New Season Trends You’ll Want To Know About

If nostalgia is a recurring theme in interiors, this season we are pining back to the 1970s.

It started in Milan last year with brown - the colour du jour which also happened to define this era – and has been gathering momentum ever since. The theme continues with curvaceously sculpted furniture in rich and tactile fabrics (shearling, velvet, boucle and jacquard), alongside accessories including cushions adorned with tassels, fringed lampshades and handblown glassware (especially in golden tones of amber and rusty oranges). Rattan is going nowhere and taps easily into this look, and rugs are heavily textured (dare we say shag pile?).

Ceramics have had a makeover and it’s time to get up close and personal. From cute messages on mugs to needlepoint cushions offering comfort alongside a wry smile, to ashtray objets that define a personality, homeware with a thoughtful message offers the perfect gift for loved ones – with a large helping of love and humour too.