1. Things to think about: Cushions Fabric? Quality control?
Plant - Cotton/linen Animal - Leather/Suede/Silk/Wool Man made - Nylon/Leatherette/PVC
Quality control?
How well made is the product?
Decorative techniques?
Embroidery/cutback/
Lasered/freehand embroidery
Cushions
What age group it’s aimed at?
Teenagers/adults/children
Style?
How is it going to look?
Function?
What is it’s intended use? Where is this cushion going to be placed?
Interior trends?
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2. Interior Trends What is meant by the term ‘interior trends’?
The term trends is often referred to as the ‘latest styles’.
Trends in cushions can relate to:
outline shapes
colours
fabrics
decorative features
sustainability/environmental issues
products from
Shapes, fabrics, colours and textures change from one year to the next, but not quite as quickly as they do in the fashion industry.

3. So how do we know what the leading trends are in interior design.
You can do your research:
Primary research - you can find out this information through questionnaires, looking at shop displays and photos from interior design shows. Many stores like Ikea, Next, Dunelm and The Range are good sources of style trends.
Secondary research - is when your research is provided by somebody else for example internet sites and magazines.
You will probably get most of your information through this type of research
On the internet:
– selling selective Welsh sourced products/meet the makers an insight to welsh designers.
– fabric design and produced in Wales.
– inventive products and check out - portrait of a designers on the home page for ideas.
- a wide range of contemporary furnishings.
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4. www.notonthehighstreet.co.uk – a brilliant site for inspiration
So how do we know what the leading trends are in interior design. You can do your research:
On the internet:
– a brilliant site for inspiration
– interior trends/general inspiration
– a huge site on everything interior
– selective range of interior products
Photographs of products courtesy of
Look in magazines:
Living etc, Elle Home, Ideal Homes, Grand Designs magazine, Country Living, World of Interiors, 4 homes, Glamour, Style magazine (Sunday Times)

5. Interior Trends > trend makers Task
When interior designers create products they need to know what the latest trends are. But cutting edge or leading designers create their own trends and make that all important impact in the design shows/craft exhibitions.
Interior Trends >
trend makers
Task
Find out who are the leading interior designers in the UK. Looking in the Designers in Wales section in NGfL Cymru and listed below are some other web-sites e.g.
Create a digital poster of their designs, list five aspects that you think makes their work cutting edge.
– clink on the meet the markers section.