Interior design trends that will fade out in 2023 and what the new must-haves will be – curves, optimism and bold colours, say Hong Kong designers
- The Covid-19 pandemic spells the end of open-plan living, a Hong Kong designer predicts. But another thinks open-plan kitchen/dining spaces will trend in 2023
- Bold colours will brighten our mood and express optimism, designers say. Which trends will die? The ‘show flat style’ taken from social media, they hope
It is in the nature of trends that almost everything old is new again – eventually.
In the notoriously cyclical fashion industry, there’s the “20-year rule” – meaning what’s popular now will be back in vogue in 20 years.
Interior design trends usually last longer, and can be resurrected many decades later. There’s an argument, though, that some don’t deserve a second (or third) coming.
At a time of year when design forums are full of forecasts for 2023 trends, we asked a handful of Hong Kong designers for their predictions, and also about looks they hope will never see the light of day again.
A gaudy vintage chandelier over a dining table in an otherwise modern decoration, where everything else is new? No
Joyce Taufer, of Joyce Taufer Interior Design Studio, believes open-plan living is over.
“After years of people knocking down walls to adapt to the new open concept, it’s now time to put those walls back up,” she says. The coronavirus pandemic sounded the death knell for it, the designer says.