World trends for this year offer four different stories that create opportunities for four different types of home decorating for Christmas.
They accentuate the modern and personal style. Refined, extravagant, traditional, natural and imaginative – all you need to start with decorating!
Precious Jungle
The title of this trend speaks for itself and emphasizes its sumptuous character: Precious Jungle combines luxurious materials with the colors of the jungle. The range of colors is from green to blue, and the use of glittering stones symbolizes jewels. A tinge of golden color will further enhance the effect of luxury. Materials are decorative and rich. The fabrics used are velvet, silk and brocade, embroidered or decoratively trimmed. This theme offers plenty of room for inspiration. With this theme it is advisable to combine glass ornaments, spring or plant motifs, golden Christmas ornaments or richly decorated leaves.
photo: Quelle – Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH / Pietro Sutera
Fantasy Forest
This playful and romantic style is the opposite of the traditional style of decorating; it is imaginative, witty and stylish. It allows a new look at tradition and its romantic details make this story special. It symbolizes the classic fairy tale motifs and uses traditional Christmas colors of red and green in a modern context. This trend is represented in a bright red color. It is combined with the green color, the colors of wildlife and forest characters. Natural materials, such as a pinecones or acorns are painted in silver color, in order to get a stylish look. With this trend it is advisable to combine bright colors and glass or porcelain dishes. Wool fabric and felts are combined with painted lace, ribbons and twigs.
photo: Quelle – Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH / Pietro Sutera
Desert of Light
This trend creates contrasts, it is expressive and noble. Width of the desert and cracks caused by the hot desert sun are in contrast with the wonderful world of color. The combination of warm natural shades such as ocher and sand color, with purple and blue corals creates interesting contrasts. An additional effect is creating glitter with metallic colors. Natural products such as dried plants and thorny twigs are combined with bleached soil and ceramics. Tapes made of natural silk or linen are a must and will enhance the refined or rustic expression. Fine glass, high gloss Christmas balls and candles will create exciting contrasts.
photo: Quelle – Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH / Pietro Sutera
Gracious Coast
It is characterized by the use of pastel colors that are in contrast to gray tones. Decorations are with finely machined surfaces and very sculptural expression. Traditional aspects are placed in a modern context, which creates a very strong statement. These are, for example, the historical scenes from 17th and 18th century engravings or modern photo – realistic motifs of the 19th century. Decorations are diverse: fine fabrics and fabrics with complex embroidery soft to the touch, transparent or lightly tinted glass, decorative items with enamel or pearl effect. The combination is both playful and relaxed, and the total expression is very sophisticated.
photo: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH / IngeGlas.jpg
