The metaverse will enable niche interest-based spaces, making uniqueness and uncanniness the norm. Expect futuristic and fluid designs, changeable finishes, haptic textures, and reactive materials. Surrealism will resurge, challenging rationalism and traditional ideas. The digital-physical duality will inspire twinning themes, reflective materials, symmetrical patterns, and modular designs. This interest in duality will explore both self-expression and introspection.
Craft and patchwork principles will appear in elevated contexts, harmoniously blending incongruous elements. Consumers will reject complacency and embrace punk-inspired themes and sustainable influences. Simultaneously, there will be a demand for flexible, problem-solving products and a love for repurposing discarded materials to celebrate imperfections.
Materials will reflect unearthed or cosmic aesthetics, with encrusted surfaces and references to volcanic or lunar landscapes. Extreme environment-tested products will emerge. Biophilic design will shift towards murky colors, swampy textures, intense pigments, bioluminescence, and psychedelic ingredients. Powering down and living with less will inspire sleep and rest mode products. Zero-waste systems and designs embracing true simplicity will gain focus. We'll appreciate the beauty of what's in front of us by stripping away the unnecessary.