Colour Trends - 2022
Embracing nature and comfort in our homes…
Quarantine and lockdown forced many of us to slow down and take a look around us. For the first time, we may have paid attention to the birds chirping or indulged in a morning coffee in the garden. Those of us without a garden took refuge in slow, long walks in the parks - often our only time outside each day.
It is no wonder that the trends we will see in 2022 have grown from our desire to embrace nature in our homes. Gone are the bright neons and stark whites - 2022’s colours feel like a modern take on traditional Craftsman colours.
American Craftsman & British Arts & Crafts Movements: Both of these styles came about at the turn of the century and were reactions to the industrial revolution. Victorian homes had emphasized new techniques in manufacturing and design born of industrialism, often with intricate and elaborate details. The British Arts & Crafts movement, followed by the American Craftsman style, both emphasized hand-worked materials and building over mass production.
We can see how this trend has already impacted our current buying habits: there is a huge resurgence in shopping small, buying handmade and supporting unique, one-of-a-kind items and makers.
Left: Fallingwater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the “father” of the Craftsman style Right: Wright created this paint colour collection for Martin-Senour in 1955