Interior Design Trends 2010 Review

It is interesting to read all kind of forecasts and expectations for the 2010 trends in interior design, but many of them are connected with just colors or fashionable materials and decorations - yes, it is true that interior design is influenced by trends in fashion, but it is important to consider trends more from a point of view of a picture of society. And having in mind the latest developments in society and economics, I think that the most important and lasting trend in interior design is going to be the search for authenticity - as in the Rough Luxe trend which is not so new, but is finding its natural growth this year and definitely in the years to come, because it "does double duty from shabby to chic by utilizing reclaimed metals,  muted tones and sustainable woods".  Another reasons: we find more and more often that we like products with history, containing emotional value for us. And it is also part of the growing trend for searching sustainable solutions in design and through design in every other area of our life.
A recent article in  PointClickHome.com  describes trends 2010 very well:

  “Survival mode” may have been the name of the game in 2009, but in 2010, the design world is looking to have a bit more fun. While designers are still conscious of the economic and environmental challenges ahead, the upcoming trends they’re fashioning impart a boost of happiness and a shot of color, as well as an infusion of surrealist fantasy and handmade charm." 

Turquoise, the Color of the year 2010 selected by Pantone is definitely a good shot of color and, true, the 2009 shows proved that 2010 will be the year of craft. The appearance of Furniture Guaranteed for 300 Years at Milan Furniture fair shows also that customers again start to value longevity, good quality practical and well designed products that we like to have and keep as long as possible. 
And according to the Cologne Furniture Fair Highlights 2010  

"In the year 2010 the design scene will be dominated by
conflicting tendencies : the experimental on the one hand and durability and quality on the other.
"Trickery", "Comfort Zone", "Rehab" and "Discipline" are the most important developments for the interior design sector 2010."

There seems to be a considerable overlapping in all these forecasts and the result is a trend to a certain maturity - in society and in design.
Some more trends forecasts that  are already making their way or growing:

- Upcycling - "the evolution of recycling, reusing materials to turn them into something more valuable or upscale than they were in their first life." is just one of the trends described by The Commercial Appeal.

           - HOMESTEAD CHIC .
More links will follow so check this post often. You are welcome to suggest interesting links or ideas below, too.
 
There is another link that I am going to add today (Jan.20th)- I just came across The Kelly Hoppen Trend Report 2010 and was pleased to find that she also expects the focus this year to be on "chic design and more comfort", as is IMM Cologne 2010 expectancy:

"Your home is not there to say how much you have but it needs to say how happy and comfortable you are in the most chic way possible!"

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The Face of Interior Design 2008 - Trends

Happy New Year! What will it bring to interior design? There is an abundancy of trendspotting and forecasting articles and many of them contain some common trends - like the announced earlier by Pantone Blue Iris for color of 2008, (Pantone's Color of the Year Is... - New York Times), now added is the yellow featured by International Team of colour experts at ICI Paints as part of the 2008/2009 themes. "These are not the colors the design industry is telling you to use, these are the colors the design industry thinks you subconsciously want to use," writes Susan Fornoff, Chronicle Staff Writer

I think that trends are just floating in the air and it is the creative people like artists and designers that first sense them. Then they incorporate these into their works. What the agencies are doing, is just to report what they have found (or to try to influence the public). Still, most of the trends that appear are connected with the state of our society and the way we think at the moment. That is why these choices of colours for the year 2008 may have their reason - "Yellow has, almost more than any other hue, the ability to convey a mood of warmth, sociability and welcome". But yellow is naturally present in the flower itself and combined with the thoughtfulness, calmness and magic of blue iris it confirms the trend of juxtaposition of warm and cool in search of a relaxing environment.
On the basis of these forecasting articles and my observations on the design trends that appeared in the last years I tried to make this picture of what the face of interior design in 2008 will look like.

The other trends are:

• eco-conscious design - although some forecasters expect a certain tiredness of consumers from the theme of green and eco- I think that it is our role as designers to help customers live better and promote sustainable design. I like the term 'Art eco movement'. According to Design trends on tap for 2008,Chattanooganow, it is "the same sustainable sensibility that draws consumers to solar water heaters, icynene insulation or vegetative roofs also drives interior elements and fixtures that pair ecological efficiency with good looks."
  
• incorporating outdoor spaces with the overall home design


• mellow metallics: metallic finishes and effects will last long into 2008, but mainly the "muted metallics" that have the sophistication of their shinier counterparts, but are much easier to live with


• increased customization and one-of-a-kind elements are taking center stage - through custom-designed furniture or reinventing existing pieces whether they be from clients' own homes or antique fairs, estate sales or flea markets or


• with the help of new technologies that can take any image and translate it into a permanent wall or floor covering


• combining traditional patterns and crafts with new technologies (example: the 'lace trend' as part of the "Figuration in Contemporary Design" - I am using here the title of an interesting exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago


• the interest in crafts, materials and textures will continue


• intelligent appliances
  
  
  Well, that is for the moment, but more and detailed information is available on request.

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Do you want to know the Top 20 Trends in 2010?

Trendoffice is a blog dedicated to trends in design and regular readers know that here they can always find what are the latest and most important trends in design, as well as a lot of examples about the link between fashion and interior design. But knowing what are the latest trends can be useful not only for those interested in fashion or design - some of the world's leading companies, like Microsoft, eBay, The Economist, Philips, Nokia, Google, LG Pepsico use  TrendHunter Trend Reports to better understand trends and emerging opportunities. Trend Hunter's Crowdsourced Insight (tm) represents the next generation of trend reports. Unlike trend reports created by individuals and small teams, they leverage the world's largest trend spotting network and the largest trend spotting audience to source and filter the most interesting micro-trends. If you are interested in learning what are the top 20 Trends in 2010 have a look at the video below, but for a more detailed information visit Trend Hunter. There's an early bird special on right now that will save you a couple hundred bucks.

Trends via TrendHunter.com.

Patricia Urquiola talking about the Interior Trends 2011

Do you want to know what are the most important trends in furniture and interior design for 2011? Then you should go to IMM Cologne blog. Two days ago they published the results from  a two-day imm cologne Trend Board workshop in Cologne where at the beginning of June, the designers Patricia Urquiola and Defne Koz  met up with the designer Harald Gründl, the textile designer Martin Leuthold  and the editor Marco Velardito to discuss and filter out four of the most important trends in furniture and interior design which were to be summed up in a trend book called Interior Trends 2011.
The Trend Board — a group of five or six influential designers, architects, materials specialists and trade journalists — was established by imm cologne seven years ago. The trend book, which is published every autumn, sums up the results of that year’s Trend Board workshop.
I like the choice for this year's trend board - Urquiola is no doubt the most accomplished woman in contemporary interior and furniture design with powerful influence. And one more successful and inspired woman designer -  Defne Koz. Having in mind that trends are always sensed first by great designers, for sure we can believe what they consider to be the most important trends for 2011.
One trend I totally agree with and like its description:

"Trend 1: Emotional Austerity
As bittersweet as dark chocolate
Austere beauties: The elegant ambiance is defined by clear and unostentatious aesthetics. And yet despite their severity, the forms and lines are anything but cold... In their search for the essence of things, the designers encounter classic and established forms that are equipped with new functions and produced with high-tech. This playful mixing with new technologies and the piecing together of old and new details are symptomatic of a desire to dismantle and re-arrange that finds particularly strong expression in this trend: The cards are being reshuffled. With filigree forms and soft colours, these austere beauties appeal to both our heads and our hearts. They are joined by pretty but modest basic forms with boxy or rounded contours.The colours and materials are dominated by nature: wood, leather, felt and plant fibres are complemented by technical fabrics; an earthy olive hue dominates over lush and pale shades of green and is joined by powder shades from rosé to brown."

Home Trends 2007 and On

A lot of the visitors landing on my blog come from Google search on today's home trends - space planning and interior design in general. I think that this is just a proof of how important changes are happenning nowadays in the spaces where we live. The rapid changes in the world we live make us change our homes, too. The concept for the modern home is already much different than the one we had only a decade ago.

Here is one of the best short descriptions of the contemporary home I found in MoCo Loco by Harry Wakefield:"the living room is a room to live in (not a sitting parlor), the dining room is the place used to dine every day and the kitchen is the new entertainment room where preparing food is a communal activity"

About 3 years ago we discovered that we like to stay in the kitchen and entertain with our friends while prepairing the food and suddenly the kitchen has become the center of the home.

Today, instead of investing in larger homes, people seem to prefer to invest in making the available space multifunctional and better organized.

Customization is also one of the main trends on the market as a whole and what is very important - even in home appliances. The latest example: with Integra® Refrigeration by Bosch you can now customize your refrigeration to your kitchen as well as your lifestyle, with a choice of refrigeration units, freezers and wine coolers that can create a truly customized cooling solution. With sizes ranging from 18" to 36", you can create virtually any configuration you want. If you don’t freeze much but have a lot of fresh food, pair an 18" freezer with a 30" refrigerator. Then add a 24" wine cooler for your treasured wine collection.

Another major trend is the desire to make our homes greener - both as a living environment and as general attitude to the world we live in.
Homeowners are embarking on home redecorating and remodeling projects that add pleasure and wellness to their home environments and preserve the environment around them.

The fusion style is alive and thriving (one elegant example is from Greg Natale Interiors above). Many designers avoid working with a specific 'style' preferring to draw from diverse sources of inspiration and breath new life into past decoration elements. As a result more and more home owners begin to understand that over- coordination, in both color scheme and era can make a room banal and sterile and it is better to be creative and choose furniture for its shape and the way it relates to the other pieces in the room.

It is very interesting to ascertain that the trends expected for 2007 are a fact already. What is next?

I am starting to publish here regularly my observations and finds about the most interesting Home Trends we spot at the end of 2007. A detailed analysis is available on request.

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Top Design Trends of 2009

Happy New Year! It is time to have a look at the trends in interior design for 2009. As a result of my research and observations I have collected a list of major trends and inspirations that will have influence in the beginning year. Recession forced many people to readjust their values and will put consumers in a more powerful position.

• a focus on quality craftsmanship and eco consciousness: it is not enough today to say for a product that it is Green - consumers demand proof that the process and the final product truly are Green, sustainable and meet with Fair Trade standards



• the trend towards innovation and creativity will grow



• handmade objects by artisans or by ourselves!



• recycled goods - reclaim, recycle and rediscover



• removing the clutter of over-design to focus on life



• allowable luxuries



• paint - major impact without major investment



• eggplant, wine, burgundy, plum, beet, raisin and raspberry colors have flooded the catwalks, but as we know that fashion and interior design have a lot in common, so the berries colors are expected to be reigning in our homes, too
  
  
• lots and lots of bright vivid yellow to give us energy - the standout accent color for 2009. Pantone touts “mimosa,” a vibrant shade of yellow illustrated by the flowers of some mimosa trees as its top shade of the new year.



• ‘Redesign is hot, hot, hot’ (you can read more on Re-design in my site)
  
  
  The interior here from ELLE DECOR seems to combine many of the above trends in the most elegant way.

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Interior Design Trends 2011

Doubleface by Florian Hauswirth (Postfossil photography/Nici Jost)

Are you curious to know what do the new trends for the 2011 look like? Have some brief impression from what I have found:
According to Heimtextil Trend there will be four trend topics: 

Sobriety – a return to the essential and traditional

- short-lived, seasonal trends end and consistent value begins; the new consumer landscape is characterised by quality, longevity, sustainability and significance. Designers are researching forgotten skills and traditional craftsmanship is making a comeback;

- Serenity, Classic Modernity and Minimal Luxury trends are also part of this topic.

Mix Mash combines the high-tech with craftsmanship, new with old

UTILITY - For Utility Lux designers have taken their inspiration from standardizsed industry and commercial fitments to create a refined look.Function is first.

Industrial Facility’s
Dryerhair

Wilderness – back to where we came from
One of the best examples is TreeHotel - Treehouses in woodland setting!

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And now - Color of the Year for 2011: PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle
A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.I like it! And expect that it will be more popular than this year's turquoise.

















More trends and examples will follow soon - visit regularly.






I am curious - what are your thoughts?

imm cologne 2008 - news

For those of you who wish to have been there - enjoy!

LA NUOVA CASA - this is my choice:)

What are the new trends from this year's fair? Here is one important opinion:

Dirk-Uwe Klaas, chief Managing Director of the Association of the German
Furniture Industry in Bad Honnef (VDM) on three current developments at imm
cologne 2008:
"Firstly, you will realise that the quality and presentation
of what is being offered has again clearly improved in comparison to previous
years. Secondly, we can clearly see that design and a demanding use of form is
no longer a must only in the more elevated price range, but also in the middle
and lower prices categories. And finally there is one big mega trend - the fact
that there are no trends. Variety is the order of the day, whether in relation
to furniture and technology, furniture and light or furniture and
ecology."

COR Couvert

ligne roset

Although no major trends, I notice something I like - there seems to be a lot of natural wood in home furnishings this year which confirms the trend for solid wood pieces and visible woodgrain:

Dieter Knoll

Schulte Design
Scholtissek -

MDF - Italia S Table - defintely one of the most talked about products.

imm cologne - The international furnishing show -

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Memories and Trends from Euroluce 2019

It happens every other year within Milan Design Week and always the stands are impossible to pass by. Lighting is magic and one of the most effective interior design tools! So, enjoy my findings:
- trends:

Just a few of the trends that I spotted. More details are available on request.

Niagara Gold by Lladro

And this final one is for more inspiration :) - illustrating another very popular trend and Euroluce 2019.  Check my other posts on trends and news from Milan Design Week 2019.

My blog is presented at Floor Coverings International!

I am happy to share that I was interviewd by Floor Coverings International, North America’s leading in-home design floor coverings brand! For my readers that want to learn more about Trendoffice and me I am posting a part of the interview here below, but, if interested, you can read the whole text on their site. 

"Floor Coverings International Calgary is pleased to bring you the latest installment in our Designer Influencer Interview Series, an interview with Temenouzhka Zaharieva of TrendOffice. Temenouzhka runs a successful design consultancy and website.  You can follow Temenouzhka on Facebook.

Please tell us a little about yourself.

I discovered Interior Design the year after graduating with Masters in Informatics and a certificate in Journalism. The profession of interior designers was not at all popular in Bulgaria at that time. The work of interior designers was done by architects. But I have always been interested in beautiful things, in arts and drawing. And after living 6 months in New York I discovered that I can study interior design from a distance. When coming back to Sofia I did a research and found that Rhodec International offers the most thorough home study interior design course and I started my the Professional Diploma Course in Interior Design.

Why did you decide to start a design blog?

My blog Trendoffice somehow makes the connection with my earlier professional qualifications – its name shows my interest in the sociological importance of trends in interior design. I do believe that “Trends follow our direction of thought, expressing the mood of the present and the style of the future”, that customers’ choices show us the directions in which society is going.

That is why I am always looking for repeating patterns and publish regularly about those trends in my blog. This may be of use both – to my readers, who sometimes become my customers, and to the companies that produce and sell everything connected with interior design. Which helps me also with my current work as Digital Marketing Manager for a construction, renovation and interior design company.

What do you enjoy about blogging?

Blogging is the perfect form of expressing personal opinion without mediators, like in all other forms of publishing. At the same time with blogs you can reach a very wide audience and make yourself heard. On the other hand, I do believe also that we have to be well informed in order to make our best choices in life and since interior design is the profession which helps people live in the best possible way, we must tell people how useful it can be. With my blog I hope that I provide my readers with a curated selection of the freshest, most innovative, best design ideas in the world, which will inspire them for their own projects and at the same time it keeps me connected with many known and unknown professionals. Blogging is the best way to get people acquainted with the products and new developments of companies like Floor Coverings International.

In fact I started writing about interior design several years before starting my first blog and I have numerous publications in printed media and on-line, which made it necessary to create another blog where I post some of the articles that have already been published somewhere else. Something like my on-line journalistic portfolio. And I have a 3rd blog where I publish photos of my finished interior design projects.

How do you stay on top of the latest design trends?

...." the whole text is here

Thank you, Jordan Mason! It was pleasure for me to share my thoughts with you and your readers! 

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Customized Living

Customization is one of the most popular trends in the last years - creating your own unique look for the things that surround you is a great possibility to express yourself and more and more companies offer customized and personalized products. As an interior designer I am very much pleased with the possibility to choose a rug  and customize it to literally any color combination, size and shape required - carpets are an important part of our interiors and this allows us to implement exactly the color scheme we want for a certain room. We can also use the rug as a way to unite all the colors in a room in the most suitable pattern and style.  

 I have many publications dedicated to this trend and the above abstract is from my post Customization trend: Create your Own Rug. Now I am very pleased to find that  “Customized Living” is a keynote theme at
DOMOTEX 2012. I am eager to see more photos from the event which takes place from 14 to 17 January 2012 and will showcase design trends in carpets, home textiles, resilient floor coverings, parquet and laminates. For those of you who are curious to learn what are the latest trends in carpet design, here below is an abstract from their preliminary publication:

The choice of floor covering is
often the inspiration behind the
interior designer’s whole concept.
A carpet is the unifying design
element which brings together
room decor and furniture
to create an individually styled
living space.

 This trend towards individual, unique style statements – customized living as it is often called – has a massive influence and opens up
new opportunities in personal interior design. Carpets allow almost unlimited possibilities due to the sheer diversity of materials, colours and shapes, not to mention custommade
products. Fashion trends areplaying an increasing role in carpetdesign. Consequently, in the 2012 season we will see lots of bold colour– pink, mustard yellow, cobalt blue, leaf green, turquoise, petroland rust – separately or as blockcolours, but also in funky, colourful combinations. In short, modern carpetsare an attractive and eyecatching design statement.

The  sustainability and “green living” trend applies to flooring, too. There are numerous  materials suited to this trend in flooring and home, such as undyed Himalayan (Tibetan) wool,
hemp, plant fibres and yarns from cacti as well as patterns based on natural forms and images which can
be used in carpets. Countless patterns, shapes and textures are inspired by nature. The natural theme is not simply expressed by the use of environment-friendly fibres and colours, but also by the use of natural images in carpets and rugs.

Cologne Furniture Fair: the new trends begin to shape up

Here below are some of the trends shaping up at Cologne. According to a survey conducted by the German Furniture Industry Association (VDM) among manufacturers and exhibitors this year's trend-setting developments and tendencies

include:

MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY FURTHER EXTENDED
As the focal point of the furniture ranges at imm cologne 2007 the
respondents generally stated the increase in multi-functional furniture. This
evolution in the product range is not a new theme, but confirms the customers'
desire for multi-purpose and flexible furniture. People also want to enjoy
freedom of design for their furniture, a trend which is being underlined with
tilting, folding, turning and swivelling features

DS 165 DESIGN: HUGO DE RUITER for De Sede above is just exactly that: an elegant modern seating unit that offers the right solution for every room and occasion. The adjustable backrests enable new seating positions to be achieved at will. And thanks to the arrangement of rectangular seating elements, the sofa can develop to fit every living area as if it were a growing organism.

Another examples about multifunctionality are the sit-lie-lounge couch formation LAVE in the post below, the Artanova sofa (below), and the furniture series by Thut

Möbel (right)

And more about trends - colours:

MANY COLOURS AND PATTERNS

As far as cover fabrics are concerned, in the
coming furniture season, we can expect bold, loud colours. Aubergine or lilac
are the season's trend colours. But blue is also asserting itself in all
variations. Floral patterns, stripes, checks and the entire spectrum of the
natural shades will be on display. The classic "black-white" will once again
play a role in 2007.

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2010 Design & Color Trends forecasts

As my regular visitors already know, Trendoffice is the blog where they can always find the latest and most professional information on trends in interior and furniture design - from all the world.  Here is the next one:

BEHR announced 2010 Design & Color Trends:

"Responding to a world bursting with change, innovation and diversity, four distinctive trends emerge: Soft Structure – the softer side of modern:

Taking their cues from the fashion world, neutrals become cool and complex. This compelling palette goes beyond the boundaries of conventional gray and taupe. Expanded hues of mushroom, stone and white are enhanced even more with subtle undertones of blue and lavender.

Artisan Voyage – a vibrant cultural exploration:

Travel ignites our imagination and helps us form ideas for creative expression. The details we remember from our sojourns away can be profound or subtle. Each memory recalls a different impression captured in the moment: the delicate taste of tea, the raucous sound of city traffic, the luxurious feel of fine silk on our skin, the pungent scent of spices, the grand view of cityscapes.

Dark Glamour – a glamorous take on industrial style:

Dark hues set a mood of Gothic intrigue. Vivid, jewel-toned accents enliven the space, preventing a somber air. Antique white, smudged black and smoky gray combine with gemstone garnet and jade to create rich, alluring palettes.

(Although I understand that this style can be regarded as suitable for a time of recession, in my opinion it will not help to overcome the resulting depression, and, having in mind that our way of living depends so much on everything that sussounds us, I would hardly recommend it to my customers. Glamour - yes, but glamour connected with the luxury of the natural materials, good quality and authenticity. )

and Farm House Craft – a fusion of urban and rural.

Capturing the essence of growth and renewal is a palette of earthbound colors. Deep succulent greens found in verdant gardens mix with the lush, vivid hues of springtime fields. Accompanying them is a deep brown reminiscent of turned earth. This organic pairing of colors brings forth a stress-free atmosphere of living.
A provincial assortment of furnishings intersects with modern sensibility. Appliances are high-tech stainless steel. Cabinets are polished, blonde maple, while hardwood floors are constructed from reclaimed timbers. Decorative accessories are found in patina copper and pewter grays. Hand-woven baskets are filled with just-picked seasonal fruits and vegetables. Pots of herbs bathing in the sunlight are ready to be added to the next meal ..."
  My expectations are that this is the style that will get the most popularity in the coming year.

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Interior Design Trends 2012

Happy New year 2012! Let it be better than 2011 and let there be more love and satisfaction - in everything we do!

Usually at this time of the year we are trying to fugure out what expects us, how would the new year look like and for us, designers and design-lovers, what design trends will be most influential?

For sure Green design is one of the most important trends - it’s not surprise, this trend is becoming more and more popular, especially with increasing availability of eco-friendly materials and products, because green interior design not only helps us to create  healthier homes, but also to contribute to a sustainable way of living as a whole. And now we have made the next step -  the rising trend for green roofs and kitchen gardens.. It is interesting that the trend for growing one's own food is expanding into the restaurant business and into the urban community where community gardens are becoming increasingly common.

It appears that tough economic times have taught us some necessary lessons - we are rearranging the list of our values and  improvements in interior design and architecture are taking place to enable even the smallest places to be used efficiently. Some less used spaces are disappearing thus giving more room for more functional spaces.  

An important manifestation of the green trend is the use of resource-efficient features like low-flow faucets, low-E windows, powerful insulation and natural choices and eco-consciousness for furnishing for our homes. A natural and rustic feel with a lot of wood, often unfinished, is becoming more and more popular.

From decoration point of view, it is a good choice that Pantone have made for a color of the year 2012 - Tangerine Tango. Hopefully,  it will successfully play the role of a visual anti-depressant offering some sunshine for a grim economy and help us overcome the gloomy moods, rejuvenate ourselves and our lives.

And, speaking about moods, there is another interesing trend - "A cultural, social and consumer rebooting of all things 90s", according to The Future Laboratory these are "Trends,...designed to reassure, reassess and remind us of things that settle the senses, lull the emotions and refresh the spirits."

Obviously, we need that and design is probably one of the best tools to make the change. With the help of vivid chues, huge patterns, coloured lights, sparkle and glitz luxury slowly returns in interior design, but this is a more resrained, conscious luxury without the exuberance and unnecessary abundance.

My personal hope and believe is that along with green design ingenious designs and new technologhies will help this change most.

JWT Spots Seventy Things to Watch in 2007

As we reach nearer to the New Year a growing interest in the trends for 2007 in all areas of life is observed.
Trends are illustrated by the products and services that exemplify them, says leading trendspotter Marian Salzman. According to JWT, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and the fourth-largest in the world, 70 "in" products, services and trends will help to define 2007. To read the whole list go here, but what I like very much the last one;)

70. Age shuffling (40 is the new 20, for example)

- very encouraging. More on this topic at the blog of Marian Salzman and Ira Matathia NEXT.NOW

In general, and more seriously, as Ann Mack, director of trendspotting at JWT says "As globalization continues to make our world seem smaller, localization will come to a head in 2007 ...Decadent and excessive consumption will fall to the wayside as we stress quality, minimal environmental impact and support of local producers."

What's happening in the world of style in 2007?

As KAREN VON HAHN , Globeandmail.com columnist for style says "If you really want to know, brush up on current events." In her article WHAT'S NEXT? among others she reveals two trends connected with interior design:
"Piercing. From laser-cut eyelet in fashion to laser-cut fabrics in decor, piercing is emerging as a style statement. Designer Tord Boontje has followed up his successful cut-paper lamps with a pierced fabric for Maharam that lets light in through tiny pinpricked holes. Patricia Urquiola's T-table for Kartell is made from plastic with holes punched in it for a coral-like effect. "

















The word Piercing is more appropriate for solid materials, but as it reminds of our grand-mothers' handknitting this trend acquired also the name "LACE"or "Crochet"-trend more than a year ago and continued to be the central one for this year including the works of more and more designers. Along with the revival of incresed use of patterns it was the reaction to the boring minimalistic years and I hope that it will continue to add cosiness in our interiors in 2007, too.

"Revealing. Echoing the transparency that has forced the White House to acknowledge it is not winning the war in Iraq, an aesthetic interest in transparent materials is emerging. Glass, which shifts and shapes light and veils and reveals, is a new favourite with architects and designers. Art glass -- from glass wallcoverings such as Maya Romanoff's Bauble, which is like a froth of tiny bubbles caught in glass, to Joel Berman's striated, textured glass panels -- is hot for interiors.
On the heels of Herzog & de Meuron's all-glass Tokyo Prada store, the Swiss ambassador's residence in Washington, by Steven Holl Architects and Swiss firm Russli, features an Alpen exterior of opaque glass planks. And Holt Renfrew's Vancouver flagship, currently under construction, will utilize convex lenses of "pillow" glass by local artist Nathan Allan for its façade."








More sources and interesting trend descriptions will follow soon.

Interior Design How-To - Part 1

We all like glamorous and inspiring interiors, but how to create one? Not necessarily with a lot of money, but definitely with attitude and knowledge.  About styles, trends and materials and about balance. In this first part of my series on Interior Design How-To I want to offer you two ideas - one about style and the other - about trends.

How to create an inspiring and timeless interior? One good way is by contrast: cool and contemporary in a traditional space.

 A quote: Charlotte Moss: “The two things that make a room timeless are a sense of history and a piece of the future.”

 How to be aware of the future? One way is to follow trends.
As you may have already read above,

"Trends follow our direction of thought, expressing the mood of the present and the style of the future."

 According to Metropolitan Home

"Rough luxe is in, and this trend certainly does double duty from shabby to chic by utilizing reclaimed metals,  muted tones and sustainable woods."

 source: PointClickHome

Интериорният дизайн - как?

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Всички харесваме бляскави и вдъхновяващи интериори, но как се създават те? Не непременно с много инвестиции, но задължително с отношение и знания - за стил, материали, тенденции и баланс.
Един много успешен подход в интериорния дизайн е контрастът - особено между модерното и традиционното, както се вижда в интериора горе.
Charlotte Moss: "Двете неща, които правят една стая вечна, са усет към историята и парче от бъдещето" - А как да научим какво ни носи бъдещето? Като следим тенденциите, защото, както можете да прочетете под заглавието на блога, "Тендециите следват посоката на мисълта ни, изразявайки настроението на настоящето и стила на бъдещето".
Интересна тенденция за тази година е т.нар "груб, нешлифован лукс" - като в елегантния шкаф на снимката, направен от рециклирана дървесина. Логично, нали?

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