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Huh. The LA Times style section just declared fake suzanis as one of their trends-that-need-to-die for 2009, yet this post has three examples of them as future trends...

http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-badtrends4-pg,0,3982918.photogallery

Gross.. more to add to the landfill in a few years.

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You are obviously not psychic.

@medenver,
I think we can both agree that these are rather.... "interesting", shall we say, but I think the tastes of people on the whole are tending towards these. Brace yourself, we're heading for the 1970s in at least 4 of the 6 things here.

please hurt me if i ever feel inspired by the pairing of red and orange as a design concept.

also, i understand some of her logic with a few of the trends but could she have picked worse pictures to use as examples?

Love red and orange.
Very interesting, be keen to see if these trends take off.

I've seen the stacked painted rocks lamps in several stores in France. Ick, I don't understand the appeal. If it's supposed to bring some "nature" into the home, the shiny lacquer paint sort of defeats the purpose.

There is a lot of purple in the stores. Both for clothing and home decor.

The '70s must be stopped before they take over! Former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt and current Pearl Jammer Eddie Vedder warned us about this threat waaay back in the '90s:

"The kids of today should defend themselves against the '70s
It's not reality
It's someone else's sentimentality
It won't work for you...
Look what it did to us.

these trends are all awful

I hate those lamps too, they are everywhere here.

I'm with rosenatti on this one (and just about every other poster too). Horrid stuff, all of it. OMG those stacked and lacquered rock lamps are just the worst, EVER!

I mean really, does everything need to be orange?

yuck.

..nothing is appealing...but I love the comforter/shams ...I must say!...

With the state of the economy, our environment, as well as the political climate of the world, shouldn't we try and make do with what we already have in our homes? Avoid "trends" and acquire beautiful items and pieces that you'll have for years to come.

I agree, these are all hideous. I'm not a believer in decorating to fit trends or fads. Buy what you like and what looks good in your space. And what you can afford.

I love red and orange - but not those rocklamps...
I love Purple - but not Mustard (Those Purple Velvet Pillows do scream "Luxe")

...and what's with the "Glacier" theme - Since we are melting them in Greenland let's bring icy glass thingies into our homes?

yes, everything does need to be orange!

:-)

i can't help it - orange and red are my favourite colours!

Oh my god, I didn't even notice those lamps were made of painted rocks until I read the comments section. They are DREADFUL!

I agree with ehy2k - right now we should be reworking what we already have, thrifting new finds, trading with friends, or buying classic items that will last a lifetime.

"adventurous furnishings" says it all

Design, like fashion, runs in cycles. We're nearing the end of the urban minimalist cycle, with its big blocky sofas, bold geometrics and neutral palette. As we tire of this we start to see the exact opposites as new and desirable - complicated patterns, rich colours and delicate detail. Suddenly big sofas become little loveseats with thin arms, square lucite coffee tables get covered with etched floral patterns, and the flokati rug gets ditched in favour of vintage moroccan.

I don't like it all, but it's exciting nonetheless. It's good to see a return to some pre-20th century aesthetics and memes.

I'm not going to defend the rock lamps too much, because frankly I don't like them either, but I think they're getting short shrift. They don't just invoke "nature" because they are "rocks." Instead, the stacked rocks are reminiscent of rocks that hikers stack on trails as a way to let other hikers know they are on the right path. They are a simple form of LANGUAGE used by STRANGERS to lead others HOME and to SAFETY. Not just rocks. To that extent, the symbolism of the lamps, at least to a hiker, might translate well and provide a sense of protection and warmth in a home.

Painted like that: ugly.

I hate orange. I just wish it would go away.