We brought together some of our favourite creatives to help set the trends for next year and beyond – here’s how they think you’ll be decorating
For me, it ’s a year of metal experimentation!’ said the interior designer Angus Buchanan, co-founder of Buchanan Studio. ‘We have lots of stainless steel products in the pipeline and we are looking at using Corten steel on projects as wall cladding. And then of course brass always has a place in our hearts.’ It was asurprising statement of intent from the man perhaps best known for his Studio Chair, a plump, marshmallow y and deckchairs t r ip e d armchair that has appeared in Livingetc many times and couldn’t be further from steel if it tried. But such was the feeling of new ideas taking hold that characterised the first Livingetc Design, Directed dinner, our new series which brings together the creatives we admire most to help us set the trends for how you’re going to want to be decorating next.
Held at Claridge’s in London, it had the feeling of a salon, of new connections being made and old ones being strengthened. Of new decorating directions being decided. ‘I want to bring back room dividers and screens,’ said the interior designer Linda Boronkay. ‘I think they are genius and so versatile. Either to screen off areas or just provide a backdrop, creating a more interesting and rich line of sight. I want them to be viewed in the same way people think of scatter cushions, that you can swap them out based on the season or mood you want to create.’ Modular living in a nutshell.
WHAT I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IS A BLEND OF UNEXPECTED THINGS: METAL AND TEXTILES, COLOUR COMBINATIONS LIKE BROWN AND SHARP YELLOWS AND ELECTRIC BLUE AND TERRACOTTA – IT’S ALL IN THE MIX!
Meanwhile, the artist Simone Brewster caught up with the designer Lee Broom on tales of her own renovation (which will surely grace our pages when it’s ready). ‘I’m currently devouring as much colour inspiration as possible,’ she said. ‘I’m excited about the potential for colour to frame a space, to create atmospheric spatial environments. I love a bold colou r, but I’m also looking for new standout neutrals and new ways to combine tone
