Apr 11, 2023

ALL POSTS, DESIGN TRENDS

10 years of interior trends forecasted

With this post, I would like to celebrate with you a really big milestone for ITALIANBARK: our 10th anniversary.

It looks like ages ago when I hit that “publish” button of that personal blog I called italianbark – the world literally changed in these years too, and also my business.

Today ITALIANBARK® is a trend lab + an architectural studio, but above all a community of people sharing love for good interiors and design.

To celebrate this special anniversary I’m taking with you back in time across all these 10 years, sharing one trend each year from 2014 to 2022 – to explore also how much taste changed in these years.

To celebrate this special milestone and say THANK YOU, I’m also sharing a very special promo code to join my premium trend membership – TRENDBARK – at 20% off. Just add the code IB10YEARS here until the 14th April.

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2014

⏯ What happened: Ebola Epidemic Becomes Global Health Crisis, Gay marriage became legal in 18 more US states, Fighting in Ukraine and Crimea

⏸ What also happened: ”Frozen” became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, a woman won the most prestigious prize in math for the first time ever, Apple went big screen with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, George Clooney got married.

🎵 Song of the year: Happy, Pharrell Williams

⏺ TIME Person of the year: The Ebola Fighters

🔥 Trend of the year: Pastel color trend

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2015

⏯ What happened: Charlie Hebdo Attack in Paris, Germanwings Plane Crash, Bataclan Terror Attack in Paris

⏸ What also happened: NASA announced there was Water on Mars, 195 countries sign the world’s first accord on climate change, Google changed its logo for the first time since 1999

🎵 Song of the year: Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars

⏺ TIME Person of the year: Angela Merkel

🔥 Trend of the year: Copper

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2016

⏯ What happened: U.S. presidential election of Donald Trump & U.K. Brexit, Zika outbreak, Deaths of iconic musicians including David Bowie, Prince, and George Michael

⏸ What also happened: The mobile game Pokémon GO became the fastest growing app in history, Leonardo di Caprio finally won an oscar, TikTok was created in China

🎵 Song of the year: Love Yourself, Justin Bieber

⏺ TIME Person of the year: Donal Trump

🔥 Trend of the year: Green walls

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2017

⏯ What happened: The Women’s March, Harvey Weinstein allegations and the #MeToo movement, The Russia investigation

⏸ What also happened: Scientists found a secret chamber into the Great Pyramid of Giza, release of iPhone X, Bitcoins became mainstream

🎵 Song of the year: Shape of you, Ed Sheeran

⏺ TIME Person of the year: The Silence Breakers

🔥 Trend of the year: Terrazzo comeback

🌈 Color of the year: Millennial Pink

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2018

⏯ What happened: #MeToo Movement Goes Global, Trump Triggers a Trade War, Dire Warnings About Climate Change Mount.

⏸ What also happened: British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking had died at the age of 76, Starbucks announced that it would stop using plastic straws by 2020, Meghan Markle married Prince Harry

🎵 Song of the year: God’s Plan, Drake

⏺ TIME Person of the year: Jamal Khashoggi

🔥 Trend of the year: Japandi style
🌈 Color of the year: Greige

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2019

⏯ What happened: The Amazon Burns, Notre Dame Cathedral also burns, The United States Ends Its Support for the Syrian Kurds

⏸ What also happened: First Image of a Black Hole, First All-Female Spacewalk, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper played together at the Academy Award

🎵 Song of the year: Good as hell, Lizzo

⏺ TIME Person of the year: Greta Thunberg

🔥 Trend of the year: Circular design

🌈 Color of the year: Baby Blue

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2020

⏯ What happened: The COVID-19 Pandemic, Climate Disruptions Continue, The Killing of George Floyd

⏸ What also happened: Scientists released the largest 3D map of the universe ever created, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison for sex crimes, J-Lo and Shakira together at Super Bowl

🎵 Song of the year: Dynamite, BTS

⏺ TIME Person of the year: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

🔥 Trend of the year: Visual Escapism
🌈 Color of the year: Neo Mint