Courage to pattern. Or all white? Living in summery lightness – DiePresse.com

These same walls can be designed with real statements, for example with a carpet by the Swedish textile artist Alfhild Külper, part of the “Caresse” collection by Stepevi. He sees himself as an “emotional landscape of textures and colors” and wants to artistically deal with memories and surfaces.

Another piece, from Amini’s second limited-edition collection “Woven Forms” (designed by Rich Mnisi), is dedicated to the carpet as an “architectural and sculptural archetype,” showing how the traditional rigor of the knot and the fluid codes of contemporary art can come together.

It becomes less abstract and simply more tangible when the patterns flow into pieces of furniture. A very pragmatic approach was chosen for the patterned seat shell of the classic Kartell designer chair “HHH” – an abbreviation from Philippe Starck for “Her Highest Highness” – when covering the upholstery or as a direct print on plastic. Equally approachable: Poltrona Frau’s trunk, which Jean-Marie Massaud dressed in leather decorated with Fornasetti motifs.

When decorating rooms, people like to use meaningful stylistic devices, especially wallpapers with graphic motifs that invite you to take a journey of thought: for example “Les Tropiques en Fleur” by Valeria Zaltron and Alba Ferrari (wallpaper publisher Londonart). Or with unusual decorative fabrics from the “Hommage” collection by Création Baumann, with which Sibylle Aeberhard brings life into rooms.

A big trend is lightness – times are stressful enough. So it needs delicacy and filigree, which leaves more space and more air to breathe. Padded elements mix with graphic rigor, an iconic look makes places distinctive and individual.

There are usually slender legs on which a table top like that of the “Ennea” desk by Ligne Roset, designed by Vincent Tordjman, rests. Or an inviting seating option such as the “Sinua” armchair by Rimadesio, designed by Giuseppe Bavuso.

The desire for comfort can also be fulfilled with fine creations. Best examples: the “Fillet Lounge” chaise longue from Living Divani, reduced to the essentials and created by Giacomo Moor. And the “Oasis” sofa by Flexform with a woven, mesh-like backrest, designed by Antonio Citterio. In the minimalist color palette, the “Mathilda” chair by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso is almost an outlier and is a bit out of line, but it ties in seamlessly with the graceful silhouettes.

A kind of gimmick that reliably appears every year and concerns the entire fashion and furniture world: the Pantone color of the year. This year with “Cloud Dancer” it is not particularly spectacular, but it is obviously very attractive for designers and manufacturers. If you consider that white is a non-color, you can do a lot with it because it goes well with everything else – very neutrally. A grateful role that became the main role in 2026.

Since white is considered good form, some manufacturers are increasingly turning to it. For example, Vitra, which paints the plywood toy elephant designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1945 (it is now also available in the RE version made of post-industrial recycled plastic) in white. Or the fabric label Luiz, known for the textile furnishings of beds, bathrooms and living rooms, which feels particularly comfortable in the white palette. You will continue to find what you are looking for here beyond 2026.

Manufacturers such as Natuzzi – for example with the “Fiore” armchair by Marcantonio – or Classicon with the “Diana” side table by Konstantin Grcic are also fond of the complementary color to black. As well as the two lighting manufacturers Artemide with the “Nesso” table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova and Italamp, who staged the big appearance with the “Pulsaspira” ceiling lamp by Danilo de Rossi. So a lot of nice things – the ideas for this probably came from a blank sheet of paper at some point. s