Every January, the design world heads to Paris for the Maison et Objet and Deco Off design shows. These are major shows in the calendar as they showcase the latest innovations and design trends in the world of design.
This year there were two major themes, sustainability and embellishment. No guesses in sustainability being a key design trend as we're all doing our best to consider the impact our actions have on the climate. The Embellishment trend is something new, but a continuation of the maximalism trend we've seen over the past few years.
What's interesting is that the design trendy SoHo House is a perfect example of both sustainability and embellishment. We recently did a feature of how the SoHo House design is so successful over on our Instagram, so take a look at those few posts.
Embellishment
We've chosen the word embellishment to summarise this trend, but essentially what we mean is that designers are applying additional finishes and layers to surfaces. This could be in the form of embroidery, cording, fringing or in the case of furniture, adding whole new layers to the back of chairs or headboards. It's about decorating surfaces and making them come alive with a 3D effect. Take a look at some of the examples below. Some of them from major design houses like Hermes and Missoni.
Sustainability
This is the buzzword of the year for the interior design industry. This can be a very wasteful sector and one of the key ways in reducing waste is to use products made from materials that are sustainable. We're increasingly seeing new and exciting products that are delivering luxury looks from interesting materials. Take for example the wall coverings below, if you didn't know, it would be hard to guess that they are made from banana leaves that are treated so as to give them durability and would last as long as any other traditional grass cloth.
The bench and the leather coaster below both show recycled products, the bench is made from recycled denim and the coaster from recycled leather. Both companies want to show that they are exploring new options when it comes to creating recycled materials, and we think they deserve a mention due to their good effort.
