In AD PRO’s monthly “Having a Moment” column, advertisement Senior Design Editor Hannah Martin reports as a weathervane on trends big and small, chronicling the pattern and home decor trends she chronicles in AD and other pages. Here, we look back at the most defining moments of 2023.
From revived nostalgic styles to innovative responses to today's life, many standout moments have occurred in the world of interior design this year. Reviewing them retrospectively, this selection summarizes the great memories of his year since his debut at the Design Fair. still I'm thinking about interior design that will give me inspiration for the new year. Before we get into the design predictions and color predictions for 2024, let's take a moment to reflect on the interior trends that dominated interiors this year.
Forget the delicacy of travertine (last year's Surface du Jour) or the usual elegance of pure white Carrara. This year was all about show-stopping specimens: strong stripes, unusual colors, and (for the super bold) perhaps a graphic mix of both. The surface does not have to blend into the background. They can say something too. Let's call it unique marble. It's an essential pattern that will make any interior pop. For example, how Gwyneth Paltrow's Montecito living room turned Roman and Williams' freestanding onyx bar into a stunning moment, or how designer Jane Hallworth created it for Tinder founder Sean Rudd and his wife. Take Lizzy Grover Rudo's all-marble bathroom, for example. Think of it as a new kind of conversation piece for the home.
“With the rise in midcentury modern home remodeling and a growing nostalgia for retro furniture, more customers are showing a preference for color,” says Alyssa Wilterdinck, senior marketing manager at Kohler. This year marks the American manufacturer's 150th anniversary. Designers are certainly collaborating. Virginia Tapker recently ordered a Water Monopoly sink in custom pale pink and blue colors for her Connecticut home. Color devil Frances Merrill installed a cobalt blue sink in the powder room of her Cape Ann, Massachusetts, home. And designer Oliver M. Firth chose a vintage Kohler pink toilet for artist Mary Weatherford's midcentury modern LA home.
This year has seen a surge in designers using hand-painted tiles to add color, pattern, and artistic flair to their projects. “I'll tile anything,” says interior designer Jessica Jubeliller. She applied this treatment to inlays on hearths, bathrooms, baseboards, and, most memorably, closet doors in her family's lakeside home in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, in a historic Connecticut home designed by Virginia Tapker, Delft and Portuguese tiles create a kind of wainscoting around entryways, bathrooms, and fireplaces. In this project's kitchen, hand-painted tiles add a pattern (drawn from a William Morris motif) as a backsplash. Practical, durable and artisanal, hand-painted tiles add visual interest wherever you need it. Jubilerer added: “Kitchens, bathrooms and fireplaces can all benefit from its practicality and beauty.”
This spring's design fair circuit signaled a return to the industrial minimalism and high-tech styles of the 70s and 80s, an industrial revolution in interior design. In April, we returned from Milan with notes about the resurgence of minimalism, with a particular emphasis on industrial materials. Knoll was reissuing some of tech star Joe Dalso's highly adaptable and sophisticated low tables from the '80s. His Ledongil Workshop's experimental lighting and furniture on display at the Ordet gallery felt like a further evolution of track lighting. And at Drop City, designer Daisuke Yamamoto displayed a collection of clean-lined chairs made from lightweight steel, the most frequently discarded construction material. In fact, industrial materials and minimalist silhouettes were the stars of this year's debut.
“We’re blowing up moiré,” says Raffaele Fabrizio, creative director at Dedar, as he unveils the Italian fabric house’s new range of Amoir Libre textiles. Cue the ripple effect. These days, a handful of brands and interior designers are turning to historic textiles that ooze luxury and repackaging them for today's quiet luxury. Interior designer Sophie Ashby, who recently wrapped her dressing room in pale pink Dedar Moiré, praises the home decor trend for its ability to expand a space. She can also use light subtly to make small spaces, such as changing rooms or hidden nooks, seem larger. ”
Before photography existed, botanists, or anyone who wanted to record plants, created detailed illustrations, known as botany, intended to convey the physical appearance and other properties of plants. Naturally, such botanical research has long been used in decoration. Recently, the botanical trend, a long-standing feature of traditional and preppy interiors, has bloomed anew. In Lauren DuPont's Connecticut home, designed by Stephen Sills, antique botanical prints purchased at auction hang in the dressing room, and in the Palm Beach kitchen, Aerin Lauder installed a floral grid in the service pantry. It is installed. Sure, there's nothing inherently innovative about flowers when it comes to home decor trends, but maybe that's what gives them eternal life.
Bedrooms no longer have piles of decorative pillows or overstuffed noisy duvets. The back has a simple coverlet, so I'm glad it doesn't take center stage. As you know, this very simple look consists of placing a flat comforter on the bed, folding the top slightly, and then placing it back on top of a standard pillow. “It's always felt a little traditional, almost religious,” says longtime stylist Colin King. advertisement Posted by a person who prefers minimalist beds. “It's clean, neat, simple but elegant. It gives the room the vibe I'm looking for in a bedroom: tranquility.” The back-to-basics look has been worn by Augusta Hoffman, John Legend, and Chrissy Teigen. He has also been spotted in a restored Brooklyn Heights apartment by Jake Arnold, a California bedroom designed by Jake Arnold, and Andre Melone's Manhattan bedroom.
From 1815 to 1850, after the Napoleonic Wars, Germany and Austria had a rising middle class, and new styles of furniture were created to suit their needs. A streamlined version of the more luxurious Empire furniture, it features strong lines and warm local wood. , and a simplified shape, but, it should be noted, it is not completely devoid of decoration. Biedermeier furniture, as it would later be called, regained its appeal in modern interiors due to its chameleonic nature. It brings a calculated hit of classics to cool, minimalist interiors, but can also bring streamlined modernity to layered, highly decorated interiors. Charlotte Ray of Campbell Ray says it's all about mixing these days.Perhaps you could put a Memphis lamp on your Biedermeier sideboard? too much Being respectful can come across as overly polite. ”
