As Filipinos embrace the new year and the changes it brings, they are also bringing an introspective look into their living spaces. BluPrint offers a list of interior design trends suitable for the modern Filipino home.
Modern folk blends traditional craftsmanship, cultural expressions, and natural materials with modern simplicity. This design style taps into the current culture of nostalgia, where heritage is reimagined with contemporary details. Acting as a counterculture to the dominant minimalist style, modern folk embraces patterns, colors, and unique ornamentation, crafting a space that feels both collected and intentional.
Deep, earthy tones, traditional textile weaving, and organic materials are prominent features of this design style. For instance, Filipino indigenous textiles are often integrated into upholstery and decor. In turn, this weaves heritage and design, placing cultural storytelling at the heart of the interior. Ultimately, this allows people to engage with their heritage while balancing it to their modern needs.
Interior design is not exempt from our fast-paced culture, exemplified by ready-to-assemble furniture and online shopping platforms that deliver people’s wants and needs with a mere click. Curating a personal interior design style has never been as accessible. Amidst this noise, an antithesis emerges: the art of slow curation.
Under this framework, interior design is defined by the intentional process of collecting furniture pieces that suit your design style over time. This marks a desire for less catalog-looking spaces. Instead, it allows individuals to build their personal style through experimentation. It ensures that their home reflects their personalities and experiences, rather than passing trends.
This can come in the form of mismatched dining chairs purchased from various second-hand thrift stores; ceramic bowls sourced from vintage stores; and art prints crafted by numerous local artists. By focusing on gradual transformation, people allow their homes to adapt alongside them—in both their personal style and changing needs.
Art Deco, a style celebrating its centenary, is experiencing a contemporary resurgence through Neo Deco. This modern revival of a classic successfully marries the style’s signature 1920s glamour with contemporary functionality and materials.
Features like glossy lacquers are often found in kitchens, especially used on cabinetry, furniture, and accent pieces. Often in bold colors, it creates a sleek, reflective, and high-shine finish that evokes depth and drama. Paired with other materials, such as marble and wood, this feature offers a balanced look in interior spaces.
There is a strong emphasis on geometric patterns in this design style, with curved and sculptural accents serving as complementary silhouettes. In doing so, Neo Deco spaces are characterized by their layered textures. From velvet cushions and ribbed wood to fluted glass and stark lighting, the design style allows indulgence, countervailed with a modern, softer touch.
Elevated maximalism focuses on a deeply personal and vibrant aesthetic. Acting as a contemporary approach to the “more is more” philosophy, it intentionally crafts a curated space. Its abundance of material, color, and patterns translates into one of visual balance, rather than mere excess.
Saturated color palette, layered textures, and meaningful storytelling are vital elements of the trend. One of the ways in which people express this design style is through pattern splicing. It combines decorative, patterned, and solid-colored tiles to create a curated, layered effect without overwhelming the space. Often seen in kitchen backsplashes and restrooms, this feature establishes a playful character in otherwise auxiliary spaces.
Ultimately, genuine self-expression is the heart of this design trend.
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