New directions in choosing furniture for the home. Design trends: what's in and what's out of interior fashion. Fashion trends in the compartment

An article about fashion trends in the world of furniture: colors, materials, decorative elements, as well as interesting design ideas.

Every new season brings into the world of stylish, fashion designs new shades, trendy styles, unusual decorative elements. This helps to generate new ideas to create exceptional, high quality, practical and functional furniture.

The season of new designs 2016 has defined some principles, combinations and rules that craftsmen and designers need to adhere to so that the flight of their unbridled imagination complies with all fashion trends.

Taking into account the echoes of past seasons, it can be noted that the importance of wooden furniture remains at the same level. However, based on new trends, preference is given to unprocessed wooden products. Newfangled eco-design is proof of this.

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The modern interior style is made only from natural materials, which gives a feeling of freshness and brings you closer to nature. Harmonious, “ecological” eco-design is the most popular of all modern styles.

Furniture made from high-quality wood in natural shades, glass, stone and natural fabrics will become a fashionable way to unite with nature in a stylish interior.

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The main shades are: brown, beige, white, black and all bed colors. Natural shades are usually used for upholstery of upholstered furniture: the color of mint, lush greenery, pale green, heavenly, the color of stone, soil, wood. An organic interior in eco-design requires a lot of light, therefore, oversaturation with bright colors and colors should not be allowed.

Leather furniture is not inferior in popularity to wooden furniture. Genuine leather looks expensive and has a reputation as a practical, high-quality material.

In the new season, designers suggest using cream, black, beige, gray, and soft brown leather colors. A combination of glossy and matte surfaces is also considered fashionable. The trend today is upholstered furniture made of quilted leather. Decorating upholstered furniture with Swarovski stones and rhinestones looks expensive and sophisticated.

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Adhering to the relevance of vintage style, fashion designers offer artificially aged furniture models that match the given interior. Visual abrasions and roughness on wood, copper, brass and other materials, elements of which are present in furniture of this style, helped the craftsmen use the most creative ideas.

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For the upholstery of sofas and armchairs, leather with a texture like “fish scales” is considered a fashionable material. The experiment with the use of durable, combined material in bright colors was a success last season. Bold ideas improvements to this stylish design take place in new interiors as well.

For lovers of airy and light interiors, professionals have prepared plexiglass furniture options. This furniture goes harmoniously with classic interior, eco-style and modern euro style.

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The successful use of strict, laconic lines when creating an interior allows you to emphasize the advantages of walls, ceilings and furniture.

Geometric shapes in the form of vertical stripes will visually lengthen a squat cabinet or wide chest of drawers. This visual upward direction gives a feeling of freedom. Vertical glass in cabinet design will look impressive and unusual.

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Contrasting geometric lines, triangles, upside-down squares on the upholstery fabric of the sofa, armchairs, covers, curtains and blankets add dynamism to the interior. And clear, even shapes of furniture are associated with stability and calm.

The fashion trend in the form of futuristic, rounded furniture decorates any modern interior. Modular sofas, furniture in the form of blocks and sections allow you to plunge into the atmosphere fantastic interior, striking the imagination.

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Minimalism in the interior involves simplicity and simplicity, which supports fashion trends in the style of “backstage interiors”. This direction is used in design kitchen furniture, when the entire functional part is hidden behind the facades.

Also, for kitchens, fashionable designers offer ultra-thin, elegant countertops. At the same time, it should be noted that modern, durable quality in tandem with style and convenience. Bar countertops can be made of any material, color, size and thickness. The relevance of their placement in studio kitchens is undeniable. The combined design encourages the transformation of kitchen furniture, which can be equipped with additional, unusual sections.

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Also, transparent chairs are in trend, which can become an accent in fashionable interior kitchen area.

Furniture with a relief pattern can be rated high. Decorative 3D panels will turn ordinary interior in a voluminous setting in art style.

A diverse range of colors requires literacy in color construction. Proper Use The color of the furniture depends on the style of the interior and the overall design of the room.

Professionals named white, beige, brown, golden and black as the dominant shades of upholstered furniture. Fashionable colors for kitchen sets: red, orange, white, eggplant and all natural shades of wood.

Furniture and interior items carry a certain load and perform some function. The choice of furniture and furniture accessories depends not only on personal preferences, but also on the style of the room. By adhering to fashion trends and creative trends, you can decorate and furnish your home in the latest directions.

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IN modern life furniture plays a role important element, helping to form around each person comfortable space.

Updating furniture is not a cheap pleasure, so you need to understand how to choose furniture for your home so that it is comfortable, beautiful, lasts a long time and serves well.

In modern life, furniture plays the role of an important element that helps create a comfortable space around each person.

It doesn’t matter what kind of furniture you are going to purchase: kitchen set, nursery or just a closet.

In the case when a decision is made to buy individual furniture items, you will have to independently monitor compliance with stylistic unity

The parameters when choosing any furniture are the same:

dimensions;
quality and guarantees;
convenience;
color and texture;
manufacturer.

Furniture dimensions

Before you go to furniture store, you need to carefully measure the room. The furniture purchased must fit into the existing dimensions of the room. You need to immediately determine what will stand and where. You can sketch out a sketch plan of the room or use design programs. An accurate understanding of what size furniture is required will facilitate the search and reduce the number of options offered.

Before you go to the furniture store, you need to carefully measure the room

You should also determine whether a set or individual pieces of furniture will be purchased. The set requires purchase complete set furniture, even if some of it is superfluous or does not fit into the parameters of the room. If you decide to buy individual pieces of furniture, you will have to independently ensure that style unity is maintained.

An armchair bed is an excellent option for saving space.

How to choose furniture for your home if there is little space, but you want to get a full set of comfortable furniture? For this case, manufacturers offer transformable furniture. A bed can become part of a closet, a closet can become a table, an ottoman can become coffee table, the chair becomes a full-fledged bed.

Furniture quality

The most important thing when buying furniture is to choose a quality product.

Products from natural wood most expensive

To do this, you should not fall for the tricks of sellers offering goods cheaply. Manufacturers produce furniture:

made of solid wood;
combined - partly natural wood, partly MDF or chipboard;
entirely made of MDF and chipboard, it is possible to use plastic, glass and composite materials.

Of course, products made from natural wood are the most expensive.

Chipboard furniture for home

When purchasing furniture, you need to check a few things to be sure of the quality. Quality furniture must meet the following parameters:

does not smell of dampness, paint, varnish;
the fabric is carefully stitched, the filling does not come out;

MDF furniture for home

furniture facades have no chips, cracks, bubbles, the edges are finished with even strips of veneer;
the doors fit snugly and are not warped;
the furniture does not creak or sway;
It is better if metal fittings are installed than plastic ones.

The quality of furniture mechanisms is of utmost importance:

roller guides should pull out drawers silently and easily;
preferable if furniture parts connected to each other by grooves and profiles, in as a last resort– screws;
the mechanisms do not jam - the sofa is easy to unfold, the doors lift/open with a simple touch.

Important! When purchasing prefabricated furniture, you must first evaluate the quality of assembly by the company’s craftsmen, and then accept the work.

Furniture comfort

How to choose furniture for your home so that you can use it comfortably?

When choosing, you need to evaluate the following:

Functionality. In the store, you need to study the internal contents of the furniture you choose: it should make the life of its owners easier, which means there should be enough shelves in the closet the right size, at the chest of drawers - it is convenient to open the drawers.
If the furniture is difficult to unfold or assemble, close or open, it is better not to buy it.

If the furniture is difficult to unfold or assemble, close or open, it is better not to buy it

Before purchasing, you need to lie down or sit on a bed, sofa, chair - not all models are equally comfortable.
Wooden frames with metal fastenings more durable for sofas and beds. It is advisable that wooden frame was made from hardwood, not pine.

The choice of furniture depends on the purpose of the room

A children's room usually contains a bed, a table, a wardrobe or wardrobe, as well as modules or separate drawers for toys.

Children's furniture must be safe for the baby's health:

a quality certificate is required;
furniture edges are processed and there are no sharp corners;
All drawers and doors should open easily, taking into account children's strength and height.

On a note! Minimum set bedroom furniture - bed, wardrobe, bedside tables, mirror.

It is not advisable to fill the bedroom big amount furniture items, this is a place of rest and peace.

In the living room, the whole family gets together, guests are received here, so a set of upholstered furniture is required, as well as a TV stand, a coffee table, perhaps a slide or shelves. What upholstered furniture to choose for your home, for example, in the living room, depends on how many people are in the family, how often there are guests, and whether crowded parties are held.

In the living room, the whole family gets together, guests are received here, so a set of upholstered furniture is required, as well as a TV stand, a coffee table, perhaps a slide or shelves

The owner most often expects practicality from kitchen furniture. Required set conveniently located shelves, drawers, hanging and floor cabinets determines the housewife’s comfort when cooking.

The hallway uses a minimal set of furniture: a wardrobe outerwear, hangers, shoe cabinet, mirror, possibly an ottoman or armchair

Finally, a minimal furniture set is used in the hallway: a wardrobe for outerwear, hangers, a shoe cabinet, a mirror, perhaps an ottoman or an armchair.

Furniture color

The color of the furniture is determined color scheme the room where this furniture will stand, as well as the interior style, overall design.

Dark furniture looks good in spacious rooms, in small ones it creates a depressing impression

However, there are a number of tips that will help you fit the furniture harmoniously into the interior:

Dark furniture looks good in spacious rooms, but in small ones it creates a depressing impression.
Light furniture visually expands spatial boundaries.
“Acid” colors of upholstered furniture quickly become boring and begin to tire.
The choice of furniture color is influenced by its purpose. In the nursery it is advisable to use pleasant pastel shades, but the kitchen can be bright.

Furniture texture

When determining what upholstered furniture to choose for your home, you need to pay attention to the fabrics that the manufacturers used.

When determining what upholstered furniture to choose for your home, you need to pay attention to the fabrics that the manufacturers used

Upholstery fabric must be:

dense, pleasant to the touch;
wear- and color-resistant;
easy to care for.

Used for upholstery of upholstered furniture natural fabrics(leather, velor) and artificial (flock, leatherette, chenille, jacquard). Even with good care artificial fabrics have an attractive appearance for about 5 years. Natural ones can last more than 10.

According to statistics, about 50% of all upholstered furniture in Russia is produced by medium and small enterprises. Their main competitive advantage over large furniture factories is the ability to quickly and easily adapt to new customer preferences.

We have prepared information for you that will help you navigate the design trends of upholstered furniture for 2018 and launch new ones into production.
models that will be in demand among consumers.

Production of upholstered furniture: general prospects

The first signs of stabilization of the furniture market after the 2014 crisis appeared in the first half of 2016. Moreover, the main driver of the industry
was the production of upholstered furniture, the volume of which over 6 months increased by an average of 25% compared to the same indicators of the previous period.

The analysis carried out by specialists from MC5 Group LLC showed the connection between positive changes and the completed adaptation of buyers to the new economic situation. The structure of demand has shifted towards the economy segment and the middle minus. According to forecasts of the Ministry of Economic Development, the average annual growth rate of real income of the population in 2018-2019. will be about 1%. Accordingly, we can expect a moderate increase in demand for upholstered furniture.

Additional confirmation of the stable position of upholstered furniture manufacturers can be found in a TNS Russia study conducted in the second half of 2015. According to experts, 69% have sets of upholstered furniture Russian families. Moreover, the sofa is the undisputed leader among individual pieces of furniture. 83.5% of respondents said that they have a sofa in their apartment (house). Armchairs - 51.8%.

About 40% of sofas and 30% of armchairs used today were purchased 5-10 years ago:

On average, the situation is updated once every 10-15 years, mainly in connection with repairs. This means that all these people will be going to the furniture store very soon. Good news for upholstered furniture manufacturers - sofas were named the most preferred purchase in the near future.
What should upholstered furniture be like to win the hearts of buyers?

Fashionable upholstered furniture

At furniture exhibitions held in the fall-winter of 2017-208, many original models were presented. There are several main
trends:
● Minimalism. It is expressed in simple sculptural forms combined with expensive materials. Plate chairs, sofas and armchairs without armrests,
geometrically precise stitching lines, plain upholstery

● Combination of materials and colors. In one room there may well be two chairs, identical in design, but different in color. Simple metal carcass will emphasize the luxury of high-quality leather.

● Visual lightness. Heavy massive sofas are becoming a thing of the past. Their place is taken by upholstered furniture, which does not weigh down the interior and allows light
the ability to penetrate into all corners of the room.

● Bright colors. The most popular colors, according to exhibition samples: yellow, all shades of green and blue, purple, turquoise.

● Technological innovation. Refrigerated bars and cup holders, wireless USB charging, built-in sound system and even LCD monitors, not to mention table armrests and drawers- all this increases the functionality of upholstered furniture. She becomes truly “smart.”

Russian companies producing upholstered furniture began to increase the functionality of sofas even before this became a general trend. Last year at the Art League competition in the “INNOVATION. Cushioned furniture“The winner was the collection of upholstered furniture “Salto” from the design bureau of the company “Britannica”. The electric sofa, which can be transformed into the “sleep” position at the touch of a button, received maximum positive ratings from the jury.

This year, such models as the Corfu modular sofa with voice control and a USB connector for charging devices and the IQ 129 sofa with 30 options for armrests with various options: bar, lighting, safe, are competing for victory.

Upholstered furniture that is actually in demand

Not always stylish models products presented at exhibitions are of interest to the mass buyer. Therefore, you should not choose furniture that you like for production. Focus on consumer preferences that are clearly visible in search engine queries.

We analyzed requests for upholstered furniture in Yandex in all Russian regions for Last year- since February 2017.

Let's see which pieces of furniture were in the highest demand in 2017 and at the beginning of 2018.

Upholstered furniture in general

Many users were looking for upholstered furniture from the manufacturer - 93,965 requests during the study period, and for custom furniture - 48,943 requests. This suggests that buyers, firstly, need inexpensive furniture with a minimum markup, and secondly, an individual approach to design.

When comparing the demand for upholstered furniture for the living room and for the office, the following result was obtained:

Remains quite popular corner furniture- about 10% of the total number of requests.

Separately, we note the declining demand for office upholstered furniture. In the previous period (that is, from 02.2016 to 02.2017) there were 17% more requests than in
being studied. The trend is clearly visible on the chart.

Armchairs

Most of all, consumers were interested in children's chairs, office chairs, computer chairs, rocking chairs, bean bags and chair-beds. Computer and office chairs can be combined into one category.

It is also worth considering that a significant share of requests for child seats were car seats, the next most popular being computer chairs And
chair-beds for children.

Therefore, we can say that office chairs and chair-beds are of greatest interest to small and medium-sized furniture enterprises. Most often, buyers request this product in search together with the word “inexpensive”, so in this case the determining factor will be the price, not the fashionable design.

As for the request “sofas and armchairs”, it is obvious that it reflects the need for sets of upholstered furniture. Take this point into account when developing new collections.

Sofas

Sofas have confirmed their leadership with an impressive number of requests over the past 12 months - 37,788,653, which is 15% more than in the previous period.
Let's see what kind of sofas people were looking for. This will help you in forming an assortment matrix.

Corner sofas are searched about 10 times more often than straight ones:

Requests related to the size of sofas were distributed as follows:

Sofas that can be used for sleeping are consistently in greatest demand. In second place are sofas for the kitchen, in third place are children's models.

The Sofas for Sleeping category includes sofa beds, sleeper sofas and convertible sofas. The category “Sofas for the kitchen”, among other things, contains the request “ kitchen sofa"(similarly, requests for models for the nursery and office have been collected).

The most popular queries also included:

Natalya Peksheva, CEO Moscow Furniture House, in her interview “Upholstered furniture in 2017 and prospects for 2018” spoke about
increasing the popularity of bright colored sofas and moving away from beige and brown tones.

Indeed, the demand for purple, green, blue and turquoise furniture has grown more than for models in classic colors. Black upholstery color is also among the growth leaders - such sofas create a stylish contrast with fashionable ones. light shades in finishing.

However, judging by the total number of requests, brown and beige colors are still at the top. They are chosen for their versatility, non-marking and classic appearance. Interestingly, users actively search for white sofas - 2 times more often than black ones, which are the second most popular.

Functionality is beginning to play an increasingly important role in consumer priorities. Nowadays, a built-in bar, shelf or table is not enough for customers. They are already looking for sofas with USB ports and a sound system. Sofas, the position of which can be controlled using a remote control or smartphone. And this is actually true - the proof is in the query graphs.

Sofa with USB - a sharp increase in interest in the new function:

Sofa with speakers:

Sofa with safe:

Sofa with remote control:

As you can see, in general, fashion trends presented at international and Russian exhibitions are reflected in real demand. This is why it is so important for furniture companies to exhibit themselves and to send their designers and marketers to exhibitions. This way you will be aware of new products from large companies that know how to predict consumer behavior.

The modern furniture market offers a wide variety of furniture sets and individual pieces of furniture, and every buyer strives to choose the best among this abundance. Since the concept of “the best furniture” is very broad, before purchasing it is advisable to understand in detail the question of “how to choose the right furniture.”

So, what criteria, features and rules for choosing furniture exist?

Quality of materials and production technology

In order to choose among a wide range of models of various directions the best option, you should pay attention to quality when choosing. The quality of a product as a whole is determined by the quality of the material used in manufacturing, the technologies used in the manufacturing process, and also, in some cases, the quality of assembly. Furniture can be made of MDF, chipboard, fiberboard, plastic, metal, natural wood.

In the manufacture of chipboard, fiberboard and MDF boards, resins are used that emit formaldehyde, which is harmful to humans, so you should only buy products made from E1 class boards, where the amount of formaldehyde does not exceed permissible norm. The optimal material from an environmental point of view is furniture made from solid wood. Formaldehyde emissions from MDF are close to those of natural wood, so furniture made from such boards is better than furniture made from fiberboard and chipboard.

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Manufacturer

Good manufacturer:

- characterized by the use of high-precision equipment in production and modern technologies;

— uses high quality fittings and materials;

- suggests a large assortment products.

Besides, good manufacturer is different flexible system payments, discounts and bonuses, often updates collections and arranges sales.

The furniture manufacturer can be furniture factory or workshop. A good furniture factory in our time is a high-tech production and therefore has high quality products. Domestic factories are usually not inferior in quality to foreign ones, since they use Western technologies and production lines Western manufacturers. The cost of these lines pays off precisely thanks to high quality manufactured products.

Furniture design

One of the important principles of choosing furniture is also its design. Fashion ladies are not only fastidious, but also omnipresent, so even classic furniture sets are becoming interesting nuances and originality. Self-confident manufacturers allow themselves to experiment with shapes and style, which is why furniture unconventional shape usually of high quality.

To purchase the best furniture, you don’t have to focus on expensive products. When paying attention to prices, it is worth remembering that domestically produced factory furniture is cheaper than foreign furniture, even with the same quality of the product.

Factory production purchases sufficiently high-quality raw materials at a lower wholesale price, so the cost of factory products is lower than custom-made products of the same quality. Mechanisms for opening/closing doors are usually purchased from Western partners, so the quality of the furniture itself is much higher.

In some cases, the best furniture is custom-made furniture. When furnishing an apartment, most buyers are interested not only in the functionality of the furniture, but also in the coziness, comfort and harmony of the interior. But the premises do not always allow you to purchase ready-made furniture set due to the size of the room itself and the dimensions of the furniture. It is in such cases that manufactured according to individual project furniture is the best way out of this situation.

When choosing furniture, it is worth remembering that factory products are environmentally friendly and comply with European quality standards, while furniture made in workshops usually does not have such certificates.

Buy good furniture You can find it in one of the many furniture stores, but finding it will take a lot of effort and time. More convenient and practical option is buying furniture online, where you can get detailed information about the model you like. We offer big choice furniture for living rooms, hallways, children's rooms, as well as chic collections of bedroom furniture.

We hope our furniture selection tips will help you choose the right furniture.

The International Exhibition Imm Cologne 2018, held in January, showed the return of design to the style of the mid-20th century. Factories that own the rights to produce furniture from recognized icons of world design - Gio Ponti, Verner Panton, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perian and others - began to reissue famous models, introducing something new. For example, the Cobra lamp by Elio Martinelli and Ellen Gray tables and sofas were reissued.

Companies that do not have the rights to produce such pieces of furniture tend to mix Mid-century with modern styles. The trend is in interior concepts in which cult objects, recognized as icons, are combined with new objects.

Collection design

Collectible design is entering the world stage. At the First All-Russian Conference on Object Design, Alisa Burmistrova, art producer and co-owner of the Denis Milovanov and SOHA CONCEPT brands, identified two types of collectible design:

- vintage. These are author's originals from the mid-20th century or limited reissues of about 100 copies with a signature and product number;
- modern.

New versions of classic pieces of furniture and decor began to be produced in limited editions. Thus, Pantone Chair, Joe Colombo Coupe lamp, Le Corbusier chairs were released in new finish limited edition with engraving and numbering.

On the other hand, crafted and manufactured furniture and decor have become popular. These are also limited edition items, but at a significantly lower price compared to reissues of iconic objects.

Emotional Design

As Claudio Luti, vice president of the Kartell factory, said: “We live in a post-consumption era. We don't physically need another chair because there are so many chairs and people are oversaturated in the market. People need objects that evoke an emotional response and create a mood.”

Task No. 1 for world factories is the production of unique works industrially. An example is the Macaron Brokis lamp. Between two glass hemispheres there is a stone plate made of marble or crystalline quartz. The object is manufactured industrially, but due to the characteristics of the stone - its color, texture - each lamp is original.

New interpretation of zones

Lucy Koldova, Czech designer, art director of the company Brokis, became the author of the Das Haus installation in 2018. This annual Imm Cologne project clearly shows the main trends in interior design.

Wardrobe

Lucy Koldova rethinks her wardrobe. Its function as a place to store things is gone. It becomes an exhibition space. Significant objects of the home collection are emphasized with light - expensive clothing and shoes that you don’t wear every day, but the owner shows that he has this item.

Kitchen

The kitchen is also broadcast as an exhibition. IN Lately There are more and more beautiful design objects intended for the cooking area. Appliances, accessories for cooking, dishes are more like works of art. The global trend is to display beautiful, expensive objects.

Bathroom

In the Koldova project, the bathroom becomes one of the main areas of the apartment. The trend is for walls and partitions to fade into the background in the interior. The bath becomes central element. This is a recreation area, relaxation area, SPA. This is a place where a person restores his mental and physical strength.

Soft living area

Brands are abandoning the classic sofa, which as a place to sit is becoming a thing of the past. Now the soft area of the living room is a space for communication. Many brands create sofas consisting of modules. They can be placed around the table, combined or disassembled, as if the sofa did not exist at all.

The role of the carpet is being rethought. The carpet is hung on the wall and goes to the floor, where decor with the same pattern is placed on it - poufs and pillows. A soft zone of informal communication is created with characteristic Eastern traditions, but in a European style.

Office VS cabinet

There is a trend towards the interpenetration of living and working spaces. The office industry has changed in such a way that for many professions it no longer matters where one is located. workplace.

Often you need to come up with an office space at home. There is also a reverse trend - offices are increasingly striving to create a lively, cozy atmosphere. Factories began to produce home furniture as zoning elements. At the same time, you can increasingly see office projects that use bright colors, almost homely recreation areas, an abundance of plants.

The concept of interior as landscape came to living space from office space. The space is designed so that it can be easily rebuilt. In fashion portable tables, modular furniture.

Light is everything

Designer, historian of architecture and design Viktor Dembovsky, summing up the results of Imm Cologne, emphasized that the most important global trend is the emphasis on light leading role in interior design. Brands and designers create complex systems light in the room: design zones, light control systems, determine lighting scenarios that create a certain mood.

Through lighting we can completely change the perception of the interior. Lucy Koldova, describing Das House, said that “light is everything.”

Lighting a room with a chandelier or rows of built-ins is going away. Lamps are divided into technical architectural and decorative. Lamps are built in in such a way as to highlight the object on the table or separate item furniture, emphasize the texture of the wall, i.e. create an image, evoke an emotion.

Ultra Violet – Color of the Year 2018

Reflect color collection, Dulux

Deep colors are trending. In terms of saturation, they are close to powdery and dusty, but these are darker and denser shades.

The Pantone Color Institute announced the color of the year as 18-3838 UltraViolet - complex, provocative, philosophical and original. It is associated with space, the boundless night sky. It invites you to explore the world beyond the visible and look into the future.

Historically, ultraviolet color has been attributed a mystical, spiritual quality. It symbolizes wisdom and the search for peace, which is important for a person living in a modern world oversaturated with information. Purple lighting is used in meditation rooms as it activates the spirituality.