DESIGN & TREND
2025 Interior Trend Forecast based on Lifestyle Trends
2023/05/24
TOPPAN analyzes lifestyle trends to forecast the interior design directions for 2025, drawing from the latest insights of 2024.
Lifestyle Trends
Sustainability is the major trend today, and it's impossible to discuss the interior design industry without it.
Sustainable materials are now standard in building supplies, furniture, and home accessories, becoming integral to everyday life.
On the other side, the current lifestyle trends are golf, outdoor activities, and gardening.
These trends are reactionary activities resulting from the home-centric lifestyle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Booming amongst 20s and 30s is golf, combating the lack of physical activity from the pandemic.
The rise in camping, including both family and solo camping, saw the outdoors as a stylish and accessible option, which was also interpreted as a reactionary response to the pandemic.
Time spent at home increased indoor gardening as it is a reflection of desire to be connected with nature but also became a staple in interior design.
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Trends usually begins with a desire (-), that gets fulfilled (±), and progresses further (+).
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Past Interior Design Trends
Investigating past trends in interior design is crucial to predicting future interior design trends. Here’s a review of interior design trends from the past decade.
1. Interior Design Trends from 2011
2011 saw the Great East Japan Earthquake, which forced to rethink about the values of people's lifestyles. This led to simple, unadorned styles, which featured whitewashed oak and natural materials that created a sense of comfort and security.
From C-lab. Concept book “Simple Well”
2. Interior Design Trends from 2015
In 2015, the trend shifted towards “masculine interiors” that featured robust styles with oil finishing, smoked wood, concrete, and black iron accents.
From C-lab. Concept book “Growth”
3. Interior Design Trends from 2020
2020 saw a rise in demand for authenticity, as the trend moved towards minimalism, which utilized natural wood textures and smooth finishes.
For more detailed information on the development of wood grain patterns in interior design, click on the links below.
[Wood grain patterns in residential interiors Part 1]
[The development of interior trends and decorative veneer design]
From GDI2019-20 Concept book “Well Being”
Interior Design Trend Forecast
Based on the observations made above, the interior trend for 2025 will likely see a return of decorative styles as a reactionary response to minimalism.
Additionally, the masculine and gender-neutral styles from the past might pave way for softer, feminine aesthetics.
Yet, it is important to note that past trends will also deepen and ‘evolve’ over time. Lately, the trend of mix-and-match styles using a wide range of materials is expected to become mainstream. In the upcoming years, traditional feminine aesthetics will likely integrate BOHO crafted items and Moroccan-style accessories, creating a new interior direction.
Imagining 2025 Interior Design Trends
This overview report of future interior trends based on current lifestyle trends aims to provide valuable insights. For more detailed information on interior trends from 2024~2025, please feel free to contact from the link below.
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