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COPPER-BOTTOMED INTERIORS

Henderson, Emma

2016

Overview

Whereas chrome could seem cold and clinical and gold signalled 'a bit of bling', copper provided a warming, sophisticated glow that could be easily incorporated into interior schemes to add an element of understated, cool lux. The copper 'moment' shows no sign of slowing down - its affordability has led to a huge resurgence on the high street and at Habitat we're seeing a real demand for copper products and more understated, warming metals such as brass and rose gold across accessories, furniture and, most notably, lighting where the materials warming glow really comes into its own. Copper's versatility has really allowed our design team to experiment with a lot of new looks and in the past few seasons we've been moving designs on from just 'pure' copper to mixing it with vivid block colour and contrasting materials such as wood and smoked glass to create a variety of feels from mid-century cool to Scandinavian luxury. Copper is still a very desirable material and I don't see any sign of its appeal fading over the next few years.\" Sam Hood, founder and creative director of Amara, the luxury homewares store, said: Metallics have, over the past few years, become really popular in statement pieces. Interior trends tend to mimic the catwalk and the copper and metallic trend has leapt from the clothes rails straight into people's home dcor inspiration. The warm copper and brass shades are easier to incorporate in the home, and people tend to link them to the warmth it brings.

• Publisher: Independent Digital News & Media
• Subject: Hood, Sam