Designers Predict Rough-Around-The-Edges Aesthetic Gains Traction

Designers including Nick Foster and Carole Baijings tell Dezeen they expect a rough-around-the-edges aesthetic to rise in 2026. They link the shift to generative-AI-driven homogeneity, economic volatility and efforts to humanize technology, predicting more textured, imperfect work alongside changes to trade shows and product calendars. Firms should balance efficiency pressures with space for expressive, locally rooted projects.
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