D E S I G N S T R AT E G I E S SHIFTING AF TER A TRYING YEAR (PLUS), THREE SEG MENTS TO WAT C H O U T F O R I N A P O S T- PA N D E M I C W O R L D FOCUS 18 SPRING 2021 The global COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted the way people travel and live. Design followed suit. As interior designers and architects navigated a new world, it became clear that designing spaces post-2020 would bring new innovations and set fresh eyes on emerging sectors the pandemic gave rise to (or elevated). Here are three segments the industry has its sights on as we move past the pandemic into a new era of work, play, and life. ALEX FIL Z By Alicia Hoisington