Design trends for 2017 include modular furniture and bright hues
Collaborations between fashion and design companies are on the rise, and there is a trend towards modular structures, super sofas and bright hues
For home enthusiasts, nothing is more exciting than weaving through a packed crowd in a sea of furniture and home essentials. Every year, thousands of exhibitors flock to the heartlands of furniture manufacturing to display their latest home design creations. There’s just so much to see, so we have highlighted the leading trends at international furniture fairs, from the finely-crafted collectibles shown at Salone del Mobile in Milan and International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), to the cutting-edge items on the growing regional star Design Days Dubai.
FASHIONABLE COLLABORATIONS
Fashion heavyweights enjoy a strong presence in the interior design domain. High-profile names include Loewe and Armani Casa. Louis Vuitton’s Objets Nomades exhibition at Milan’s Salone del Mobile displayed memorable travel pieces by renowned designers from around the world. The same kind of collaboration was evident in Vick Vanlian’s peculiar multidecked console with table legs dressed in sequinned heels from fashion designer Zuhair Murad’s latest collection, shown at Design Days Dubai.
ART OF MODULARITY
Modular furniture has been on the modern home’s wish-list to meet growing needs for sustainable furniture. This year, British star designer Tom Dixon joins hands with IKEA for the first time to create the Delaktig modular sofa and bed.
The versatile concept continues in his chandelier collections which contain similar small pieces grouped in clusters to fit any space and occasion.
