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Inspired: Matthew Williamson Tie-Dye Dress

CasaSugar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:15:38 -0700

This dress, which FabSugar noted took tie-dye from hippie to hip, is from Matthew Williamson's Spring '08 collection. While tie-dye is nearly synonymous with hippies, the craft of tie dying predates Woodstock by centuries. Some tie-dye techniques and traditions include Japanese Shibori, Indian Bandhani, and African tie-dye. Tie-dye's unique look is accomplished by bundling or tying up the material before applying dye, which only allows the dye to reach part of the area to which it is applied. The boundaries of the dyed and non-dyed areas are usually somewhat blurred.

To see some home design tie-dye finds, read more.

Tie-dye's influence on the world of fashion has also trickled down to interior design. I've found a number of home accents that take cues from the technique of tie-dye. Take a look at the widget to see if there are any that you like.

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New Design Predictions: On Track or Way Off?

CasaSugar — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:00:57 -0800

Nicole Swengley of the London Financial Times recently wrote about her design predictions for the coming year. While some of these seem wacky to me (such as open-air bathrooms that encourage their use as public spaces), others seem on-track.

One of her predictions is that '60s and '70s colors, pop art sensibility, and sense of whimsy will play a big role in the upcoming designs this year. She writes:

Interiors are moving on from the Hollywood story of the past year. Glamour will remain the goal but there’ll be more than a hint of nostalgia from the 1960s and 1970s and a fresh injection of fun. Think black-and-white Op-Art with splashes of orange, bold upholstery prints (check out Kenzo’s new sofa and Missoni’s zappy designs), colourful glassware (such as John Rocha’s Red collection for Waterford Crystal), velvets in strong, medieval colours, glossy patent leathers, metallic wallpapers and chain-mail curtains.

What do you think? Are you ready to move on from Hollywood Regency styles to zappy and zippy '60s and '70s-inspired designs? Tell me by commenting below.

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Your Favorite Recent Home Trend of 2007

CasaSugar — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:23:40 -0800

As part of our Best of 2007 polls, you chose stacked ball lamps as your favorite recent home trend this year. I certainly see where you're coming from on this one. Stacked ball lamps are elegant, sophisticated, and versatile. But this time, I have to part ways with you and name ikat as my favorite trend. If you've been following Casa, you know my love for ikat runs deep.
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Trend Alert: Mustache Motifs

CasaSugar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:00:53 -0800

No matter how you feel about men with mustaches, you may find it difficult to resist the tug of mustache motifs in your home. This hip and hairy trend is cropping up everywhere, from upper lips to chests of drawers. I especially love the silhouette design on these Mustache Note Card Flats ($9.50 for five). A perfect pairing with mustache pencils!

If you know a mustache lover or if you're just loving the look, I've rounded up the essential accessories and other decor items to help you throw a mustachio bashio in your house. To see my furry finds, read more.

Get the Look: 2010 Bedroom Trends

CasaSugar — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:25 -0800

British shelter magazine website House to Home recently made note of which bedroom decorating trends are on the rise for the year 2010. If you're looking to bring your bedroom up-to-date and à la mode with the new decade, the piece offers plenty of inspiration from patterns to wall treatments. To help you get the look, I thought I'd select a few products that are on trend with the tips.

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Your Favorite Trend of 2009

CasaSugar — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:01:19 -0800

As part of our Best of 2009 polls, you named converted barns your favorite trend of the year. Both outstanding renovations of existing barns and new designs inspired by vernacular barn style have been popping up lately, proving that the buildings aren't just for livestock. The other trends in the poll were all furnishing-related, be it a particular style like umbrella lamps or a type of handicraft like crewel embroidery. So it's interesting to see converted barns in the lead, because it suggests you all have an eye for architecture. The trend is both forward-thinking and reflective, which I think appeals to a lot of you who appreciate modernism as well as historical details. Read more about the trend in this slideshow!

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Trend Alert: Modern Delftware

CasaSugar — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:22 -0800

I just came across tattoo artist Paul Tillman's Irezumi dinnerware collection (available here), which seems to be inspired by Dutch delftware with traditional Japanese motifs, and am noticing a trend. Delftware, as you may know, is the blue and white pottery and tin-glazed pottery that originated around Delft in the Netherlands in the 16th to 18th centuries. The ceramics had a white glaze that was typically accented with blue floral and pastoral imagery. But these days, the latest trend is to take that signature blue and white palette and kick it up a notch by injecting it with more contemporary motifs, or in some cases, use ceramic delftware to make unusual items - like a computer.

Lovegrove & Repucci's Urban Delft for Areware (available at Unica Home) gives the conservative Dutch pottery a grittier edge by bringing graffiti into the mix.

See five more of these modern delftware designs when you read more.Marcel Wanders's Delft Blue Collection for Mooi reimagines delft in all sorts of peculiar ways, like a traditional vase being blown away, a piggy bank bearing the brunt of a hammer, and those signature petals adorning a submarine.
Dutch design guru Jacob de Baan put the tradition on its head by using asymmetrical and organic shapes and centuries-old trademarks on his Pitcher ($120) for Royal Delft, a company which has been making the blue and white porcelain since 1653.

Studio Ooms brought the art form into the bedroom with The Milkmaid ($180), their ceramic blue delft dildo.

Anthropologie's Caledon Sugar Bowl ($15) and Creamer ($15) uses more sculptural pieces with stamped motifs to give delftware a contemporary edge.

And, Pure*Delft Blue from Plush Department is the first design computer (and a limited edition) with a ceramic casing handpainted in Delft, also produced by Royal Delft.

Best of 2009: What's Your Favorite Trend of the Year?

CasaSugar — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:30 -0800

Each year, trends come and go. Some stick, often surprisingly. Some fade quickly. And some make a comeback years later (hello leggings!). Whatever the case, you're bound to fall head over heels for a certain accessory, furnishing, or design style each year. To see how all of these fads, whether long lasting or brief, have stacked up this year, I've compiled a poll of the interior design trends of 2009. Let me know which is your fave.

Did I leave out your favorite trend? Then join our Best of 2009 group in the CasaSugar Community and tell us about it there. And vote on all my Best of 2009 polls now!

Let's Go Trend Hunting: Wordy Furniture and Graffitied Home Finds

CasaSugar — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:00:03 -0700

This month, at Paris's trade interior design show Maison & Objet, UK designer Andrew Martin, who's known for his Union Jack motif furniture, showed off some other, bold prints, including this chair upholstered in designer Martin Waller’s new God Bless America fabric.

Martin and Waller aren't the first (or the last) designers to jump on the typography and graffiti bandwagon. There are a lot of really great interior design finds out there right now that display words, graffiti, or a combination of both. So, let's go Trend Hunting!

Here's how it works. First, join my group Trend Hunting. Then, when you track down a cool graffiti or typography product, bookmark it and tag it with the phrase Wordy Home Finds, and then save it in the Trend Hunting group. You can read this post for full directions on how to start your Trend Hunting mission, and here's a detailed explanation of bookmarks from GeekSugar.

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Trend Alert: Soft Storage

CasaSugar — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:00:45 -0800

I've been busy this month showing you ideas for organizing your home, from small storage to options for organizing entire rooms. Now, Canadian House and Home points to organic, pliable containers, such as baskets, as a 2010 trend for organizing your home.

I use wicker, fabric, and woven baskets for a variety of purposes in my home already, from organizing my linen closet to storing seeds and gardening supplies in my garden shed. Now, though, I'm thinking about stocking up on even more baskets for organizing around my home. Looking for something for your own home? Check out some of my favorites below.

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