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Design Forecast for 2008-Mark Schomisch
January 17, 2008
Metallics. And I'm a big fan. It's like the 80s all over again! Great textured golds and coppers... so much more depth and character than the mind-numbing wave of "everything has to be chrome" that seemed to be the mantra 
a couple years back. I'm big into brass right now for hardware and fixtures, albeit in an elegant satin finish. I think the trend is re-emerging from the desire to have a little splash of extravagance brought back into interior work. Like anything else, it has to be tempered -- a little goes a long way. In the wrong hands it's like any other design element... we've all been to Vegas. You're seeing some metallics (or will be shortly) in some really amazing places: ceramics, kitchen appliances, wallcoverings, etc. Phillip Jeffries has an amazing new line of metallic leaf wall coverings that include larger pieces of actual metal leaf, different color base backgrounds, etc. and the finished product is really striking (at right). I heard a commercial for some retailer saying they even have metallic jeans. Don't know about that...pass my 501s, please. --Mark Schomisch
Posted by Mark Schomisch on January 17, 2008 | Comments (0)
