The interior design trends to know this year
There is nowhere better to see the latest interiors trends than at Maison & Objet Paris, the most prestigious design fair in the world.
From traversing the fair earlier this year one thing is crystal clear: 2018 is all about the exhibitionist approach to home decoration.
According to Vincent Grégoire, Director of M&O's partner trend-forecasting agency NellyRodi, the modern day consumer seeks refuge from reality through ‘story-living’ and 'show-roomisation'.
Thanks to the internet, the consumer can learn, buy, and curate. And to show off our new found skills, we post, and post and post.
The consumer has become the art-director, or what is known in the design industry as the ‘prosumer’. We are the new design professionals, the new opinion-leaders.
Ahead of London Design Week, these are the 2018 interior to know now.
2018 sees the revival of the humble pouf. Not to be mistaken for either a footstool or an ottoman, the pouff is smaller, more comfortable and far more versatile.
With more and more people living in smaller and smaller interior spaces, the need for multi-purpose furniture and 'comfort living' has skyrocketed in recent years. Making a remarkable comeback this year, the pouf, sturdy yet aesthetic, can serve as a coffee table, additional seating, or a foot rest when really desperate.
From Missoni Home's new cherry designs to the two-tone linen canvas poufs made by Cecilie Manz, poufs occupied every nook and cranny of Maison & Objet's numerous room-sets.
But the seriously wacky hand-made poufs by new Belgian design brand AP have really caught our eye. Made out of real animal fur, but we stress, from animals killed for their meat and not for their fur, AP's poufs are cutesy and fun. Depending on the collection you buy, ranging from Flamingo to Monkey, you could find yourself engulfed in feathery wings, willowy arms or toy rabbit heads.
A little off-the wall, maybe, but sure to make an impact if space is short to come by.
