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August 25th, a really cool auction is opening its display at Swedish auction house Bukowskis. It’s called Eclectic and presents a wide range of objects inspired by the decades around 1900, the golden era of great adventure and when the old world transformed into the new industrialism.

As my sample below shows, this auction contains a daring mix of old and new, mahogany and steel, handicrafts and industry. The border between the centuries is blurred and the line between what is considered beautiful and ugly is questioned. Because, this auction wants to inspire cross-border decor or might I say, out-of-the-box decor. Through the themes conservatory, industrial and adventure Bukowskis aims to capture the contemporary dualism and ruined romanticism as well as industrial exploration and progress.

Browse the full auction here. If you happened to fall in love with any of the pieces featured above and want to know how the estimation on how big the hole in your wallet will be, a link list of featured items can be found if you (more…)

This is a IKEA catalogue 2011 roundup: some interior styling details, colours and overall trend themes. We’ll start off with a couple of styling features.

Examples of tricks we knew.. :p On the whole, I think the styling in the IKEA catalogues only gets better for each year. No doubt they are keeping pace with time. As for colours, IKEA fancies red and blue in particular the year 2011.

Good choices imho! Not too exciting and groundbreaking, but lagom (you know the Swedish word ‘lagom’? It’s like a National Word. Things must be moderate and pretty average, i.e.”just the right amount”.) With that said, however, the blue armchair might be a little too blue. Anyway, in terms of interior style trends the catalogue content comprises at least two more recent, apparent ones – a follow-up on the folklore style and a partially new industrial style.

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Swedish paint company Alcro is set to launch their 10th collection of the interior design paint series ad (alcro designers). This time, Alcro has engaged Dutch trend forecaster Li Edelkoort. As expected, there is a ultra-high sensitivity to trends in her choices. The new colour collection, ad.10, consists of 7 families with 4 colours in each, plus three complementary colours. Li Edelkkort has derived inspiration from the bird society. Here’s the first example, rural birds. With names such as Rooster crest, Chicken coop, Brown hen och Guinea fowl these paint colours are inspired by farm birds and rural culture.

Regarding the ad.10 colour collection Li Edelkoort states the end has come to the era of individualism. We rely more on each other, network and collaborate. Inspired by the doves we flock together in dark, grey spaces. Green, blue and purple accents give life to the base colour. Concrete grey becomes a key colour in interior design. In other words, this is another nail in the coffin for white. Darker interiors eat white like the hungry bird is munching seed. Next up, (more…)

I’ve got bathrooms on my mind at the moment and have just been looking through what’s new and available in the bathroom accessories department. Here’s some of my favourites from what I came across: First up, how about this bathroom mirror designed by David Dear and sold through Urban Outfitters  or through Gift Ideas  -  isn’t it super-cute! :) 

And from the same source I’m really liking this frilly, romantic-retro shower curtain. Perfect around a traditional roll-top bath.

Below is a slightly more restrained version sold in the UK via Balineum.

Another shower curtain that I really like, is this stylish Octopus one from Thomas Paul (available at  2modern)

This turquoise bathroom accessories set from Matthew Williamson’s AW10 Home collection at Debenhams is pretty luscious (available from August 16, 2010).

I also like this fun bath plug from Gift Ideas!

Finally, returning to shower curtains, what do you think about the one below…

It’s from Spinning Hat and also has a matching bath mat…

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Super stylish DAY Birger et Mikkelsen never fails to impress. The photos below by the talented photographer Ditte Isager of the DAY Autumn Winter collection 2010 are absolutely stunning. They make me want to buy everything that I see! (minus the girl’s hat – that’s not my cup of tea)

The images are crisp and perfect. The colours of the collection are beautiful. Rich and earthy reds and browns add elements of warmth to the predominantly black and white colour scheme. Soft wood is also in the mix as is the background colour…”blueish gray”? Don’t know what to call it, but surely there’s a better name for this colour? Whatever its name though, I love it. Definitely would go for that on my walls.

Now, from the collection,  if I was twist-my-arm-forced-to pick just three things, I think I would get this black desk with storage…

…a set of these quirky little things…

…and this pretty cushion…

For the full experience and to check out more pictures and products in the A/W 2010 collection, visit the websites of Ditte Isager and DAY.dk. And since we’ve long been fans of DAY here at Trendey, also check out Mia’s earlier posts on DAY.

Above are details from some lovely rooms featured in Danish magazine RUM June 2010 issue. To the left, pillows made out of ponchos from Peru and rugs from Iran and Yemen create an inviting and homely ethnic/folk traditional look. To the right, a startlingly interesting space (a circus wagon in fact) is made even more interesting by the pretty and colourful folk art textiles. I’m warming up to this style, which is all about handcrafted textiles and furniture, patterns and multi- colours.

Some shopping inspiration below:

[Top left: Suzani bedspread from Yurdan, approx. 200-700 USD; Top right: Chair from Niki Jones 250 GBP; Bottom left: Plant pots from Graham & Green 39.50 GBP; Bottom right: Cushions from Niki Jones 38-60 GBP]

{red} inspiration – a modern, pretty kitchen.

| images via Housetohome, Ideal Home, Mel Yates and a silver leaf chest of drawers from Graham & Green |

New season! Well I know it’s only mid-July…but we are early birds. Interior design trends are veeery interesting so we always keep our trend-eyes widely open. Let’s start off this section with a tricky one. Will the AW2010 leopard print trend find its way into home decor? Chairs might be the ‘new’ bearer. I actually like these |source unknown|

I have one more post on my mind in this colour spree. And this one will lead us back to some serious trend talk. Have you noticed the emerge of black furniture recently? These are lovely news from IKEA and Graham & Green.

Black conveys elegance and sophistication. It denotes strength and authority and it’s also a colour associated with death and mystery… Black gives the feeling of perspective and depth, and contrasts very well with bright colours. As a background it gives a sharpness and clarity that is hard to beat. As a wall paint though, it is seldom used at home. Or hasn’t been yet really – just wait to see what this autumn has to say about it. There are numerous shades of black, whereof the softer toned ones, like dark charcoal grey, and black velvet and suede are particularily interesting.

What colours suit black? I guess there are as many opinions on that matter as there are personal styles. No rules. Personally I am very fond of the combination soft black-grey, powder-rose and crystal/glass. And a touch of gold or copper. I’d put some sharpening black items, like the sofa above, into this scheme to enhance the soft luxurios athmosphere.