Real leather in keeping with 2010 furniture trends
15/01/2010
German architect and interior design consultant Britta Chantal Tibo has said that current furniture trends suggest manufacturers will do well to use real leather as opposed to synthetic materials in their 2010 collections.
Speaking in the build up the IMM interior design exhibition in Cologne (January 19-24), Ms Tibo said a rural theme was very strong in the latest trends.
She said global issues such as climate protection and sustainability were driving "new interpretations of unostentatious furniture designs that evoke the idea of a simple lifestyle", which she believes will mean that "genuine" products will do better.
She explained: "If the plans include wood, the preference is for the real thing rather than an artificial wood finish. Leather is preferred over artificial leather and silk over synthetic fabrics."
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