These futuristic gadgets are not the result of unfettered imagination on the part of Philips Design, but are the product of a global survey of consumers conducted after Philips announced in 2003 a switch from a manufacturing orientation to a market orientation, from which they learned in great depth about the living environments people sought. From this data, gathered bit by bit, they pieced together a portrait of the future.
這些「未來科技產品」不是飛利浦設計中心關在象牙塔裡天馬行空的想像，而是 2003 年當飛利浦宣布從「生產導向」轉為「行銷導向」後，開始訪談全球消費族群，深入了解他們心中渴望的生活情境，一點一滴彙整、拼湊出的未來圖像。