Salone Del Mobile 2022 - Artistic Trend

It seems that Art-Design is a very distinct trend for the coming 60th Salone del Mobile which starts in less that two weeks. Art-deco influences and baroque adornments are often found in many of the new designs that we are going to see in Milan from June 7th during Milan Design Week 2022. A few examples:

A Lot Of Brasil, photo courtesy

Nilafur Gallery Depot presents Craft Mania:

design by Etienne Marc, source: Azure

А modern version of the sumptuous Art Deco of the 1920s appears in bathrooms, too:

Acquabella

LUX lamp by Harmonia has a wooden base with integrated LED lights and decorative porcelain cover

Another Trend from Supersalone

In addition to sustainability - a central theme in this year’s fair - a lot of colour everywhere was another distinctive interior design trend. After the gloomy almost two years without live events designers now respond with rich colour palettes:

Tote by Sebastian Herkner

Arper - Mixu collection

Cielo bathrooms ph. T.Zaharieva

ph. T.Zaharieva

MOM - photo T. Zaharieva

More about Supersalone at my blog Designcommentator: Supersalone shows what the international furniture fair should look like in the future

One Growing Trend in Interior Design

 I like cork - as my readers have already noticed :) And I am pleased to find that the use of cork in furniture and interior design as a whole is a growing trend! Today I saw the latest furniture designs by Tom Dixon - enjoy some of them here below:

 "In terms of a dream material, you couldn't really get a lot better." - Tom Dixon

The collection is even called The Cork Family :)

I have even used cork in one of my interior design projects and I know from my clients that many years after it was applied they are still pleased with the results!

Trends: Warmth with natural stones

According to Elle Decor, there is a general trend (which I completely agree with) towards warmer, earth tones, including the bathroom. And there we notice a desire to replace white marble in favor of stones with warmer hues like travertine and limestone. I can confirm that from what my latest clients chose for their two bathrooms - travertine walls and travertine-like floor tiles:

The master bathroom in my latest project

And the second one which is still not completed with lighting:

I suppose that now, when we are going to spend more time at home, this trend towards warmer hues will become popular.

Trend Alert: Tables as Focal Point

I like this trend. It started a couple years ago. Tables with one central base often with unusual sculptural form are getting more and more popular. This is true not only for dining tables, like this beautiful example below:

The Barry table by Miniforms

but also for side tables, where it is much easier to have a more interesting solution:

Touch Duo Side Table KARE Design

Mackin Side Table Ebern Designs Colour: Metallic copper

 Maciel Side Table Ebern Designs Colour: Metallic copper

 Shenae Collection FST2944-AC 22" Side Table with 1 Soft Self-Closing High Sheen Drawer Gold Plated Solid Metal Pedestal Base and Medium-Density

244-C Skyler Chrome Coffee Table - 36 x 36 x 14.5 in.

Bassett Mirror 6670-LR-160 31 x 31 x 17.75 in. Living Room Babaloo Cocktail Table - Octagon


FST2967-US Olivia Nightstand Side Table 2 Piece Set Gold Gibbous Moon Frame Pu Leather Top, Modern Contemporary - Black
Potashnick Stool Sol 72 Outdoor Colour: White
HF-T921-201 Cast Concrete Lamp
Stitch Collection EEI-3494-BRN 59" Dining Table with Sculptural Carved Pedestal Base Rustic Style Round Shape Rich Wood Grain Texture and Solid
Helena Coffee Table Zipcode Design Colour (Table Top): Red, Colour (Table Base): Black
Karter Coffee Table Bloomsbury Market
Have a look at some more examples from my visits to Milan Design Week.