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Back to the future
Interior designers are attempting to fashion the future while offering a sprinkling of sensational scenes from the past. Diana Kiernander plots your territory
he retro beat of 50s
Hollywood is playing in
your head. You sit back on your patchwork leather sofa. sip Rennaisance Laudenam elixir and relax in the silhouette created by metallic light clusters and stained glass lanterns . . .
Interiors inspiration for 2008 spans decades. If you plan to follow this year's hoUsehold trends. four distinct design themes emerging to encourage even the la/iest flat dweller to transform their pad into an opulent palace.
Decadent
Home owners with a decadent streak should consider a four-poster bed for late nights and languid mornings. Habitat stocks wooden frames and advises dressing the bed in deep purples or ha/y chocolate tones. Opt for silk or lace for added elegance.
British lovers of the exotic are looking liast for inspiration. Lamps feature (ieisha girls sipping tea while Asian influences abound with upholstery: expect woven rattan chairs inspired by the Thai coast. The most striking trend of the season is animal print rugs and throws. Habitat and (ialletly & Tubbs in particular cater for sumptuous taste in affordable style.
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Modernity
The modern-day Dorian (iray will love shiny. glitterhall lighting and cool. metallic wallpaper finishes. A sprinkling of gold and silver creates a sense of luxury and sophistication within most living spaces. This year there‘s a slick edge to futuristic living. Topshop‘s Laura Lees branches out into furniture design and Matthew Williamson creates dauling metallic motifs on his wallpaper range. available at Habitat. As 2008 hots up. experimentation with high-tech digital printing processes hits our homes. Think large-scale murals and canvases on modern walls. 'l‘echnological advances mean sophisticated personalised patterns can be placed on ceramics. tiles and other surfaces.
505 Americana
Another star attraction this season is The King. lilvis iconography is fuelled by home fashion's ongoing fascination with retro looks. Put the swing in your living space with formica and vintage leather. Red and black themed stools and oval shaped tables are everywhere. The cool allure of 50s America is a decorative treat. lidinburgh metalworker. Bryony' Knox makes standout pieces of lilvis and other old-school Hollywood stars with prices starting at £| l0. In (ilasgow. sculptural artist Steff Nonvood. has created record players from old radiogram sideboards and is working on incorporating ipods into reclaimed wood.
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Eco
lico-minded designers are currently bringing everything back down to earth. Tables. chairs and accessories can be made from recycled plastic at Blue .Vlarmalade in lidinburgh. There's talk of eco wallpaper taking over as standard in the future. There
will be an increase in the use of
recycled materials and fairtrade. organic cotton for the best dressed beds.
Delicate handmade flowers constructed from orange skin paper and handcrafted rugs embellished with elaborate borders and tassels are taking off in a big way. (‘olour is bold and breathtaking. like the fluorescent finish of Made in Norwood‘s recycled sculptural furniture classics.
So. even eco friendly dandies can enjoy the opulence of 2008‘s interior design indulgence.
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Drawing on the influence ot everything from the chintz of Victoriana to the glitz of Studio 54, the key to retro interiors is using a few key items to maximum eflect.
GLASGOW
Bo Concept. 25 Sauehiehall Street. 0141 341 4920
Dallas & Dallas. 18 Montrose Street. 0141 552 2939
Gallety 8. Tubbs. 439 Great Western Road. 0141 357 1001 Habitat. 160 Bothwell Street. 0141 248 2517
G1 Interiors. 27 'l'rongate.
0141 552 1177
Made In Norwood. All Enqumes to Staff Norwood. 07944 986818 Porcelanosa. 50—54 Glassford Street,0141552 8110
The Fantasy Factory (for murals). www.1antasyfact0rycouk.
041 534 3428
The Store. 26 Munro Place.
041 950 1333
Timorous Beasties. 384 Great Western Road. 0141 337 2622 EDINBURGH
Colonial. 35 Dundas Street. 0131 557 5731
Concrete Wardrobe. 50A Broughton Street. 0131 558 7130 Design Shop. 1 16—120 Causewaysoe. 0131 667 7078 Feather & Black, 47-49 MorningSide Road. 0131 446 3579 Habitat. 32 Shandwrck Place. 0131 225 9151
In House design. 322 Portobello High Street. 0131 669 4454 Miam Miam, 125 Bruntsfield Place. 0131 221 0037
Moleta Munro. 4 Jeffrey Street. 0131 557 4800
Studio One Furniture, 132 Morningsmle Road, 0131 447 2179 The Tree House, 198 Howe Street. 0131 557 1222
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