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Expressive Elegance: the Design Rules Behind 2024's Hottest New Trend

Just as smart as an empty vessel as with a plant or fruit cascading from it

Planter, H&M

Multi purpose floor lamp, side table and work of sculptural art

Winona floor lamp, Soho Home

Muted, warm and pairs well with strong blues and greens

Split Pink Absolute Flat Emulsion, Little Greene

A lacquered drinks cabinet with gilded metal legs

Bunny’s Bar, Julian Chichester

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Inspired by Art Deco shapes, but seen through a modern organic and expressively elegant lens

Renee mirror, Anthropologie

There’s a delicate silkiness in the soft marbling of this handknitted design

Echo gold round rug, The Rug Company

Sleekly finished in ebony, its shape is inspired by a Roman aqueduct

Anio console table, OKA

A raw shagreen platform is raised by sculpted bronze legs

Galeria daybed, Alexander Lamont

The crescent shape of this sumptuous seat envelopes you elegantly

Roll top chair, Sedilia

Clear and colored glass combine to create this infinitely beguiling piece

Salina mirror, Artemest

Parchment-lined screen with custom bronze hinges

Circeo screen, Achille Salvagni Atelier

The brass shade is a direct interpretation of the lush leaves that grow along tropical rivers

Zel table lamp, CB2

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What is Expressive Elegance? 2024’s new trend explained

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The pieces that perfect the look

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The Expressive Elegance trend helps to create rooms that are relaxed, refined and revitalizing. It does it through updating elegant historical references – Art Deco and Italian post-war design - and adding in an understated but individual expression. Some of the world’s best interior designers explain how to get it right

Expressive Elegance: the Design Rules Behind 2024's Hottest New Trend

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