Top 5 interior trends-2022: designer’s opinion on the Salone del Mobile exhibition Design Ideas 28.06.2022 On June 7-12, 2022, Milan hosted the 60th anniversary exhibition Salone del Mobile, where furniture designers and companies traditionally exhibited the latest achievements in their field. About the main trends, top things and the general impression of the exhibition with salon.ru shared architect and founder of the ARCHPOINT bureau Valery Lizunov. Salone del Mobile is the main international furniture exhibition in the world. It sets the vector of development of the entire interior and object design for years to come. This year, many Russian professionals were unable to attend the exhibition. That is why the opinion of those who saw the novelties firsthand and can share their impressions is so important. Valery Lizunov: «Factories have offered a large number of constructive novelties that differ from all the previous ones» Valery Lizunov, architect and founder of ARCHPOINT Bureau I haven’t been to Salone del Mobile for three years, including because of the pandemic. In a good way, nothing has changed. Except that the first days were devoted to professional meetings in a closed format. The level of factories and their stands has not deteriorated at all. Everyone tried to stand out, make the stands unique, paying a lot of attention to digitalization, the technical component. There have been many proposals using electronic sensors, which indicates a focus on the programmability of spaces. Many novelties were prepared by factories that brought traditional furniture lines from year to year. If earlier they simply changed the color palette, now they have offered a large number of constructive novelties that differ from all the previous ones. Baxter, for example, has attracted new designers. The same company made a showroom, which will then be converted into a boutique hotel. This is also a kind of trend — the emphasis on versatility. Baxter Stand About general trends The approach to design was expressed in a neat combination of completely different, seemingly, directions. The color scheme of brown, green, blue, sand shades gave the recognizably Italian furniture something African. MOBI factory exposition Vercace Stand Baxter Stand The items are solid, high—quality, luxurious, they were used not synthetics and recycled materials, but only natural ones — ceramics, marble, wood, manufacturing details, ornaments referring to something natural. Rubelli Stand Porada Stand Top 5 trends 1. Comfort. If earlier there was a compact minimalistic Scandinavian trend, now they are trying to make furniture massive, large, comfortable, relaxing. Elegant, expensive fabrics are used in Italian in combination with interesting types of marble and wood. 2. Matte surfaces instead of glossy ones. 3. Great attention to lighting solutions. 4. Art objects made of simple materials, without unnecessary flashy details. A bet on unrecognizability. 5. The absence of a wow effect in the interiors. It is not the appearance that impresses, but the direct contact with objects. Who is remembered? The ENIE factory interestingly used travertine in all furniture — both in the kitchen and in the bedroom. It turned out to be a pretty beautiful combination with walnut — modest, with a slight hint of the 1960s. ENEE stand Ethimo had a well-designed stand: there is a ceramic coating made of natural clay on the floor, the wall is also lined with ceramics. Such a simple «rustic» material, but served aesthetically and with taste. Ethimo Stand The Arketipo stand was masterfully assembled in color and materials, stone, fabrics and leather were perfectly combined. Arketipo Stand Arketipo Stand MyHome surprised with the quality of transformable sofas, comfortable and functional. MyHome Booth Martex has introduced stylish armchairs that can add comfort to the interior. Top 3 items 1. Openwork swing chair in the form of an egg. Dolce&Gabbana Casa Stand 2. Emmemobili tables are elegant, technological, of different shapes. They can be combined in different ways, and the result will always be excellent. Emmemobili Stand Emmemobili Stand 3. Minimalistic Ritzwell factory armchair. A modern solution made of metal, leather and fabric. Ritzwell Stand Forecast for the future What of what we have seen can be used in our implementations? For example, we can abandon wallpaper and draw ornaments directly on the walls. The manufacturing trend, the use of hand-made objects and interior details, in my opinion, also seems promising. Original content from the site