Over recent years, the concept of home has taken on even more significance as a place of sanctuary, personal comfort and cocooning. Now, as we emerge from the disruption of global pandemic, get ready for bold, bright colour and new adventures in styling that help set the scene for more optimistic, confident and joyful times ahead. Get set to ‘Lighten Up’.
While ‘Lighten Up’ could be described as a universal sigh of relief in response to recent challenges, it also takes a defiant stand against continuing global uncertainty. It provides a path away from the mundane and routine to elevate the everyday into a joyful celebration of life and what really matters: happiness, connections, creativity and comfort.
So what defines Lighten Up? The first rule is throw away the rule book. Instead of asking why, this design trend asks why not? It embraces creative self-expression and invites fun into our homes, wrapping our lives with colour, joy and feel-good comfort.
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The high energy exuberance of Lighten Up is grounded in a palette of buoyant brights: flamingo pinks and palm leaf greens, golden mustard tones and azure blues. A highly visual and captivating palette creates joyful punctuations of colour against more muted natural tones and texture. Elevate the everyday by combining colours in daring, spontaneous and unapologetic ways. Lobster pink palm trees with emerald velvet lounges? Sea blue mosaic tiles with rose gold bathroom fittings and forest green mirror frames? Don’t mind if we do.
Go bold and go big with clashing colours and fresh prints. Bring a touch of extravagance to even the most mundane daily events. From cookware to bathroom accessories, soft furnishings to ceramics, refresh the routine with uplifting colour. Make a statement when you make the bed with sorbet-toned bed linens. Mango and mint? Strawberry and chocolate? Mix it up for delicious results.
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This refreshing look draws inspiration from divergent sources, cross-cultural references and timeless global stories, bringing them together in artful and harmonious ways. A curated mix of contemporary and modern influences is layered to build artistic and adventurous interiors. Dare to be different because anything goes. Design classics rub shoulders with upcycled family treasures. A market-find lamp from Paris finds new meaning paired with a contemporary abstract painting. From furniture to lighting, artworks to objects, statement pieces have plenty to say, sparking the conversation as talking points in their own right.
Place classical architectural forms with fluid, digitally-inspired art and design. Create intriguing creative tensions by juxtaposing mid-century design pieces with contemporary ceramics or glassware. While self-expression and originality are celebrated, technology also influences design and manufacturing, creating new forms that defy convention and use materials in new ways that provoke emotional connection and joy.
Bring a touch of theatre, indulgence and extravagance to the everyday. Why have one style of dining chair when you can curate your own ‘family’ of chairs? Each with their distinctive personality, attitude and style? In this family, everyone has their place.
Share the joy with expressive interiors that provide energy, meaning – and a defiant stand – against the world’s current uncertainties. Celebrate the good things in life. Lighten Up and bring a smile to every day.
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