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Known for the endless visual feed of mood boards, the thing about Trendsenses is that it’s fans-funded. Used by many to inspire and shed a light on the near future. These mood boards are totally free to use. Made independently in spare time.

I love doing this. Since I value my independence and liberty to work freely more than anything in my life. I’m a freelancer and not backed by a corporation or organization.

If you support my work and would like me to be able to continue making the sneak previews on the time to come, consider to donate. I’m a desperate sucker for fair trade chocolate and I can’t make these moodboards without it.

So donate one or more bars to keep me going….?

Trendsenses – Marieke de Ruiter


Trendsenses Studio

An independent design studio based in Utrecht area - Holland & Normandy - France


Combining visual forecasting with design, Trendsenses visualizes tailored creative solutions. Custom made for your brand or company.

About


Concept design and visual storytelling have always been central to the work of designer Marieke de Ruiter. She is an artwork and concept designer with over 20 years of experience in the creative fashion industry. This experience has given her a good insight into the creative fashion process. Since June 2016, she founded Trendsenses, an independent trend and design company that analyzes today’s trends for tomorrow’s business. She enjoys working with ethically driven organizations and people who make a positive and sustainable contribution to the creative industry. Her lectures are about connecting future innovations with design and how to use them in daily business operations to discover innovative, sustainable and ethically driven opportunities.
With her Trendsenses mood boards, Marieke is a continuous visual source of inspiration on various social media, where she inspires and reaches a wide audience worldwide.

The way we work


BRAINSTORM

When starting a project we dive deep into your company.
During round the table brainstorm sessions with you and your key team
members we zoom in on topics that are relevant to you.

 

RESEARCH

During our research, we are focused on the input that will strengthen your brand.
We think about sustainability at all steps of the design process and strive to maintain our
and your CO2 footprint as low as possible.

CONCEPT

We believe in strong visual communication as a starting point for all design trajects.
Our concepts are based on thoroughly trend and market research.

DESIGN

When designing collection styles and artworks we keep your signature and identity in mind.
We focus on long-term design with cohesion in shape, color and language.

ARTWORK

Custom made seasonal artworks, graphics and (seamless) allover dessins,
designed for you to be outstanding, commercial and attractive.

ART DIRECTION

By directing your story and striking the right chord for your collection or brand concept,
that's what art direction is for. 


Trend Forecasting

The Trend-Sessions


Our Trend-Sessions are directional & inspirational, our seminars curate an insightful forecast of the upcoming macro and key- trends trends, tailored to your company and target group.
We focus on consumer behaviour, innovation, fashion, sustainability, design, fabric, interior, lifestyle and color.
With strong visuals and macro economic content we provide a directional inside on the upcoming season, narrowing down to the key season specific directions and topics.
Whether you are a fashion entrepeneur, an organization, brand, designer or creative professional, book a session now because arly insights into culture changes and consumer behavior make you strong and prepared for tomorrow's business.

Photo: FvdS info@bloomingimage.nl

Curating clear directional trend stories


For our trendstories we watch developments in many different disciplines including:

| Fashion & Textile |
| Art & Design |
| Architecture & Urbanism |
| Interior & Furniture |
| Street Scene|
| Graphic Design & Illustration
| Music & Movies |
| Sustainability & Innovation |
| Philosophy & Literature |
| Science & Technology |

Follow our visual forecasting on Pinterest and Instagram

Runway Recap


Curated into PDF-books we select the dominant looks, trends and colors from the runways each season. Visualizing in which direction the trends are emerging.

 

This is a blurred version, meant as an example.

Full color 17 pages PDF-reports on the seasons FW24/25 and SS2025 are available. For info or prices please contact us.

 



Creative Freelance

It’s all about finding the right partner

WEB DESIGN

How you address new digital opportunities and changing market dynamics directly impacts your success.

APP DESIGN

I have more than ten years' experience in digital strategy consulting, ecommerce development, and more.

UX & UI DESIGN

My digital services provide end-to-end support across the digital product lifecycle from consultancy and iteration.

You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people.

Dieter Rams

News

We want clients and designers alike to think about their design and how it will work with the web copy, we want you think about how numbers.

WONDER & JOY // 2026

HEALING HOME // 2026

FLORAL OUTBURST // 2026

DREAMY BIOMIMICRY // 2026

THE NEW RAW // 2026

FAIRY WING PINK // 2026

I partner with creative brands and agencies

If you’re interested in growing or evolving your brand, let's talk.

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Credits & Sources

The beautiful images we use at Trendsenses are derived from many sources on the internet. We couldn't do anything without the contributions of the artists, painters, architects, designers, photographers and other creative minds that share their work so generously with us. We'd like to express our infinite thanks to them.

We want to give them all the credits they deserve, however we're only human. Sometimes we make mistakes or we can't trace the source....

If you see something we shouldn't have used, whenever there's something wrong, please contact us and grant us the chance to correct it.

Trendsenses provides free visual insights into future and present forecasting.
We use our antennas to scan the web for new trends and artistically combine them into moodboards.
We promote ‘cutting edge’ artists, photographers, architects, fashion brands et cetera. We inspire designers, artists, fashion companies and creative individuals all over the world. We are independent. We do not, never did and never will accept any payments by companies to promote their business in our moodboards. We take pride in our work and our efforts and that reflects the positive response we get from our many followers. We want to continue doing the things we do for you. Every day, every week and every year. We want and need to secure our independency. So we humbly ask you to donate one. One single euro. One single dollar. Every single month. We give you one. You give us one.


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ABOUT US


Trendsenses visualizes forecasts for brands, designers or retailers that provide guidance on upcoming trends in fashion, design, artwork, color and lifestyle.

We have a keen sense on future trends to help you make confident choices in design- and product development.

 

Our carefully curated interpretations of macro trends provide you with insightful, guiding predictions of the emerging trends in consumer behavior, fashion must-haves, key-trends, prints, fabrics, design and color.

OUR SERVICES

With our long-term vision, we investigate how trends develop from season to season, based on a cradle-to-cradle idea, in which reusability and innovation are paramount. We are happy to help you on your way to a future in which growth equals reuse.

TREND VISION

With our trend vision, we provide a clear and visually appealing analysis of emerging trends that will shape your design projects in the long run. We interpret global trends to help you understand what will shape your business in the years to come. We create visual reports with color, print and design direction trends. For each desired discipline, we summarize themes such as fashion, toys, textiles, shoes, activewear, stationery, accessories, etc.

SEASONAL TREND SESSIONS

With our six-monthly Trend-Sessions we present our seasonal forecasts.
These are real-life presentations that are on average 4 hours long, usually followed by a brain-storm session to reflect on how what has been seen and heard can be translated/implemented in your company. We present the main trend stories for the season with inspiring mood boards, key prints and color palettes, materials and details.

COLOR DIRECTION

Our color analyzes stem from our passion for creating careful and intuitive visual inspiration in the form of captivating images along with the necessary Pantone color information. These color predictions can be applied to multiple markets and categories. We provide a comprehensive overview of the main overarching color directions and key applications with the matching color palettes and must-have colors, so you get a well-informed overview of the season.

RUNWAY RECAP

Every season we help you make sense of the runway messages. Our seasonal forecasts present the most important trends of each season and give you insight into your seasonal development. We analyze each runway collection and identify what we believe to be the best shows. With a focus on colour, print and pattern, we put together a report each season that lists the key design pieces, patterns, accessories and materials that will guide your design development and purchasing strategies for the coming season.

Featured Trend Moodboards

The Trend Reports you see here are specifically curated for the (young) womenswear market. They provide a directional insight on the upcoming season, now focusing on 2023.

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Trend Moodboards

With our Trend Moodboards we as design enthusiasts want to inspire other design enthusiasts.
We believe in a transparant approach of visual forecasting. Check Instagram and Pinterest. Our Trend Moodboards are seasonal core trends with their own aesthetics. They fit into the macro trends of the coming season.

Trend Forecasting

Directional & inspirational, our seminars curate an insightful forecast of the upcoming trends on consumer behavior, fashion, fabric, interior, lifestyle, design and colour. With strong visuals and macro economic content we provide a directional insight on the upcoming season, narrowing down to the key season-specific directions and topics.

Trendsenses Studio

Trendsenses Studio is an allround design studio for fashion & print design with a sustainable and ethical approach, located in Utrecht-The Netherlands and Normandy-France. Quality, beauty and full attention for your company, that's what you'll find in the Trendsenses Studio, establishing seasonal concepts with cohesion in style, artwork, fabric and colour. 

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