Items from VandM.com dealers (From top left counterclockwise): 1940s X-Ray Articulate Arm Light Lamp $3,500, Edward Wormley “Tete a Tete” by Dunbar $14,500, Antique Spanish Rug Size – 9′ x 12′ $20,000, Round Biedermeier Revival Burlwood Tilt Top Table $2,650, Rare Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala Ekeby Vase $1,895, Visage Lavis Lithograph by Leonor Fini $1,950.
Project designed by Bill Indursky.
Last year, the big trend in both fashion and home decor was a redeux of the late 1980s. Since trends last for an average of 1-5 years in the home decor industry look for the 1980s to continue. But in 2011, keep an eye out for the early 1990s (circa 1992) to make a comeback.
Once, super models ruled the land eclipsing even the brightest celebrity. Calvin Klein was the style maker with his clean line luxury American sportswear. Decor is taking its cue from this era. Not as much about minimalism, this 90s manifestation is about clean traditional lines, luxe details, tone-on-tone, and texture-on-texture.
Here are the important bullet points for this trend:
- Clean traditional lines
- Luxe details
- Tone-on-tone
- Texture-on-texture
- Cocooning comfort
Most important colors for this trend:
- Camel
- Grey
Here are several example that best exemplify the trend:
Art will still be a major focus for rooms. Unique and original art will be installed in a very site specific way. Color palette of tone-on-tone color in somber tones. Notice the touches of Asian and Deco that are sneaking in. The room looks rich but not gaudy. It does not give away how expensive it really is. The room is classic but clean lined and luxe.
The different flavors of CAMEL with the rich mix of textures in fashion coming this fall perfect matches what is happening in home decor.
Texture-on-texture.
Tone-on-tone and texture-on-texture.
All the colors of the luxe camel palette. The interplay of cool and warm version of colors. The classic patterns that are equally balanced between negative and positive space which read as visual texture rather than pattern.
The same is reflected in fashion.
Fabrics will have a raw, faded, rich tone-on-tone, texture-on-texture look. Fabrics will look like they have some age or history to them.
More fabrics on trend. These tie into two of the other big trends Deco / WPA inspiration and Suiting Fabrics.
