For the past few years, nostalgia has been driving several of the fashion and design industries biggest trends. At 3daysofdesign, in Copenhagen, archival furniture launches were everywhere. Celebrities like Kendrick Lamar are creating rich visual worlds employing 1970s aesthetics. Takashi Murakami lovers rejoiced this year when Louis Vuitton revived its iconic partnership with the artist, which never quite lost its hold on the public’s attention after dominating it in the early aughts. Now, patchwork quilts are riding the backward-looking trend wave, as Living Etc. reports.
Because of their broad range of colors and patterns, patchwork quilts can be integrated into variety of decor styles. They can add warmth and personality to a minimalist space or complement the exuberance of a maximalist bedroom. When not being used as bed coverlets, the quilts can serve as wall hangings.
“There has been such a swing to the artisan and an interest in the hand of the maker seeping back into interiors, which is fabulous,” interior designer Heather Peterson told LivingEtc. “I think people want comfort, and patchwork decor brings that.” While there are plenty of antique and vintage patchwork quilts that are plenty pleasing, contemporary options, like those made by granite + smoke, manage to feel at once nostalgic and fresh.
