The Art of Design Issue 43 2020 | Page 88

88 Whilst the 70’s saw a more reserved colour compared to the swinging 60’s, more muted hues of pink were still visible in- home interiors. By the very next decade, brash and bright colours were back in full force, with economic revitalization and pop music acting as the main influences for an explosion of colour in the 80’s. Throughout this time it also wasn’t uncommon to mix colours that were a traditional no-go with flamingo pink, Caribbean blue and lime green all colours of choice to secure that “Miami Vice” inspired home. Moving ever closer towards the present the world of interior design. If you’re has come out of nowhere, it’s clear that day, the 1990’s was the year for frills and wanting to add a touch of muted pink to the popular colour has been around for florals in home décor. The colours were your home, consider using the shade within quite some time. That being said, the way muted and not to dissimilar to the colour your window treatments. Pink features that pink is used throughout interiors palette of the 70’s, but the key difference heavily within the fantastic selection of has almost certainly changed, with more here is that the connotation of the colour readymade curtains for sale on the high recent movements forcing the connection pink changes throughout this decade more street so it’s clear that this shade is set to between pink and femininity to become so than ever before. Whereas pink used to stay. somewhat muted. In 2020 soft pinks are be associated as a feminine colour, the 90’s almost considered new-age neutrals, with switched the dynamic, leaving pink viewed Fast forward to the present day and pink neutrals set to be one of the biggest trends as a more gender-neutral tone. Because is popping up in every aspect of home of the year, so if you think the obsession of this, the colour was re-introduced into interiors; from paint to sofas and everything with pink is over, think again. areas of the home where it hadn’t been in between. Though on the surface it may before, being more widely used throughout seem that the recent obsession with pink www.terrysfabrics.co.uk