Sarah Fox, our Melbourne-based International Brands Manager, shares the prevalent colours and textures seen in the showrooms of local and international brands during Sydney's Saturday InDesign.
Journal
Warm pigments & suede textures
Warm pigments & suede textures
Throughout the showrooms there was an abundance of warm umbers, tangerine, copper and rust. Suede textures are coming back – I’ve been saying it for ages, so it’s good to see proof in the flesh!
Cult & Stylecraft
Yellow & chrome
Yellow & chrome
Yellows were everywhere, in shades ranging from sunshine to ice cream, lemon, acid, mustard, gold and, in many cases, featured on designers’ key furniture pieces. Also, in case you missed the memo, chrome is back.
Cult & Stylecraft
Happy colours
Happy colours
In addition to yellow, visually optimistic colours including the pops of Yves Klein blue that almost always feature at Milan Design Week are now being seen here alongside pops of clean, bright red.
Cappellini & District
All the verdant shades of green
All the verdant shades of green
Green isn’t going anywhere – all shades are now permitted in our interior spaces.
Cult & District
Textured upholsteries
Textured upholsteries
Texture is here to stay. It’s present in many iterations from boucle to chenille, velvet, and increasingly complex weaves.
Cappellini & Stylecraft
There’s just something about mid-century modern (MCM) design that captures the imagination. Emblematic, exciting, and nostalgic, interiors of the 50s, 60s, and 70s respond to social behaviours and cues that are no longer the norm, so there’s something contradictory yet enthralling about the way p...
