Helping to diversify routine, adaptable work furnishings add efficiency
Implications - As work becomes a top priority for Gen Y consumers looking to battle stereotypes, spare time is often restricted to the confines of office environments and cubicles. Looking to add more versatility to their day-to-day routines, consumers are opting for multifunctional workplace furnishings to add adaptable features to sources of efficiency. Multifunctional office desks combine efficient methods of productivity with a desire for more expansive, and personally fulfilling habitual tasks.
Trend Themes
1. Multifunctional Workplace Furnishings - As consumers look for more versatility in their day-to-day routine, multifunctional workplace furnishings such as adaptable timber tables and sleek storage-equipped desks present opportunities for both design and practicality.
2. Smart Furniture Design - The development of furniture designs that monitor and respond to people's working habits, such as the Stir Kinetic Desk, offer opportunities for both health and productivity concerns.
3. Modular Furniture - The 7Wonders modular table and the Duo Office Workstation present innovative ways to create adaptable office spaces that can be tailored to fit individual or group work needs.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Design - Companies designing and manufacturing multifunctional and modular furniture have disruptive innovation opportunities in the workplace and home settings.
2. Health and Fitness - Incorporating health monitoring into furniture design like the Stir Kinetic Desk presents opportunities for health and wellness companies to expand their product offerings.
3. Office Space Design - Adopting adaptable and modular furniture design into office spaces that encourage collaboration and productivity presents challenges and opportunities for architecture and interior design firms.
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