Step boldly into the new year with the top trends set to redefine the built environment. From groundbreaking technologies and evolving space types to the latest design aesthetics, discover insights that will inspire and elevate your projects in 2025. Listen in as Kimball International Design Futurist Kaelynn Reid, along with industry visionaries Mark Bryan, Senior Foresight Manager at Future Today Institute, and Royce Epstein, Senior Director of Design Insights at Mohawk Group, explore the key forces influencing the next era of design.
Panelist
Mark Bryan
Future Today Institute
Senior Foresight Manager
Mark leads Future Today Institute's Built Environment, Hospitality, Retail, Restaurants & CPG practice. Prior to FTI, Mark worked as a workplace strategist, designer and design researcher, and futurist for clients all across the country, most recently through his role as Director of Innovation, Research, and Senior Interior Designer at Ohio-based MA Design.
Panelist
Royce Epstein
Mohawk Group
Senior Director of Design Insights
Royce is the Senior Director of Design Insights at Mohawk Group and serves as a Fellow for Jefferson University's Fashion and Textiles Futures Center, Chair for ASID's Industry Partnership Council, and sits on the Interior Architecture advisory board for Boston Architectural College. Her specific interests are in social and environmental sustainability, and using strategic design thinking for positive impacts.
Host
Kaelynn Reid
Kimball International
Design Futurist
As a Certified Design Futurist and the Host of Kimball International's Alternative Design podcast, Kaelynn encourages designers to make creative decisions today for a more promising human experience tomorrow.