did you happen to read a recent article about a trend spotter?

May 1, 2016 5:42 AM

I can't find this again so I can read the whole thing... a recent article about a man with an unusual job. He visits people in their homes and spots trends. He does this up to 300 nights per year. Did you happen to read this too or know of this person? I just wanted to read about it.
posted by egk to Society & Culture (5 answers total)

The trend spotter in question looks to be Martin Lindstrom - the blurb for his book mentions the 300 nights per year he spends in strangers' homes.

There was an article on him in Forbes in February, but it doesn't seem to mention how many nights he spends visiting homes.
posted by escapepod at 5:51 AM on May 1, 2016

Response by poster: thank you!
posted by egk at 5:52 AM on May 1, 2016

You might also appreciate this Malcolm Gladwell column from 1997 - The Coolhunt.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 6:21 AM on May 1, 2016

Have a look at William Gibson's Blue Ant Trilogy. Trend spotting is one of the central themes running through the series.
posted by humboldt32 at 11:47 AM on May 1, 2016

Response by poster: Oh, thank you. I think I would enjoy all of these.
posted by egk at 5:01 AM on May 2, 2016