As new colours of leathers are becoming more fashionable do you stick with traditional grey or go with something different?
It is getting harder and harder to predict what the next fashion is going to be in the world of interiors.
Upholstery has been pretty much grey for the past two years and regardless of us calling it elephants breath or any number of other euphemisms, its still grey.
And I love grey.
There are so many shades and its such an easy furnishings colour that I am sure it will be with us for a long time yet to come.
But what’s happening around that?
Well for a starter in the cabinet and dining world we still loving the Glam look. The funny thing is that Glam comes in two formats.
Its either metallic finishes like this fabulous new colour own the base of the Catalan Italia Spyder dining table and the new Bronze patina that is available now on all Jesse Cabinets or its “shiny”. Thats right folks… shiny.
Like the brand new range from Italian company ALF. Reflective surfaces are definitely in and I think one of the advantages with either glass or reflective colours is that the furniture looks less imposing.
With the way the light bounces off or travels through these items it creates a definitive look without being heavy.
Why touchy feely is all the rage on upholstery
On upholstery there are again two new looks. Don’t get me wrong here, grey in all its shades in both leather and fabric are still the dominating force, but now products like the Natuzzi Italia Iago in natural leather are coming to the fore.
Ok its still a bit niche but the soft tactile feel of the natural leathers seems to have really caught the interest and imagination of clients. And its soft leather with motion that is offering that special new feel.
And then we have fabric.
Not the cheap stuff, but the beautiful handle on the better end of the velvets, both solid colours and dramatic designs as displayed here with Michael Tyler and Gasgoin Designs.
I think the warmth of both the fabric and natural leathers is what is turning heads now.
