iF Design Trend Report 2026 Maps Macro Shifts for Creators
The Trend Report 2026 has been unveiled by iF Design, offering an in-depth look at worldwide design trends. This analysis highlights four opposing trend pairs that showcase shifts in technology, society, and ecology. This marks the fifth partnership with The Future: Project, a firm specializing in future research. Drawing from insights and research related to the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026, which attracted over 10,000 entries from approximately 70 nations, the report serves as a barometer for the global industry. The identified trend pairs are: Age of Average versus Recoupling Design, Convenience Culture versus Skillization, Next Nature versus Human Enhancement, and Unfolding Cities versus Urban Villages, urging designers to merge technical innovation with human experience.
Key facts
- iF Design released its Trend Report 2026.
- The report identifies four diametrical trend pairs.
- It is the fifth collaboration with The Future: Project.
- The iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 had over 10,000 submissions from around 70 countries.
- Trend pairs: Age of Average vs Recoupling Design, Convenience Culture vs Skillization, Next Nature vs Human Enhancement, Unfolding Cities vs Urban Villages.
- The report is published by iF International Forum Design GmbH.
- Editorial design by Melville Brand Design.
- The report is available in digital format in English.
Entities
Artists
- Yuri Suzuki
- Mischer'Traxler
Institutions
- iF Design
- iF International Forum Design GmbH
- The Future: Project
- Melville Brand Design
- designboom
- NOA
- Atelier4
- BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
- OfMyImagination (OMI)
- Sharp Corporation
- Hyundai
- MIAS Architects
- SP/N
- Treehotel
Locations
- Albania
- Busan
- Bangkok
- London
- Harads
- Sweden
- Barcelona
- Seoul
- South Korea