Goodbye, modern farmhouse and ultra minimalism. These five new approaches to interior design are trending with the next generation of homebuyers. "As younger generations near their home-buying years, we're seeking new and creative ways to reach them and begin building brand affinity early on," said Taylor Morrison Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Stephanie McCarty. One way the developers cater to new architectural and design trends is by activating new floor plan elements such as offset alignment of the front and back doors, optimized staircase placement, and front doors that face away from the street. In other ways, they're preparing indoor spaces with architectural elements like plaster details, popular tiles, and a depth of natural materials.
To identify predictions for design elements indoors and out, Taylor Morrison, one of the nation's leading homebuilders and developers leveraged insights from designers and architectural experts and tracked the evolution of interior design by way of hashtags like #aesthetic and #core.
"Gen Z, while being less likely to accept free furniture pieces from friends or the street, often engages in second-hand shopping through curated vintage stores or online platforms," notes Heinäsuo. "They support sustainable brands, but their choices are often influenced by cost considerations and the availability of affordable options. This generation seeks a balance between sustainable design and cost-effectiveness in their decor solutions. [On the other hand,] 50% of Gen X and 45% of Millennials had no problem with upcycled options, according to what participants told our design experts."
On Wednesday, Evolve Bank and Trust, a financial institution that’s popular with fintech startups, announced that it had been victim of a cyberattack and data breach that could have affected its partner companies as well. The incident, according to the company's statement, involved “the data and personal information of some Evolve retail bank customers and financial technology partners’ customers.” When reached by TechCrunch, Evolve's communications chief Thomas Holmes said that the incident involves “a known cybercriminal organization.”
Amazon is folding its Amazon Clinic telehealth service into its primary care business One Medical, the company announced on Thursday. The company explained in today's blog post that, to simplify Amazon’s primary care offering for customers, the service has now been rebranded to Amazon One Medical Pay-per-visit, and now offers more affordable per-visit pricing.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that the company will begin to surface AI characters made by creators through Meta AI studio on Instagram. The social media company's announcement comes on the same day as a16z-backed chatbot company Character.ai is rolling out the ability for users to talk with AI avatars over a call. In a post on his broadcast channel, Zuckerberg noted that these chatbots will be clearly marked as AI to inform users.