Home furnishings are beginning to change their attire! For example, this Antoinette table lamp can change into several different 'outfits' depending on your mood. The lamp comes with a slender metal structure, inspired by mannequins, which becomes completely covered in patterned stretch fabric that slips off easily. As a result, vain Antoinette can 'change her look' often. The design was by Ilaria Gibertini e Miriam Mirri.
For background, it was Marcel Wanders who introduced this fashion in home furniture with the Moooi Boutique concept, shown for the 1st time at Milan Furniture Fair in 2006. Moooi was a sofa system comes with up to 20 different sofa outfits.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Changing Attire for Home Furnishings
- The trend of covering furniture or home accessories with interchangeable fabric or material as a way of changing its appearance creates an opportunity for businesses to offer fabric or material that is easy to swap.
- Fashion-inspired Home Furnishings
- The infusion of fashion concepts like interchangeable outfits, and patterns into home furniture design creates an opportunity for fashion brands to collaborate with home furnishings companies.
- Mood-based Home Lighting
- The emergence of mood-based or interchangeable lighting, like the Antoinette table lamp, creates an opportunity for designers to explore new ways to create lighting fixtures that adapt to various mood settings.
Sectors Adopting This
- Home Furnishings
- Home furnishings businesses could integrate fabrics or materials that can easily change the appearance of furniture or home accessories.
- Fashion
- Fashion companies could collaborate and add value to the home furnishings market by providing fabrics and patterns for interchangeable furniture or home accessories.
- Lighting Design
- With the rise of mood-based or interchangeable lighting fixtures, there is room for innovation in designing light fixtures that can adapt to various mood settings.
