2022 what’s trending?
Things come and go, styles in fashion, interior furnishings, paint finishes, hair do’s and so much more. You only need an influencer to start showing off how cool a reimagined look of the past with an edge and boom it’s a trend. Something old is new again often with a twist or an updated style.
Visual aesthetics such as colour and style can make you feel a certain way as colour evokes feeling and effects the psychology of how you feel and who doesn't want to feel good! For some people this is everything which is why we change looks to feel a certain way as we grow and change in time, why not change what makes you feel good. Apart from what you wear when you hang out at home, work, public spaces they all make you feel a certain way.
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Reupholstering or new curtains creates a new energy and vibe to any space and changes the way you feel. Feeling good, happier and functional through colour is essential which is why change in trend cycles occurs colour is key to this, not to mention styles cuts and patterns.
Those of us who lived through the 80’s couldn't have foreseen that the young folk of today would revisit that style of fashion. Colours textures and cuts. Apart from fashion, common themes of trends revolve around interiors, furnishing design, materials and styles. Fabric is one of materials used in so many applications and spaces, so being on top of ‘what’s in’ is pertinent for designers and manufacturers in these industries as they usually the trend setters driving patterns, colour and design style. Colours and styles in fashion and interiors seem to work in cycles and is a gradual progression of tones and hues of colour. The single biggest impact colour has is to create mood and feelings, that are relevant to the time and space we are living on the planet and what is important on a collective level.
With the whole world being aware of the global warming issues one of the trends is moving toward natural fibres, connecting to nature and understanding that we humans are all connected to nature in one big system. Nature can live without us but we can’t live without nature, so bringing the outside in after been cooped up in our homes is more than ever evident in the trending colours. Art deco soft greens to relax and calm oneself, and the deep blue like lapis lazuli stone that bring harmony and communication into our spaces. The colours that come into play with this are of a soothing tone with a natural organic feel, lustrous sensuality added with circular sustainability.
Art Deco, classic, sophisticated and visually stimulating
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Trending right now in the textile innovation arena are textiles made from natural sustainable vegan options. Leather look alike made from plant based fibres which are not an environmental hazard. The technology exists and the trend is that we move towards a environmentally friendly product producing world and the textile industry is not exempt from this movement.
Pastel greens, blues, orange and pink, along with this is the luxurious vibe with gold is not to go unnoticed. Gold in interiors is so in right now with nature scapes or wood prints on wall paper and fabrics, these are all natural tones and elements to bring into the world of fabrics, colour and interiors. Coming out of a pandemic similar to coming out of a period of war, is this a coincidence or is it that these colours, textures, materials and patterns make you feel a certain way after a time of uncertainty and upheaval that the world has been exposed to.
To bring it back to a time and place this trend screams Art Deco with luxurious fabrics and materials of marble gold curves and clear lines, natural fibres such as wool, linen, velour and plush luxurious textures and patterns. The classic black and white are not to be overlooked from this era and throw in a splash of grey or even pastel violet are something to look out for. They may have a 21st century slant to them of course but the reference is that of classic sophisticated decorative arts and visual stimulation that the deco period had.
We can only anticipate what is to follow.