2005 TRENDS NEWS

IN & OUT
In the future, in the next future, home making will be an "affair of the heart". Thus, what world homes will look like in the future depends greatly on the "personality" of the individual concerned. This means that the heart must play a central role in furnishing. That is the first step.
Subsequently, consumers look to the market for orientation because they want to be up-to-date, to change things and, in particular, to set new accents in their own four walls, wich emphasise their individuality. Decisive in this connection is the interaction of opposites. The name of this new trend is "contrast in harmony".

Important buzz words for defining the interior are warmth, cosiness and co-cooning. This feeling can be achieved through :
- Design from 50/60s (ornaments, large floral patterns, plastic, burls).
- Good design, wich frequently comes from Scandinavia, and classic inspirations from art déco, "Bauhaus" and the Viennese Workshops.
- Attractive colours and materials. Today, the secret is to create surprising effects suing colour and material combinations.

Three trends absolutely out are :
- Country-house style, everything that reeks even remotely of a petit bourgeois, a narrow minded or a Mr. & Mrs. Average lifestyle.
- High tech is equally out, every cool, metallic and cold.
- The clean, neutral ecological trend with no hint of a personal touch is also no longer up-to-date.