So far, we're ankle deep in the holiday season. With Halloween around the corner and stores already displaying Chrisma-hanna-quanza gear, a new year is also looming in the back of our minds.
On the topic of things looming - which design trends have been lingering for a bit too long? What was made hot by expensive vendors, that places like Target and Walmart have just beaten into the ground?
See below for our thoughts of what trends are making their way into the social suicide grave.
BOUCLÉ
Bouclé started by storm, absolutely showering us with an adult version of a cute and cuddly fabric, that provided a more refined version of a faux fur pillow from Home Goods. Widely used by high-end design firms for quite some time (literally 10+ years) - the surge of the curved sofa & arm chair movement over the past 2 years utilized this fabric style which sky rocketted it's popularity.
Although this fabric still remains 1,000% adorable, it's unfortunately been beaten to death and cheapened by big box retailers. That being said, we are seeing this trend on it's way out.
WHITE ZELLIGE TILE
White Zellige tile deserves a proper burial with a Bentley hearse, Brad Pitt or equivalent as the driver, as well as a Basilica for the grave site. We loved white zellige... and we still love you, white zellige.. but I'm sorry sister, your time has come.
If we were to equate the foregoing of white zellige, it would be Meryl Streep's Devil Wears Prada moment of "Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.". That's it - the introduction of zellige to the design world was groundbreaking, but now it's become a go-to staple that makes it so average in today's design world.
That being said, we are still loving the use of zellige with unique colors. But white.. Sorry friend, it's time.
So, take it as a grain of salt. As a day in & day out designer, these are what we are seeing regularly. We're not saying that we can't be friends if you continue on these trends. We're just going to be doing a one centimeter eye brow raise when we see these misdemeanors continue in 2024.