Things are brightening in the design industry. Across the world, creatives are making a splash with bold colours and pattern. These polychrome interiors, installations and murals are a far cry from the restrained, minimalist aesthetic that has dominated in some countries in recent times.
Craig Redman and Karl Maier (aka Craig & Karl) live in New York and London respectively. They presented their signature bold colours, graphic patterns and geometric shapes for a recent exhibition called All In at Seoul’s Avenue L.
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori makes trips from his London home to get inspiration from the traditional fabric stalls of Lagos’s Balogun Market.
The Tokyo-based firm Spread created the award-winning Haru Stuck-on Design project (Credit: Spread)
Gateways, an installation by Adam Nathaniel Furman, is inspired by diverse influences, including Turkish ceramics (Credit: Gareth Gardner) The designer Morag Myerscough’s has been honing her trademark style for 30 years (Credit: Morag Myerscough)
A mural by Lothar Gotz has transformed the Towner gallery in Eastbourne, UK (Credit: Jim Stephenson)
Instagram is an amazing treasure trove for interiors. Rowans Rainbow is a fabulous account that doesn’t hold back on colour! ‘The House that colour built’ and ‘Sophie Robinson Interiors’ are two more accounts that are worth a look for bold interior and colour inspiration.
The house that colour built Sophie Robinson