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seminars

IDEAS & INSIGHTS FROM THE KNOWLEDGE ROOM
Emerging Horizons: Navigating Future Trends

• Trend & Forecast • Design Connect • Design Register

7th February 2024: With Dr. Preetha Hussain Professor, Fashion
& Lifestyle Accessories NIFT-Delhi, as the speaker, this session
brought about key insights on the profound impact of art and
design on markets, production, distribution and societal
perspectives. The spaker’s presentation delved into various
aspects, including evolving lifestyles, technological innovation,
sustainability, adaptability, inclusivity, and well-being that are
crucial. They can be summarised as:

Evolving Lifestyles:
Understanding how societal
changes influence future
home design; Technological
Mr. O P Prahladka, Convenor, Eastern Region, EPCH; Mr. Ravi K
Innovation: Exploring the role Passi, Past Chairman and COA Member, EPCH; and Mr. K L Ramesh,
of emerging tech in shaping Convenor, Southern Region, EPCH
homes for enhanced living
acceptance, neo-autism, reductionism, new nihilism, and
experiences; Sustainability:
timekeepers; vision for future home interiors where technology
Addressing eco-conscious
and creativity converge to create immersive and enchanting
practices and their influence
living experiences; symbiotic spaces where shared spaces and
on future homes; Adaptability:
sustainable practices foster unity and diversity; inclusivity and
Considering flexible designs to Dr. Preetha Hussain, Professor,
cater to changing needs across Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories adaptability; and significantly, Web3 and Community Building:
NIFT-Delhi, making a detailed As the world transitions to Web3, a new era of community
diverse demographics;
presentation on the topic
Inclusivity and Well-being: building, termed Community 3.0, emerges. Embracing fresh
perspectives and problem-solving approaches will drive this
Focusing on creating homes that prioritize accessibility,
paradigm shift.
community, and mental health. Therafter Dr. Hussain discussed
challenges and concerns like: Social Fragmentation: Addressing The session provided valuable insights into emerging trends and
challenges in finding common ground to avoid social instability driving forces shaping future markets, society, and home design.
and polarization; Digital Disinformation and Conscription: It emphasized the importance of creativity, technology, inclusivity,
Addressing the spread of misinformation and its impact on society; and community in navigating the challenges and opportunities
Technological Unemployment: A study projected significant job of tomorrow's world. The audience was updated in detail about
automation by 2030, raising concerns about workforce EPCH Design Register and the ‘EPCH Design Connect’ portal.
displacement; and Global Climate Crisis: Highlighting the urgency
Dr. Preetha Hussain has a diverse range of expertise spanning
of addressing climate change and its consequences on sea levels
fashion body and adornment design, strategic thinking and
and temperatures by 2030. She also shared factors like driving
design, experiential design and spaces, lifestyle trends and
forces shaping future trends; demographic insights; future
forecasts, as well as trans disciplinary aspects of cultural
consumer sentiments including dissociation, idleness, radical
studies.

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