It seems everyone is offering black-and-white decorative accessories nowadays. Was not black-and-white around before? May be I wasn’t looking for white and black items and just didn’t noticed them?
Lately I was going through my collection of Burda Magazines I’ve collected over the years and suddenly found these beautiful dresses made in black and white. Magazine I found the dresses in is November 2003 issue of Burda. That means I have had it since 2003, but probably was not paying attention all that time.
In 2005-2006 I’ve designed a collection of decorative pillows in Black and White silk. Look at the pictures of the 2003 dresses and my 2007 pillows.
Do you see the similarity?
I do not have the pillow similar to the next dress, but may be I should make one?
I am wondering, how strong the influence of fashion industry is on interior décor? I have feeling that it takes about 2-4 years for colours, fabric patterns and textures from fashion industry to be adopted in Home Décor field.
Below are black and white decorative accessories that I have found in various local stores in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Ikea store (right): 
Loblaws (right): 
Zellers (right): 
LenkArt.com offers a whole collection of Black and White Decorative pillows for those who love clean lines of contemporary décor style.
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I just love black/white theme, it is so bold. I think it makes a statement like 'look at me'. A lot of people think black is too dark for home decor but i think it tends to stand out more and get noticed. I also like black/tan or cream. That is the colour of my house. Cream walls, white ceiling and black bench tops. Brushed silver also looks fantastic for accessories for this colour theme.
ReplyDeleteI make fabric wall hangings and have a lovely one in the black/tan and cream colours.
see it at http://www.kimtdesigns.com
I think combination of black and white is very sharp, but application of those colours in Home Decor is limited.
ReplyDeleteYou asked if the fashion industry plays a role in home decor- my hubby is in the foot health/shoe field and I attend the shoe shows with him and get my cues for my designs by what colors and styles are coming out in the shoes! This year, it was a lot of bright tropical colors with a lot of glitz as well as the subdued earth tones. I agree with you that the colors emerging in the home decor field are behind the fashion industry.
ReplyDeleteThis past year I wanted to redo my home in creams, blk & white. I've been too busy to make the changes, but I was suddenly very drawn to this look even though I think it is an old never-can-go-wrong-with stand by!
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