The current interior colour trends

A big round. Sofa Supermoon by Minotti. Design Giampiero Tagliaferri www.minotti.com Photo: © Minotti

BEST OF | Issue 3 | Spring 2025 | Text: Barbara Jahn

Design is presenting its ‘chocolate side’ this year: gentle to deep lustrous tones of brown define the new living environments. And it doesn’t have (only) to do with the colour of the year.

Full relaxation. Sofa Camelot and chaise longue Ginger by Flexform. Design: Antonio Citterio www.flexform.it Photo: © Flexform

As far back as two years ago, those warm earthy shades could be felt to vibrate all around us. But 2025 is the moment when we are reaching out full force and heartwarmingly for the whole palette of natural colours which are simply predestined to generate a deep-down feeling of well-being at home. The additional thought of sweet nothings to pamper us a further degree is not far removed from this inspiration, especially if a gossamer sheen of caramel, cacao and cappuccino lies perched over this living environment series. The approach is intelligent in any case, since one simply never gets tired of these hues and so ends up enjoying them twice-over.

A nostalgic moment. Rocking chair Loulou Rock by Gallotti&Radice. Design: David / Nicolas www.gallottiradice.com Photo: © Gallotti&Radice

Mixed double. Chair CH 24 and Table 327 by Carl Hansen. Design: Hans J. Wagner www.carlhansen.com Photo: © Carl Hansen

Colours with Character

More and more people feel the inner need to connect deeper and deeper with nature, they wish for additional ground contact instead of abstract up-in-the-air lightness in their immediate living surroundings. This stroke of genius was taken up by the American Pantone Institute insofar as it placed its bets on “Mocha Mousse”. Refined, copious, opulent, nevertheless simple and classic at the same time: the countless nuances and facets of brown which all play important roles in our lives, presenting themselves in modest and earthbound ways yet extending all the way up to aspiring and luxurious.

A place in the garden. Outdoor sofa Saló by Unopiù. Design: Matteo Thun & Benedetto Fasciana www.unopiu.it Photo: © Unopiù

Design with Soul

As regards the materials, a well-known trend is also continued here: naturalness needs to place its signature on interior living. In this vein, the recent trend of furniture manufacturers towards natural stone, wood and leather is downright obligatory. Simultaneously, wonderful possibilities open up which shift and focus human gaze stronger than ever before towards truly competent handcraftsmanship. The art of talented if not ingenious creation reveals itself in meticulously worked surfaces, in highly sophisticated details such as ornamental seams, folds and other technical intricacies, but also in the basic approach to the material itself, namely, where and for what purpose it is used, so that it can present its very best qualities and characteristics. And that is the aspect which often surprises even the connoisseurs.

An elegant mixture. Side table and sofa eddie plus easy chair Mayu by Frigerio. Design: R&D Department and Front www.frigerio.com Photo: © Frigerio

On the line. Chair Zurich by Gianfranco Ferré Home. Design: Gianfranco Ferré Home www.gianfrancoferrehome.com Photo: © Gianfranco Ferré Home

Living in Largesse

It might also be noted that a new movement of “preferably larger, not smaller” furniture pieces has moved in. On the one hand, this is partly a function of innovative rounded lines which determine the modern-day contours, this cannot be overlooked. These pieces simply require more room. On the other hand, a desire for full-fledged comfort, for living our lives to the fullest has returned to the forefront, in other words, to let loose at home, where life really counts. For example, in a sofa which goes on and on; or in a vast easy-chair. That is where you can truly recover after a long, hard day of work. This feeling of well-being, of familiarity and secluded comfort is borne on the shoulders of organic furniture forms which hug you like a loved one. And that applies equally to an elegant ensemble of stylish furniture as well as to tiny side tables and chairs which, all in all, at least for this current year, easily survive without any sharp angles and corners.

Close to nature. Collection Authentic Luxe Marble Nuage by Florim. Design: Werkdesign www.florim.com Photo: © Florim

Light Radiates Passion

Also the lighting displays are becoming opulent, so that lighting in no way can get relegated to the sidelines or to an ancillary role. And so, decorative lights and chandeliers also take up lots of space in the coming season, and we mean that literally. Striking, flamboyant, eye-catching lighting fixtures are becoming the centrepiece of salons. Or else artistic pieces which nicely illuminate a staircase or give an acute accent to the entrance foyer. Polish and glittering brilliance are the right and proper messengers for the entire furnishings industry, which plans to bring private living to new resplendence in precisely this way.

A fine spot to land. Chair Donald by Cierre 1972. Design: Marco Fumagalli www.cierreimbottiti.it Photo: © Cierre 1972