Green Trends

LET’S TALK MORE ABOUT GREEN

Green is the personification of nature symbolising renewal and energy. It’s a bold, rich and impactful colour but is also associated with calmness and spiritual balance. 2022 is set to be themed around a reconnection to nature with green trending in home decor, art, architecture and even in the fashion industry.

WORDS MADDIE QUINN PHOTOGRAPHY ESSENTIAL HOME

Sofa Sophia has a plush rounded structure bringing the essence of the colour green and nature into the room

Leather armchairs in stunning green with a rounded golden base

The year 2022 will call for escapism. In the midst of social unrest and the pandemic, trends take a turn toward joyfulness and create a clear theme for optimism and recovery. Be ready for a sense of adventure, tropical summer nights, wrapping golden sunsets and the green of the forest all around you. Who doesn’t embrace the soothing presence of plants or other natural materials brought to life by this stunning colour?

GREEN IN THE LIVING ROOM

Luxury décor brand Essential Home, has a few suggestions on how to bring the forest into your home. Adding a feature wall wrapped in wallpaper displaying tropical or foliagelike patterns will create the perfect backdrop for your existing furniture. Floral and textile wall coverings are also prominent this year. Leather or velvet in green are unique and quite irresistible on sofas and chairs that are ›

designed with modern lines and matched with gold or brass metal. This trend will run through the new year and will be seen in many décor magazines and stores in 2022. Round edges are good for the soul, creating a sense of natural flow and in the new trend, shapes follow curved lines bringing back a retro-like feel and nostalgia.

FASHION AND ART

In the world of fashion, green forest is everywhere, not only as the rich colour it is but also in tropical themes and patterns. Coupled with burnt orange recalling the summer nights we love, we’re expecting to see a lot of natural materials coloured in green this year. Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Haider Ackermann are some of the names that are already associated with this incredible trend. ›

Essential Home presents Fable, a contemporary interpretation of a traditional swingchair with velvety rounded cusions perfectly fitting in the natural enviromement.

In a bar, a table like Janis always looks good, with its Guatemala marble in an incredible forest green hue. A bar table inspired by mid-century modern design, Janis features an art deco twist that reminds us of the glamour of the 1920s and 1930s.

g Essential Home is the epitome of bohemian retro design. Its mid-century modern lines merge important historical references from the ‘30s and 60’s. The harmony of masculine and feminine, classic and contemporary, high and low, is integral to the brand’s sense of style that specialises in intimate and cosy ambiances which express elegance and luxury. Follow @essential_home. When it comes to art, nothing is easier than to pick a painting with a charming leafy subject to complement your home décor. Whatever your preference, wall art and accessories will be readily available in this theme and plants are also an easy way to embrace a splash of green throughout your home.

As shapes follow rounded, smooth, circular lines this year, think egg shaped footrests, oval tables, and squishy, comfy armchairs and sofas. There is nothing like an item of furniture which connects with that happy space in the brain recalling comfort and a sense of total freedom. We all need it! e