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Purple is a tricky colour to do well in fashion and interiors, but it’s also a colour that is becoming increasingly hard to ignore. Avoiding the more tacky Gothic shades and going for something altogether more lush and papal, designers are at last breaking down my old prejudices. At Mix we particularly like the work of young designer Johanna Landin’s braid lamp. Look out too for this colour at Magis, Softline, Moustache and Vondom.
www.johannalandin.com.

It would be impossible to ignore the impact of blue for 2010; Mix Trends book devoted an entire theme, Blur for this Spring/Summer’s trends and we have followed up in this month’s Mix magazine with a look at the stands at Maison & Objet and Stockholm, which were groaning with shades of the colour, in particular vivid Tiffany and sky blue.
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The move away from homogenised, global products to ones that embrace local crafts and vernacular design is gathering pace. Referencing the growth of the idea of authenticity and hand-crafted objects is Spirit, one of our trends for Spring/Summer 2011. This trend story is also featured in the current issue of Mix magazine and Mix Trends Irish design studio Superfolk perfectly captures this ethos with its economical collection of low-key but beautifully executed furniture that uses locally sourced materials and techniques including basket weaving and craft.
Website:www.superfolk.com/

image:Hannah Bolin
At Mix magazine we like a bit of precious metal; back in 2007 our Spring/Summer 2010 Midas trend predicted that gold would be joined by copper which is why we have chosen to feature this particular metallic as our E:Mix colour of the month for March. Copper, in our opinion, has a lot going for it; soft, sophisticated and with fewer trashy associations, it’s the perfect metallic for a more cautious time.
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