Trends: Well-rounded

“A seed pod, cocoon or pregnant belly” is how Selvedge Magazine describes the felted bags of knitter, felt maker and designer Cecilie Telle, and those words sum up exactly a trend I’ve been noticing lately, of soft capsule shapes, arches and pods.  Could it be the sound of ‘The Future is Female’ cry echoing through the world of design?

Whatever it means, it’s a nice coccoony feeling to enjoy, as we head into the second month still with the hopes that 2018 will be a big, beautiful butterfly of a year!

The intriguingly modular Bomboca Sofa by The Campana Brothers for Louis Vuitton is unpacked in this video.

Love the deliciously rounded corners of the Giudecca rug from cc-tapis, designed by Zanellato/Bortotto

Such a clever illusion of a doorway created by the Arch Mirror by Bower

The Studio and discovery space at Groniger Museum by Jaime Hayon looks like a journey I’d love to take.

Mmm, those decadent curves on the lush furniture by MUNNA Design would be perfect to find inside the door of Bibo Ergo Sum cocktail bar (below) in LA, don’t you think?

The Setareh suspension lamp by Francesco Librizzi may be on trend, but utterly timeless.

Murano glass Don Giovanni table lamp by India Mahdavi. She’s a genius.

And how about this tiny but perfectly-formed Paris apartment by Batiik Studio (via Yellowtrace)