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Retro design is something new that looks like something old. In the winter of 21-22, the happy and turbulent 60s and 70s make a comeback and bring with them all the prints and colors we missed.


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Retro design: The 70s called, and they're on their way back to us

Retro design is something new that looks like something old.

In the winter of 21-22, the happy and turbulent 60s and 70s make a comeback and bring with them all the prints and colors we missed.

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From a concept that moves back and forth, to the future and to the past, retro details have stood out in their innovation, in all the design exhibitions that have taken place in the last two months around the globe.

These design items celebrated fascinating combinations between the new and the old, between the present and the past and between the contemporary and the super-temporal.

It is clear that the seventies and sixties, which in areas such as fashion, culture and music have already had a comeback, are returning to the center of attention in the field of interior design and this year even more than ever.



The word retro comes from Latin (retro) and means "backwards" or "recently" and in the design it is used to describe something new that is designed as old.

Unlike vintage, which is really old, retro is new in old style.

That is, modern furniture that is designed as before, and is characterized by colors and patterns that were common in earlier periods.

It is somewhat ironic that "retro" is a concept that refers to the past, while it almost always expresses the contemporary present.

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In all the design exhibitions of the last two months, the retro trend stood out.

Upholstery and textile fabrics in the style of the 70s (Photo: RENBY)

More than just a passing design thrill lacks emotion and humanity.

Colorful retro style wallpaper, Ranby's wallpaper collection for winter 2022 (Photo: RENBY)

The retro style in design takes a kind of protest against the fixation of modernism as it satisfies a deeper and more permanent psychological need than another transient design thrill devoid of emotion and humanity.

Due to this the retro moves away from cold and alienated materials like nickel, stainless steel and glass and symbolizes more than any warm and homely atmosphere that evokes feelings of nostalgia.



So why now?

Some believe that the post-Corona era has made us long for earlier, more beautiful periods in our lives.

Others argue that the familiar and friendly nostalgic shell, dispels the technophobia we have from high-tech products.



Either way, retro in home design gives a timeless sense of familiar and stable design, especially in the age of sophisticated gadgets and the rapid pace of changes taking place in every area of ​​our lives.

Retro design features

Retro actually challenges the short shelf life of fashions and products and especially against the minimalism and clean lines that have characterized the last decades.



The retro trend distills the humanism of the new age that advocates long-term design.

Geometric shapes, pleasant colors, a multitude of patterns and textures - but all to the extent that without the fear that they will become irrelevant in the near future.

Geometric shapes, pleasant colors, multiplicity of patterns and textures.

Armchair in geometric print, Tollman's dot (Photo: Tollman's dot)

Some argue that the retro matches the spirit of the period and stems mainly from the designers' responsibility to their environment.

Design with a long lifespan.



Many architects and interior designers adopt the retro style, whether in a total design of the space, or in an implicit design with a wink to that period.

This psychedelic mix will save you from the monotony of the rigid functional design.

Retro wallpaper (Photo: RENBY)

Be sure to balance nostalgic items with items in a lighter and more airy style - so that you do not get heavy.

Wallpaper influenced by retro style (Photo: RENBY)

Winter 21-22 seems to be the embodiment of the tendency to cuddle up to the 60s and 70s which then and today save us from the monotony of functional and rigid design.

Graphic elements, prints characterized by psychedelic mixing, geometric kaleidoscope prints and floral prints freed from the shackles of modernism will star in home design in the coming season and are here to stay.



The wisdom with this trend is not complicated, but critical: to avoid a cluttered look that creates restlessness, it is important to balance the nostalgic design items and combine them with design styles that will give a refreshing but airy feel.

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