10 Decor Trends From Maison & Objet 2022
Check out furniture, materials and pattern trends Houzz spotted at the September design fair in Paris
After several years of canceled events, Maison & Objet has found itself, and its audience, again. The movers and shakers of the French and international decor, interior design, design and lifestyle worlds gathered Sept. 8-12, 2022, to attend the iconic fair at the Parc des Expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte in Paris. The show is an opportunity to get an early peek at design trends for the coming year. Here are 10 home product trends Houzz international editors spotted at the show.
Furniture for Good
The Beauty of Upcycling
If there is one word to remember this season, it’s “upcycling.” To put it plainly, it refers to new creations made of recycled waste. Since the pandemic, interiors brands have been talking about changing the mode of consumption and how they create products.
We saw the outcome of this approach in a variety of furnishings made of discarded material. We spotted the Volants coffee table from Dizy made of recycled badminton shuttlecocks (called volants in French); the Clavex desk from Maximum, made of cast-off pieces of scaffolding; the Ocean chair from Zuiver with seats out of ocean plastic; and the chair pictured here from Furniture for Good, a French manufacturer of sustainably designed furniture. The black chair in HDPE (high-density polyethylene) is made of electrical sheaths. The mottled effect comes from discarded cosmetics packaging.
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The Beauty of Upcycling
If there is one word to remember this season, it’s “upcycling.” To put it plainly, it refers to new creations made of recycled waste. Since the pandemic, interiors brands have been talking about changing the mode of consumption and how they create products.
We saw the outcome of this approach in a variety of furnishings made of discarded material. We spotted the Volants coffee table from Dizy made of recycled badminton shuttlecocks (called volants in French); the Clavex desk from Maximum, made of cast-off pieces of scaffolding; the Ocean chair from Zuiver with seats out of ocean plastic; and the chair pictured here from Furniture for Good, a French manufacturer of sustainably designed furniture. The black chair in HDPE (high-density polyethylene) is made of electrical sheaths. The mottled effect comes from discarded cosmetics packaging.
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Lamps and fixtures by Bazar Deluxe
Will Checkered Replace Round?
We’ve seen curved and rounded shapes again and again in previous seasons. 2023 will mark the advent of the checkered pattern. We spotted it in the form of ceramic squares on Studio Gaïa furniture; in iridescent glass on iconic Pols Potten pieces; and criss-crossing Pueblo’s baby alpaca blankets. Pictured here is a more unexpected application in curly wool on table lamps from Bazar Deluxe.
Thick stripes are another popular geometric pattern this year.
Will Checkered Replace Round?
We’ve seen curved and rounded shapes again and again in previous seasons. 2023 will mark the advent of the checkered pattern. We spotted it in the form of ceramic squares on Studio Gaïa furniture; in iridescent glass on iconic Pols Potten pieces; and criss-crossing Pueblo’s baby alpaca blankets. Pictured here is a more unexpected application in curly wool on table lamps from Bazar Deluxe.
Thick stripes are another popular geometric pattern this year.
Chairs and poufs by Opjet
Curl Up in an Armchair
Bouclé upholstery is still going strong. Spotted on sofas first, it has now grabbed hold of chairs and poufs. These extra-soft pieces are sure to help us warm up this winter.
This year, it is going through a transformation, with virgin wool mixed with polyester or reinvented entirely in synthetic fibers for easier maintenance and greater longevity.
Curl Up in an Armchair
Bouclé upholstery is still going strong. Spotted on sofas first, it has now grabbed hold of chairs and poufs. These extra-soft pieces are sure to help us warm up this winter.
This year, it is going through a transformation, with virgin wool mixed with polyester or reinvented entirely in synthetic fibers for easier maintenance and greater longevity.
Seats and cushions from WigiWama
The Sofa Dilemma
Exit the restrained furniture piece that we have held onto for a decade or more. The sofa, the centerpiece of the living room, has become the fashion statement par excellence in our interiors. This season, choose between a curved sofa in ecru bouclé or a comfortable corduroy couch. Can we solve this dilemma without falling for both?
Color Trends for 2023 at Maison & Objet
The Sofa Dilemma
Exit the restrained furniture piece that we have held onto for a decade or more. The sofa, the centerpiece of the living room, has become the fashion statement par excellence in our interiors. This season, choose between a curved sofa in ecru bouclé or a comfortable corduroy couch. Can we solve this dilemma without falling for both?
Color Trends for 2023 at Maison & Objet
Coffee tables from Giobagnara
Travertine Coffee Tables
Choosing between coffee tables is much easier than choosing between sofas. Whether round or square matters little, as long as it’s travertine.
Travertine is a calcareous rock formed by freshwater sedimentation. Cream to yellowy in color, it is easily recognizable because it has little holes or fossil traces. It is a historic stone that was greatly valued for construction in ancient Rome and in Italy in the Renaissance. The Coliseum or St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome are made of travertine. In interior use, this very solid stone is sealed, polished and honed, and is easy to care for.
Travertine Coffee Tables
Choosing between coffee tables is much easier than choosing between sofas. Whether round or square matters little, as long as it’s travertine.
Travertine is a calcareous rock formed by freshwater sedimentation. Cream to yellowy in color, it is easily recognizable because it has little holes or fossil traces. It is a historic stone that was greatly valued for construction in ancient Rome and in Italy in the Renaissance. The Coliseum or St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome are made of travertine. In interior use, this very solid stone is sealed, polished and honed, and is easy to care for.
Rattan light fixtures by Ay Illuminate
Rattan for Otherworldly Light
Light fixtures in natural materials — rattan, water hyacinth, sisal, twine — were also impossible to miss at this fair. We appreciate them for the natural touch that they bring to our interiors, for the sculptural feel of their XXL dimensions, or, most of all, for their very light openwork structure, which creates a jaw-dropping effect when lit, producing a poetic and almost otherworldly interplay of light and shadow.
Rattan for Otherworldly Light
Light fixtures in natural materials — rattan, water hyacinth, sisal, twine — were also impossible to miss at this fair. We appreciate them for the natural touch that they bring to our interiors, for the sculptural feel of their XXL dimensions, or, most of all, for their very light openwork structure, which creates a jaw-dropping effect when lit, producing a poetic and almost otherworldly interplay of light and shadow.
Decorative birds from Novoform
A Bird in the Hand
Bird figurines have come to rest in many of this year’s displays. We know the iconic Eames figurine or the bird created by the Bouroullec brothers for Vitra. If you like them, you can now get an entire flock, as brands have revived the genre. The decor birds from Novoform are made of raw wood, one of this year’s key materials.
A Bird in the Hand
Bird figurines have come to rest in many of this year’s displays. We know the iconic Eames figurine or the bird created by the Bouroullec brothers for Vitra. If you like them, you can now get an entire flock, as brands have revived the genre. The decor birds from Novoform are made of raw wood, one of this year’s key materials.
Vases from 101Copenhagen
Totemic Ceramics
It’s the perfect finishing touch: an object in totemic form, in particular one made of ceramics, which is another of the materials widely seen at the fair. We noted the new stools or end tables by designer Pierre Gonalons and exhibited in the Talents So French area of the fair. The vases pictured here, from 101Copenhagen, in matte black ceramic, are also a must.
Totemic Ceramics
It’s the perfect finishing touch: an object in totemic form, in particular one made of ceramics, which is another of the materials widely seen at the fair. We noted the new stools or end tables by designer Pierre Gonalons and exhibited in the Talents So French area of the fair. The vases pictured here, from 101Copenhagen, in matte black ceramic, are also a must.
The New Rugs
We cannot finish this overview of trends without touching on the sea change in rug trends. Over the last few years, the must-have rug designs have come from the Atlas Mountains in North Africa, but 2023 seems to be tolling the final bell for the Berber-inspired carpet.
The new rugs will be less artisanal, more technological. Thanks to new techniques, it is now possible to create rugs in irregular, particularly organic forms. The ones we saw most often this year bring together multiple shades in large, close-fitting stripes, as for example in the one by Kare Design, inspired by the ‘70s.
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We cannot finish this overview of trends without touching on the sea change in rug trends. Over the last few years, the must-have rug designs have come from the Atlas Mountains in North Africa, but 2023 seems to be tolling the final bell for the Berber-inspired carpet.
The new rugs will be less artisanal, more technological. Thanks to new techniques, it is now possible to create rugs in irregular, particularly organic forms. The ones we saw most often this year bring together multiple shades in large, close-fitting stripes, as for example in the one by Kare Design, inspired by the ‘70s.
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From Jade to Ecru and Salmon Pink to Orange-Brown
It is not an accident that Dutch artist Sanne Terweij was honored with the new Rising Talent Craft Award, which aims to highlight young artisans. Besides the magnetic beauty of her wall sculptures made up of many hundreds of little rectangles of oxidized and corroded metal, she intuited the favorite colors for this edition of the fair: salmon, jade and ecru, all in monochrome palettes that darken in ombre to brown and orange-red. This joyous palette promises fresh interiors with a nod to the 1970s.
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