LONG TRADITIONSince industrial revolution, designers have acted as
“intermediaries” between manufacturing and consumption, specialising in foreseeing what people will buy.
Annual trade show Heimtextil forecasts new furnishing trends.2016/17 theme is “Well-being 4.0”.
SHAPES & STRUCTURES
HOARDING SIGNALS & EDIT, EDIT, EDIT
Out of huge amounts of data, trend analysts interpret coherent insight to support decision making.
IT’S ALL ABOUT PATTERNS
Foresight is based on expertise: knowing how patterns evolve in specific industry.
Hype cycle. The hype cycle is a branded graphical presentation developed and used by firm Gartner for representing the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies.
DESIGN THINKING
FASHION THINKINGUSER EXPERIENCE
USER-CENTERED
SYSTEMS THINKING
BIO/SCI DESIGN
Hype cycle. The hype cycle is a branded graphical presentation developed and used by firm Gartner for representing the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies.