Explore the trends transforming how we inhabit the world
HOMES
Cleanliness is no longer just a matter of aesthetics; it has become a health and environmental issue. The home is a vulnerable ecosystem, when it should be a place of safety and good health.
HOTELS
What were once treatments aimed at improving physical health – usually undertaken alone – are now evolving into shared experiences that accompany profound personal transformations.
HOMES
Far from being merely a place of rest, the home has become the centre of everyday life, absorbing functions that once took place in other settings – the office, the gym, a restaurant or even the cinema.
HOMES
Today, more people live alone than at any other time in history, and single-person households are the fastest growing household type worldwide (Source: Euromonitor). Living alone has become a trend driven by a combination of social, economic and cultural factors.
STORES
The physical environment of retail spaces plays a fundamental role in shaping the customer experience.
OFFICES
The popularity of the open-plan office model, championed by companies like Google in the early 2000s, triggered a radical transformation of the workplace – one now showing signs of fatigue.
STORES
The store is becoming a custodian of heritage, looking out for the city’s artistic and architectural heritage and making it available to people.
OFFICES
The importance of creating healthy spaces that support the physical and emotional well-being of workers is growing.
HOTELS
Travellers, particularly those with more resources, seek customised, exclusive experiences that are difficult to replicate.
HOTELS
Tourism is shifting towards more immersive and personalised experiences, and one of the key trends for 2025 is event-driven travel – a fusion of travel and entertainment.
OFFICES
In this new approach to design, biophilia takes on special importance by acting as a vital mechanism in activating specific emotional states.
The pandemic has brought an acceleration of trends and, in this period of uncertainty and frequent change, we can no longer afford to be paralyzed and wandering about what the immediate future holds.
At APE Group we feel it is our duty to share this learning about change and innovation that we have undertaken to make the profession feel strong and to be able to offer the best of ourselves as a sector to society. This task, which we have been carrying out since our beginnings, has materialized in a pioneering document in the sector, in which we try to anticipate what are going to be the most significant changes in homes, offices, hotels and restaurants, after all, our spaces that we inhabit.
We have always been unique in our constant search for differentiation through design and product presentation; we also want to be unique in our research to respond to the challenges of the future. Will you join us?
