image from Habitat catalogue 2007
What a whoppa of a year this is going to be – can you feel it? This special energy is so ripe and rich, I could cut it with a knife and serve myself a slice for breakfast to keep me going for the day.
Habitat catalogue 2007
the mix of modern objects with found objects – only just the beginning.
But let’s not babble on but get straight to the goods we want to hear about: trends in home design.
We’ve seen a great shift in retail this past couple of years toward the handmade. And folks the good news is that it is only just the beginning – we haven’t even scratched the surface of what is to come.
Most of us are already keen users of ebay and etsy, but it is still a rather new if not undiscovered territory for most. For those of you who are struggling with your sales do not fret! You are pioneers and pioneers need patience, so hang in there and keep creating. And for those who haven’t yet taken the plunge, go for it for as moloko says, the TIME IS NOW
So what’s my word about 2008 trends?
image by Petrina Tinslay featuring Princess Mary, story featured in Vogue Entertaining and Travel.
Celebrities are losing their connection with the public and the only reconnection will be by setting REAL examples, we will be ‘wowed’ by their courage and efforts to give back – not just as a passing fad to up their ratings, but genuine and lasting effort that bring forth positive CHANGE – that will be the defining factor of ‘style’.
Our style for 2008 will be focussed around global warming, sustainability, and world issues whether we like, believe or care about it or not. It is not a trend that will shift in a year’s time, it has deep roots and all trends will now blossom from these roots. It is an exciting time as ‘newness’ will arise from oldness.
(a selection of images from my mood board, origins lost so please comment if you know the links, thank you.)
“In great design how it’s arranged is more important than what is being arranged”
David Hicks, interior designer
(a selection of images from my mood board, origins lost so please comment if you know the links, thank you.)
“so instead of searching out the latest, be ahead of the times and look behind – that is where the great designs lurk unseen.”
Pia Jane Bijkerk
Coming up next: Hunter Gatherer Pia
I love your predictions for 2008.
January 5th, 2008 | #