May 1 - August 31

KEY CONCEPTS:
the power of nature, revitalizing, energetic, healthy, harmonious, restful, leaves, veins, structures, green.

Rising levels of environmental awareness make us more sensitive to the importance of nature. We want to have nature close by and all around us. Consequently flowers and plants are assigned an important role in interior design; plants give us the strongest link with nature. Interior designers face the challenge of finding more locations for plants, for example, new opportunities for hanging plants on walls and ‘plantable’ room dividers. Lots of foliage filler is used in bouquets because of the strong focus on the color green. Anthurium makes the perfect leading flower as it is available in various shades of green and holds the middle ground between a flower and a leaf. And of course, restful green is applied literally in interior design and appears in many guises.

INTERIORS: GENERAL INFORMATION
Color: natural shades of yellow/green and blue/green combined with white. A few shades of lilac and red are added to floral work.

Material: natural, simple materials like wood, concrete, glass, ceramics, cotton. The materials are often colored.

Shape: the shapes are simple and natural. Occasionally organic growth shapes are used but never too conspicuously.

Pattern: patterns inspired by vegetation including an unusually large number of leaf vein patterns.

ARRANGEMENTS
Color: the colors in the arrangements are mainly green due to the frequent use of foliage. Shades of white and pink can be used together with leaves that repeat these colors.

Shape: the shapes vary but are always informal and natural in character. Even compact bouquets generally maintain the organic shape.

Vase: frequent use of glass or green vases or dishes so that these are as discreet as possible.