Home fashion and you
in surface treatments. Textural patterns in fabrics for drapes and upholstery are a good way to create points of interest, says Nagi. Taking off from the natural touch, in furniture too, wood is being treated and finished to give it a raw feel. “We’d like to focus more on organic products where we can use paper, wood and other materials is a more natural way,” says Leymarie. And while our smart phones are seeing the touch revolution, it has made its way into kitchen gadgets such as ovens, microwaves and refrigerators.
Photo realism & Geometry: Pop art isn’t passé yet, so hold on to the Marilyn Monroe cushions in fuchsia and neon green. “The new home is evolving into larger and more innovative surroundings where the traditional rules are bent and living spaces are making a personal statement,” says Raseel Gujral, creative head, Casa Paradox. So furniture can be kitschy, with Indian wedding themes, for the flamboyant, if they so choose. “Vintage prints are wearing a new look, too,” says Laymarie. What’s flying off shelves are African designs on Italian fabrics, creating a new vocabulary in upholstery design. Tribal prints are scanned and then superimposed on fabric for that contemporary look. Likewise, traditional block prints are seeing embroidered finishes, giving it a 3D lift. And the next time you doodle, don’t just throw it away. It could go up your wall, as a work of art. Geometric prints are doing the rounds and one will see it on everything from
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