Architecture and consumer goods that intuitively make the world cleaner
Implications - Consumers are interested in improving their environment, but not necessarily by clogging up precious real estate. Symbiotic designs that can serve their primary purpose, but do so in a way that also naturally enhances the ambient air or water quality, are both efficient and beneficial.
Trend Themes
1. Symbiotic Design - Symbiotic designs that serve their primary purpose and naturally enhance air and water quality offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the architecture and consumer goods industries.
2. Air and Water Purification - Mechanical and natural filtration systems for purifying air and water offer potential for disruptive innovation in the architecture and consumer goods industries.
3. Green and Environmentally-friendly Materials - Innovation in green and environmentally-friendly building materials present disruptive opportunities in the construction and building materials industries.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - Symbiotic designs offer opportunities for architects to incorporate air and water purification into their buildings, and CO2-scraping architecture provides an environmentally-friendly alternative in a high-pollution industry.
2. Consumer Goods - Potential disruption in the consumer goods industry by incorporating air and water purification into everyday items like umbrellas and air purifiers.
3. Construction and Building Materials - Innovative materials like carbon-eating cement are gaining traction in a construction industry that is interested in eco-friendly and sustainable building practices.
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May 08 — Mar 09
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