The Future of Kitchen Design: Top Trends from Eurocucina 2024

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  EUROCUCINA 2024 TRENDS As we anticipate kitchen design innovations for 2024, recent insights from Eurocucina offer a glimpse into future trends. Eurocucina, held bi-annually alongside Salone del Mobile, is renowned for revealing cutting-edge designs and innovative products soon to enter the US market. During my recent visit to Milan for Eurocucina, I identified several key trends for 2024 that will eventually make their way to the US and will  transform kitchen aesthetics and functionality.  It will be a quite a few years before these new concepts presented reach the US mainstream but have a glimpse at what to expect once they do arrive. EUROCUCINA - KITCHEN TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2024 Satin Silver-Toned Finishes The Social Kitchen Marine Edge Countertops Irregular ribbed Door Profiles Reverse Edge Countertop Profiles The Hidden Kitchen Warm, Muted Clay/Apricot Integrated Sinks Let's explore each of these Eurocucina 2024 kitchen trends in more detail: • Satin Silver-Toned F...
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Alcova Curated Trends for Heimtextil 2025

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Heimtextil 2025 Trends : A Glimpse into the Future of Textiles with Alcova

Heimtextil 2025, held earlier this year,  showcased the latest innovations and trends in the textile industry. One of the highlights was Alcova's curated Trend Space, which explored the theme of "Future Continuous." This innovative exhibit examined how current trends regenerate ideas from the past.

ALCOVA

ABOUT

Alcova, based in Milan, Italy and founded by  Valentina Ciuffi and Joseph Grima, is a renowned platform for independent and forward-thinking designers, companies, institutions, and researchers who are shaping the future of design.  Each year during Salone del Mobile (and for the last two years at Design Miami) Alcova assembles the key movers and shakers defining today's design culture by exhibiting  their groundbreaking work related to living spaces, products, systems, materials, and technological advancements.

Alcova's Unique Approach

Heimtextil 2025 witnessed a fresh perspective in its trend curation, with Alcova bringing its distinctive vision to the forefront. Eschewing conventional approaches, Alcova curated this year's Trend Space with a powerful emphasis on sustainable and regenerative practices within the textile industry. This wasn't just about eco-friendly materials; Alcova delved into the very heart of textile innovation, showcasing textiles crafted from unconventional fibers or produced through groundbreaking, unconventional processes. The exploration extended beyond materials, as they also investigated the profound meanings embedded within color, even going so far as to assign names to hues to better articulate the concepts they represent.

Alcova - Robotic Installation

A robotic installation created by Swiss based AATB-Practice for Non-Industrial Robotics was installed in the center of the exhibit. The installation took on an identity of its own.  A one armed robot played with fabric, and brought an additional dimension to the project by showcasing a more playful side of technology. 

The Three Themes of "Future Continuous"

1. Regenerative

  • Showcased regenerative practices in contemporary textiles.
  • Emphasized the importance of touch and a return to traditional approaches.
  • Natural colors like sky, sand, and earth tones.



Above, this textile from Antonio Salgado & Ca has a fiber content that is 90% cotton and 10% pineapple and is unique as it utilizes a material that is normally thrown away.

2. Radically Structured

  • Explored the reimagination of production processes.
  • Showcased dynamic forms and patterns that evoked glitches and fragmented lines.
  • Emphasized traceability and sustainability.
  • Drew inspiration from industrial processes and recycling.





Made in Indonesia by PT Ateja Tritunggal, the textile above is completely biodegradable. Fertilizer is built into the textile and helps in the degradation of material  once it is no longer used, taking into account the environmental impact throughout the textile's entire lifecycle. 

3. Naturally Uneven

  • celebrates the beauty of imperfection.
  • features natural, unbleached and naturally faded colors.
  • highlights the use of natural fibers and old methods.


Natural Uneven' explores the shift in appreciation from the perfectly machine-made products of the industrial era to the beauty of the uneven and imperfect. This concept embraces natural, unbleached, and naturally faded colors.

In the past, fading often rendered fabrics unusable. 'Naturally Uneven' utilizes pre-bleaching and dyeing techniques that mimic natural aging. This approach can extend a textile's lifecycle, as imperfections are embraced and do not necessitate decommissioning.


THE "Future Continuous" COLOR PALETTE

The color palette Alcova selected was created as a result of conversations between experts in the field, and the result a reflection of how colors carry meaning. For "Future Continuous" Alcova assigned names to colors that convey their meaning - partly as an experiment to see how these names will infiltrate the industry.


REGENERATIVE

1. Regenerative Azure

2. Digitally Crafted Sand

3. Relatable Brick

4. Repairable Green

5. Syntropic Forest

6. Imperfect Pink

RADICALLY RESTRUCTURED

7. End of Petrol

8. Decentralised Grey

9. New Green Deal

10. Disembodied Blue

11. Violet Commons

12. Autarchic Orange

NATURALLY UNEVEN

13. Naturally Uneven Green

14. Traceable White

15. Alpine Hemp

16. Nurturing Earth

17. Revival Mud 18. Rose of Permanence

A Celebration of Sustainability and Innovation


Heimtextil 2025 and Alcova's TrendSpace offered a glimpse into the future of textile design. The event celebrated sustainability, innovation, and the enduring power of craftsmanship. If you missed it this year, be sure to mark your calendar for Heimtextil 2026! 

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