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A handy roundup of home interior trends to expect in 2018:
Materials:
- Velvet
- Stone
- Bronze and copper are out, gold is still in
- Carrera and Nero Marquina marble are losing power
- Heavy sham glassware
- Chunky products
- Mango wood
- Increased interest in recycled and ‘natural’ looking packaging
Concepts:
- ‘Second Renaissance’ imagery; quiet and contemplated imagery inspired by the past
- Conceptual realism; imagery that looks real even if the idea doesn’t
- Masculinity undone / modern masculinity
- Hygge 2.0
- Nature motifs
- Geometric patterns
- Contemporary minimalism; more complex details and shapes but muted colours
- Art Deco
- Made-to-order unique designs
Colors:
- Pantone’s color of the year: 18-3838 Ultra Violet
- Jewel tones: teal, eggplant and emerald green
- Lustre finishes
- Translucent glassware
- Ombre effects combined with solid metallics and patterning
- Diminishing interest in millennial pink, but still some presence
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Source: WGSN, Pantone, Mering Global