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Decorating: We’re Calling It! Our Home Trend Predictions for 2016
We took a trip to the future at this year’s 100% Design trade show and had a glimpse of the trends we’re tipping for 2016
Design shows are great places to test out your fortune-telling skills. If you look closely enough, you can usually pick out a few themes that will filter down to the high street a few months later. This year at 100% Design, the editorial team had a good scout around in an effort to predict next year’s big decorating trends for you. This is where we’re placing our bets…
Materials will get mixed up
Why have one material when you can have two? Mixed materials cropped up enough times at this show for us to flag this as a bit of a trend. From classic combinations, such as marble and wood, to more unexpected combinations, including wood and gold and even concrete and gold, materials were juxtaposed in simple blocks and with clean lines.
Why have one material when you can have two? Mixed materials cropped up enough times at this show for us to flag this as a bit of a trend. From classic combinations, such as marble and wood, to more unexpected combinations, including wood and gold and even concrete and gold, materials were juxtaposed in simple blocks and with clean lines.
Plywood will have its moment
This humble DIY material was celebrated in all its unvarnished glory at this year’s show and we’re tipping it as a big trend. As a simple, affordable raw material, it has a pale beauty that several designers celebrated in fresh and creative ways.
See the rest of this chic plywood kitchen
This humble DIY material was celebrated in all its unvarnished glory at this year’s show and we’re tipping it as a big trend. As a simple, affordable raw material, it has a pale beauty that several designers celebrated in fresh and creative ways.
See the rest of this chic plywood kitchen
Houseplants will transport us back to the 1970s…
If there’s one décor item every self-respecting 1970s interior had it was a houseplant. And the bigger the better! As if to set in concrete the 1970s revival that has swept the catwalk, as well as our homes, there were houseplants galore at this year’s show. If you haven’t already made space for a bit of greenery in your home, our bet is that 2016 will see you embracing the great outdoors. It doesn’t have to be a cheese plant…
If there’s one décor item every self-respecting 1970s interior had it was a houseplant. And the bigger the better! As if to set in concrete the 1970s revival that has swept the catwalk, as well as our homes, there were houseplants galore at this year’s show. If you haven’t already made space for a bit of greenery in your home, our bet is that 2016 will see you embracing the great outdoors. It doesn’t have to be a cheese plant…
…and they will be suspended from every surface
Hanging planters are another 1970s design staple that look likely to stick around for another season. Ideal for even the tiniest of homes, they allow you to bring the houseplant trend to every corner of your living space. We’ve spotted some very chic homes on Houzz already styling this look. Will you join in?
Take a tour of Katy Orme’s creative London home
Hanging planters are another 1970s design staple that look likely to stick around for another season. Ideal for even the tiniest of homes, they allow you to bring the houseplant trend to every corner of your living space. We’ve spotted some very chic homes on Houzz already styling this look. Will you join in?
Take a tour of Katy Orme’s creative London home
Perspex could herald a 1980s revival
Hot on the heels of the 1970s revival, the industry seems to be gearing up for… yes, you guessed it, the return of the 1980s. There have been whisperings of this for a while, but the use of Perspex and bright blocks of primary colour at 100% Design gave us a stronger hint that this bold decade is set to make its mark on our design conscience next year. Prepare yourselves…
Hot on the heels of the 1970s revival, the industry seems to be gearing up for… yes, you guessed it, the return of the 1980s. There have been whisperings of this for a while, but the use of Perspex and bright blocks of primary colour at 100% Design gave us a stronger hint that this bold decade is set to make its mark on our design conscience next year. Prepare yourselves…
Hardware will shine
The humble pieces of hardware that we all regularly take for granted (have you ever actually stopped to appreciate your kitchen tap?) were given their moment in the limelight. Much care and thought went into celebrating these simple pieces of hardware at the show and we reckon it could be a focus for 2016.
The humble pieces of hardware that we all regularly take for granted (have you ever actually stopped to appreciate your kitchen tap?) were given their moment in the limelight. Much care and thought went into celebrating these simple pieces of hardware at the show and we reckon it could be a focus for 2016.
Furniture will adapt to incorporate tech
A common theme of the show, and referenced in the opening talk by designer Ilse Crawford, technology is still steadily making its mark on the design industry.
We noticed that several pieces of furniture had been thoughtfully designed to accommodate our changing behaviour and habits. Tables and benches with in-built grooves for holding a tablet or phone were one of the creative ways designers were finding to cater for our changing needs.
TELL US…
Do you see any of these trends catching on? Share your thoughts and predictions in the Comments below.
A common theme of the show, and referenced in the opening talk by designer Ilse Crawford, technology is still steadily making its mark on the design industry.
We noticed that several pieces of furniture had been thoughtfully designed to accommodate our changing behaviour and habits. Tables and benches with in-built grooves for holding a tablet or phone were one of the creative ways designers were finding to cater for our changing needs.
TELL US…
Do you see any of these trends catching on? Share your thoughts and predictions in the Comments below.
Think the craze for copper is on the wane? You could be right. We saw a lot of gold inching its way into the limelight at the show and think designers are lining it up as a replacement for the ubiquitous copper trend of the past couple of years. With its roots in the 1970s craze, gold is a warm, glitzy, feel-good material that could well find its way into your home next year.
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