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.
Each Year, Maison & Objet identifies one international designer whose creative vision and talent has greatly marked international decoration and design; 2018’s personality is Danish designer Cecilie Manz.
Renowned for her trademark Scandi-Minimalist style, artisanal craftsmanship, and implementation of a typically Nordic simplicity of line, Manz has worked with some of the best design companies in the business. Counting Muuto, Fritz Hansen and Bang & Olufsen among past collaborators, it’s safe to say that Manz and her studio, founded in Copenhagen in 1998, are in high demand.
The daughter of two ceramicists, Manz spent a lot of time in early childhood watching her parents sculpt, shape and lovingly hand-make their wares. She revealed at Maison & Objet that her love of objects was born in her parents’ studio.
Manz's client waiting list is long, and sure to get longer and longer by the day, so following her on Instagram (@ceciliemanz) is the next best thing.
