ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN FEATURE TRENDS 2022
Hospitality & apartment design:
Top 2022 design & surface trends
This year the focus is back on hospitality. This is the year of the ultimate hotel experience that’s elevated by unique interior design and surface trends. Biophilia, sustainability, homecoming, and artistry are the main themes, and it’s all looking very exciting. Novograf and Black Brick Novograf and Gareth Griffiths
Commercial outfitter Novograf (novograf.co.uk) shares with TO BUILD readers the top interior design and surface trends that are prevailing in the hospitality sector throughout 2022. 2021 gave rise to biophilic design when people were longing for a deeper connection with nature. In 2022, the trend is here to stay. This design concept embraces design techniques that revive our contact with the natural world through the built environment. With sustainability in mind, we’re designing spaces with eco-friendly materials, natural textures, and lots of greenery. Biophilia and sustainability go handin-hand: “Even at the luxury end of the market, notions of repair, recycling, and re-use will predominate with the emphasis on the uniqueness of the remade product. There will be no loss of style or quality. It will be the same artisans crafting the products,” comments Michelle Ogundehin, a thought leader in interiors and trends. In the hospitality sector, surfaces are at the forefront, and they significantly align with biophilic design. “Today’s eco-conscious consumer is whom hotels need to cater to in 2022, and the design needs to reflect their target market’s cravings for sustainability and biophilia. We attended this year’s Surface Design
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