Trend alert: Soft Rounded Forms

This seems to be one of the main trends that we are going to see in furniture design for the coming months or years. We saw it earlier and in April Milan Design Week confirmed it, too. Just a few beautiful examples:

Pocket chair, Blå Station

FaRG-BLANCHE, ORGAN chair, photo © designboom

Isole sofa system for @andtradition, designed by Luca Nichetto and Nendo

Bomboca Sofa by the Campana Brothers

Interested in more inspiration from  Milan Design Week 2017 or trends? Check regularly Trendoffice - you might find that it is worth reading!

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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Interview with TrendOffice on Floor Coverings International

I am happy to share that I, as owner of Trendoffice Interior design Consulting, was asked to answer several questions by Floor Coverings International about design in general and trends in design. I think that my readers will find it interesting to read the Interview with TrendOffice on their blog. Here below is the beginning:

"At Floor Coverings International Ottawa East, we love to inspire and inform. We know that a secret to a beautiful home is more than amazing flooring. That’s why we introduced our Designer Influencer Interview Series, to give you a peek at the latest trends in home design. Our latest interview features talented designer and blogger Temenouzhka Zaharieva of TrendOffice. You can follow Temenouzhka on Facebook.

What’s one of your favorite design pieces you have in your own home?

‘Design pieces’ is quite vaguely defined term – I always try to buy everything with good design. Most of the furniture at home is designed by me – part of the kitchen, dining room, some of the furniture in the living room, bedroom and children room, our walk-in cupboard, my desk. But if we talk about famous designers’ work, most of it is not readily accessible and that is the problem nowadays – we would like to have good design everywhere around us, but how many families can afford pieces by Urquiola or Marcel Wanders? Or the famous designer furniture by modern classics from the last century? Yes, we do have the beautiful Eames Molded Plastic Side Chairs with Eiffel Tower Base at home – the most popular designs from that period, but they are also some of the most widely imitated. Fakes are everywhere and people are forced to buy fakes just to be able to enjoy the idea of good design, using bad quality furniture. Good design should be more accessible.

What is your favorite design trend of 2016?

I am happy to find that pastels are still on trend no matter that Pantone and other colour companies are no more choosing one Colour of The Year, but sets of themes and colours. Still, pastels are part of them. And that is quite natural – we need the calmness they supply to our environment. And another staying trend that is my favorite – copper and copper hues. They are so warm and cozy. Based on my experience, I have my own prediction for a favorite Colour of The Year 2017. By following all the new products and events in the field of interior design, I think that we shall continue to see a direct connection between fashion and interior design and yellow will be a very popular colour next year...."

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Thank you, Jordan, it is good to be able to share thoughts and ideas with your readers.

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Read my earlier blog posts if you want to read about my expectations about Trends 2017.

TRENDOFFICE is included in another Best Interior Design Blogs list!

"There are tons of reasons why you should read the blogs of interior designers, and the most important reason is that these are the people that can help you turn your dreams into reality. Even though not many people consider interior designers to be very important, this is not how it should be. Interior designers have a great understanding of space and are very attentive to small details. These are the skills that most average people don’t have.
Interior designers have the capability to actually change the way a person lives, his or her mood and the entire atmosphere of the house. On top of this, they are also capable of making your home look exactly as you want it to."

So much agree! And thank you,Smashing Tops, for including me in your 20 Best Interior Design Blogs! I am so pleased to be among these impressive blogs that have proved to be for me, too, great source of good interior design ideas.
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Trendoffice is part of the "Top 100 Interior Designer Blogs that You Should Read & Follow"!

I am so happy to announce that my blog Trendoffice is included in the latest list of the "Top 100 Interior Designer Blogs that You Should Read & Follow"!:

"Trendoffice, as the name suggests, is one of the most reliable interior design trend blogs, a source where you can always expect to find the latest news and trends in interior and furniture design. This blog contains lots of ideas and inspiration that you can use for your home. Be sure to explore more on this blog."

Thank you,  LikeModern Team! Thank you, Ashley! 

So much agree with you: 

"So, why should you follow an interior designer?
Well, there are many reasons for this; but mainly, it is because they are the people who can help make the dreams you want for your home a reality. Most people don’t consider interior designing to be that important, but that is not entirely true. Designers have an open-minded view of the space and give special attention to details, which is why an average person can’t see the importance of it.
The designs of a house can actually change how a person lives, his/her mood, the house atmosphere, and many more. Also, they can help to get the looks that you want for your house.
Anyway, here are our top 100 interior designer blogs that you should follow. We also created a file wherein you can follow them on Twitter, which will be provided at the end of this article."

How to make a long room look more balanced

 This is one of my projects, where in a small apartment with unsightly dark living room I had to solve several problems:
- make it look more proportional, because it was long and narrow; with just one window at the far end;
- combine in this small space the functions of a kitchen, dining room and living room;
- preserve the available flooring.
Through the use of colour techniques and suitable materials I think we succeeded to make the room much wider, lighter and inviting.
Here below is the result:

Trendoffice is ranked as one of the top 100 interior design blogs - again!

I am happy to let you know that Trendoffice has been chosen again* as one of the top 100 interior design blogs:

"Trends come and go, but one site which really keeps on top of the latest in the design world is Trend Office. Experience the newest in design innovations. TrendOffice captures the design conscious amongst us and takes them through an inspirational look of trends to whisk them away into paradise."

Thank you, TheaterSeatStore, for the recognition and for this beautiful description!

*Trendoffice is listed also in “Top 100 Interior Design Blogs” by Graphic Design Degrees

Trendoffice is listed in “Top 100 Interior Design Blogs”

I am so pleased to let you know that my blog has been included in the list of
“Top 100 Interior Design Blogs” in an article by Amy Cook from Graphic Design Degrees"!

Thank you, Amy, for estimating what I am doing and properly describing what exactly makes my blog special:

"73. Trendoffice : As the name implies, Trendoffice focuses almost exclusively on new movements, motions, and ideas that crop up in the interior design industry."

Be sure to check this list - it is a great resource for anyone interested or working in the area of interior design!

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