By Emily Siwek, Sphere Trending Trend Futurist, Director of Architectural Design
For our final post of 2024, we wanted to share a bit about what our team has an eye on for the coming year. We hope you enjoy a peek into our perspectives.
Our Methods
First, here’s a snapshot of how our team combines trendspotting, research, and collective thought to stay on top of the coming trends.
Our Perspectives
We’re happy to share with a glimpse into our team here at Sphere and some of the new things we’re predicting for 2025.
Excited to stay ahead of trends in 2025? Contact us for a complimentary20-minute trend discussion at info@spheretrending.com. Happy New Year!
By Cathy Schneider, Sphere Trending Trend Futurist, Director of Color Theory
Surrounded by the spirited shops and restaurants on Atlantic Ave, this Anthropologie store, the very first one in Brooklyn, sits in a two-story landmarked brick and metal building from 1856, once the site of John Curtin Inc. Sail Makers and Canvas Goods.
What Makes This Store Unique?
Other than being the first Anthropologie in Brooklyn, it features a shoe shop, candle shop, and in-store exclusive NYC products.
Anthropologie Brooklyn
Framed Florals is a Brooklyn based preservation studio that creatively presses, preserves, & frames flowers. You can purchase in the store, from the pressed flower machine, stickers and tattoos based on Framed Florals flower pressings.
By Susan Yashinsky, Sphere Trending VP, Innovation Trends
We track big picture societal shifts and a key area we’re watching is the balance of analog and digital. New priorities for play are emerging as a counter balance to the amount of screen time children are getting every day.
Play is not just for kids though, as seen at The Toy Fair in London, strategies for incorporating play span from youth to adult.
Emily Siwek, Sphere Trending Trend Futurist, Director of Architectural Design
As future thinkers, we are always on the lookout for trend indicators – patterns and groupings that feel fresh and relevant. Lately, we’ve been seeing sphere popping up everywhere (and just in time for the total solar eclipse)!
Sphere Trending was founded to ‘connect the dots’ between big picture macro shifts, consumer engagement, and design and product implications. The sphere shape is close to our hearts and minds and reminds us to think ‘outside the circle’. Here are a few of the recent spheres we’ve seen popping up!
New from Hansgrohe, the ‘Sphere’ pictured below stands for “wellness and waterless regeneration.” A new sensory experience for the bathroom that takes the place of a long soak while providing the same sense of relaxation and refreshment.
The Hansgrohe ‘Sphere’
At the Toronto Pearson airport, an art installation titled “Tilted Spheres” by the late Richard Serra creates space with curved steel walls creating a striking visual effect but also creates a more intimate acoustic area buffering the noise from the surround spaces.
Tilted Spheres, Toronto Pearson Airport
The ‘A’s baseball team in Las Vegas have revealed plans for a new stadium shaped like a “Spherical Armadillo” in Las Vegas, designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group. The playful structure will include a 33,000-seat park enclosed by a roof with “the world’s largest cable-net glass window” letting in natural light and providing a city view.
Lastly, the Las Vegas ‘Sphere’ has become a new iconic element in the city, projecting visuals across a seamless dome. We recently saw it up close and in person at the CES and IBS/KBIS tradeshows and love how the immersive venue shakes up traditional entertainment.
Sphere keeps a close eye on what is trending in fashion. As Fashion Week recently ended for New York, London, Milan, & Paris it’s time to analyze the colors, textures and aesthetics that stood out and may have an impact on what we will soon wear and style our homes with.
Quiet luxury stood out again during recent Fashion Week for FW 2024/2025 as designers shifted toward more refinement and sophistication. ‘Quiet Luxury’ or ‘Old Money Aesthetic’ is a shift in mindset that values investment in the highest quality with a style that will hold up for years to come and not feel trendy or out of fashion. While not new its relevance is increasingly important as we look for more sustainable ways to live and dress.
