The Mindful The Blissful Mind Key Trends 2018 Desk From notebooks to desk accessories, brands bring mindful living and wellness to the desktop
Overview The growing consumer interest in wellness and mindfulness has made them a part of daily life, including the desktop Motivational slogans and quotes encourage positive thinking across stationery items Playful accessories provide fun desk decorations, as well as tools to destress Planning and colouring help to track wellness goals while inspiring creativity and personalisation Urban Outfitters Balancing the mind and taking a moment to reset is encouraged with portable and miniature desktop meditation items Plants bring life to a desk, with the added benefit of their positive effect on air quality Colour is used to bring a sense of calm through muted tones and a pared-back palette Typo Stéphanie Zwicky
Motivational Moments ban.do Galison NPW Mr Wonderful Fawn Lettering @frompaperchase Positive phrases inspire creativity and productivity in everyday life. Washi tape and binder clips incorporate inspirational words to add motivational decoration to notebooks and paper. Soft pastels and metallic tones give a warm feel, while fonts are bold or hand-drawn. Galison's pocket planner is designed for portability, featuring a vegan leather cover and stamped with a gold foil mantra to start the day with positivity and planning.
Desk Distractions Miniso Home The School of Life DOIY Knotwork LA NPW Playful desk companions and cheerful activities provide welcome distractions from the monotony of working at a desk. Knotwork LA's Duruma Wishing Dolls are meant to be placed on a desk with one eye coloured, as a daily reminder of a wish or goal. When the wish is granted, the other eye can be coloured in. The fun pull-ticket design of Doiy's 30-Day Challenge Cards offers one activity for each day to help make life happier.
Write It Out Kartotek Kartotek Urban Outfitters MiGoals Kikki K The popularity of #bulletjournalling and productive planning has prioritised taking time for creativity and self-expression. The task of tracking goals, making schedules or simply doodling has become a moment of self-care. Urban Outfitters' Happiness Planner is filled with guided exercises, inspiring quotes and prompts, focusing on making every day a positive experience.
Meditation Tools Muji Uncommon Goods Hello Glow @carisgreenltd Anna Malmberg Workplace Wellness Meditation aids, sensorial tools and spiritually inspired accessories help to provide focus and clarity. With the aid of accessories such as crystals and geodes, consumers can take a moment away from technology to recalibrate and destress. Muji's portable aroma diffuser uses USB power to softly mist the air with fragrant essential oil that helps to create a calming atmosphere.
Positive Plants Fred & Friends NWU Design Sprout World Dobkanize The Paper Bunny Plants have the power to naturally purify the air and offer a connection to nature. Adorning a desk with a potted plant or vase filled with foliage has a calming effect. When living plants aren't available, Fred & Friends' Sprout bookmark provides a touch of greenery. Sprout World's pencil has a biodegradable seed capsule, so when the pencil runs out, simply place it in soil and a plant will grow.
Calming Colouring Stars and Confetti Brighter Sides Design Katja Mustaniemi Kikkerland World Market Adult colouring books have continued to be a popular option for practising mindfulness and unwinding. Stationery items have followed suit with greetings cards and washi tape designs that feature colouring-in to personalise items and practise wellness. Katja Mustaniemi's mindful colouring book kit comes with coloured pencils, stickers, cards and a journal that encourages users to pause and take a moment to reset and reflect.
Harmonious Palette Papier Tigre Food52 NOTEM studio @mogleameg A pared-back colour palette has items a calming feel that helps to promote a stress-free desk. Muted colours have a natural harmony, paired together in a soft gradient or blocked contrast. Soft materials such as leather are left unfinished for a tactile feel. Simple stripes and grids are ideal for creating a minimalist effect. Fox & Star
Action Points Encourage a moment away from technology: whether it's a playful pencilcase or a notebook to record moments of happiness, design desk accessories and stationery items that help consumers get off the screen Embrace spirituality: crystal healing, aromatherapy and meditation promote mindfulness. Consider adding a crystal to a product or using graphics with a positive quote to encourage meditation Add some green: plants bring a sense of comfort to a home or workspace and have additional health benefits. Create products that can house fresh greenery or have motifs found in nature Think tactility & touch: create products that consumers can feel and interact with. Soft-touch materials such as a plush USB or a fuzzy notebook have an inviting and comforting quality White Space
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