Axalta’s Trend Forecasting Studio Predicts the Future of Color and Finishes for 2022
Aside from the more obvious impacts of Covid-19, Axalta has predicted that working from home will mean an increasing need for silence – surfaces that promote stillness – as well as interior design that creates calming, enclosed spaces. The emphasis will be on natural materials and a corresponding neutral palette: quiet colors, subtle textures, minimalistic lines and surfaces – the theme is tranquillity – and the color palette focuses on ‘neo-neutrals’.
The second prediction is that, with the increasing presence of AI and automated processes in our lives, we’ll see a design ethos that puts the human very firmly back into the equation. Surfaces evoking handmade finishes in clay, wood and rattan will be combined with more industrial looking colours and textures. This tension will dominate the finishes we see on facades and window frames and in interiors.