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FOUR KEY TRENDS
CALM LUXE is inspired by the paring back of an oversaturated design market. The trend embraces modest material qualities and humble shapes. Interior components – whether a sofa or a surface – promote anonymity, focus on functionality, and offer fewer operating options. Silhouettes are minimalistic but are further softened by matte finishes or dulled angles. Assembly is also made simpler through elements that easily slot together or fit into each other. Everyday items are elevated to objects of beauty with precious metallic accents or ultra-careful detailing that highlight the quality of its craftsmanship.
Surfaces brand Caesarstone has shared the results of its in-depth research, distilled down to four key concepts that it believes will define the global commercial and residential interiors markets in the coming years.
The findings are revealed in the manufacturer’s new Kitchen Trends Book, published following significant investment in research & development which includes working with colour consultants and understanding the socio, demographic, cultural and political trends impacting on design and interiors. It is also based on experience and knowledge acquired by Caesarstone’s in- house design team via years of collaborations with designers
and architects, including Jaime Hayon, Todd Bracher, Tom Dixon, Philippe Malouin, Japanese studio Nendo and Sebastian Herkner. Each of the four themes are based on different lifestyle contexts, with its own unique creative direction, colour palette, lead materials and finishes. These are: Calm Luxe; Urban Industrial; Timeless Classic; and Wild Living.
Caesarstone / caesarstone.
co.uk/kitchentrendsbook
URBAN INDUSTRIAL will see a continuation of the importance of the industrial trend, but with an evolution towards a more urban and yet increasingly poetic and light-hearted direction. Heavy construction materials such as concrete or cement will be softened by light, feminine tints; new composites will be crafted with colourful industrial waste; and fanciful constructions will add a fun element to rough silhouettes. Taking its cue from industrial workshops, the Urban Industrial kitchen illustrates the artisanal aspect of this trend. Cooking accessories such as mortars and pestles or nutcrackers illustrate the importance of manual work. The kitchen space features concrete or cement elements that are softened by light tints and rounded shapes that moderate the rough surfaces.
TIMELESS CLASSIC sees spaces and products draw inspiration from the Modernism of the 20th Century, updating it with fresh tones that create a vintage, yet highly modern look. The Timeless Classic kitchen space combines period features, rich patterns and materials such as marble, warm wood and fabrics. New technological appliances are moving past black, white and grey and shifting towards a delicate colour palette, tactile textiles and retro references. Surfaces are soft and warm to the touch and take us away from the less-inviting aesthetic of many modern technologies and back towards a more sensitive experience.
WILD LIVING brings the outdoors indoors via lush vegetation or textured finishes that play to our senses and answer our longing for real tactility. The home reflects this with mobile furnishings that can adapt to our needs and easily transfer from one nest to the next. Warm finishes add subtle depth and texture to the kitchen environment, with thick natural woods and sleek stones with enhanced natural grains.
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NOV 2018
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