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Emerging from a two-year hiatus, this year’s EuroCucina marked the return in force of the kitchen sector, building on the collective experience of the pandemic to rethink aspects of one of the most important spaces in the home.
Design Directions 2024 Part Two: PROVENANCE & SUBMERGE | Colour Now: 2023 CLINIC & KINGDOMS | Focus on New Talent.
Some motifs rise and sink in our collective consciousness, the inevitable consequence of a complex web of social and cultural factors. Part of the forecaster’s remit is to spot the ebb and flow of this popularity; here we look at the sinuous appeal of seaweed.
Velvety and rich, Carmine has a chameleon-like quality, strong and opulent enough to make a statement but with just enough subtlety to play a supporting role in current and future palettes.
Design Directions 2024 Part One: MEMORY & HELTER-SKELTER | Colour Now: 2023 SLEEP & FURY | Focus on Scent.
Dogs as a recurring design motif, from historic portraits to playful urban prints. From pugs to dachshunds, dogs appear on textiles, wallpapers and accessories.
Many of the most intense and brilliant colours are produced by synthetic dyes that cause considerable environmental damage. This clearly has to change, but can nature feed the consumer demand for mood-boosting, dopamine brights?
The destructive force of fire has acted as a driver for many design decisions, from material innovation to protective systems. Yet fire can be used in creative processes too, forming strikingly beautiful objects and architecture.