The iF Design Trend Report 2026 takes a layered look at design’s evolving remit, offering an internationally oriented analysis of the forces reshaping culture, technology and the built environment. Rather than a tidy list of predictions or a mood board of aesthetics, the report provides a framework for reading the present more clearly.
It positions design as a form of connective intelligence—a method for framing problems, navigating complexity and shaping the relationships between people, systems and possible futures.
