Sally comprehensively and engagingly ran through the key themes for Autumn and Winter 2015/2016, accompanied by beautiful explanatory slides.
You can get a sense of these from the pictures below though I apologise for the quality:
There are 32 colours forecast for Autumn Winter 2015/16.
PREVALENT COLOURS:
ORANGES - RUSTY & NATURAL
GREENS - COMFORTING AND QUALITY
BLUES - NATURAL AND SOFT
TREND DRIVERS:
- Future Energy Supplies
- No boundaries (merging of domestic and public spaces for example home offices)
- Nature taking over
SPECIFIC TRENDS:
- Remote
- Sonic
- Fuse
- Sense
- Mix of fibres
- Distressed finishes
- Flat textures (possible through modern technology)
- Craft but sophisticated
- Foraged finds
INFLUENCES:
Remote
Solitude
Handmade & homemade
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| SLATE ESSENTIAL LAPDESK - ETSY |
Natural world
Rural
Comfort but quality
Earthy tones
Chalky and rustic
Pinks
Sonic
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| HIVE - ATELIER OÏ |
Bright and energetic
Musical instruments
Lithograph 1960s
Block colours
No white
Vibrant yellow
Punctuated by accent
Dual tones - complementary
Cut out designs
Formica
Playful with colour
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| FRANCO LAMP - HABITAT |
Workshop aesthetic
Nothing to hide
Domestic / Industrial
Retro browns
Earthier reds
Cyan
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| CLOCK - ALLAN YOUNG |
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| IPOD NANO |
Synthetic / Natural
Ageing metals
Recycling but considered and luxe
Industrially driven but refined (best bits used)
Senses
Interaction - engage
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| WOOD ESPRESSO MAKER - Oystein Helle Husby |
Made of what?
Hard and soft merged
Invite you to engage and look more closely
Adventurous with mixing of colours
Sweet and sinister = interesting
Dirtier pastels (not childlike)
Purple
Textiles
Embossed (subtle)
Spherical
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| FRINGING TREND |
Fringing
Unusual colours
Engage and touch
Uplifting
GREYS are still in
If you really get a kick out of colour then do have a look at Mix Magazine
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