play will find the Grand Portico Mansion Playhouse the perfect accoutrement to their lifestyle. Designed to look... MORE
Regal Backyard Castles
Regal Backyard Castles
This Castle Playhouse is Ideal for Pampering Little Kings and Queens to Be
This Castle Playhouse is innovatively designed to be a one stop spot for kids to spend hours on end playing, swinging and hanging out. Designed as the name denotes to be in the likeness of a castle,... MORE
Two-Storey Playhouses
Two-Storey Playhouses
The SmartPlayhouse Kyoto Maxi is a Home Away From Home for Children
Modernly designed and perfectly suited for children of all ages, the SmartPlayhouse Kyoto Maxi is a two-storey playhouse that’s designed to keep kids busy for hours on end. While the... MORE

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