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Scandinavian Design - The Newest Home Decor Trends and Colours

It is about time to follow up on the development in trends for home decor. Lately I attended Formland, the primary Danish trade fair in home decor and handicrafts.

At the fair there are displays by a large part of the main Danish suppliers of designer brands like Royal Copenhagen, Rosendahl with its Kay Bojesen wooden figures and Bjorn Wiinblad inspired handicraft and many others. They exhibit the goods that we as consumers will see in the shops in the coming year. Like in earlier years aside from the booths of the suppliers there is much inspiration to be found by visiting Trendzone, where some of the most renowned interior designers in Denmark show of their ideas for the home decor and colours of the coming season.

Pictures from the Trend Booth at Formland - Plates have become trendy again!


This exhibit is made by PejGruppen and shows an example of next years trendy colour combinations, materials and home accessories. I am especially pleased to see that they have chosen to decorate the wall with various plates. This gives those of us with plates in storage or the attic a reason to bring them out and use them in our home decor again.
Plates are more trendy than ever!

The Trend Theme of the Spring/Summer 2016 Is "Simple Complexity"


According to the leading trend agency Pejgruppen the theme for the coming season will be as follows:

Life is complex; more inputs, choices and possibilities shape and define the future. This requires us to find a new path in the resurging world of possibilities. In this complex world change where technology, nature and people come together is natural. It is important for good design to be interdisciplinary, where the technical details are hidden. New aesthetic design opportunities arise in the surroundings. Meanwhile globalisation has never been more important. The world has never been this close and despite upheaval and crises in many geographic regions the mentality is surprisingly optimistic. 

The colours are more important than ever. Colours are no longer just something we see. The colours are used to maximum effect, experienced and felt. A whole new dimension of colours arise. The colours frame the design. The colours attract and form experiences.

 Colour Themes for the Spring/Summer 2016
Below the four colour schemes set to dominate the coming season are shown. The red thread in the themes of home decor is that nature will retain its dominating role in the homes of the Danes next year, too. Brass and Copper will return as a stable in the Scandinavian home. 
As indicated by the pictures below, there are many nuances of grey, blue, beige, yellow and green. Each row of yarn represents a colour scheme. Thus it is prefered to combine colours within the row, but it is also possible to combine the yellow colours with the other colors like green. 
The grey and blue colours have many nuances from the warm grey-brown to the cold grey-blue and everything in between.
Scandinavian Design Interior Trends Colours 2016
Many Green Nuances
The news concerning colours in 2016 is that you will see many more nuances of green. We are speaking muted green nuances with one exception as seen in the images below. The strong green will be used to highlight small details like a pattern on a pillow in your sofa, a runner in the hallway, pictures on the wall etc. 
Many nuances of yellow and other golden colours are a sure thing for accessories this spring.
Pastels Are Back!
The strong colors now have to retreat in favour of the more muted pastels as seen below. This is true both in fashion and our home decor.
Environmental Awareness Focus on Reuse.
We have grown tired of the throw-away culture. Personal style is trendy. The new focus is on design, good materials and nice functional handicraft, which come to light in the choice of building materials, furniture and accessories.
Nowadays many choose to reuse charming old goods rather than buy new merchandise produced without concern for man nor beast. Reuse have become trendy not the least because it helps preserve the wealth of nature and limit pollution.

Combine New and Old - Use Plates to Make Your Home Decor Whole.

Beautiful Noritake plate on plate stand
Take a look at this wonderful plate produced by the renowned Noritake porcelain factory. The green in the plate fits well with the new 2016 colors. It is currently on sale and can be bought at a very reasonable price:
Hutchenreuter Xmas plates - Designed by Ole Winther
Here two beautiful Hutchenreuter plates designed by Ole Winther have been used in the decor. Again the plates make the arrangement fit together. The Hutchenreuter plates can be found on our homepage and bought at a very fair price:
Beautiful Bing & Grondahl plates
Browse through the wonderous plates of the Bing & Grondahl porcelain factory. These are the quintessential old Danish blue plates and includes the first Christmas Plate ever made! Bing & Grondahl also made wonderful Easter plates:
Vintage Royal Copenhagen Xmas plates

 The familiar old Danish blue porcelain plates from Royal Copenhagen that are famous throughout the world. Take a look at all the beautiful old plates from 1908 to 2015.

Thank you for reading my blog. I hope that you have found interesting ideas for your own personal home decor.

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