Wabi- Sabi

 

Now that we've entered 2018, sure it means New Years resolutions that you may or may not (surprise surprise) stick to, but it also means the release of the S/S interior trends. One of the most inventive and calm trends to begin favouring in our interiors is Wabi Sabi, which focuses on making the space feel lived in through elements of imperfection. 

The art of Kintsugi in Japanese heritage is the unusual act of breaking all kinds of ceramics purposely only to stick them back together again using materials such as gold and metal liquid to give the pots a unique character. In Japan this became a popular trend especially with their sacred teapots and is now beginning to show sights of coming back into our tableware, which is even more likely due to the beloved gold leaf that stamped into our homeware a few years ago and we're all still very much in love with it. For a delicate and subtle approach to this trend add misshapen vases, handcrafted textiles and hand painted Japanese motif artwork to add the imperfection value into your style of space. This would work particularly well with a Scandinavian design.

Wabi Sabi emphasises relaxation and being at one with the space so very much resembles a Zen environment, specifically through the floor cushions, neutral colour palette and soft unmade linen beds. These linen textures matched with tactile aged wood work together to create a soft and organic interior. Wabi Sabi design can't be complete without the use of plants whether they be hung in hand crafted baskets gracefully over the ceiling or draping over the table in a favoured Kingtsugi vase. House plants string of pearl and ivy will give off the perfect shape to achieve this effect. This trend my look like there's not much to it but perfecting this may seem harder than it looks.