Trends 2008/2009 - It's time to be ...

Visionary

It’s time to be visionary Ultramodern, STRUCTURAL, PURE, METALLIC, PARED DOWN, HIGH QUALITY, minimal, SHINY, SENSUAL.

• Inspirations:
  Sanaa, Zaha Hadid, Konstantin Grcic, naoto Fukasawa, Jil Sander. Futuristic and ultramodern. Pared down and purist. Unconventional material use. Whimsical surface treatments. Ultra-modern use of colour.
  
• Fabrics and Materials:
  Icy, frosty looks: cellophane, iridescence, transparents, opals and sequins. Metallic aspects: metallic surfaces, metallic finishes and metallic yarns. Technical feel: chintz and technical silks. Iridescent looks: shiny finishes, chromolux and changeants. Compact softness: bondings and foambacks. Ultra-modern forms: elastic yarns, technical jerseys, vinyl, rubberised qualities, latex, silicone and polyurethane base materials. Patterns inspired by architecture and material: mineral effects, marbled looks. Perforated surfaces: mesh structures, tulle, outcuts. Plainness: ultra-fine poplin, taffeta and fine cotton.
  
• Use of Colours:
  Cool, pastel, plain colours are used together with a shiny accent colour.

Original

It’s time to be original Eco Design, EXPERIMENTAL, HAND-MADE,WHIMSICAL, UNIQUE, ETHNO-FUTURISTIC, fun recycling, NATURAL/TECHNICAL,INTELLECTUAL, INNOVATIVE IMITATION OF NATURE, BIONIC, HIGH CLASS, TOPQUALITY

• Inspirations:
  Fujimori, Toyo Ito , Poro, EliZabeth PEyto n, Prada . Hand-made and sophisticated. Basic, modern design transforms natural materials. Quirky material mixes like cork and metal, felt and plastic. Detail from sport and hiking apparel is transferred to furniture. Experimental felts meet sporty styling. Coarse and wild. Rare and surprising. Experimental.
  
• Fabrics and Materials:
  Experimental: felt looks, layerings, worked leather. Upgraded ethnic: Chinese look, Ikat, Batik. Extra large: XXL knit, XXL wovens. Structured: bark and wood structures, bouclé looks, hammered effects, smoke and crush effects, embossed designs, pleats. Organic: hemp, bamboo, pineapple, banana, nettle, soy. Hairy: woven skins, sheepskin, mohair. Fluid designs: blurred prints, pixel motifs, abstract jacquards, eloxidised and oxidised. Skins: treated leather, suede, elephant hide. Warm and compact: wool qualities, felt, tweed, creased, roughened, boiled, knitted.
  
• Use of Colour:
  Colours inspired by nature supplemented by pink and combined with fresh accents.

Magical

It’s time to be magical LUXURIOUS, ELEGANT, metropolis, FUTURISTICGLAM, SPARKLING, SHIMMERING AND SHINING, PERFECTIONIST, DECORATIVE,MYSTERIOUS, FEMININE, NEW AESTHETIC.

• Inspirations:
  The Atomium in BRUssels, Balenciaga , Fritz Lang, PhilipE StarCk . Modern luxury and Art Deco. Futuristic visions. Passion for modern, pared down styles of decoration. Neoclassicism with a metallic look. Modern fairytales: dramatic and modern looks.
  
• Fabrics and Materials:
  Radiant looks: lacquered surfaces, satin and vinyl Iridescent looks: taffeta, facets, changeant and metallic surfaces. Futuristic glamour: glitter, brocade, sequins, crystals. Luxurious warmth: velvet, cashmere, feathers. Creative: quilted, plaited, plissé, origami, embossed, pleated. Military-inspired designs: Arabesque, geometric brocade, moiré.
  
• Use of Colours:
  Use of dark, mysterious colours and violet, combined with light, accent colours.

Vibrant

It’s time to be vibrant Humour, Plastic, Blow -up, Graphic, Artificial, Psychedelic, Fast, Sporty, supersmile.

• Inspirations:
  Neutelings Riedijk, Ettore Sottsass , Patri cia Urquiola, Ron Arad, Marcel Wanders, Jamie Hayon, Kartell . Memphis. High-tech, sport and sporty stripes. Sixties forms. Voluminous – Pump Up The Volume. XXL formats. Dynamic surfaces. Colourful neon lighting. Crazy Glitter.
  
• Fabrics and Materials:
  Designs: typography, wavy lines, digital prints, comics, oversized motifs and designs, flock prints, holograms, ethnic mix, colour effects. Experimental: multi-processed fabrics, overprinted, embroidered, dyed, thermoplastic, wrap-around, laser cuts. Plastic look: transparent qualities, foils, vinyl, latex, silicone, lacquered, high gloss, liquid look, reflective, luminous, fluorescent, LED fabrics, neon effects. Colourful: rainbow effects, coloured sequins, Memphis-inspired patterns. Sporty look: parachute nylon, blow-up, padded, sweatshirt qualities. Use of
  
• Colours:
  The vibrant neon spectrum is supplemented by neutrals and combined with black and white.