Monday, 19 August 2013

A Selection Of Upcoming Trends For Luxury Sofas

By Phillip Delingpole


As the focal purchase for a range of interior settings, designer sofas reign over the global interior design marketplace with new collections, developments and design innovations proceeding to influence our opinions when it comes to home decor. So should you be searching to redecorate in the forthcoming year, here are 3 important trends to watch out for when it comes to selecting your next sofa.

1 - The Return of Classic

In this rapidly shifting technology driven planet, classic sofa designs like the British Chesterfield are making a comeback. While these timeless designs stay formal and traditional in style, creative designers continue to innovate about the edges making modest tweaks to the blueprint to bring these types of styles up to speed for the twenty-first century.

Watch out for exotic fabric selections, uncommon colours and variance piping as designers look for ways to revamp well-worn designs rich in historical precedent for their autumn/winter collections. Look out for contemporary takes on classic fine detail such as pulled stitch-work, solitary buttoning and vanity detailing.

2 - Modular

Modular sofas remain exceptionally popular amongst the youthful urban crowd as designers continue to prefer sectionals when selecting furniture for modern penthouse residences. Expect bold colours and eye-catching patterns as brands tap into the trend for positioning U shaped arrangements at the center of modern day living.

As Scandinavian design influence makes itself felt on a international scale, keep an eye for detail as media docking stations, electrical plugs and fold away storage is increasingly built into the modern design. Discover new interpretations of the interplay between furniture, interior and the human as modular living and lifestyle furnishing both become new buzzwords this season.

3 - Economical Luxury

With austerity and economic uncertainty prevailing around the globe, anticipate designer sofas to become even more inexpensive in the second half of the year as high-end manufacturers diversify to the affordable luxury market. Reflecting the fashion trends of AW13, expect stripped back designs and austere material options to become popular as designer sofas become a lot more restrained and understated in the run up to 2014.

Far from economising, you should expect this trend to place emphasis on fit, detail and build quality as the selling points of the designer sofa. Stay on top of this trend by reading up on lesser known fabrics and traditional upholstery techniques both likely to take the mantle as manufacturers shy away from ornate designs moving away from premium material selections and overt style.

These are just 3 of the upcoming trends we expect to shape the industry over the course of the next half year. Yet with the public becoming increasingly educated on the topic of interior style and residential dcor thanks in no small part to the burgeoning influence of the internet and social media, look out for alternative-plots together with reverse-narratives through the course of the season as independent designers react with innovative new designs, styles and models - some of which are sure to catch the eye of the design community and shape the fashions of the upcoming season.




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