GERMANY – During the Interzum fair in Cologne from 16 to 19 May, Spain’s décor paper printer Decotec presented its new collection: Inspiration Walls.

“Inspiration Walls, the new Decotec collection, presents the most outstanding trends of the 2017-18 season, which will mark the future of decorative paper design. Each trend is presented in a moodboard, a creative work tool that creates inspiring stories to guide our customers,” explains the printer with headquarters in Barcelona.

Unexplored Terrain

Drone technology offers the best inspiration for this trend that mimics the color and textures of aerial views. Nevertheless, the background and origin of this trend lies in the need for mankind to continue exploring and discovering now by air, what can’t be reached by land. Volcanic eruptions, fossils, minerals, lakes, marshes seen and scanned from the air provide warm, watery textures and color palettes. It is a trend that includes surfaces with relief work that invite us to touch the smooth and wavy movements.

Refined Raw

In a world marked by an accumulation of goods, the consumer has a deep desire to return to the simple and essential. Refined Raw is a call to consume less but more meaningfully. It’s time to look back, to observe the history of humanity, to realize that the new is not necessarily the best. The materials that are used in this trend are the recovered and noble woods, wool, terra-cotta, felt, marble, lava stone. The look is raw, but refined emphasizing everlasting resources, ultimately of high quality.

Time Out

This trend has been created from the instinctive need to express ourselves and disconnect from a world, sometimes chaotic. It focuses on the need to stop and take a deep breath. It is essentially a quiet, sensitive, contemplative narrative that transmits innovation and technology to make our lives more enjoyable, valuing them without supporting the dependence of digital devices. Time Out invites disconnection in every way within our home with a cosy environment designed with pleasing textures and biomorphic shapes.