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7 SURFACES REPORTER | TRENDS

Not to be Missed INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS OF 2020

Year 2020 marked the beginning of a new decade. Looking back, the last ten years seemed crucial from the interior design perspective since the decade saw a surge of experimentation in designs. Lifestyle changes coupled with extensive travel experiences brought in global exposure, which encouraged everyone to be more experimental and ‘out of the box’ with the designing of their homes & workspaces.

It also marked the end of the era where interior design was limited to interesting paint shades or the use of traditional materials like wood, stone or tiles. During the last decade, many new materials were introduced that transformed the face of interior design. Particularly in India, in spite of setbacks like real estate price drop and reduction in the cost of Rupee, the interior design sector continued to bloom and transformed into a ‘necessity’ from being a ‘luxury’.

The interior designers who oversaw this shift are terming the coming decade as one of the ‘golden period’ for interior design where new materials will flourish and fresh trends will be introduced. #SurfacesReporter spoke to some of the eminent names in the design industry and gathered their opinion on what according to them will be the updated trends in the interior design segment.

To explore more about these trends visit: www.surfacesreporter.com/Trends/Feb-2020/interiortrends

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