International Home Textile Magazine – April’17

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TRENDS
HTE
Design
Trends by
Milou Ket
Milou Ket gives insight into
her new Interiors book, edition
2018/2019.
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discover long forgotten procedures. And try to find alternative
materials.
Introduction
In her new book for 2018/2019 Milou Ket shows the
most influential international themes. The book contains
both summer and winter themes. There are six
themes featured, all with their corresponding colour
cards. For weavers, printers and spinners there is a special
box with colours, meant for the interior, contract
and hospitality market, where cotton yarns are dyed after
specification. Besides that, there is a list of the compatible
Pantone® cotton colours. Every theme is shown
with it’s corresponding colour card, plus more than 200
inspiring materials that match the themes in colour and
character. Also this year colour has been the starting
point to compose the book.
In this time of transformation, the interest to explore
sustainability and innovation will continue. Designers
are researching our resources and experiment with nat-
In general the interior has become more colourful.
White is important, but we see also a few very light pastel
colours. They can be combined with the range of
bright pastel colours, and even with an accent of the
bright colours. In multicolour combinations then also a
darker colour is added for more definition. But now also
darker, moody colours are accepted, mainly in shades
of blue and blue green. Our interior shows traces of
wear and use. Textures, aged and worn aspects give a
sense of warmth and familiarity to the interior.
The first theme, with white and very light neutral colours
and some refined cool pastel colours, is called “Where
Serenity Reigns”, to create a peaceful environment. The
second theme, “Acid Transformation”, is influenced by
fresh, bright pastel colours, inspired by candy for geometric
or more organic design. The third theme, called
“Around the World” is based on the mix of influences
from all over the world. Deep, warm colours prevail, but
also the materials are rich, such as velvets. In the fourth
theme “High Voltage” primary and bright colours prevail
and are the base of a more colourful interpretation.
Here black and white are added for more definition. In
the theme “Nature’s Calling” we see the influence from
April 2017