White walls are taking a backseat as Brexit, Trump and global political instability drive homeowners to "nest", according to the interior designer behind the Stockholm Furniture Fair's annual Trends exhibition.
Lotta Agaton, one of Sweden's most high-profile interior stylists, centred her 2017/18 Trends exhibition on five different darkly hued rooms.
Lotta Agaton's 2017/18 Trends exhibition for the Stockholm Furniture Fair featured five different darkly hued rooms
She said that the current political mood was driving interest in dark interiors to create a feeling of privacy and comfort.
"During recent years of stability and safety, we have had bright white spaces that are open for exposure," Agaton told Dezeen. "But in darker times when the political and economic climate get more uncertain, you want to nest a little bit." It included a grey-green bathroom and laundry with plants
"We have more cosy environments with dark walls that feel embracing. It's like with winter and spring, but in a larger way."
Agaton predicts that rather than black and grey, the new crop of dark interiors will focus on rich pigments, tone-on-tone and even lively colours that are a "bit more happy" and signal hope.
Agaton also designed a pink office for the exhibition
In her Trends exhibition at the Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair, which ran from 7 to 11 February 2017, this took the form of five tone-on-tone rooms, including a dining room with grey-...