Eurocucina/Bagno Review Past Times Habitus & Cosentino
Held inward the Cosintino Sydney showroom, a pose out of guests from architecture together with pattern companies joined us to utter over the latest trends coming out of Milan this year. Our showroom was transformed amongst an Italian subject (complete amongst a Vespa!) – a nod to the venue for Eurocucina together with Bagno, amongst guests enjoying traditional drinks together with cuisine We were lucky to hold out joined past times a panel of architecture together with pattern experts, who took to the phase to utter near their experiences together with the novel trends for this year.
Experts included Alice Blackwood, who is passionate near bringing fresh ideas to the Australian architecture audience inward her role as InDesign Group Editor; Darren Genner, the General Manager of Mimosa Design, an innovative Australian pattern fellowship specialising inward article of furniture together with concepts for contemporary bathrooms together with kitchens, and; Kim Duffin, Director of Sublime Architectural Interiors, an award-winning kitchen renovation together with bath pattern fellowship from Brisbane. Our panel discussed how the 2014 fair differed from previous years, highlighting meaning changes inward the pattern together with architecture basis due to novel trends, the GFC together with the changing functionality of spaces inside the home. After talking near their sense at Eurocucina together with Bagno, the panel discussed the telephone substitution trends emerging inward 2014. This year’s telephone substitution trends included: Finishes Our panel constitute that i of the growing trends inward pattern are finishes using natural, organic materials together with colours, which practice warmth together with instruct “back to basics”. This differs greatly from what was seen inward previous years, amongst the panel mentioning how finishes – especially those inward the bathroom, are moving away from heavy, nighttime together with solid, to natural together with light. Kim mentioned the finishes are real tactile, but non but practical, amongst their purpose equally trying to elicit an emotional reply rather than a purely functional use. Precious materials This yr saw a focus on nature together with an organic approach to design, amongst a crusade away from the exercise of drinking glass towards to a greater extent than tactile products similar woods together with stone. Alice mentioned how the materials render a sense of involvement together with luxury. Colour palettes As amongst the other trends, our panel noted a crusade towards natural together with organic colours, especially inward bathrooms. While Australians are real conservative when it comes to colour, Eurocucina saw pastel colours transitioning from article of furniture to benchtops, paints together with cabinets. Kim suggested color is becoming less taboo, although people are yet choosing the safer option of muted tones. Dynamic forms A telephone substitution tendency seen inward Milan was the increasing pose out of companies creating dynamic, moving products, such equally flexible bench heights, elevator systems together with retractable tables. Whilst this dynamism was an exciting together with fun change, the panel questioned whether many of them were functional together with how these trends would interpret inward Australian homes. Integrated spaces One tendency our panel saw becoming to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than pop is the integration of spaces inward the home, amongst the bath together with living spaces merging. They discussed how people are combining dissimilar rooms to conform their ain personal infinite together with lifestyle, amongst both pattern together with article of furniture gradually becoming to a greater extent than focused on aesthetics together with ‘lifestyle-integrated’. The panel finished amongst Alice discussing her view to Cosentino’s headquarters inward Almeria, where she joined Cosentino Australia’s Gary Isherwood together with Pepe Oliver for a tour of the facilities together with about unopen contact amongst our products.
