Trends
Trends for 2010/11
As economic troubles make life more uncertain, we are seeking comfort, simplicity and harmony around us. So trends in interiors for the future are for authenticity, functionality and personal luxury. We are evaluating our lives and looking at what truly gives us pleasure and satisfaction.. we are more open to technology and how it can serve our needs and simplify our homes.
We are also looking at the environment and using shapes, forms, colours and visual effect from nature. Craftsmanship is, once again, treasured, as it should be, hand stitching, any kind of good quality craft works are now emerging as desirable accessories for interiors. We need to create a more emotional relationship with our surroundings, and create more individual interiors. The idea of having a look the same as everyone else will,thankfully, be a thing of the past. It does'nt matter what our tastes and preferences are, it is the things that are authentic and have emotional appeal that generate our enthusiasm. Re interpreting the past is becoming popular, taking traditional furniture and adding a twist to put a new face on them, an old sideboard with a high gloss spray in a rich colour is a super storage solution ,add some new handles and you have something unique and you have recycled something too. It is perfectly ok to use old and new together.
Strong and warm colours fit into one group of "looks" for 2010/2011
All things natural... Textures, wood, wool, minerals, stone. Colours are also natural as in earth pigments; "madder red" "indigoe blue" "raw umber" . Colours may be earthy, but it doesn't mean they will be within all things natural! Earth colours within furniture in high lacquers, plastic furniture, used alongside bright oranges and turquoises, still natural colours but spiced up a bit! Urban concrete tones work well with this look as neutrals.
Dark brown,camel,saffron to soft red. Lilac and berry tones in every nuance are still popular. Soft and understated is the key to this look; reds are moving to pinks and corals, purples are heading towards violets and lilacs, yellows are becoming greener, beiges and browns are coming through, though grey is still the strongest neutral. Blue is very prominent in all its softer shades, and turquoise is still a major accent in all its shades.
Kinder ,softer looks, inspired by Japanese art gives rise to Asian furniture becoming part of interiors again but in a gentler way as opposed to big and chunky.
Metallics
are still huge in wallpapers, and in furniture. They tend to be
a little duller and more matt now, replacing the glitzy mirrored
look.
And the big look for '10/'11 bright sofas and chairs with neutral cushions and throws!
Sustainability is the imperitive keyword. We must all make an effort to do our bit for the planet.
