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2024/25 Design Direction, PLAIN. Applications in Retail, Furniture, Lighting, Textiles and Kitchens

Dedicated to material innovation, London’s Surface Design Show was a welcome chance to catch up on the latest directions in this sector.

At Heimtextil, home and contract textile brands navigated a diverse landscape of regenerative design, bold florals and multiple colour palettes.

Paris Déco Off, a major draw for international interior designers and decoration editors, offers an early opportunity to discover the latest directions in textiles, wallcoverings and rugs.

Two varied directions from Stockholm Furniture Fair; a palette of naïve brights and pastel combinations, and sophisticated neutrals informed by material and craft heritage.

Softer and more forgiving than black, sophisticated and sober, navy’s ubiquity gives it a pleasing and reassuring anonymity. If there is such thing as a fail-safe choice, then navy is it.

Design Directions 2025/26 Part Two: SELF & FOREVER | Colour Now: 2024/25 PLAIN & PLANT | Focus on Spring Shows.

Regional designers shaping the 2024/25 design directions through craft, innovation and cultural perspectives.

With lives lived increasingly online, reality is in danger of becoming subjective. The CMF directions for the 2025 design direction HACK.