Design Trends 2025

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TH E Y E AR O F T H E SNAK E Snakes are a symbol of renewal, growth, wisdom, intelligence, and intuition.

As we move forward into the year, we’re taking time to design with intention, trust our intuitions, and let us be inspired by the transformative beauty around us.

Welcome to our journey of 2025 trends - an anthology of five breathtaking stories that map out a path to inspiration.

On the Cover: Via Emilia Salvia

B ISAZZA P Y THON

T H E STO R I ES: FOLK PRESERVATION PASTORAL CURATED MAXIMALISM ARTFUL INTELLIGENCE COSMIC ESCAPISM

Aesthetica Unico Grey

FOLK PRESERVATION While climate change ravages areas of the US, we yearn to reconnect broken communities while finding ways to defend and adapt folk traditions for an uncertain future. We’re seeing this translate to high quality materials with bespoke craftsmanship like cottos, breezeblocks, and morroccan zellige with the dominance of warm neutrals continuing for 2025. Sustainability is achieved with permanence: Specifiers are choosing products that will withstand the test of time versus fads that need refresh every few years.

Ancient wellbeing practices like apothecary and adaptogens are trending upwards as we all look to reduce stress and find harmony with work-life balance. Materials in this trend lack harsh, sharp lines and feel holistic in nature.

Reconcrete RO 02 SP SQ

Varana Stone White Tweed

Amuri Biscotto

Amuri Cotto Gelosia

Amuri Zucchero Biscotto

COLOR MAPPING Anchored by the Pantone Color of The Year, Mocha Mousse, this trend calls for natural clay colors with a surprising nod of support from amethyst tones that draw a more spiritual element to this earthy palette.

FOLK PRESERVATION

Zel Bianco Ro Alder Silhouette

Venezia Cromie Fondaco Sabbia

PASTORAL As we prepare to fight the challenges of overconsumption, the digital dark age, and the fading of third spaces, pastoral searches for an abstract greater good for society. While sustainability efforts usually mean deprivation (buy less, eat less, make less), the messaging is challenged by the inspiration to create something long lasting and familiar.

This ethos extends into design trends like the resurgence of natural greens, reminiscent of lush avocado hues. These tones evoke calm and renewal, a perfect complement to the movement toward hyper-personalization. Spaces are becoming deeply reflective of individual identities, with libraries and hobby corners doubling as intimate sanctuaries. We’re also seeing a resurgence in the desire to own physical media, such as books and records.

Blendart Natural

Via Emilia Salvia

Pixel Sienna

Aesthetica Golden Lighting

Spatula Terracotta

Varana Stone Beige Blocks

PASTORAL

Shizen Miele

COLOR MAPPING From bee pollen to rolling green pastures, colors are directly drawn from the natural world around us.

Rather than the earthy neutrals like in folk preservation, the colors here highlight the fun and poppy moments of our world.

Via Appia Rosso Domus

Via Appia Azzuro Brindisi Citta Di Faenza

Tubes 3D Arancio Talc Rose/Lake Talc

CURATED MAXIMALISM In an era where soft, organic modern spaces have reigned supreme, a bold counter-movement is emerging as curated maximalism. As a rejection to the overly-planned and static, this trend unapologetically celebrates abundance, texture, and storytelling.

In spite of a generalized more is more ideology, this is a story that inspires slow consumption by encouraging an intentional approach to selections that are meaningful and long-lasting. It’s about surrounding yourself with the things you love and making them work together in a way that feels uniquely you.

Pulp Red Hustle Jetsetter Jive

Amuri, Spring 2025 Rombini Triangle Vert

COLOR MAPPING Color takes center stage here.

Jewel tones—emerald green, sharp shades of blue, and bright oranges and yellow —create a sense of richness, while daring prints and clashing patterns challenge the eye and invite curiosity.

CURATED MAXIMALISM

Indomita Deer

Dandy Pin Green/Black

Ro

Superclassica Mandarino

Symphony Snow

Ziggaurat Scarab

Aesthetica Agata

ARTFUL INTELLIGENCE Its no secret that artificial intelligence and the transformative power of technology are becoming more significant in our every day lives. The lines between human artistry and machine ingenuity are being redefined, and the paradigm shift is being felt daily. As we expand the dialogue between humans and algorithms, we seek to learn how technology and nature can complement one another.

Smart cities, generative design, and connected living are cornerstones to this trend. Sleek, sophisticated spaces with intentionally minimlaist decor play in to the overarching theme of stealth wealth. Luxury lies in sustainable, high-quality materials, defined by understated elegance.

Celestial Mercury

Ikonite Grey

Flauti Emerald 2x16 Aesthetica Collemandina

Atlas Furniture

Aesthetica

Polygon Ink Ivory

Via Appia Rosso

Botanica Seed White

ARTFUL INTELLIGENCE

Color Story Pinstripes Wisdom

Furniture Collection

COLOR MAPPING This story tends to shy away from bold and bright colors, instead giving the chance for cool, subdued tones to take center stage: a stark turn from the former ostentatious whites and golds that previously dominated the definition of luxury.

Celestial Venus/Jupiter Hex

Nagomi Miyu Dove Aesthetica Orobico Rondo Agata Deco

Aesthetica

COSMIC ESCAPISM Nobody wants to be left behind in the new Space Race as we all seek to capitalize on the lucrative lunar economy. New technology is opening up a world of possibilities for space tourism, otherworldly minerals and a plan B if our own big blue marble can’t heal from the impacts of climate change.

Punto Down Blue Celestial Jupiter Hex

Though colonizing new worlds is far off, we’re already channeling cosmic inspiration into design. Many concepts are incorporating circles, which feel similar to the planets we wish to one day reach. They represent a balance between the sun, the moon, and other celestial bodies.

Other notable features of this trend include fluid movement in stone, elements of glass and reflective metals, and astral shapes as we embrace the infinite possibilities of the universe.

COSMIC ESCAPISM

Via Emilia Bianco

Rondo Acquamarina Deco

COLOR MAPPING Colors are generally on the cooler scale, mimicking the vast expansiveness of the world beyond ours. Sunbursts, garnets, and a softer dreamsicle hue act as the contrasting element

Forte Brick Stellar

Varana Stone Tweed Beige

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