Interior trend: These home accessories are colourful
Bonjour, Villa Kunterbunt. Goodbye, uniformity.
One of the biggest interior trends for the near future that I spotted at the "Maison et Objet" furniture fair in Paris is an exuberant one. It doesn't care about the currently popular beige colour or the restrained Scandi look. On the contrary: if an entire room were furnished with the trend, you would be looking at a colourful riot. These designer pieces show you what I mean by that.
Tornasol Studio
The duo Inés Llasera and Guillermo Trapiello from Tornasol Studio, based in Madrid, don't stick to one style. They see their "Órbitas" collection, which was exhibited during Maison et Objet, more as an "atlas of interests, knowledge, experiments and insights in the field of home and everyday design". The "Drift Chair", for example, is inspired by nautical design. It therefore consists of boat fenders, an inflatable protective body and a steel structure. With the daybed, the studio reinterprets recycled lorry tarpaulins and uses their robust surface to its advantage.
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Bmix Studio
Bmix Studio from Korea wants to give everyday objects a new value. How do they achieve this? With bold design. The table and wall clocks from the "O'Clock" collection have a simple shape. But their hands are anything but ordinary. Orange, yellow or blue and bubble-shaped, they stand out from the white background like a squeaky duck in the bathtub. "Our studio pursues simple shapes that focus on the essence of materials," says the Korean company about itself. This is why the dial is also absent to emphasise the ceramic or ash wood base.
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Mariadela Araujo
The textile designer Mariadela Araujo Studio creates functional works of art for indoor and outdoor living spaces that do not immediately reveal their purpose. From close up, a colourful ball of wool suddenly turns out to be a mirror or glass vessel. "I cover every object with layers of cotton cable," she explains. "For me, this combination is a way of reinterpreting modern basket weaving and weaving on a vertical loom." It feels natural for her to use bold and rich colours.
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13 desserts
As with the "Treize Desserts" tradition, the "13 Desserts" collection brings together different designer pieces on one plate. From shelves and plant pots to salt shakers, the gallery brings together different design styles. "We believe that industrial production and craftsmanship complement each other and we like the idea of being able to combine the two under one roof," reads their mission statement. In this way, the gallery wants to show a reflection of the contemporary landscape. And when you look at the "PM13D" series of salt and pepper mills by Antoine Grulier or the "Boule" flower pots by Axel Chay, it seems to be a particularly curvy one.
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Maison Matisse
The Maison Matisse label was founded by the fourth generation of the artist's family to transfer the aesthetic language of the famous artist Henri Matisse to accessories and furniture. With success. The "Crépuscule" changing tray is just one example of this: "The combination of natural cork with a strong colour gives this piece a sober and cheerful appearance - just like a work by Matisse," reads the description. It is also brightening that the edges emphasise each shape like a highlighter.
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Like a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.