Galvanised communities The volatile political and social landscape we currently live in is also impacting our design choices. As communities galvanise over social and political movements you can see some design trends going bolder, with true reds, or stormy blues and aubergines with a dark twist. The antithesis of this is the yearning for a calm haven from the chaos out the front door, resulting in the trend for soothing mid-neutrals in grey- greens or charcoal blues. In the end, though trends shift with the times and global mood, the point is still personalisation. You will find the trend that speaks most to you when you see a colour or a design – a bold geometric on the wall or a freeform painterly pattern perhaps. It seems so obvious you wonder why you didn’t think of it before. From there you take it and make it your own. Every two years Resene launches a new fashion fandeck of exciting on-trend colours. Check out the latest fandeck, The Range fashion colours, at your local Resene ColorShop or reseller. Resene Artemis Resene Alabaster Left: Grey-greens are a new-season neutral. This wall is painted in Resene Peace with coffee tables in Resene Grey Olive (large) and Resene Poured Milk. The vase is in Resene Double Pravda, the bowl in Resene Waiouru and the small platter in Resene Charcoal. Right: Weathered blues comfort us. The background is in Resene Colorwood Greywash, Resene Colorwood Whitewash and Resene Raindance. The vases are Resene Raindance (top) and Resene Lazy River and the A4 drawdown paint swatches are in (from top) Resene Poured Milk, Resene Quarter Baltic Sea and Resene Sea Fog. | 3