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Hottest trends for 2019 Part 4: Retro Pop

Take bursts of brilliant colour and add a flashback feel
Brigid Arnott

The fourth installment from the Home Beautiful 2019 Trend Forecast, Retro Pop creates a modern day aesthetic that brings playfullness and punch.

 

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Step up to this style statement with unapologetic colour in oversize artwork and strictly defined lines.

“We’re seeing a sense of retro glam for 2019. Think era-defining shapes, a textural feel and rich colours,” says Carperty Court chief marketing officer Kara Norris.

Hottest trends for 2019 Part 4: Retro Pop
‘Lexi’ ottomans, Arthur G (Credit: Brigid Arnott)

“Displays of treasured collectables show off you personality”

John Mangila, HB Stylist
Hottest trends for 2019 Part 4: Retro Pop
‘Livorno’ dining table in White Speckle and ‘Lyla’ dining chairs in Peppermint, Globe West (Credit: Brigid Arnott)

Provide an explosion of smile-evoking nostalgia with faceted shapes and graphic-clash pattern.

Hottest trends for 2019 Part 4: Retro Pop
(Credit: Brigid Arnott)

“A dose of colour can update any interior, making it come alive with vibrancy,” says HB Editor-in-chief Wendy Moore. Add impact with the vivid hues of Palm Springs-inspired colourways and combinations.

“You can calm down a riot of colour with splashes of black and white”

John Mangila, HB Stylist
Hottest trends for 2019 Part 4: Retro Pop
‘Windows’ cushion by Studio A artist Damian Showyin (click for details) (Credit: Brigid Arnott)

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