Connext for Future Surfaces
Connext for Future Surfaces
Connext for Future Surfaces
The entire chain in the room
The surfaces of the future require the entire value chain, but not everyone in that chain is at the table.
Connext is the way we bring expertise together so that Future Surfaces can actually be created.
We invite collaboration, bridge the gap between disciplines and turn a one-off project into a repeatable way of working. Deliberate, replicable and delivering economic benefits for all involved.
Trend Report 2028+
What’s new and what’s staying the same?
The Trend Report 2028+ combines social and design trends with our broad market perspective: we identify early on what new demands are emerging and which designs are set to remain bestsellers. In this way, inspiration becomes the foundation for your next collection.
Orientation
What makes a surface a ‘Future Surface’
What is visually appealing is not always robust. What is sustainable does not always run smoothly through the system. A Future Surface resolves these conflicting objectives rather than merely postponing them:
- It evokes emotion. A surface that elicits no response has little value.
- It is durable. Technically, it withstands everyday use for many years; design-wise, it remains desirable even when short-lived trends have long since passed. Nothing is more circular than a surface that nobody wants to replace.
- It uses sustainability as a design opportunity. A visible fibre or a recycled material given a second life becomes a selling point at the point of sale.
- It is industrially scalable. Batch four hundred must look exactly like the first sample.
- It is perfectly tailored to processing requirements and customer needs. What matters is not the price per tonne, but what the surface costs and delivers throughout the entire process.
Future Surfaces in practice
Colours That Last
Timeless relevance
Newness, yes, but with a purpose. COLORS THAT STAY combines bestsellers from the last five years, new trend colours with the potential to become classics, and colours from the COLORNETWORK®. The result: curated palettes that provide guidance and stand the test of time, transcending seasons.
Future Surfaces do not come about on their own
Colour, texture, paper, printing, engraving, printing plate, impregnation, plate: every decision either takes something away from the others or enables them to achieve something.
If they are made one after the other, the result is a compromise. If they are made in conjunction with one another, the result is a surface that would not otherwise exist.
That is why we work as specialists who develop together, rather than as suppliers who only see individual steps.
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Experience the colours from our Trend Report 2028+ in their original form
Contact
What kind of Future Surface do you want to help bring about?
Ultimately, it’s not about paper, panels or sheet metal. It’s about the spaces where people live. Let’s work together to make them better.
Philipp Keisker
Head of Innovation