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decorative design
SOUTH SEEN / SCENE represents a free-flowing international amplification of creativity and cultural traditions from across the Southern Hemisphere, including Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
It showcases a huge shift in how creativity is seen, globally, going beyond northern hemisphere maps, norms, and rules. Designers in this movement are telling their own stories, and are finding a global audience for them, in this post-colonial sea change.
SOUTH SEEN / SCENE explores a vast diversity in colour and materials that offer a different perspective on our lives than is the status quo in Northern Hemisphere ‘Western gaze’ countries.
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depths
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Southern-hemisphere artists, craftspeople and designers are incorporating local materials into their work, celebrating indigenous traditions and honouring ancestral methods.
This theme is full of flair and distinctive style, celebrating techniques, local dyeing methods, and objects with both decorative and functional purposes. Patterns here are often inspired by natural motifs and textures, but in bolder colours.
Want to read more about the SOUTH SCENE trend? Explore our blog articles and see this and other related trends come to life.
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In this blog, we’re exploring the hottest interiors looks for 2024, from fabrics to paint colours to furniture. Prepare to be inspired!
The trend in action
Nothing excites us more than seeing these trends take shape in the world around us. Here are some examples.
Bofred’s elegant Villa Collection, can be viewed at their Cape Town showroom.
A new line of lighting introduces a fresh take on a Zulu tradition of weaving with telephone wire.
Rosana Escobar has created furniture from fique fibres leftover from coffee bag production.
The Mvelo Desk was nominated as one of the Most Beautiful Objects in South Africa in 2018.
The Nomadic Purple Cushion - It’s a collection that cuts across all cultures.
