Our annual interiors trend alert roundup for 2019:
British Kitchen Makers Invasion
Above: Last April, bespoke cupboard makers Plain English opened up shop in Greenwich Village, NY, and the slightly less pricey company deVol (shown above, the company’s Bloomsburg Dark Shaker Cabinets) is opening a showroom at 28 Bond Street in the NoHo district of Manhattan in early 2019.
Fringe-Skirted Lounge Chairs
Above: Spotted everywhere lately: fringe-trimmed lounge chairs; shown above is a pair of Cover Fireplace Pull-Up Chair with wool bullion fringe skirting from LA designers Nickey Kehoe.
The New Gallery Wall: Decorative Plates as Decor
Above: We’ve been admiring “plate walls” adorned with matching plates from a series (shown above, a collection of vintage plates from Michoacán are mounted above a collection of Kissweh Pillows pillows at a recent Kneeland Pop-Up in Los Angeles) or a mix of collected pieces. (Also see Bugandé Cafe: A Moody, Eccentric Restaurant in Milan, where even the ceilings are adorned with plates.)
Ikea Kitchen Upgrades
Above: In the past year or so, an array of companies offering custom cabinet fronts to pair with Ikea’s kitchen systems has sprung up. “Ikea cabinets are like building blocks,” says Finnish company A.S. Helsingö (one of the company’s kitchen is shown above). For more, see Ikea Kitchen Upgrade: 11 Custom Cabinet Companies.
Above: This past year it seemed a new tabletop/kitchen tools disrupter popped up every week, offering direct-to-consumer goods (see 10 New Kitchen and Tabletop Disrupters). Shown above: the No. 8 Skillet from Field Company, which was founded by two brothers who aim to re-create the century-old cast iron pans that had been passed down through their family.
Quirky Rattan Lamps
Above: Last April, Margot discovered Atelier Vime in Provence, a collection of contemporary and vintage designs made of rattan and other natural materials (see Rattan Revival: Wicker from Atelier Vime); one of their quirky lamps is shown above. So we took note when we started spotting similar lamps in stylish interiors, including Athena Calderone‘s recently renovated Cobble Hill kitchen, which she collaborated on with architect Elizabeth Roberts.
Oversized Pendant Lights
Above: Spotted lately: statement-making oversized pendant lights in some of our favorite kitchen/dining projects; shown here, a Brooklyn townhouse remodel by Elizabeth Roberts Architecture and Design. Photograph by Dustin Aksland.
The Return of the Monogram
Above: We’ve been admiring Old World monograms, including this custom-embroidered example from London-based linen company Once Milano.
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