Focus on Danish Interior Design Trends 2017

Brimming with new inspiration and lots of interior design ideas I have just returned from the largest exhibition of Danish and Scandinavian interior design and handicrafts in Denmark.

At this exhibition a large portion of the large Danish brands and suppliers of interior design in Denmark show of their take on Danish design. They showcase the products that we the consumers will see in the shops in Denmark over the course of the next year. Like in earlier years there is besides the booths of the brands much inspiration to be found in the FOCUS section. Here some of Denmark's most renouned interior design architects show their ideas for the interior design, colours and materials etc. of the coming season.

The new colours of Danish Design 2016-2017



About Interior Trends in Danish Design 2016-2017

In Danish design the colours are more dominating now than they have been for a long time.

In Denmark we have become more open and play with more risky colours, textures and materials in our choice of furniture and wall decorations.

We talk about five different scenes of colour, texture and materials beautifully combined with light and interior.

Today in Denmark it is popular to choose a multitude of materials. Rustic surfaces that look like coloured cement for the walls, furniture painted with paint containing chalk and wall papers and flagstones put into patterns. Even the dark nuances no longer frighten us.

The pastel colours and shiny surfaces go hand in hand with the rustic craftsmanship in both ceramics and wool that meet the half transparent glass in beautiful nuances. As a supplement we see the handcarved wood upholstered with leather and velour.

Metals, stone and marble is still popular. Modern Danish design play with the physical expressions and put together a home, where the personality shine through. 

  

Below I will show you some themes/decorations, where wellknown Danish interior designers show the most popular colours, materials and shapes in Denmark today. Be inspired by the different themes and do not hold back in Danish design most is allowed!

Theme: Artisan Dinning

In beautiful interaction with the world, the craftsmanship and proud traditions meet. Patterns and styles unite to express the good story, sit down by the dining table and share the world.



Theme: Red Dessert Lounge

A wide palet of warm red shades reminds us of the light of the sunset. We are captured in a mix of soft curves and surfaces that slowly transforms into a dark blue night sky added a touch of exotic atmosphere.



Theme: Off Beat Party

In the coloured contrasts and the unusual Off Beat-combination of materials, a fiest of graphic patterns with a dynamic expression arise.



Theme: Elemental Living

The pastel shades and the shiny surfaces meet the elements of nature explicated in sweeping lines and curved shapes.



Tema: Pop-up Morning

In the crisp light of a newborn morning, a dynamic collage of morning atmosphere appears and catches the movement, reflects the light and begins the day.

As said before do not be afraid to mix new and old, rustic and glossy materials, use more colours and yes you should bring out your brass candlesticks, when going for the hottest new Scandinavian design, It is all the rage these days.  

I hope this mail was interesting for you and if you have any comments and suggestions for interesting topics then feel free to contact me.

I hope to see you soon in our webshop.

Kind regards,

DPH Trading

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How to spice up your home decor?

Why have plates plates been such a popular decorative item both in the past and today? Why have so many plates been produced through the years?

The reason is that plates have many advantages and great flexibility as a decoration. You can use the plates in countless ways, where only the imagination sets the limits. Below I will show you how to use plates in home decor.

It is easy to find plates in matching colour. Blue especially is easy to find and this also makes it easy to group plates. You do not need to have the same theme in the motif of the plates that you group, they just need to have a match in the colours for you to get an interesting collage. If you have a theme that you like, it will also be possible the make af grouping of these. There are for instance many plates with ship motifs. 

By grouping plates you also give them more weight in the room and they can fill out large spaces, when grouped well.

When using plates the patterns that you can form are only limited by your imagination. You can set them in lines, curves, circles or even just undefined forms on the wall. This way you can increase your options for variation in your wall decor and make your walls unique.

Here you will find the different blue painted plates!

Above you see a schematic representation of some patterns for setting your plates to make at wall decoration.

Sometimes you have a spot on the wall, where you need to fit something in. It is often a small spot, so you will need something small to fit in. Here a plate is usefull because it does not take up much space, but it can easily be fitted in and adds some life to spot. There are many different colour schemes, so you can have the colours that fit you the best.

Find decorative plates here!

Plates are low in maintenance and unlike photos and painting, they do not fade in sunlight. They are also very easy to clean as you can just take them of the wall and wash them, if they get dirty or greasy.

This also makes them well-suited to decorate your kitchen, where you have both grease and dirt, which damages painting, while plates can simply be washed to make them shine again. Plates can even be used for outdoors decoration.

Find artistic and decorative plates here!

I hope this has inspired you with many possibilities for decorating in new and inspirering ways with plates.

As an added bonus plates are not only usefull as wall decoration, but can also be taken of the wall and used for serving. So it has a touch of simple living to have items of use on the wall.

And it is an advantage that plates are round and thus are easy to set on the wall.