YOUR HOME with Home Fabrics
New Looks for 2012
It’s February already and the designers and suppliers are starting to return from freezing over January at Heimtex, Germany, which has long been considered the worlds premiere Textile and Home furnishing fair.
Almost every day we get a call from an excited supplier raving about this year’s new fabrics and styles and wanting to show us samples of what we can see in their collections this year.
It seems that there are three main themes:
1. Bold Colour
2. Warm Neutrals and Naturals
3. Nautical
Continuing the trend of the last year, colours are back in a big way. Bold colour, the same as you have seen on the catwalk: teals, lime, cerise, hot pink, orange and turquoise.
Not only Bold Colour, but Bold Design too. Large florals and stripes that only a little while ago would have been unthinkable.
They are being used to liven up an existing room with accessories such as cushions and lampshades, but more often they are really making a bold statement in full drapes and upholstery. I think it’s great that we are at last using colour and design to add some personality to our homes. Companies like Charles Parson, Maurice Kain, Warwick and James Dunlop all have bold new fabrics due for release in the coming months.
On the other hand, the neutral and natural fabrics are still very strong. The colours are warmer and whiter than the creams we have used in previous years.
Textures and natural fabrics such as linen and hemp continue to be very popular and look great with natural leather upholstery.
There are also some “Chunkier” homespun looks in the Kilim style coming through. The sort of thing you would imagine seeing in Turkey, the Middle East or North Africa. Look out for these later this year.
The other look that continues to show its timeless qualities and is so often appropriate in New Zealand homes is the Nautical look. We have moved a lot from prints with ships and anchors to some great indoor and outdoor looks that showcase colours of teals oranges and rusts in three dimensional designs.
So this is the styling we can expect in the next twelve months in fabrics and upholstery. More colour, pattern, warmth and texture with a touch of the ethnic as well.
I think there is still room for one more category: The Romantic look for bedrooms never goes out of fashion and is timeless and enduring. There are still many new exciting romantic releases coming.
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