About

‘Travelling, shopping, searching and scouring the world both real and virtual Philippa is constantly gathering information and picking up on emerging trends, studying society, collecting materials, objects and ideas.’

Established in London in 2006 Philippa Wagner Consultancy is a creative think tank company relying on expertise in trend forecasting, future thinking, smart materials and innovation with a particular experience in surface and material trends.

Philippa Wagner Consultancy offers exclusive services to a range of clients that have included Philips Design, WGSN and Orange

Philippa’s breadth of knowledge and experience both locally and globally allows forecasting in ranges from the short term upto 1 year or the long term upto 20 years.

Working across all areas of business and product from the High-tech industry in telecommunications to electric and electronic devices as well as in the Textile and garment industry from sportswear to lingerie, Philippa has particular experience in materials and surface inspirations that will impact your business.

Having been a visionary part of the team at WGSN for the last 4 years, Philippa has recently taken up the role of innovation and materials consultant for Stylesight a leader in online trend forecasting for the design industry as well as continuing to consult to a series of key companies across automotive, telecommunications and fashion.

Forecasting and tracking key material innovations that will impact design thinking across all design disciplines she is also a visiting lecturer at CSM, RCA and Kingston on their future fashion and textiles MA courses where Philippa uses her wide reaching knowledge and experience to influcence future thinking .

Services:

Trend forecasting both short and long term, putting together a presentation for an insightful injection into a business either targeted or otherwise. Forming key insights to inform your business.

Writing not trained as a journalist Philippa has found herself writing many features as an expert in her field

Tradeshow reporting visting key design and materials tradeshows she reports on for clients about key shows such as Milan furniture fair, Premiere Vision and Maison&Objet.